NRS 424.115
Qualifications and duties of person appointed to oversee foster care agency

  • employment of staff
  • qualifications of certain staff.

1. The person appointed to provide oversight of a foster care agency by the governing body of the foster care agency pursuant to NRS 424.099 must have:

(a)

A bachelor’s degree or more advanced degree from an accredited college or university; and

(b)

At least 7 years of experience in an agency or program which provides social services, including at least 3 years of experience as an administrator, supervisor or consultant.

2.

The person appointed to provide oversight of a foster care agency is responsible for the day-to-day operations of the foster care agency, including, without limitation, employing such staff as he or she deems necessary to provide administrative services and services to families and children. The staff may include, without limitation:

(a)

Program supervisors who are responsible for the supervision of members of the staff and activities relating to foster care and for assisting in formulating and carrying out the policies and programs of the foster care agency. Each program supervisor must have a bachelor’s degree or more advanced degree from an accredited college or university and at least 3 years of experience in providing services to children and their families, including at least 1 year of experience as an administrator or supervisor.

(b)

Caseworkers who support the operations of the foster care agency, including, without limitation, to work with children and families, perform home studies, support service plans for individualized cases and treatments, prepare and maintain records and coordinate services for children and families. Each caseworker must have:

(1)

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the field of social work or a field related to social work, which may include, without limitation, psychology, sociology, education or counseling; or

(2)

A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in any field and at least 2 years of experience in providing services to children and their families.

Source: Section 424.115 — Qualifications and duties of person appointed to oversee foster care agency; employment of staff; qualifications of certain staff., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-424.­html#NRS424Sec115.

424.093
Regulations concerning licensure
424.094
Licensing
424.095
Application for license
424.096
Notice of hearing regarding license
424.097
Licensed foster care agency authorized to provide certain assistance to agency which provides child welfare services or juvenile court.
424.099
Organization of foster care agency
424.103
Duties of governing body.
424.107
Submission of information concerning foster care agency to licensing authority or designee.
424.115
Qualifications and duties of person appointed to oversee foster care agency
424.125
Volunteers: Acceptance
424.135
Orientation, training, supervision and evaluation of staff
424.145
Licensing authority or designee to investigate background of certain persons
424.155
Person investigated to supply fingerprints
424.165
Termination of person arrested for, charged with or convicted of certain crimes
424.170
Persons associated with foster care agency prohibited from engaging in certain activities with foster care agency.
424.180
Annual report
424.190
Recruitment of potential foster homes by foster care agency
424.200
Coordination of licensing of prospective foster homes
424.205
Contract between foster care agency and provider of foster care required in certain circumstances
424.210
Foster care agency which places children in specialized foster homes: Policies and procedures relating to such children
424.220
Foster care agency which places children in independent living foster homes: Policies and procedures relating to such children
424.230
Support to foster homes
424.235
Duty of foster care agency to ensure that staff receives certain training
424.240
Duty to provide crisis intervention and assistance to foster homes
424.250
Providers prohibited from using physical restraints
424.260
Notification to licensing authority of certain placements
424.270
Written plan to monitor and evaluate programs and services of foster care agency.
Last Updated

Jun. 24, 2021

§ 424.115’s source at nv​.us