NRS 424.230
Support to foster homes

  • duty to ensure that child receives appropriate treatment and adequate clothing
  • duty to periodically review foster homes without children for compliance with chapter and regulations
  • review of foster homes upon occurrence of certain critical events
  • annual evaluation of foster homes.

1.

A foster care agency shall provide support to each foster home with which the foster care agency has a contract for the placement of children in arranging for and accessing medical, dental, mental health, psychological and psychiatric treatment for children. The foster care agency shall ensure that each child placed in a foster home with which the foster care agency has a contract for the placement of children receives appropriate treatment and may exercise any rights granted pursuant to this chapter or chapter 432B of NRS that are necessary to discharge this duty. The foster care agency shall ensure that the provider of foster care provides medical records and any related documentation to the licensing authority or its designee.

2.

A foster care agency shall ensure that each child in its care has his or her own supply of clothing appropriate for indoors and outdoors that is in good condition and suitable for the season.

3.

When a foster home with which the foster care agency has a contract for the placement of children does not have any children placed in the home, the foster care agency must visit the home at least once every 60 days to review whether it remains in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and any regulations adopted pursuant thereto and, when necessary, notify the licensing authority of any potential violations.

4.

In addition to any other review that a foster care agency performs of a foster home with which the foster care agency has a contract for the placement of children, a foster care agency shall conduct a review of the foster home any time a critical event occurs in that home and report the event to the licensing authority. As used in this subsection, “critical event” includes, without limitation:

(a)

The death or disability of a family member;

(b)

The sudden onset of a health condition that may impair the ability of a provider of foster care to care for the child;

(c)

A change in marital status;

(d)

A change in home address;

(e)

A sudden or substantial loss of income; and

(f)

The birth of a child.

5.

A foster care agency shall conduct an evaluation of each foster home with which the foster care agency has a contract for the placement of children at least once each year and submit the results of the evaluation to the licensing authority or its designee. The evaluation must include:

(a)

An interview with the provider of foster care and an assessment of the ability of the provider of foster care to relate to children, to help children reach their personal and educational goals, to work with children with particular issues and needs, to establish and maintain a consistent and stable environment with children and to work with biological families to support reunification to the extent that reunification is determined to be consistent with the plan for the permanent placement of the child pursuant to NRS 432B.393;

(b)

An interview with each child placed in the foster home that includes a description of the relationship between each child placed in the foster home and each family member; and

(c)

A detailed review of each instance where a child was placed in the foster home and subsequently removed from the home and a description of the reasons for the removal.

Source: Section 424.230 — Support to foster homes; duty to ensure that child receives appropriate treatment and adequate clothing; duty to periodically review foster homes without children for compliance with chapter and regulations; review of foster homes upon occurrence of certain critical events; annual evaluation of foster homes., https://www.­leg.­state.­nv.­us/NRS/NRS-424.­html#NRS424Sec230.

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

§ 424.230’s source at nv​.us