Section He-C 6448.05 - Administration(a) A child-placing agency shall have an annual external financial audit or a review performed by a certified public accountant. (b) A licensed child-placing agency shall have a local advisory board that: (1) Is made up of at least 5 members;(2) Has officers of advisory boards elected at least every 2 years; and(3) Has meetings at least quarterly with minutes taken and retained for 7 years.(c) The child-placing agency applicant shall have an administrator who:(1) Is responsible to the governing body for the administration of the child-placing agency's policies and program; and(2) Is a graduate of an accredited 4-year college or university, with a major in social services, psychology, or education, and has had at least 5 years of experience in human services. (d) If the administrator is also responsible for casework supervision, then the administrator shall meet the qualifications of both positions.(e) Each child-placing agency shall have a casework supervisor who is responsible for the provision of child-placing services, foster care services, or adoption services.(f) A casework supervisor shall have either: (1) A master's degree from an accredited school of social work or a field of study with an emphasis on human service and an equivalent of at least 3 years of full-time casework experience in a child and family related setting with one year of this experience in a supervisory capacity; or(2) A bachelor's degree and 5 years of experience in child welfare social work with 2 years of this experience in a supervisory capacity.(g) The child-placing agency applicant shall have written personnel standards that include: (1) Titles for each position defining the salary scale, duties, and lines of authority;(2) Job descriptions and qualifications of the administrator and casework supervisor which shall meet or exceed the requirements set forth in (c) and (f) above;(3) A description of employee benefits;(4) Opportunities for growth through supervision, orientation, in-service training, and staff development including competency-based courses pursuant to He-C 6446.21;(5) Annual evaluations of the work and performance of each staff member that includes a provision for employee participation in the evaluation process;(6) A description of the termination procedures established for resignation, retirement, or discharge; and(7) A grievance procedure for employees.(h) The child-placing agency shall prepare agency specific handbooks for foster and adoptive parent applicants that describe the requirements, policies, procedures, and forms.N.H. Admin. Code § He-C 6448.05
#7866, eff 4-2-03; ss by #9895, eff 4-2-11
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