10-148 C.M.R. ch. 19, § A-2 - LICENSING PROCEDURES
A. A facility shall
not place children unless it shall have a license issued by the Department
authorizing such activity.
B. The
governing body and the administrator of the Private Non-Medical Institution -
Child Placing Agency shall be responsible for complying with Maine Statutes and
all rules adopted pursuant thereto (Title 22 M.R.S.A., sub-title 6).
C. A license shall be effective only at the
address given on the license. A change of physical location from which a
licensed PNMI- Child Placing Agency operates shall require written notification
to the Department. The Department may re-issue a corrected license for the
remaining period of the license.
D.
Applications for a license shall be made to the Department on a form prescribed
by the Department.
E. If there is a
change of operator or administrator or location of the facility, the license
becomes void and a new application for a license must be filed with the
Department prior to the change, or immediately after the change if the change
was not planned.
F. Following the
receipt of an application, the Department will evaluate to determine that the
PNMI- Child Placing Agency is in compliance with the rules for Private
Non-Medical Institution -Child Placing Agencies specified in Parts 10 through
17.
G. At the time of applications
the Department will request criminal history records from the Department of
Public Safety, Bureau of Identification, for all persons who are making
application for a license.
H. Three
letters of reference will be required from persons in the community to assist
the Department in evaluating the suitability of the administrator of the PNMI-
Child Placing Agency at the time of the original application.
I. The references shall include two
references from persons with training and experience in the field of social
work administration to indicate the qualifications and degree of experience of
the administrator, and one character reference from an unrelated person.
Additional letters of reference may be required at the discretion of the
Department prior to the issuance of a license.
J. The applicant may withdraw the application
at any time during the application period upon notification to the Department.
The Department shall acknowledge all withdrawals in writing.
K. The Department shall have the right to
monitor the Private Non-Medical Institution - Child Placing Agency to determine
continuing compliance with the rules.
L. Private Non-Medical Institution -Child
Placing Agencies seeking renewal of a license shall make application 60 days
prior to the date of expiration in order that necessary licensing procedures
may be completed to assure the continuity of the license. A licensing study of
the PNMI- Child Placing Agency with respect to continuing compliance with these
rules will be made at renewal time by a representative of the
Department.
M. The administrator
shall be responsible for reporting to the Department any changes which might
affect the status of the license.
N. As part of the application or renewal
process, the applicant or licensee shall provide appropriate releases of
information so that the Department may obtain relevant information to ascertain
whether the applicant or licensee is in compliance with these Rules.
O. In some instances there are no common
definitions as to degree of compliance with rules. When such instances occur in
these rules, the determination of compliance or non-compliance with rules shall
be made at the discretion of the Department.
P. The PNMI- Child Placing Agency shall
cooperate with the licensing department in any investigation involving the
PNMI- Child Placing Agency or persons receiving services from the PNMI- Child
Placing Agency.
Q. The PNMI- Child
Placing Agency shall post the license in a place clearly visible to any person
entering the PNMI- Child Placing Agency.
Notes
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