Connecticut Administrative Code

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-15-8. Hearing officers (Repealed) Repealed June 11, 2014.(Effective February 1, 1994; Repealed June 11, 2014)Notes: For 2014 repeal, see Sec. 54 of Public Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-15-9. Hearing procedure (Repealed) Repealed June 11, 2014.(Effective February 1, 1994; Repealed June 11, 2014)Notes: For 2014 repeal, see Sec. 54 of Public Act 14-187. (June 11, 2014)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-100. AnimalsAll animals in the foster family or prospective adoptive family shall be kept in a safe and sanitary manner and shall be in compliance with all statutes and regulations regarding vaccination, and generally accepted…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-101. Health standards for foster or prospective adoptive parents and members of the household(a) The health of persons living in the foster or prospective adoptive family shall not present a hazard to the children. Prior to li…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-102. Character standards for foster or prospective adoptive parents and members of the householdFoster and prospective adoptive parents and others members of the household shall be of good character, habits and reputation. (Ef…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-103. Change in approved foster and prospective adoptive family conditionsApproved foster and prospective adoptive parents shall notify child placing agency, in writing, prior to or not later than one (1) business day following…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-104. Reporting of the injury, illness, death, fire or absence of a child from placementFoster and prospective adoptive parents shall report to the department or child placing agency, by telephone, within six (6) hours any seri…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-105. Financial condition of the foster or prospective adoptive parentFoster and prospective adoptive parents shall have an income sufficient to meet the needs of their family. Money received on behalf of the child shall be exp…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-106. Substitute child careWhen all adults in a foster home are employed or otherwise occupied in substantial amount of time away from the foster home or prospective adoptive home, the plans for care and supervision of the chil…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-107. Cooperation with the child's treatment plan(a) Foster parents shall comply with the treatment plan for the child and work cooperatively with the department or child placing agency in all matters pertaining to the child's …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-108. Limitation on the number of licenses or approvals allowedA foster or prospective adoptive family shall be approved only by a child placing agency. No foster or prospective adoptive home shall possess more than one (1) lic…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-109. General requirements of foster and prospective adoptive parents(a) Foster and prospective adoptive parents shall be physically, intellectually and emotionally capable of providing care, guidance and supervision of the chi…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-110. Foster family or prospective adoptive family criminal history; pending criminal actions; history of child abuse or neglect(a) The granting of a license or approval shall be denied if any member of the household of a foste…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-111. Compliance with regulationsAll foster and adoptive homes approved by the child placing agency shall be in compliance with the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies for foster and adoptive homes. (Effective February 20…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-112. Application for approval as a foster family or prospective adoptive family(a) The child placing agency shall provide to persons seeking approval as a foster family or prospective adoptive family an application form or for…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-113. Placement criteriaThe child placing agency's placement criteria shall be based upon the suitability of potential placements for the child and the wishes of the guardian for their child with respect to religion and other a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-114. Adequate clothingThe child placing agency shall ensure that each child is provided with sufficient individual clothing suitable for the child's age and activities and appropriate to the season. (Effective February 20, 199…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-115. Consent of guardian and preferences of the biological parents(a) Each child placing agency shall place a child only with the written consent of the guardian. The consent form shall cite the appeal procedures the guardian …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-116. Services to adoptive child and familyThe child placing agency shall provide social services to the adoptive child, his biological parents if appropriate, and the foster family or prospective adoptive family in accordance …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-117. Review of treatment plansTreatment plans for children in foster care shall be reviewed at least every six (6) months. Treatment plans for children in adoptive placements shall be reviewed at least every six (6) months unt…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-118. Medical or genetic information pertaining to adopted personsMedical or genetic information which has, or may have serious implications for the physical or mental health of any child placed for adoption or adopted person, …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-119. Placement out-of-state or out-of-country and children entering Connecticut from out-of-state(a) When a child placing agency determines that placement of a child in another state or country is in the best interest of the c…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-120. Child care facility must meet licensing standardsThe child placing agency shall ensure that any child care facility, residential treatment institution, group home, temporary shelter or foster or adoptive home not located …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-121. Approval of out-of-state agencies(a) Out-of-state private child placing agencies seeking to place children into Connecticut for the purpose of foster care or adoption shall provide: (1) A copy of their current license or …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-122. Approval of out-of-country agencies(a) Out-of-country child-placing agencies seeking to place children into Connecticut for the purpose of foster care or adoption shall provide: (1) A copy of their current license from th…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-123. Reporting of status of approved homes to the departmentChild placing agencies licensed to place a child into a foster family or prospective adoptive family shall provide the department, upon request, with required informa…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-1—17a-150-50. (Repealed) Repealed February 20, 1997.

