Utah Code § 26B-2-128

Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 26B-2-128 - Numerical limit of foster children in a foster home
(1)
(a) No more than four foster children may reside in the foster home of a licensed foster parent.
(b) No more than three foster children may reside in the foster home of a certified foster parent.
(2) When placing a child into a foster home, the limits under Subsection (1) may be exceeded:
(a) to place a child into a foster home where a sibling of the child currently resides; or
(b) to place a child in a foster home where the child previously resided.
(3) The limits under Subsection (1) may be exceeded for:
(a) placement of a sibling group in a foster home with no more than one other foster child placement;
(b) placement of a child or sibling group in a foster home where the child or sibling group previously resided; or
(c) placement of a child in a foster home where a sibling currently resides.

Utah Code § 26B-2-128

Amended by Chapter 240, 2024 General Session ,§ 27, eff. 5/1/2024.
Renumbered from § 62A-2-116.5 and amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session ,§ 123, eff. 5/3/2023.
Added by Chapter 29, 2017 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/9/2017.