1. A foster care agency which places children in a specialized foster home shall develop and carry out written policies and procedures relating to children placed in specialized foster homes which must include, without limitation:
(a) The service and treatment philosophy of the foster care agency for children with physical, mental or emotional issues and children who are placed in a specialized foster home by a juvenile court;
(b) Specific treatment techniques that the foster care agency plans to approve for use with children described in paragraph (a) and their families;
(c) Specific strategies for behavior management that the foster care agency will allow providers of foster care to use with children described in paragraph (a); and
(d) Adequate staffing to provide the intensity of services required when caring for children described in paragraph (a).
2. A foster care agency shall require a provider of foster care to serve as an active participant in the treatment or care plan of a child who is placed in a specialized foster home. The foster care agency shall:
(a) Provide services to support the provider of foster care in reducing barriers in caring for and supporting any children placed in a specialized foster home;
(b) Arrange or provide support for the provider of foster care to arrange for the child to receive appropriate clinical services, including, without limitation, psychiatric, psychological and medication management services; and
(c) Ensure cooperation between the employees of the foster care agency, the provider of foster care, the child and the biological family of the child in meeting the goals of the child’s treatment plan.
3. A foster care agency which places children in a specialized foster home shall have a written plan for alternative care in the event of an emergency if the placement of the child into a specialized foster home disrupts that specialized foster home.
(Added to NRS by 2013, 1440)
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