GROUP HOME AND FOSTER CARE AGENCY LICENSING CONSULTANTS. Child Caring Consultants assists clients with obtaining a license to operate a child caring program. Our agency also ensures that clients who are already licensed maintain substantial compliance with regulatory agencies and other child welfare agencies. Child Caring Consultants provides services that enable a client to obtain a license from the Residential Child Care Licensing (RCCL) Unit and also to receive a Contract to place children in their licensed programs from the Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS/OPM), Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ), etc.
Thus far, 100% of our licensing applications have been approved!!!
The following programs must be either licensed and/ or abide by certain standards or policies:
Child Caring Institution or Group Home (CCI) Child Placing Agency (CPA) - Foster Care and/or Adoptive Services Maternity Home (MATH) - Basic Maternity and/or Second Chance/Parenting Services Outdoor Child Caring Programs or Camp (OCCP) Children’s Transition Care Centers (CTCC) Runaway Homeless and Youth Programs (RHYP) Specialty Transitional Living Program (TLP)/Independent Living Program (ILP)
SERVICES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:
Assistance with Opening a New Agency/Facility per the Residential Child Care Licensing (RCCL) Unit’s Rules and Regulations and the Department of Family and Children’s Services (DFCS)/Office of Provider Management (OPM)/Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) Standards:
Physical Plant Inspection
Policy and Procedure Development
Hiring and Interviewing New Staff
Staff Training Related to RCCL Rules and Regulations
Development of Templates/Forms required by RCCL and OPM
Website Development
Implementation of Policies and Procedures
Continuous Compliance Monitoring
Assistance With Obtaining a Contract with DFCS/OPM/DJJ:
Policy and Procedure Development
Implementation of Policies and Procedures
RCCL Rules & Regulations and DFCS/OPM/DJJ Standards Review:
Overview of rules and regulations and standards with staff via phone conference or onsite meeting
Detailed review of each section of the rules and regulations and standards with staff via phone conference or onsite meeting
Interpretation of rules & regulations and standards
Policies and Procedures:
Development of policies and procedures and standards for all facility types
Update policies and procedures per any revised RCCL rules and regulations and OPM/DJJ Standards
Implementation of policies and procedures and standards
Substantial Compliance Preparation of an Agency/Facility for RCCL and DFCS/OPM/DJJ Inspections for the following visit types:
Initial Visits
Monitoring Visits
Annual Visits
Follow-up Visits
Complaint/Investigation Visits
Development of Sample Records and/or Development and Organization of Permanent Agency/Facility Records:
Policy and Procedure Notebook
Administration Notebook
Resident Records
Foster Parent and Foster Child Records
Employee Records
Develop Templates for the following RCCL and DFCS/OPM/DJJ required documents, including but not limited to:
Home Studies
Service Plans
Assessments
Discharge Plans
Matching forms
Disaster Plans
Training /Orientation
Electronic Records:
Develop Electronic Records Policies and Procedures
Train staff to implement policies and procedures per RCCL regulations and DFCS/OPM standards
Review access of electronic documents needed per RCCL regulations and DFCS/OPM standards
Inspections for RCCL and DFCS/OPM/DJJ Compliance:
Physical Plant
Foster Homes
Completion of documents and other tasks related to RCCL and DFCS/OPM/DJJ requirements:
Plans of Correction development and implementation
Licensing requests, including Amended Licenses
Completion of Change Request forms
Refutation requests
Waiver and Variance requests
Office Conference assistance and representation
Satellite office development and organization
Adverse Action Assistance
Closing an Agency or Facility
