Sec.17a-150-71. License denial, revocation, suspension or renewal refusal

(a) A child placing agency license shall be denied or its renewal refused for any of the following causes whenever, in the judgment of the department, the child placing agency:

(1) Fails to comply with sections 17a-150-1 through 17a-150-49, inclusive of the regulation of Connecticut State Agencies;

(2) fails to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws, ordinances, rules, and regulations;

(3) violates any of the provisions or conditions under which the child placing agency license was issued;

(4) furnishes or makes any false or misleading statements in order to obtain or retain a child placing agency license;

(5) refuses or fails to submit reports when requested by the department; or

(6) fails or refuses to admit the department to its premises at any reasonable time for the purpose of inspection, review, and supervision;

(b) The granting of a child placing agency license shall be denied if the child placing agency knowingly employs or uses as a volunteer anyone who:

(1) Has been convicted of injury or risk of injury to a child or other similar offenses against a child;

(2) has been convicted of impairing the morals of a child or other similar offenses against a child;

(3) has been convicted of violent crime against a person or other similar offenses;

(4) has been convicted of the possession, use, or sale of controlled substances;

(5) has been convicted of illegal use of a firearm or other similar offenses;

(6) has ever had an allegation of child abuse or neglect substantiated; or

(7) has had a child removed from their care because of child abuse or neglect.

(c) The renewal of a child placing agency license may be denied if the child placing agency knowingly employs or uses as a volunteer anyone who:

(1) Has been convicted of injury or risk of injury to a child or other similar offenses against a child;

(2) has been convicted of impairing the morals of a child or other similar offenses against a child;

(3) has been convicted of violent crime against a person or other similar offenses;

(4) has been convicted of the possession, use, or sale of controlled substances;

(5) has been convicted of illegal use of a firearm or other similar offenses;

(6) has ever had an allegation of child abuse or neglect substantiated; or

(7) has had a child removed from their care because of child abuse or neglect.

(d) The granting or renewal of a child placing agency license may be denied if the child placing agency knowingly employs or uses as a volunteer anyone who:

(1) Is awaiting trial, or is on trial, for charges as described in subdivisions (1) through (5) of subsection (a) of this section; or

(2) has a criminal record that the department or child placing agency believes makes the home unsuitable;

(e) The granting or renewal of a child placing agency license may be denied if the child placing agency knowingly employs or uses as a volunteer anyone who has a current child abuse or neglect allegation pending and the child placing agency fails to have a plan approved by the Department of Children and Families which provides for the protection of children pending the outcome of the investigation.

(f) No child placing agency license shall be renewed if the holder of such child placing agency license knowingly arranges for the placement of a child with, or arranges for the substitute care of a child by, a person described in subdivisions (1) through (4), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section, or subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (d) of this section.

(g) The chief administrative officer of a child placing agency shall immediately notify the department upon obtaining knowledge that any employee or volunteer acquires any descriptors in subdivisions (1) through (7), inclusive, of subsection (b) of this section, or subdivisions (1) and (2) of subsection (d) of this section.

(h) A child placing agency license shall be denied, revoked, suspended or its renewal refused pursuant to the provisions of sections 46a-79 through 46a-81, inclusive, of the Connecticut General Statutes relating to the employment of criminal offenders.

(Effective February 20, 1997)