Section 382.8  Department Responsibilities

a)         The Director of the Department of Children and Family Services shall designate staff to serve as the Department's liaison in working with license-exempt agencies.

b)         The Department shall:

1)         furnish agencies with copies of laws, standards and other related rules, licensing forms and instructions, and information pertaining to licensure in Illinois;

2)         process licenses for family homes under the jurisdiction of the agency and maintain records of all such licenses issued by the Department;

3)         notify the applicant, with a copy of the notification to the supervising agency, if a license cannot be issued and the reasons it cannot be issued;

4)         communicate with representatives of the agency on problems involving the licensing of any of its homes;

5)         be accessible to the agency's designated representative for consultation about the licensing standards, the licensing process or the joint agreements; and

6)         determine that the agency continues to be eligible to seek licenses for and to supervise and place children in family homes in Illinois.