Rule 37.51.608 - YOUTH FOSTER HOMES: REPORTS OF SERIOUS INCIDENTS AND THREATS(1) Foster parents shall as soon as possible but in not more than 24 hours report any serious incident as defined in ARM 37.51.102(13) involving a foster child to the person or agency which placed the child and to the department licensing worker or the licensed child placing agency under whose jurisdiction the foster home operates.(2) Foster parents shall complete a written incident report form, which is available on the department's website, regarding any serious incident involving any child in the home. A copy of the report shall be maintained at the foster home and a copy sent to the department licensing worker or the licensed child placing agency under whose jurisdiction the foster home operates the next working day.(3) Foster parents shall as soon as possible but in not more than 24 hours report any foster child who has run away from home to the police and the department's Centralized Intake Bureau at 1 (866) 820-5437.(4) Foster parents shall report disasters or emergencies which require evacuation of a foster home to the department's Centralized Intake Bureau at 1 (866) 820-5437.(5) Foster parents shall report any threats to the health, welfare, or safety of a child at the time of the license application or, with respect to any threat that subsequently arises, within the next working day after becoming aware of the threat, to the placing worker and the department licensing worker or the licensed child placing agency under whose jurisdiction the foster home operates.Mont. Admin. r. 37.51.608
NEW, 2006 MAR p. 1395, Eff. 6/2/06; AMD, 2024 MAR p. 1390, Eff. 6/8/2024AUTH: 52-1-103, 52-2-111, 52-2-601, 52-2-621, 52-2-622, MCA; IMP: 2-4-631, 52-1-103, 52-2-111, 52-2-601, 52-2-621, 52-2-622, MCA