A foster home cannot represent that it specializes in the types of care listed below without approval of the specialization from the licensing agency. These specializations should appear on your license. If a foster home is to be designated to specialize in any of the following areas, the family may need to meet additional licensing requirements.
Emergency shelter homes are available to take children on an emergency basis. A foster home or foster group home providing emergency shelter care may accept placement from one agency only and shall have one foster parent generally available in the home. In emergency shelter care, children can be placed without a prior visit, and with less than 24-hour notice. Emergency rates will be paid for the first 10 days of the child’s stay.
When a child is placed in an emergency situation, the resource family conducts a brief health review of the child to determine any immediate physical needs and secure medical or dental treatment, if necessary, Emergency Shelter Care Health Review Form (06-9372). Children stay in the emergency shelter home until an appropriate placement setting can be found or they are able to return home.