Sec. 204. State foster family home licensing standards
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Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, a State with a plan approved under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act shall submit to the Secretary of Health and Human Services a report— comparing the State standards for foster family homes with the National Association for Regulatory Administration Model Family Foster Home Licensing Standards; explaining any barriers to the ability of a relative caregiver to become a State-licensed foster parent, and assessing the role of the State’s standards for foster family homes in contributing to these barriers (not including barriers caused by the State’s adherence to the Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006); and describing plans by the State to eliminate the barriers described in subparagraph (B), including plans to change any State standards that contribute to the barriers, and explaining the State’s reasoning for not changing any such standards.
Not later than 1 year after the date on which a State submits the report required by paragraph (1), the State shall submit to the Secretary an additional report describing any progress made by the State to eliminate the barriers described in paragraph (1)(B). Section 471(a)(11) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 671(a)(11) ) is amended to read as follows: provides that the State shall review the standards referred to in paragraph
(10)and amounts paid as foster care maintenance payments and adoption assistance to assure their continuing appropriateness, and shall update the standards not less than once every 3 years, taking into account model foster family home standards recommended by national organizations, such as the National Association for Regulatory Administration Model Family Foster Home Licensing Standards; and describes the State’s efforts to ensure that relative caregivers are able to meet the standards, including a description of the procedures used by the State to waive nonsafety standards, as provided in paragraph (10)(D); .
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