Section 0250-04-05-.02 - PLACEMENT IN TEMPORARY HOMES OR FOR ADOPTION(1) All public or private institutions placing children in temporary foster homes or for adoption must be specifically licensed or approved to exercise this function by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services.(2) The standards set up by the Tennessee Department of Children's Services with reference to the placement of children must be adhered to in all respects by agencies so licensed.(3) All public agencies placing children in temporary foster homes or for adoption must meet the standards of private, licensed, child-placing agencies.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 0250-04-05-.02
Original rule certified June 10, 1974. Repeal and new rule filed April 4, 1979; effective May 21, 1979. Repeal and new rule filed December 30, 1986; effective February 13, 1987. Rule assigned a new control number, removed and renumbered from 1240-4-5-.02 filed and effective March 25, 1999.Authority: T.C.A. §§ 4-5-226(b)(2);14-10-104; 14-10-116; 37-5-101; 37-5-105; 37-5-106 and 37-5-112(a).