R501-12-5. Short-Term Relief Care

(1) This section does not apply to a child-placing foster care agency or foster homes certified under their license, unless the agency maintains a department contract for placement of DCFS foster children. (2) The foster parent may use a short-term relief provider if: (a) DCFS approves the immediate family member or relative of the foster parent in-writing for caring for the foster child for less than six consecutive nights; (b) the immediate family member or relative of the foster parent has an eligible OBP background check; and (c) the immediate family member or relative of the foster parent, is not a relative of the foster child, unless approved by DCFS for a licensed kinship foster parent or an individual identified for preserving connection.