Ministry of Children and Family Development: Update on Policy for Residential Care Contractors Assessing and Approving Caregivers June 2015 Contractors providing residential care for children and youth

Policy Updates Policy came into force December 1, Future amendments: o Assessment process applies to individual caregivers hired to care for children in their own home AND caregivers in staffed residential resources (rotating workers). o Caregivers cannot look after children (in a family home OR in a staffed residential resource) until they have been assessed and approved. 2

Policy Updates Future amendments cont’d: o Added a definition of residence (location where child resides, family home OR a staffed children’s residential resource). o Assessment Topics – application to staffed residential resources and documentation requirements. o Criminal record check requirements apply to everyone living in the child’s prospective residence or with significant and unsupervised time with the child. 3

Policy Updates Future amendments cont’d: o Clarified language re: contract of employment with caregiver. o Revised information related to fingerprinting timelines and requirements. Timeline for implementation of policy updates: – Fall 2015 (anticipated) 4

Updates on Criminal Record Checks MCFD is in the process of negotiating changes to the criminal record check process that applies to residential care contractors. Updated process would provide a more streamlined process, that would be more timely and less costly for contractors. Timeline: – Finalized process: 2016/17 (requires potential amendments to legislation and negotiations with RCMP) – Interim Process: Fall 2015 (anticipated) 5

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