NAC424.495. Communication and visitation with family and others.

     1. A foster home shall cooperate with the agency placing a child in the home to help the child maintain meaningful ties with his family, including correspondence between parent and child, visits to the child and home visits by the child when appropriate.

     2. Reasonable opportunities must be afforded for the child to maintain contact with all family members and with other persons identified in the child’s case plan as important. The opportunity to visit with a parent or guardian must not be denied unless such visits have been denied by court order or the agency placing the child has determined that such visitation would be detrimental to the welfare of the child.

     3. The foster home shall allow for visits of children with their natural relatives only with the prior approval of the agency with responsibility for the children.

     4. The foster home shall, upon reasonable request, permit the child to contact the person or agency responsible for his placement and allow that person or agency to contact the child. The foster home shall not deny or impede direct access of the agency placing the child to the foster child.

     5. The foster home must allow the child to send and receive mail. Any restrictions on correspondence must be approved by the agency placing the child or person from whom the child was received.

     6. The foster home shall give the children the opportunity to invite friends to the foster home and to visit in the homes of friends, if appropriate.

     7. Foster homes shall use care to ensure that anyone who visits the home over an extended period conducts himself in such a manner as not to jeopardize the safety or well-being of the foster children.

     [Welfare Div., Req. for Foster Care part § 105.1 + part § 106.1 + § 106.14, 10-7-88, eff. 1-1-89]—(NAC A by Div. of Child & Fam. Services, 11-14-97)