Other Agency Services

(1) Any child-placing agency which operates a boarding home, group care home, family day care home, or group day care home as part of its program shall be responsible for determining that the facility is in compliance with the applicable standards promulgated and adopted by the Department. (2) Records shall be kept on each boarding home, group care home, or day care facility operated by the agency. These records shall contain: (a) Material relevant to health and fire safety inspection by the government agency conducting the inspection or by the agency staff person responsible for inspection when a government agency does not provide inspection. (b) Narrative recording which shows that the standards have been officially reviewed and that requirements are being met at the facility. The recording shall reflect at least an annual review of standards. (c) Any literature pertaining to the particular facility which is distributed to the public as means of promoting the facility or explaining its purpose. (3) For facilities housing independent living programs, (2)(b) and (2)(c) above do not apply. STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES CHAPTER 0250-04-09