1. (a) Each applicant shall provide the names and contact information for 3 references in writing to the licensing agency which meet the following requirements:

   1. (1) Each reference shall be an individual who has known the applicant for more than one year;
   2. (2) Each reference shall not reside in the applicant’s home; and
   3. (3) Not more than one reference shall be an individual related to the applicant as defined in He-C 6447.03(ab).
2. (b) Each reference shall provide information about the applicant to DCYF on Form 1604 “Kinship Care Personal Reference” (September 2025) by submitting the completed and signed form to DCYF within 10 business days of receipt from DCYF via mail, email, or hand delivery.
3. (c) At the request of the licensing agency, an applicant shall provide additional collateral contacts, whose names were not submitted as references in (a) above, to inquire about concerns of suitability for licensure.
4. (d) All documentation received and created related to an applicant’s references shall become a permanent part of the application record.
5. (e) If an applicant has biological children, stepchildren, or adopted children 18 years of age or older at the time the application is submitted and who do not reside in the applicant’s home, the applicant shall provide in writing to DCYF the name and contact information for each adult child. Within 10 business days of receipt of the form from DCYF via mail, email, or hand delivery, each of the applicant’s adult children who do not reside in the applicant’s home shall complete Form 1605 “Kinship Care Applicant’s Adult Child Questionnaire” (September 2025) and submit it to DCYF.

Source. #14390, eff 9-24-25, EXPIRES: 9-24-35