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Foster Care Application, Forms, Brochures and Handbooks
Foster Care Licensing Forms:
- Application for Foster Care License (06-9162)
- Background Information for Each Applicant (06-9389)
- Clearance Form (06-9437)
- Disclosure of Personal History & Release of Information Authorization
- Fire Escape Plan (D084-LIC-03)
- Plan for Care (06-9045)
- Provider Emergency Information Response Form (06-9386)
Note: Each household member age 16 and older is required to be fingerprinted. Your local OCS office can assist you in getting fingerprints rolled.
Forms for Current Foster Parents:
- Foster parent Report of Stolen/Damaged Property or Personal Injury (06-9440)
- Medical, Dental and Medication Record (06-9180)
- Incident, Emergency, Accident, Illness and Change Report (D084-LIC-08)
- Well-Child Examination and Immunization Schedule (D084-LIC-10)
Forms for Foster Homes with Employees or Volunteers:
- Clearance Form (06-9437)
- Employment Application (D084-17)
- Employees or Volunteers in Foster Homes (06-9046)
- Foster Care Employee Orientation and Training Record (D084-05)
- Reference for Employment Foster Home/Foster Group Home (D084-18)
Foster Care informational brochures:
- 7 Day Survival Kit
- Family Disaster Plan
- Family Disaster Supplies Kit
- Family Emergency Plan
- Food and Water in an Emergency
- Helping Children Cope with Disaster
See the Public Health Preparedness website for additional resources.
Handbooks and Guides:
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Articles and publications of interest:
- All About Foster Care and Foster Parenting
- Activities & Fun for Foster Families
- Articles of Interest to Grandparents
- Children’s Voice
- Family Foster Care: Practices - What Works
- Family Stories About Foster Care and Adoption
- Fostering Families Today
- Lifebooks for Foster Children
- Success Stories
- The Future of Children – Journals
- Youth Stories About Foster Care and Adoption
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