NRS424.200. Coordination of licensing of prospective foster homes; fair and impartial investigation of such homes; licensing authority to review applications of foster homes and provide necessary training.

      1.  A foster care agency shall coordinate the submission of applications for the licensing of prospective foster homes with the licensing authority.

      2.  A foster care agency shall conduct a fair and impartial investigation of the home and standards of care for each prospective foster home.

      3.  Upon receiving a completed application for a prospective foster home from a foster care agency, the licensing authority must review the qualifications of the prospective foster home to be licensed pursuant to NRS 424.030.

      4.  The licensing authority may provide any training it determines to be necessary to a foster care agency for the foster care agency to fulfill the provisions of this section.

      (Added to NRS by 2013, 1439)