Are there any rules, policies, or precedents for denying a prospective foster parent because the person is HIV positive?
Residential Child Care Licensing has no rules that speak specifically to HIV status. Each home study on prospective foster parents must include information about the health status of each household member and must evaluate the potential impact of a health condition on providing foster care in the home. A variety of serious health conditions could be considered as rendering a person unable to care for foster children. Each person must be assessed individually based on the nature and severity of a health condition. Most decisions to verify or not verify a home for foster care are based on the CPA’s policies and on the child placement staff’s assessment of the home. Agencies make individualized decisions about each potential foster home based on their assessment of that home. They can choose to verify (or not) whomever they assess as capable, as long as they are complying with any applicable laws or rules.
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