NAC424.360. Grounds of home.  


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  •      1. The grounds of a foster home must include outdoor space as a recreational area suitable for the size, number and age of the children accepted for foster care.

         2. Outdoor play space must be fenced when, in the judgment of a licensing authority representative, surrounding hazards, including, without limitation, freeways, railroads, livestock, machinery and irrigation ditches or other bodies of water, suggest the necessity for such protection.

         3. The home and outdoor play area must be well-maintained in a clean and safe condition and free from hazards, including, without limitation, trash and debris.

         4. The premises of a foster home must be free of accumulated refuse, dilapidated structures, vermin, dangerous conditions capable of harming children and any other health or safety hazard.

         5. All land areas must be well-drained, imperviously surfaced if necessary and free of depressions in which water may stand.

     [Welfare Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 107.1 + part § 108.1, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89]—(NAC A by Div. of Child & Fam. Services by R044-02, 7-23-2002)