1. A foster care agency which places children in an independent living foster home shall develop and implement written policies and procedures relating to children placed in independent living foster homes which must include, without limitation:

(a) A process for ensuring that a potential location for an independent living arrangement meets any standards required by the licensing authority and is evaluated on a regular basis to ensure that it continues to meet such standards;

(b) A procedure for approving a location for an independent living arrangement;

(c) Criteria and procedures for intake and admission into the independent living foster home and discharge from the independent living foster home, including, without limitation, procedures to ensure that the child will be discharged into the care of his or her legal guardian if he or she is less than 18 years of age at the time of his or her discharge;

(d) The conditions under which a child may be discharged from the independent living foster home, including, without limitation, criteria and procedures for implementing an emergency discharge of the child;

(e) Criteria and procedures for terminating the approval of a location for an independent living arrangement;

(f) A detailed plan for determining and maintaining the supervision and visitation of each child after he or she has been placed in a location for an independent living arrangement; and

(g) The types of services that the provider of foster care will obtain or provide to meet the needs of the child during the placement.

2. A foster care agency which places children in an independent living foster home shall coordinate with the provider of foster care to:

(a) Ensure that each child is enrolled in academic, vocational education or career and technical education services appropriate to meet the needs of the child;

(b) Monitor the educational progress of each child as often as necessary;

(c) Assist each child in obtaining routine and emergency medical care and dental care;

(d) Evaluate the needs of each child for financial assistance upon intake and monthly thereafter or more often if necessary;

(e) Provide the resources to meet the basic needs of each child, including, without limitation, clothing, food and shelter;

(f) Provide assistance to each child in locating, securing and maintaining employment;

(g) Provide training in life skills to meet the needs of each child;

(h) Support each child who remains under the jurisdiction of a court pursuant to NRS 432B.594; and

(i) Obtain and provide a system for responding to a crisis that is accessible to the child 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, including holidays, and provide training to each child on how to access and use the system.

3. A foster care agency which places children in an independent living foster home shall provide an orientation and training to each child admitted to its program for independent living.

(Added to NRS by 2013, 1441)