Does a foster family need to notify their certifier every time they provide respite for another foster family?
If a certified care giver is planning to regularly provide respite care for another certified care giver – for example every other weekend, the certified care giver should notify their certifier before they begin this scheduled respite care (for example, “I’m providing care every other Saturday from 9-3 for the Smiths foster children, and I will have one more child than my certificate allows.”). It is not necessary to contact the certifier every time this occurs unless there is a change in schedule.
If a certified care giver is planning to regularly provide respite care for another certified care giver – for example every other weekend, the certified care giver should notify their certifier before they begin this scheduled respite care (for example, “I’m providing care every other Saturday from 9-3 for the Smith’s foster children, and I will have one more child than my certificate allows.”). It is not necessary to contact the certifier every time this occurs – unless there is a change in schedule.
