1. (a)

   1. (1) The agency shall monitor the foster home at least quarterly for continued compliance with licensing standards for foster homes.
   2. (2) This does not apply to foster homes for infants in short-term foster care awaiting adoptive placement.
   3. (3) Before a child can be placed in such a foster home, a monitoring visit shall be done within the three (3) months prior to placement.
2. (b) At least one (1) unannounced quarterly visit shall be conducted annually and shall be documented as unannounced in the foster home record.

3. (c)

   1. (1) The child placement agency shall conduct an annual reevaluation of the foster family home.
   2. (2) Any foster home that does not substantially comply with the standards for approval shall not be approved for placement until compliance is achieved.
4. (d) The agency shall keep documentation of quarterly monitoring visits and annual reevaluations in the foster home record, signed, and dated by the person conducting the visit and the foster parent.
5. (e) If the foster family experiences any major life changes, for example, marriage, divorce, separation, health problems, death, change of residence, or change of household composition, the child placement agency shall reevaluate the home at that time.

6. (f) If a home is inactive or closed for one (1) year or more and desires to reopen, the agency shall:

   1. (1) Conduct a reevaluation to ensure that licensing requirements are met;
   2. (2) Ensure that new background checks are conducted;
   3. (3) Ensure that CPR and first aid training is current; and
   4. (4) Evaluate any major changes, that being subsection (e) of this section.

Codification Notes: “CPR” means cardiopulmonary resuscitation.