The purpose of this hearing is to receive comments on the adoption and repeal of the following regulations:
The following regulations are proposed for ADOPTION:
Title 391 NAC 7 – Residential Child-Caring Agencies
The proposed changes set forth: minimum education requirements, employment experience, training requirements, and fingerprint based national criminal history checks that must be submitted to and cleared before owning, managing, or being an employee of a facility. The proposed changes also establish acceptable forms of discipline, prohibit certain disciplinary techniques, require routine maintenance schedules, require agencies to establish a Bill of Rights for children, and set forth minimum space requirements for sleep, recreation, and privacy.
Title 391 NAC 8 – Child-Placing Agencies
The proposed changes set forth: minimum education requirements, training requirements, background checks that must be submitted to and cleared before owning, managing, or being an employee of an agency, and require agencies to establish a Bill of Rights for children.
The following regulation is proposed for REPEAL in its entirety. The relevant and needed portions of the current 474 NAC 6 are being moved into the proposed Title 391 NAC 7 & 8.
Title 474 NAC 6 – Licensing Group Homes, Child Caring Agencies, and Child Placing Agencies.