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12.11 Number of Children in Foster Homes

Legal Authority

Introduction

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Practice Guidance

  • ​​​Unless an exception is approved as specified in SOP 12.11.1 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: 
      • An exception is granted as required in SOP 12.11.1 Placement Exception Requests; and 
      • The medically complex foster home has daily support staff to meet the needs of the medically complex child. 
  • 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: 
      • An exception is granted as required in SOP 12.11.1 Placement Exception Requests; and 
      • The specialized medically complex foster home has daily support staff to meet the needs of the medically complex child. 
  • 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: 
      • An exception is granted as required in SOP 12.11.1 Placement Exception Requests; and 
      • The care plus foster home has daily support staff to meet the needs of the care plus child. 
  • All exceptions follow procedures in SOP 12.11.1 Placement Exception Requests. 
  • When making a placement in an adoptive home, refer to SOP 12.11.1 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. ​​​

Procedure

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