The program shall have written policies and procedures on:

1. (a) The referral, admission, and discharge process;
2. (b) Recruiting and screening of foster parents;
3. (c) Matching of youth with foster parents;
4. (d) The services provided to both the foster family and the child’s family to promote permanency and support continued family involvement through placement;
5. (e) Respite care options;
6. (f) The array of social and clinical services provided and limitations or conditions for use;

7. (g) The foster care program’s processes for:

   1. (1) Filing a grievance,
   2. (2) Discharging a child; and
   3. (3) Emergency planning.

8. (h) The foster care program’s general behavioral and conduct expectations of children including discipline, conduct, and management of children’s adverse behaviors, including:

   1. (1) The methods and tools used for the creation of the individualized treatment plan;
   2. (2) The child management techniques identified to assist foster parents and staff in making decisions regarding children’s behavior;
   3. (3) Acceptable and unacceptable foster parents and staff responses to inappropriate behavior;
   4. (4) The procedures and requirements for reporting and documenting events governed by RSA 126-U;
   5. (5) The guidelines for using timeout, seclusion, and physical intervention in accordance with RSA 126-U and He-C 4001; and
   6. (6) Documentation, by foster parents and staff, of inappropriate behaviors of children and interventions used in response to the child’s conduct;
   7. (7) Obtaining emergency services by foster parents and staff, for children who are demonstrating behaviors that are a threat to self or others;
   8. (8) Documentation and reporting of incidents;
   9. (9) Documentation and reporting of inappropriate conduct of foster parents and staff; and
   10. (10) Use of seclusion and restraint in accordance with RSA 126-U;
9. (i) The foster care program’s record keeping policies regarding confidentiality; and
10. (j) The foster care program’s administrative procedures.

Source. #8696, eff 7-29-06; ss by #10640, INTERIM, eff 7-29-14, EXPIRED: 1-26-15 New. #10783, eff 2-13-15; ss by #14224, INTERIM, eff 3-29-25, EXPIRES: 9-25-25