The following steps must be completed within three (3) working days following placement of a foster youth in an unlicensed relative home:

1. Receive the court order, ordering the foster youth into the custody of the Children’s Division;
2. Obtain agreement from all Family Support Team Members regarding the placement;
3. Determine if assistance is needed to monitor/restrict contact between parents;
4. Immediately notify the eligibility specialist of child’s placement;
5. Provide relative provider with a copy of the court order;
6. Provide relative provider with Medicaid form, IM-29, and instructions for obtaining a complete health examination;
7. Explain to the relative provider the procedures for obtaining clothing for child, including a clothing allowance voucher if the foster youth is in custody;
8. Provide the relative provider with the name and phone number of foster youth’s current school and instructions to enroll foster youth in new school, if needed;
9. Provide the relative provider with the name and twenty-four hour contact telephone numbers of the worker and supervisor;
10. Provide the relative provider with the Finger Print Authorization Letter to Prospective or Current Resource Providers, CD-26a;
11. Inform the relative provider that the foster youth will be removed immediately if anyone in the household does not obtain fingerprints;
12. Check all the Family Support Division screens as specified in licensure policy, Section 6 Chapter 3 Subsection 1 Sub-subsection 3;
13. Check Child Abuse and Neglect Registries in every state each household member 17 years of age and older has resided during the past five (5) years per Adam Walsh Protection and Safety Act. The search can be conducted by accessing the List of Contacts for Other States Child Abuse and Neglect Registries. This list includes the contact and the process to make the request for every state;
14. Check the Children’s Division computer system to verify if the provider has a Departmental Vendor Number, DVN;
15. Open an application as pursuing licensure. Relative (RH) placement providers are required to have a DVN whether they are licensed or not. 

The system will automatically generate a monthly maintenance payment for 90 days to the relative provider. Payment will cease after 90 days. If the relative provider wishes to become a licensed provider in order to receive monthly maintenance payment, they must complete the requirements for licensure as outlined later in this chapter. Upon completion of the licensure process and approval, the date all licensure requirements were completed is entered as the begin date of license and payments will resume upon that date.

    p. Open an Alternative Care Client Information screen, SS61, for each foster youth placed in the home;

    q.  Check IPAR, Family Support Division, FSD, screen accessed by the child’s DCN to determine if the foster youth is receiving TANF benefits. If the foster youth is receiving TANF benefits, close the foster youth out of the FSD case.

    r.  Have a conversation with the relative placement provider regarding the benefits of completing the licensure process.

    s.  The licensing worker will make a home visit to the unlicensed relative provider home every six (6) months until the provider is closed. The visit will include completion of the Resource Home and Safety Checklist, CS-45, and inquiring as to any concerns or needs of the unlicensed provider.

    t.  If the relative provider decides to not pursue Licensure, the Family Support Team must be in agreement with the placement continuing and a court order must be obtained allowing the foster youth to remain in the unlicensed resource home.   If there are problems obtaining a court order, contact Division of Legal Services. The worker must notify the unlicensed resource they are not eligible for maintenance payments.

Foster youth may not remain in an unlicensed foster home without a court order approving the placement of the foster youth in the unlicensed resource home.

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

CS03-32, CD04-79, CD05-80, CD06-37, CD06-46, CD06-75

Memoranda History:

CD07-36, CD07-65, CD08-55, CD10-61, CD10-102, CD11-88, CD12-30, CD12-31, CD12-88, CD14-09, CD14-27, CD16-18, CD17-15, CD17-42, CD18-16, CD18-39, CD20-20