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Adult Foster Care Licensing
Adult Foster Care provides residential care for people age 18 and over who need supportive housing and services due to physical, emotional, developmental or mental health reasons. Providers of Adult Foster Care are responsible for residents' food, lodging, protection, supervision and household services. Providers must be licensed. The county evaluates prospective homes and recommends licenses for those that meet state standards, monitors providers for compliance, and supports quality foster homes for adults. Clients individual needs drive placement decisions.
How do I become licensed?
Thank you for you interest in Adult Foster Care Licensing.
Please start by reading and/or printing our New Applicant letter HERE.
2. Background Form *Required for all persons in the household over the age 13 and all substitute care providers, Finger prints are required ($9.10 fee for fingerprinting)
2a. How to submit background study request to provider in NetStudy 2.0.
5. Program Abuse Prevention Plan (PAPP)
8a. AFC Handbook
12. Mobility Assessment Checklist
13. Maltreatment of Vulnerable Adult Reporting
Re-Licensing
4. Provide Copy of Program Abuse Prevention Plan (PAPP)
5. Copy of Caregivers Training Records
Training Resources:
- 245A Adult Foster Care Service Recipient Rights Packet
- 245A Adult Foster Care Service Termination Policy
- A Source of Pride: What APS Should know about LGBT Older Adults
- Adult Foster Care Program Plan Instructions
- Alzheimers and Dementia
- Alzheimers Association: Behaviors
- Bones and Joints
- CHF- Congestive Heart Failure Danger Signs
- CHF- Heart Failure Daily Weight Log
- CHF- How your heart works and what can go wrong with it
- Diabetes Self Learning
- Ethnic and Cultural Issues
- Fall Prevention in Older Adults
- Good Communication
- Guidance on Inappropriate use of Antipsychotics
- Helping APS Clients and Victims Facing Homelessness
- Helping Older Adults After Disasters
- Hospice Care
- Maintaining Boundaries
- Maintaining Confidentiality
- Medications- Training of Non- Licensed Personnel in Medication Administration Instructors Manual
- Medications- Understanding Medications
- MRSA & VRE Infection Control and Test
- MRSA Infection Control
- MRSA Info
- National Homemaker- Home Health Aide Checklist for Skills Demonstration
- Nutrition
- Opioids
- Personal Safety
- Report of Placement Admission or Discharge
- Resources for APS: Working with People with Dementia
- Respiratory Problems
- Tobacco
- VRE Frequently Asked Questions
- VRE Precautions and hand washing
- Working with Difficult People
- Wound Prevention and Care
- ADL Estimation Guide
- Adult Foster Home Mobility Access Assessment
- Background form.pdf
- Cash Resource Procedure For Adult Foster Care
- Cash Resources Record
- CFC.AFC.FADS BGS Data Collection Form update 10.19
- Fact Sheet
- Guidlines and Timelines
- Home Safety Checklist for Community Residental Settings
- Homes Plus Resident Personal Record
- Incident Reports
- Individual Abuse Prevention Assessment and Plan
- Individual Resident Emergency Escape Plan
- Individual Resident Placement Agreement
- Individual Resident Placement Agreement-Respite
- Initial Contact Screening Form
- Injectable Medication Administration Authorization
- Medical Records Request Authorization to Release Confidential Information
- Medication Assistance For AFC Residents
- Medication Information Sheet
- Medication Record and Assistance Administration Authorization
- Medication Record Instructions and Form
- New Corporate Adult Foster Care Application
- Physicians Visit Order Form
- Release of Information
- Resident Information and Discharge Form
- Resident Records Checklist
- Resident Rights for Adult Foster Care Programs
- Residents Personal Possessions Inventory
- Residents Progress Notes Incident Report
- Workcomp Law
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 245A (Human Services Licensing Act)
Minnesota Statutes, Chapter 245C (Human Services Background Studies Act)
Minnesota Rule/Statute cite
Rule 13 : Minn. Rules, parts 9543.0010 to 9543.0150 – Family Day Care, Adult Foster Care, and Child Foster Care; Licensing Functions of County and Private Agencies.
Rule 203: Minn. Rules, parts 9555.5105 to 9555.6265 – Administration of Adult Foster Care Services and Licensure of Adult Foster Homes