Section R. 400.9201 - Foster home applicant /licensee qualifications; central registry checkRule 201.
(1) A foster home applicant or licensee must meet all the following qualifications: (a) Be 18 years of age or older.(b) Be willing and can demonstrate the ability to meet the following requirements for children who are served by the agency:(ii) Understanding the care needed and the ability to meet those care needs.(iii) Has adequate time to provide care and supervision.(iv) Work with a foster child's current and future family.(v) Willingness to accept a child's spirituality, or religious beliefs or practices, even if they are different from the foster parent.(vi) Willingness to accept and support a child's SOGIE.(c) Have a source of income or resources to meet the needs of the foster family.(d) Have the physical, mental, and emotional health to ensure appropriate care of children.(e) Be of responsible character and be suitable and able to meet the needs of children and provide for their care, supervision, and protection.(f) Be residing in the United States legally.(2) In addition to the qualifications in subrule (1), an applicant may also live on a reservation or may be a confirmed member of a federally recognized Indian tribe.(3) If an applicant is identified on the state central registry as a perpetrator of child abuse or neglect in this state, any other state, a Canadian province, or as part of a tribe, the applicant may not be licensed.Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.9201
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