1. (a) The commissioner shall approve the child-placing agency for a license in accordance with RSA 541-A:29 and when:

   1. (1) The child-placing agency applicant has complied with He-C 6448.04-08;
   2. (2) A review of the criminal and central registry records checks by DCYF staff find that no employee poses a known threat to any child;
   3. (3) The child-placing agency has demonstrated, through the documentation required by He-C 6448.08(e), that a present need for the services being offered exists; and
   4. (4) The documentation provided in accordance with He-C 6448.08(e) demonstrates that the child-placing agency has the ability to accommodate the present needs for services identified in (3) above.

2. (b) Upon approval as described in (a) above DCYF shall forward to the child-placing agency applicant a written certificate that includes:

   1. (1) The name and address of the child-placing agency;
   2. (2) The effective dates of the license;
   3. (3) The parameters of service the child-placing agency is approved for such as adoption, foster care and family home assessments included in the license approval;
   4. (4) Type of child placement;
   5. (5) Number of the license as issued by the department; and
   6. (6) The signature of the director of DCYF.
3. (c) The child-placing agency license shall be valid for 4 years.

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 (formerly He-C 6448.06)