07.02.09 – Kinship Care Program Standards

07.02.09, Kinship Care Program Standards – The primary purposes of the regulations are to prioritize and support out-of-home placement of children with relatives, kin, or other individuals close to a child in care or the child’s family; establish standards to license and compensate kinship caregivers for children in out-of-home placement; and reduce placement disruptions through well-supported kinship care.

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