1. (a) At least 90 days prior to license expiration, DCYF shall forward an application packet to child-placing agency applicants meeting the requirements of He-C 6448.04 which includes the following:

   1. (1) Form 2611 “Application For Child-Placing Agency License” (October 2019); and
   2. (2) A copy of He-C 6448.
2. (b) In addition to complying with the requirements in He-C 6448.08(b) – (e), the child-placing agency shall submit only those attachments listed in He-C 6448.08(f) and (g) that were updated or revised by the child-placing agency since the last application submission.

3. (c) The commissioner shall approve the child-placing agency for the renewal of a child-placing agency license when:

   1. (1) The child-placing agency applicant has complied with (a) and (b) above;
   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.
   5. (c) Upon approval as described in (b) above DCYF shall forward to the child-placing agency applicant a written certificate that includes:
   6. (1) The name and address of the child-placing agency;
   7. (2) The effective dates of the license;

   8. (3) The type of service programs the child-placing agency has received license approval for, including one or more of the following:

      1. a. International adoption;
      2. b. Domestic adoption;
      3. c. Adoption family assessments;
      4. d. Foster care family assessments; or
      5. e. Foster care,
   9. (4) Type of child placement;
   10. (5) Number of the license as issued by the department; and
   11. (6) The signature of the director of DCYF.
4. (d) 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 6448.18)