Approval memos for employees who seek to become foster parents should be submitted using the Employee Foster Parent Approval Memo template. The region of the applicant’s workstation is responsible for completing and submitting the initial request. The memo should be submitted to the Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) Branch manager after SRA approval is obtained. The OOHC Branch manager will review and forward to the commissioner or designee for approval. The process for employees who wish to foster through a private child-placing (PCP) agency is the same, and the applicant’s regional staff will complete the memo. The memo will be forwarded to the PCP agency after approval.
The body of the memo shall include a description of the applicant’s role within the agency and justification for pursuing approval.