Section 29-6027. TEMPORARY LICENSE FOR KIN

 

6027.1CFSA may issue a temporary license to operate a foster home only if:

 

(a)The applicant is kin to each foster child who would be placed in her or his home;

 

(b)The applicant has submitted an application for a license to operate a foster home;

 

(c)The applicant has:

 

(1)Received a satisfactory criminal records check from the Interstate Identification Index System of the National Crime Information Center (III);

 

(2)Applied for a criminal records check in accordance with § 6008 of this Chapter;

 

(3)Complied with the requirements of § 6009 of this Chapter concerning the Child Protection Register check;

 

(4)Received a satisfactory safety assessment of the prospective foster home; and

 

(5)Demonstrated the willingness and ability to provide a safe and secure environment for a foster child;

 

(d)All individuals eighteen (18) years of age or older residing in the prospective foster home have:

 

(1)Received a satisfactory criminal records check from the III;

 

(2)Applied for a criminal records check in accordance with § 6008 of this Chapter; and

 

(3)Complied with the requirements of § 6009 of this Chapter concerning the Child Protection Register check;

 

(e)There exist exigent circumstances as set forth in § 6027.2 of this Chapter; and

 

(f)A lead-based paint certificate has been obtained indicating no risk from lead-based paint for a home built before March 1, 1978, in which a foster child under six (6) years of age may be placed.

 

 

6027.2Exigent circumstances exist if a child who would be placed in the home if it had a temporary license:

 

(a)Must be removed from her or his home immediately because of suspected or supported child abuse or neglect;

 

(b)Is in CFSA's custody and must be removed from her or his placement immediately; or

 

(c)Has been removed from her or his home because of child abuse and neglect; and

 

(1)A petition alleging neglect of the child has been filed before the Family Division of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 16-2305; and

 

(2)A disposition of the neglect petition pursuant to D.C. Official Code § 16-2320 has not yet occurred.

 

6027.3An applicant is kin to a foster child if the applicant is:

 

(a)At least 21 years of age; and

 

(b)Either:

 

(1)A relative of the foster child by blood, marriage, or adoption; or

 

(2)Identified by a relative of the foster child by blood, marriage, or adoption, in a sworn affidavit, to have close personal or emotional ties with the foster child or the foster child's family, which pre-dated the foster child's placement with the individual.

 

6027.4A temporary license:

 

(a)Permits a foster home to operate prior to issuance of an annual license and while the foster parent(s) attempts to satisfy the requirements for a license; and

 

(b) Expires in one hundred fifty (150) days from the date of the temporary license.

 

6027.5A temporary license may be renewed once and for no more than ninety (90) days if the:

 

(1)Applicant is making a good faith effort to comply with all elements of the foster home licensing process as set forth in this Chapter;

 

(2)Renewal is needed to complete the licensing process;

 

(3)Licensing process is not completed for a reason that is beyond the control of the applicant; and

 

(4)Applicant has otherwise complied with the requirements of this Chapter.

 

6027.6A temporary licensee under this section shall actively and promptly take all steps required for full licensure under this Chapter.

 

6027.7A foster child who is not kin to the applicant may not be placed in a foster home that has a temporary license.

 

6027.8Except as specifically set forth in § 6027, all sections of this Chapter shall apply to a foster parent or foster home that has a temporary license except that the denial of a temporary license shall not be grounds for an appeal pursuant to § 6032 of a temporary license shall not be grounds for an appeal pursuant to § 6032 of this Chapter.

 

authority

The Director of the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA), pursuant to section 2(o) of the Child and Family Services Agency Establishment Amendment Act of 2000, effective April 4, 2001 (D.C. Law 13-277, D.C. Official Code § 4-1303.03(a-1)(12) (2008 Repl.))

source

Final Rulemaking published at 52 DCR 6830 (July 22, 2005); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 10669, 10670 (September 7, 2012).