Each child-placing agency applicant shall:

1. (a) Have a written statement of agency purpose;
2. (b) Be incorporated and registered with the NH secretary of state as a for profit or non-profit business in NH;

3. (c) Have a governing body that:

   1. (1) Has authority over and responsibility for the operation and policy of the child-placing agency;
   2. (2) Is comprised of no less than 7 persons who have knowledge of the services provided; and
   3. (3) Does not include staff members of the child-placing agency applicant, nor have any proprietal relationship with liquid or fixed assets of any child-placing agency applicant;

4. (d) Have, in their office files, written statements of philosophy and policy for its operation that addresses:

   1. (1) Sexual harassment;
   2. (2) Drug free workplace;
   3. (3) Anti-discrimination;
   4. (4) Reporting of child abuse and neglect in accordance with RSA 169-C;
   5. (5) Discipline of children in care;
   6. (6) Confidentiality of files, records, and information gathered in accordance with RSA 170-E:28, 170-E:29, 170-E:33 and RSA 170-E:42;
   7. (7) Minimum educational or experiential requirements for staff;
   8. (8) Limits on the number of cases per caseworker;
   9. (9) Documentation that criminal record and central registry checks have been obtained on every staff member;
   10. (10) Methodology for assessment and evaluation of programs;
   11. (11) Provisions for the permanent retention of records pertaining to the placement of children for adoption, including maintenance of such records in the event that a licensed agency ceases to operate as a licensed child-placing agency; and
   12. (12) Maintenance of records pertaining to the admission, progress, health, and discharge of children;
5. (e) Have sufficient funds and the means of raising funds to care for the children for whom the child-placing agency assumes responsibility and to assure that the child-placing agency can continue its responsibilities until its obligations are ended; and
6. (f) When the child-placing agency has not operated before or is reopening, provide documentation to the department of funding source, budget, staffing, fee schedules, and contingency funds that demonstrates that the child-placing agency has the fiscal capacity to operate for at least 6 months such as funding source, budget, staffing, fee schedules, and contingency funds.

Source. #7866, eff 4-2-03; ss by #9895, eff 4-2-11, EXPIRED: 4-2-19 New. #12767, INTERIM, eff 5-2-19, EXPIRES: 10-29-19; ss by #12911, eff 10-24-19