AN ACT to amend and reenact sections 50-11-03.2 and 50-11-07 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to foster care homes for children and adults.
What changed between versions
Public funds for foster care are now restricted to facilities licensed, certified, or approved by the Department of Health and Human Services, with no exceptions for state-managed homes.
Nonfederal funds for shelter care placements are limited to seven days, with extensions only granted for health and safety reasons or unforeseeable circumstances after diligent search for other placements.
Nonfederal maintenance payments to unlicensed relatives or kinship caregivers are capped at six months, and guardian subsidies require department approval.
New grounds for license denial or revocation include operator conviction of offenses affecting public service ability or failure to demonstrate rehabilitation after conviction.
License revocation now includes situations where a child in the operator's household was removed due to court findings contrary to child welfare within the last five years.