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114–4980. Procedures and Practices of Child Placing Agencies. A. Foster Home Licensing (1) Child placing agency foster homes shall be licensed/relicensed in accordance with R. 114–550. (2) The child placing agency shall complete a home study using the Department’s home study guide and record the assessment/home study in the Agency’s foster home records. The home study must be written by a Certified Investigator. (3) The child placing agency shall notify the affected person in writing if a license is being denied, revoked, or not renewed. The affected person is entitled to appeal such adverse decisions through the Department’s fair hearing procedures. Child placing agencies must participate and cooperate in the fair hearing process until final disposition. (4) Foster Home Relicensing (a) Foster family homes shall be relicensed in accordance with Regulation 114–550; (b) The Department may issue, deny or revoke a license based on the relicensing assessment study. B. Monitoring Foster Homes (1) The child placing agency shall monitor its licensed foster homes for compliance with the foster home regulations established by the Department. (2) When a complaint is received that may indicate possible violations of foster home regulations, the child placing agency shall: (a) Conduct an investigation to assess the complaint; (b) Send a written report to the foster home stating findings, conclusions, and any anticipated actions; (c) Notify the Department, in writing, of the complaint and pertinent information including, but not limited to, findings, conclusions, and any anticipated actions; and (d) Report any suspected cases of abuse or neglect as required by law. C. Amendments to and Revocation of a Foster Family Home License (1) The child placing agency shall utilize the regulations established by the Department whenever there is an amendment to the foster home license. (2) In the event a child placing agency needs to revoke a foster family home license, the child placing agency shall document violations of any and all regulations, stating with specificity, any regulatory violations informing the decision to revoke. D. Selection of a Foster Family Home (1) Through matching, the child placing agency shall select a family for a child’s placement, consistent with the family assessment, the child’s needs, and the terms of the license. (2) The child placing agency shall not place children in foster homes licensed by another entity without written permission of that entity and the Department. (3) At the time of referral, the child placing agency shall review all information provided, assess the needs and strengths of the child, and through the matching process, select the child’s placement with a foster and/or adoptive family. (4) Once a placement is made, the child placing agency shall not move a child to a different foster family home without the express permission of the Department. (5) The child placing agency shall identify the most appropriate foster family home or adoptive home placement for the child, consistent with the child’s needs and the skills and abilities of the foster or adoptive parent to assist in the achievement of goals in the child’s case plan. (6) The Department approves all (initial and subsequent) placement recommendations. (7) The child placing agency shall make every effort to place a child in a home within close proximity to the child’s family. (8) The child placing agency shall make every effort to place siblings together or in close proximity to each other.