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C9.12 Number of Children in Foster Homes

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Practice Guidance

  • ​​​Unless an exception is approved as specified in SOP C9.12.1 Placement Exception Requests: 
    • No more than six (6) children (including children in the custody of the Cabinet and the foster parent’s own children living at home), are to reside in a foster home; 
    • No more than two (2) children under age two (2) (including children placed in out-of-home care by the Cabinet and the parent's own children), may reside at the same time in a foster home. 
  • A medically complex foster home provides care for: 
    • No more than one (1) medically complex child in a one-parent medically complex foster home; 
    • No more than two (2) medically complex children in a two-parent medically fragile foster home; 
    • No more than four (4) children, including the medically complex foster home’s own children, reside in a medically complex home unless: 
  • A specialized medically complex foster home provides care for: 
    • No more than one (1) specialized medically complex child in a one-parent specialized medically complex foster home; 
    • No more than two (2) specialized medically complex children in a two-parent specialized medically complex foster home; 
    • No more than four (4) children, including the specialized medically complex foster home’s own children, reside in a specialized medically complex home unless: 
  • A care plus foster home provides care for: 
    • No more than one (1) care plus child in a one-parent care plus foster home; 
    • No more than two (2) care plus children in a two-parent care plus foster home; 
    • No more than four (4) children, including the care plus home’s own children, reside in a care plus foster home unless: 
  • All exceptions follow procedures in SOP C9.12.1 Placement Exception Requests. 
  • When making a placement in an adoptive home, refer to SOP C9.12.1 ​Footnotes for further guidance. Resources of the adoptive home should be thoroughly considered as well as the ability of the adoptive parent(s) to meet the needs of the child. ​​​

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