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and adoption standards. Individual interviews of each applicant must be conducted to observe family functioning and assess the family’s capacity to meet the needs of a child in foster care. It is preferred that all additional household members be interviewed in the home; however, a virtual interview may be conducted if additional household members are unable to be interviewed in person at an alternative time. The agency will determine whether to interview or just observe each household member based on his or her age and development. (2) The agency or child placing agency must obtain at least three references, including at least one from a relative and one from a non-relative. All references must be documented in writing. (3) Tribal agencies may also be involved in conducting home studies for American Indian and Alaska Native children. 42 U.S.C.A. sec. 671(26)(B) provides that any receiving state must treat any tribal home study report as meeting the requirements imposed by the state for the completion of a home study. J. Capacity Standards. (1) The total number of children in a family foster home or prospective adoptive home, including the family’s own children living in the home, must not exceed eight, of which no more than five may be children in foster care. The agency may determine lower capacities based on the family assessment and home study. (2) The maximum number of children may be increased with agency approval to allow for siblings to remain together, to allow applicants to provide care to a child who has an established, meaningful relationship with the applicants’ family, such as a child who was formerly in foster care with the family, or in accord with Section 63–7–2400. K. Sleeping Standards. (1) Each child in foster care must have a sleeping space with an individual bed or crib, mattress and linens, as appropriate for the child’s needs and age and similar to other household members. (a) Children who are relatives may share a bed with agency approval. (b) All cribs in the home must be in compliance with Consumer Product Safety Commission standards. (c) All bunk beds in the home must be assembled and used per manufacturer’s instructions. (i) The second tier or above of a bed shall not be used by any children with conditions limiting mobility. (ii) The second tier or above must not be used by a child under the age of six. (2) There must be no more than four children total sharing a room used as a sleeping space except for extenuating circumstances as approved by SCDSS. (a) A child over the age of five must not share a room used as a sleeping space with a child of the opposite gender. (b) Children of the opposite gender who are relatives may share a room used as a sleeping space with agency approval. (c) A child under twelve months of age in an individual crib may share a room used as a sleeping space with the foster parent or adoptive parent. (d) A child over 12 months of age may share a room used as a sleeping space with the foster parent or adoptive parent with agency approval. (3) Children shall sleep within calling distance of an adult member of the family, with no child sleeping in a detached building, unfinished attic or basement, stairway, hall, or room commonly used for other than bedroom purposes. (4) No biological children of the foster family shall be displaced and made to occupy sleeping quarters prohibited above because of a foster or adoptive child being placed in the home. L. Other Living Space Standards. (1) The home may be a house, mobile home, housing unit, or apartment occupied by an individual or a family. (2) The applicants’ home and all structures on the grounds of the property must be maintained in a clean, safe, and sanitary condition and in a reasonable state of repair.