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-51. DefinitionsAs used in sections 17a-150-51 through 17a-150-123, inclusive, of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, the following definitions apply: (a) \"Adoptable person\" has the same meaning as defined in secti…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-52. Governing boardThe child placing agency shall be incorporated and have a governing board. Such board shall be legally constituted and shall manage its affairs in accordance with applicable provisions of law, its certificat…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-53. Governing board review requirements(a) Staff training plans and the training and education plans for its approved foster families and prospective adoptive families shall be reviewed by the governing board of the child plac…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-54. Policies and proceduresThe policies of the child placing agency covering its plans, program, and services shall be clearly stated in writing and kept current. Copies of the child placing agency's policies and any revisions…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-55. Non-profit and tax-exempt status requiredAs required by section 17a-150 of the Connecticut General Statutes a child placing agency shall be a nonprofit organization qualified as a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-56. Minimum staffAny child placing agency applying for an initial license on or after March 9, 1984 shall have a minimum of two staff persons in the child placing program, who shall devote to the program a portion of their tim…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-57. Staff supervision(a) Each child placing agency shall provide supervisory staff capable of ensuring: (1) The health and safety of each child;(2) the security and well being of each child; and(3) the support of each foster f…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-58. Staff education and experience requirements(a) The person responsible for the child placing program, whether the chief administrative officer, or designee, shall be employed full time by the child placing agency. (b) The m…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-59. Training of staff and familiesAny applicant for a child placing agency license or any licensed child placing agency shall have a department accepted plan for the training and education of its staff and approved foster fami…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-60. Copies of employee and volunteer policiesPersonnel policies regarding child placing agency employment, personnel practices and volunteers shall be in writing and a copy given to each employee and volunteer. A record contai…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-61. Exploitation of childrenChildren in the care of a child placing agency shall not be:(1) Required or permitted to solicit funds for the child placing agency;(2) identified by name, in photographs, or in any other manner in …

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-62. Types of licenses to be issuedEach person or entity applying for a child placing agency license shall do so on forms prescribed by the department. A child placing agency license shall be in force for a period of twenty-fou…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-63. Agency license not transferable or assignableA child placing agency license shall be issued only to the entity for which the application is made and for the address shown on the application. The child placing agency licens…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-64. Display of agency licenseEach child placing agency shall prominently display the child placing agency license on its premises, and make the child placing agency license available upon request. (Effective February 20, 1997)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-65. Department access to agency premisesEach child placing agency shall grant the commissioner or his designee access to its premises and documents at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspection, review of any records or…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-66. Agency compliance with requirements for licensingExcept as provided in 17a-150-73 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies the department shall be available to provide technical consultation with the applicant or l…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-67. License application(a) The application for an initial license or a license renewal shall state: (1) The location of the principal place of business;(2) the name of the entity to be licensed;(3) the purpose of the entity; a…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-68. Description of programThe child placing program description provided to clients shall include a detailed explanation of the services offered and the fees charged. (Effective February 20, 1997)

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-69. Finances(a) The child placing agency shall have sufficient income and resources to enable it to provide proper care for children and operate the program. A budget shall be prepared which demonstrates the applicant's abilit…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-70. Program monitoring(a) The applicant for a child placing agency license shall submit a written quality assurance-plan which shall describe how the applicant intends to monitor the quality of its services, the extent to whic…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-71. License denial, revocation, suspension or renewal refusal(a) A child placing agency license shall be denied or its renewal refused for any of the following causes whenever, in the judgment of the department, the child plac…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-72. Hearing on revocation, or suspension or refusal to renew a licenseAny child placing agency may, within fifteen (15) days after receipt by mail of notice of a revocation, suspension or refusal to renew a child placing agenc…

Regulations of Connecticut State AgenciesSec. 17a-150-73. Suspension of a licenseIf the department finds that public health, safety, or welfare requires emergency action and incorporates a finding to that effect in its order, suspension of a license may be ordered pending proceed…