Sec.17a-150-77. Causes for, denying, revoking or refusing to renew an approval

(a) An approval may be denied, revoked, or its renewal refused for any of the following causes whenever a foster or prospective adoptive family:

(1) Fails to comply with applicable statutes and regulations regarding child care and child placement;

(2) fails to comply with applicable state and local laws, ordinances, rules and regulations relating to building, health, fire protection, safety, sanitation and zoning;

(3) violates any of the provisions under which the approval has been granted;

(4) furnishes or makes any false or misleading statements to the child placing agency in order to obtain or retain an approval;

(5) refuses or fails to submit reports or make records available when requested by the commissioner, designee or child placing agency; or

(6) fails or refuses to admit to the property or to discuss regulatory issues with the commissioner or his designee or child placing agency as required in section 17a-145-135 of the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies.

(b) Each child placing agency shall make a decision regarding the approval or denial of any application to become a foster family or prospective adoptive family based on the Regulations of Connecticut State Agencies, sections 17a-150-51 through 17a-150-123.

(c) The child placing agency shall make the results of its decision available in written form for the record, documenting compliance, or failure to comply, with pertinent regulations and child placing agency policies.

(d) The child placing agency shall notify, by mail, each person applying to become a foster family or prospective adoptive family of the agency's decision. In the case of denial, the agency shall state the specific reasons for the denial citing pertinent regulations and child placing agency policies.

(e) There shall be a biennial evaluation for each foster family or prospective adoptive family. The evaluation shall contain updates of data and information on the family to determine continued compliance with approval requirements.

(Effective February 20, 1997)