Section 16.06.02.242 - CHILD PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTSA foster family may mutually accept the placement of children into the home within the terms of the foster home license and the children's agency placement agreement. The following provisions will be considered for determining placement:
01.Determining Factors. The number and the age group of children placed in a foster home will be determined by the following: a. The accessibility, accommodations, and the space in the home;b. The interest of the foster family; andc. The experience, training, or skill of the foster family.02.Maximum Number of Children. Except as specified, the maximum number of children in care at any time, including the foster family's own children, or daycare children, will be limited to not more than six (6) children.03.Children Under Two Years Old. Except as specified in Subsection 242.04 of this rule, the maximum number of children under two (2) years old, including those of the foster family, will be limited to two (2) children or less.04.Special Circumstances Regarding Maximum Numbers of Children. The maximum number of children in care at any time may be based on the children's agency assessment and at a minimum one (1) of the following:a. To allow siblings to remain together;b. To allow a child who has an established, meaningful relationship with the family to remain with the family;c. To allow a family with special training or skills to provide care for a child who has a severe disability; ord. To allow a parenting youth in foster care to remain with the child of the parenting youth.05.Continued Care. A foster child who reaches the age of eighteen (18) may continue in foster care placement until the age of twenty-one (21) if the safety, health, and well-being of other foster children residing in the home is not jeopardized.Idaho Admin. Code r. 16.06.02.242
Effective July 1, 2024 (Temporary)