6033.1 The resource parent shall identify a back-up caregiver to provide care and supervision, including short-term overnight care, for a foster child if the resource parent needs to be away from the foster home on an irregular basis.

6033.2 Unless the back-up caregiver is licensed to provide care to a foster child by the District of Columbia, Maryland, or Virginia the back-up caregiver shall:

(a) Be twenty-one (21) years of age or older;

(b) Have knowledge of, interest in, and regard for the principles of good child care and understanding of the back-up caregiver's responsibility in providing care for a foster child; and

(c) Have the suitability, stamina, and physical and mental health to meet the demands of serving as the back-up caregiver for a foster child.

6033.3 The back-up caregiver and all adults residing in the back-up caregiver's home shall obtain a child protection register check in accordance with § 6009.

6033.4 The back-up caregiver and all adults residing in the back-up caregiver's home shall obtain a criminal record check in accordance with § 6008.

6033.5 The back-up caregiver shall be approved by the agency before providing care and supervision for a foster child.

SOURCE: Final Rulemaking published at 59 DCR 10669, 10672 (September 7, 2012); as amended by Final Rulemaking published at 71 DCR 002859 (March 15, 2024).