- A. A child may bring clothing and personal belongings to the facility and acquire belongings while in care, in accordance with the child’s service plan and the facility’s policy.
B. If a licensee limits a child’s right to have, wear, or display certain clothes or personal belongings, the licensee shall:
- 1. Have a written policy explaining the limitations and the reasons for the limitations; and
- 2. Explain the limitations to the child in a form and manner that the child can understand.
- C. When a child is admitted, the licensee shall inventory the child’s clothing and personal belongings; the licensee shall provide a copy of the inventory to the placing agency or person and keep a copy in the child’s file.
- D. The licensee shall either store any restricted possessions or return the possessions to the child’s placing agency or person.
- E. The licensee shall ensure that each child has a personal supply of clean and seasonable clothing as required for health, comfort, and physical well-being and as appropriate to the child’s age, gender, size, and individual needs.
- F. The licensee shall allow a child to help select his or her own clothing when developmentally appropriate and allowed by programmatic requirements.
- G. The licensee shall have a policy governing retention, return, and disposal of the clothes and personal belongings of a child who has had an unplanned discharge. At the time of a child’s planned discharge, the licensee shall allow the child to take clothing and personal belongings.
Historical Note
Adopted effective July 1, 1997; filed with the Secretary of State’s Office May 15, 1997 (Supp. 97-2).