Child Foster Care Licensing Guidelines - Minnesota Department of Human Services
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In 2021 the legislature directed Minnesota Department of Human Services to write Guidelines for Child Foster Care Licensing. The purpose of the Guidelinesis to ensure that children and youth who are in foster care consistently experience safety and well-being regardless of what county or Tribe has placed them, and regardless of which applicable agency is supporting their foster parents. The guidelines will apply to county, private, and Tribal agencies designated or licensed by the department’s commissioner to perform licensing functions and activities. The guidelines will not apply to Tribally-licensed foster homes.
The new Child Foster Care Licensing Guidelines will:
Make the standards for the assessment and licensing process consistent and clear
Clarify the standards for on-going support and accountability for licensed child family foster homes
Reduce barriers for families trying to get licensed
Implementation
Since November 2022 the purpose of this engagement site has been to provide an opportunity for people who are impacted by child foster care licensing to stay informed and to participate in the work being done to write the Guidelines. Now that the Guidelines have been written, this site provides an opportunity for stakeholders to learn about the release of the Guidelines and to ask questions or to provide feedback. Once you've had the opportunity to become familiar with the Guidelines, you may share questions or feedback in the tab below.
The Minnesota Child Foster Care Licensing Guidelines have been published. Introduction sessions were held in December 2023 for workers and supervisors with child foster care licensing and placing responsibilities. A recorded version of the Introduction session can be located here: Child Foster Care Licensing Guidelines Introduction (youtube.com). An accessible version of the PowerPoint shared during the presentation and FAQ's can be found under related documents.
About privacy on this site
Please do not share full names, or other information that would make people or agencies identifiable in your public comments. If you have feedback you want to provide that contains your name or names a county, tribe or agency, please email us privately at Licensingguidelines.dhs@state.mn.us.
In 2021 the legislature directed Minnesota Department of Human Services to write Guidelines for Child Foster Care Licensing. The purpose of the Guidelinesis to ensure that children and youth who are in foster care consistently experience safety and well-being regardless of what county or Tribe has placed them, and regardless of which applicable agency is supporting their foster parents. The guidelines will apply to county, private, and Tribal agencies designated or licensed by the department’s commissioner to perform licensing functions and activities. The guidelines will not apply to Tribally-licensed foster homes.
The new Child Foster Care Licensing Guidelines will:
Make the standards for the assessment and licensing process consistent and clear
Clarify the standards for on-going support and accountability for licensed child family foster homes
Reduce barriers for families trying to get licensed
Implementation
Since November 2022 the purpose of this engagement site has been to provide an opportunity for people who are impacted by child foster care licensing to stay informed and to participate in the work being done to write the Guidelines. Now that the Guidelines have been written, this site provides an opportunity for stakeholders to learn about the release of the Guidelines and to ask questions or to provide feedback. Once you've had the opportunity to become familiar with the Guidelines, you may share questions or feedback in the tab below.
The Minnesota Child Foster Care Licensing Guidelines have been published. Introduction sessions were held in December 2023 for workers and supervisors with child foster care licensing and placing responsibilities. A recorded version of the Introduction session can be located here: Child Foster Care Licensing Guidelines Introduction (youtube.com). An accessible version of the PowerPoint shared during the presentation and FAQ's can be found under related documents.
About privacy on this site
Please do not share full names, or other information that would make people or agencies identifiable in your public comments. If you have feedback you want to provide that contains your name or names a county, tribe or agency, please email us privately at Licensingguidelines.dhs@state.mn.us.
This questionnaire is now closed. More than 25 people responded to the questions below and their feedback was very helpful in writing the Guidelines. To provide further feedback, use the "Questions and Feedback" tab.
Feedback provided on this site and though surveys and stakeholder meetings will be thoughtfully considered and incorporated into the Guidelines to the greatest extent possible. We know that different stakeholders will bring different perspectives and differing opinions regarding what the Guidelines should advise on any given topic. Final decisions regarding the content will be made within Minnesota Department of Human Services.
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