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Our consultants are committed to protecting children who, for a variety of reasons, find themselves living apart from their families.

Licensing regulations and the activities of regulatory staff are focused on reducing the physical, emotional, and psychological risks to children while seeking to ensure they receive appropriate, effective and responsive services.

The challenges in helping these children build promising futures are great, as are the rewards.

North Carolina General Statute131 D-10.7 makes it a misdemeanor to operate child-caring institutions, residential child-care facilities, group homes, maternity homes, adoption agencies, child-placing agencies, foster homes without first obtaining the required license.

At a minimum, speak with potential referral agencies such as the local Department of Social Services, juvenile court staff, public school system and the local management entity.

Also consider the needs of the children to be served, demographics, service trends and the number of programs already in operation.

The administrative office of a child-placing agency for foster care and a child-placing agency for adoption cannot be located in an occupied private residence, group home, maternity home, crisis pregnancy center or a similar occupied dwelling, business or facility.

Please note that residential child-care facilities, maternity homes and child-placing agencies for foster care must be licensed and in business for one year before they are eligible to receive cost modeled rates.

Information related to cost modeled rates can be found here.

Child-placing agencies providing therapeutic foster care will be eligible for funding from the Medicaid program for authorized therapeutic services.

Maternity homes must be licensed, in business for one year and submit an audit before they are eligible to request a per diem rate and receive funds from the State Maternity Home Fund.

Our consultants conduct announced and unannounced site visits to determine compliance with laws and regulations.

Licensing consultants represent the Division of Social Services and are given authority under North Carolina laws to inspect child welfare agencies, interview children in care and interview staff employed by the agencies.

NC DSS is responsible for licensing the following: Child Placing Agencies, Maternity Homes, Residential Child Care Facilities, and Foster Homes.

Become familiar with the rules and regulations for the program.

Review the Phases for Licensure and complete the Inquiry Form.

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