Section He-C 6446.14 - License and Permit Requirements(a) A license or permit for foster family care shall be issued for a specific number, age range, and gender of children in care.(b) The foster family care license or the foster family care permit shall include the following information: (1) The first and last names of the foster parents;(2) The physical address of the foster parents;(3) The period of the license or permit;(4) The age range of the children in care who are authorized to be placed in the foster home;(5) The total number of children in care who are authorized to be placed in the foster home;(6) The total number of male children in care who are authorized to be placed in the foster home;(7) The total number of female children in care who are authorized to be placed in the foster home;(8) The date of issuance; and(9) The signature of the director of DCYF.(c) A foster family home with 2 licensed foster parents shall provide care and supervision to no more than 6 children under the age of 21, inclusive of: (1) The total number of children in care placed in the foster home;(2) The number of foster family's birth and adopted children;(3) Children in respite care; and(4) The number of other children residing in the foster home on a regular, 24-hour basis.(d) A foster family home with one licensed foster parent shall provide care and supervision to no more than 4 children under the age of 21, inclusive of:(1) The total of the number of children in care placed in the foster home;(2) The number of the foster family's birth and adopted children;(3) Children in respite care; and(4) The number of other children residing in the foster home on a regular, 24-hour basis.(e) Exceptions to (c) and (d) above shall be made in accordance with RSA 170-E:25, II(a)(2), if the foster family is willing and able to take a sibling or a group of siblings of a child already in their care, and the department has concluded that the foster family is able to provide for the safety, permanency, and well-being of the child or children.(f) The foster family care provider shall provide care and supervision for no more than 2 children in care at any one time who are under the age of 2 years, unless the children are related by blood or marriage.(g) Each foster parent providing care shall be a full-time resident of the foster home.(h) Each foster parent and household member shall meet the physical health eligibility criteria set by the U.S Department of Health and Human Services, Administration on Children Youth and Families, "National Model Foster Family Home Licensing Standards" (February 2019) available at, as noted in Appendix A, as follows: (1) For any foster parent seeking to provide care to a child under 6 years old, or a child with special medical needs, all children who are household members shall be up to date on immunizations consistent with the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ACIP), and the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), unless the immunization is contrary to the child's health as documented by a licensed health care professional;(2) All household members who will be caregivers of infants shall be up-to-date for pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine, unless the immunization is contrary to the individual's health as documented by a licensed health care professional; and.(3) All household members who will be caregivers of infants and children with special medical needs shall be up-to-date for an annual influenza vaccine, unless the immunization is contrary to the individual's health as documented by a licensed health care professional.(i) For any foster parent seeking to provide care to a child age 6 and over, unless a child who is a household member has received an exemption from the vaccination requirement pursuant to RSA 141-C:20-c, all children shall be up to date on immunizations consistent with He-P 301.14 (b)(1)-(6).(j) Special medical needs of a child in care are determined by the child in care's physician licensed under RSA 329.(k) A permit for family foster care shall be valid for a period up to 6 months from the date issued.(l) A license for family foster care shall be valid for a period of up to 2 years from the date issued, however, the expiration date shall not be later than 2 years from the date of the fire inspection report, the criminal history records checks, or the abuse and neglect registry checks, whichever is earliest.(m) A permit for foster family care shall be subject to conditions established by the department that are necessary to promote the health and safety of the child in care.(n) A foster parent with valid licensure to provide child day care service shall be approved to provide child day care services for children in care only when the ratio of children in care to other children receiving child day care service in the home is at least one to one.(o) The foster family care licensee shall maintain the applicant requirements outlined in He-C 6446.04.N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 6446.14
#7184, INTERIM, eff 12-28-99, EXPIRED: 4-26-00
New. #7321, eff 7-22-00; ss by #8663, eff 6-16-06
Amended byVolume XXXV Number 10, Filed March 12, 2015, Proposed by #10788, Effective 2/21/2015, Expires2/21/2025.Amended by Volume XL Number 28, Filed July 9, 2020, Proposed by #13056, Effective 6/16/2020, Expires 6/16/2030 (formerly He-C 6446.15).