The FAD worker must verify that intermittent alternate care (IAC) providers meet the qualifications as outlined in the IAC contract. The following individuals or businesses may provide IAC services:

  •   foster parents verified by DFPS or through another licensed child-placing agency, or persons licensed by the DFPS Child Care Licensing Division;

  •   facilities providing child-care services and licensed or registered through the DFPS Child Care Licensing Division, except for emergency shelters which may not provide IAC services for DFPS-verified foster homes;

  •   businesses certified to provide home and community support services through the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS);

  •   an approved individual who meets the following minimum requirements in addition to the qualifications outlined in the Intermittent Alternate Care Contract. The individual must:

  •   be a minimum of 18 years of age;

  •   have a minimum of six months child-care experience or two personal references who can describe the prospective provider's child-care experience;

  •   agree to follow the DFPS non-physical discipline policy and confidentiality policy;

  •   have had criminal background checks completed within the last 24 months on the prospective provider and all persons 14 years of age or older living in the provider's home, and the proposed provider has been determined appropriate to provide IAC services;

  •   have had central registry checks (child abuse and neglect checks) completed within the last 24 months on the prospective provider and all persons 10 years of age or older living in the provider's home, and the proposed provider has been determined appropriate to provide IAC services;

  •   provide proof of current adult, child, and infant CPR and first-aid certifications; and

  •   provide proof of negative tuberculosis tests for all household members.