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Rules 401 : Licensing Standards for Child Welfare Agencies

• Section 401.30 Purpose
• Section 401.40 Definitions
• Section 401.100 Application for License
• Section 401.110 Provisions Pertaining to Permits
• Section 401.120 Provisional Licenses
• Section 401.130 Provisions Pertaining to Licenses
• Section 401.140 Application for Renewal of License
• Section 401.141 License Transfer for Agencies Providing Adoption Services Seeking 501(c)(3) Status
• Section 401.145 Renewal Application Under Deemed Status
• Section 401.150 Acceptance of Accreditation through Deemed Status
• Section 401.155 Removal of Agency from Deemed Status
• Section 401.160 Voluntary Surrender of License
• Section 401.200 Agency Corporate Status
• Section 401.210 Composition and Responsibilities of the Governing Body
• Section 401.220 Organization and Administration
• Section 401.230 Finances
• Section 401.240 Background Checks
• Section 401.250 Required Reporting to the Department
• Section 401.260 Required Record Keeping
• Section 401.270 Records Retention
• Section 401.300 The Executive Director
• Section 401.310 Child Welfare Supervisors
• Section 401.320 Child Welfare Workers
• Section 401.330 Licensing Staff
• Section 401.340 Professional Staff
• Section 401.350 Support Personnel
• Section 401.360 Use of Volunteer Services
• Section 401.370 Non-Discrimination Against Employees Who Report Suspected Licensing Violations
• Section 401.380 Personnel Records
• Section 401.400 Legal Safeguards of Children Served
• Section 401.410 Required Written Consents
• Section 401.420 Agency Responsibility
• Section 401.430 Interstate Placement of Children
• Section 401.440 Health and Medical Services for Children
• Section 401.450 Transportation of Children
• Section 401.460 Agency Supervised Foster Family Homes, Group Homes and Day Care Homes
• Section 401.470 Agency Responsibilities for Adoption Services (Renumbered)
• Section 401.480 Agency Responsibilities for Independent Living Programs (Renumbered)
• Section 401.500 Child Welfare Agency Responsibilities for Adoption Services
• Section 401.510 Disclosures
• Section 401.520 Adoptive Parents Training
• Section 401.530 Annual Reports
• Section 401.540 Preferential Treatment in Child Placement
• Section 401.550 Waivers Prohibited
• Section 401. 560 Adoption Services Fees
• Section 401.565 Adoption Agency Payment of Salaries or Other Compensation
• Section 401.570 Independent Contractors
• Section 401.580 Cessation or Dissolution of an Adoption Agency
• Section 401.590 Adoption Agency Information and Complaint Registry
• Section 401.595 Agency Complaint Policy and Procedures
• Section 401.600 Advertisement
• Section 401.700 Agency Responsibilities for Independent Living Programs
• Section 401.800 Referrals to Law Enforcement and Injunctive Relief
• Section 401.850 Severability of This Part
• 401.APPENDIX A: Licensing Progression for Child Welfare Agencies
• 401.APPENDIX B: Requirements for Operation of Branch Offices
• 401.APPENDIX C: Management Representations of Child Welfare Agency Financial Condition and Operations
• 401.APPENDIX D: Minimum Requirements for a Risk Management Plan
• 401.APPENDIX E: Acceptance of Voluntary Surrender of License - No Investigations Pending
• 401.Appendix F: Acceptance of Voluntary Surrender of License - Investigations Pending
• 401.APPENDIX G: Acceptable Human Services Degrees
• 401.APPENDIX H: Professionals Who Must Be Registered or Licensed to Practice in the State of Illinois

Section 401.30 Purpose

a) The purpose of this Part is to prescribe the standards for licensure as a child welfare agency and to describe how to apply for a child welfare agency license. This Part also prescribes the duties of a child welfare agency to monitor and supervise child care facilities under its supervisory authority.

b) The licensing standards set forth in this Part are applicable to child welfare agencies as defined in the Child Care Act of 1969 [225 ILCS 10/2.08]. Granting a license to a child welfare agency does not guarantee a contract with the State of Illinois or the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.

(Source: Added at 22 Ill. Reg. 10329, effective May 26, 1998)