1. Enroll applicant in nearby STARS (Specialized Training, Assessment, Resources, Support and Skills) Pre-Service Training sessions.

Content must be:

• Co-taught by a currently licensed, Teaching Professional Foster Parent (For certification of Teaching Foster Parent, see Attachment A.) and an agency/contracted provider professional staff member who has completed the STARS Train the Trainer course;
• A minimum of 27 hours in class training;

2. Enroll applicant in Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Applicant must be certified in CPR prior to licensure; Three (3) training credit hours using the cod V252. The resource provider must also be re-certified in CPR prior to each re-licensure every 2 years.

3. First Aid; Three (3)0tTraining credit hours using the code V898. The resource provider must successfully complete the First Aid training prior to each re-licensure every 2 years.

4. Direct applicants to complete the required pre-service Psychotropic Medication Management training.  The link to the training is located on the I Am a Foster Parent Internet page.  The training code is V013 for 2 hours of training credit.

5. Reimbursement of child care expenses ($2/child/hr), and mileage, if necessary, at current state rates, may be made through the SAM II system after the applicant has been licensed. SAM II is the method of reimbursement to foster parents for expenses incurred during any training (Pre-Service, In-Service, Behavioral Foster Care, Medical Foster Care, etc.). The cost ($2/child/hr) is to be applied to all children in the foster home, including the biological children of the foster parent(s).Special expenses (i.e., registration fees) may be approved by the Regional Office and paid through SAM

6. Evaluate training experience with foster/relative applicant and training facilitators.

7. Verify training hours completed.

8. Record required information on in FACES on the Resource Parent Training screen.

All licensed homes must successfully complete the following training prior to being licensed:

1. Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR); Three (3) training credit hours using the code V252. The resource provider must successfully complete the CPR training certification prior to each re-licensure every 2 years.
2. First Aid; Three (3) training credit hours using the code V898. The resource provider must successfully complete the First Aid training prior to each re-licensure every 2 years.
3. Psychotropic Medication Management. Two (2) training hours credit using code V013 in FACES.
4. Informed Consent; Two (2) training credit hours using code V150. Memo CD18-22.
5. Health Information Portability and Accountability (HIPAA); One (1) hour of training credit hours for reading and signing the CD-194 using code V980. The form is read and signed at each re-licensure. However, the training credit is only earned for initial time.
6. Secondhand Smoke Exposure Protection (V113) (2) Two hours of training credit hours. 

Chapter Memoranda History: (prior to 01-31-07)

CD06-64

Memoranda History:

CD07-48, CD09-106, CD12-30, CD13-100, CD16-65, CD17-42. CD19-07