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approval process for persons seeking to adopt children who are in the State’s foster system. This additional information may be considered during the licensing or renewal and the adoptive home approval decision-making processes. D. Licensing Procedure. (1) An application for licensure pursuant to these regulations shall be studied by SCDSS or a licensed child placing agency. (2) A decision regarding each application for a license shall be made within 120 days of the date the application is completed and received by SCDSS or the child placing agency. If SCDSS or the child placing agency has requested information that has not been provided by the applicant, then the decision is stayed pending receipt of all information. (3) An initial standard license shall be issued or denied within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the licensing packet by the director of SCDSS or the director’s designee based on the result of the assessment study and recommendation of SCDSS or the child placing agency. (4) A standard license shall be renewed within thirty (30) calendar days of receipt of the licensing packet based on the results of the assessment study and recommendation of SCDSS or the child placing agency prior to the expiration of the existing standard license. E. Licenses. (1) The issued license shall not be transferable from either the address or foster parent specified on the license. (2) A standard license shall be issued when all requirements of these regulations are met. A standard license is valid for two years from the date issued. (3) A Standard with Temporary Waiver license may be issued for up to 90 days. The utilization of this type of license is warranted when SCDSS or the child placing agency is acting in the best interest of children already in placement and for whom stability is necessary. The Standard with Temporary Waiver license shall include language that reflects the expiration period and the reason for the temporary waiver. No additional children may be placed during temporary waiver periods. Standard with Temporary Waiver licenses can be issued under the following circumstances: (a) A standard licensed foster parent moves to a new home and SCDSS or child placing agency is waiting to receive written documentation that the fire and health inspections have been completed and any noted deficiencies have been corrected; or (b) A standard license has previously been issued to a foster family and subsequently a household member reaches the age of eighteen years, or a new adult household member has entered the home since licensure, and SCDSS or the child placing agency is waiting to receive written clearance on all background checks for that individual. (4) The agency may issue a provisional license for kinship foster care. Except in extenuating circumstances, a provisional license should remain in effect for no more than 90 days. SCDSS shall provide a monthly stipend to kin during the period of provisional licensure. A provisional license for kinship foster care may be issued under the following circumstances: (a) The child is in the legal and physical custody of the department; and (b) Kin has indicated in writing that the kin wants to become a licensed kinship foster parent; and (c) Kin is twenty-one years of age or older; and (d) Kin and other adults living in the home have provided a written statement containing information necessary to determine whether a criminal history or history of child abuse or neglect exists and whether this history indicates there is a significant risk that a child would be threatened with abuse or neglect if placed in the home of the kin. (e) The agency has completed a thorough review and home assessment to verify the information contained in the written statements provided pursuant to 114–550(E)(4)(d) by completing a check of the Central Registry of Child Abuse and Neglect and other relevant records, a sex offender registry check, a check of criminal records for the preceding five years of the State Law Enforcement Division, and to the extent reasonably possible, criminal records of other jurisdictions in which the kin or other adult resided during that period. The department must not agree to or