SECTION .0600 - SERVICE DELIVERY

10A NCAC 70I .0601         PROGRAM POLICIES AND PRACTICES

(a)  A residential child-care facility shall have a written program description.

(b)  The residential child care facility shall provide any child placed in the facility with supervision that is appropriate for the child's age, intelligence, emotional make-up and past experience, and adhere to the supervision requirements specified in the out-of-home family services agreement or person-centered plan.

(c)  The residential child-care facility shall design a program to provide opportunities for learning experiences and to meet the needs of children and families.

(d)  The residential child-care facility shall provide a daily schedule of activities to meet the needs of children, and allow time for privacy and individual pursuits.

(e)  The residential child-care facility shall provide opportunities that take into consideration each child's ethnic and cultural backgrounds.

(f)  The residential child-care facility shall give each child individual attention and nurturing.

(g)  The residential child-care facility shall provide each child with the opportunity to have interaction with adults and children of both sexes.

(h)  The residential child-care facility shall instruct and supervise each child in hygiene and grooming appropriate for the age, sex, race, and developmental capacity of the child.

(i)  The residential child-care facility shall ensure that each child has contacts in the community where the facility is located through participation in events such as school functions, recreational facilities, church youth groups, part-time paid employment, and volunteer work. An exception shall be made when community contact is inconsistent with the program design.

(j)  The residential child-care facility shall allow each child to form friendships with children outside the facility, to visit friends in the community, and have their friends visit them at the facility. An exception shall be made when contact with friends is inconsistent with the program design or out-of-home family services agreement.

(k)  The residential child-care facility shall provide residents with access to telephones to maintain contact with friends and family members.

(l)  The residential child-care facility shall maintain a log of children in residence that includes:

(1)           the child's name, age, sex and race;

(2)           the name of parents, guardian, or legal custodian; and

(3)           the dates of admission and discharge.

History Note:        Authority G.S. 131D-10.5; 143B-153;

Eff. July 1, 1999 (See S.L. 1999, c.237, s. 11.30);

Amended Eff. October 1, 2008;

Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. April 5, 2016;

Amended Eff. October 1, 2017.