Standards for Providers 660-05-30-05

(Revised 1/1/09 ML 3174)

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A provider of Adult Family Foster Care must:

1. Be twenty-one years of age or older
2. Be the owner or lessee of the licensed home.  If the home is leased the provider must be free of influence, control, and direction in the operation of the home by the landlord
3. Live continuously in the licensed home
4. Be in good physical health, emotionally stable, and not abusing drugs or alcohol
5. Not be related by blood or marriage to a resident receiving care in the licensed home
6. Must be enrolled as a qualified service provider of Adult Family Foster Care. Competency requirements are outlined in the “Qualified Service Provider Handbook/Adult Family Foster Care Provider.” Copies of the handbook are available at the Aging Services Division and on the DHS publications website.  Potential providers may obtain a copy from the County Social Service Agency.
7. A provider may meet developmentally disabled competency standards for homes in which the responsible provider is licensed according to chapter 75-04-01 and services are provided according to chapter 75-04-07 in lieu of the QSP enrollment requirement. Documentation of completion of the competency standards must be submitted with the Qualified Service Provider application.