---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 20.507"
title: "25"
number: "20.507"
heading: "What requirements must foster care providers meet?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/20.507"
---

# §20.507. What requirements must foster care providers meet?


If a child needs foster care, the social services worker must select care that meets the physical, behavioral, and emotional needs of the child. Foster care is intended to be short-term. The case plan must show that all of the requirements in [paragraphs (a) through (c)](#a..c) of this section are met:

- (a) All foster homes must be certified or licensed by the tribe or other appropriate authority. Foster care placements beyond 30 days must be made through a court of competent jurisdiction to ensure that:
  - (1) Federal background checks are completed prior to placement as required by Public Law 101-630; and
  - (2) **Training (optional for placements with relatives) is provided to the foster family.**
- (b) If the child is placed with relatives in an adoption and guardian placement, the case file must contain an approved current home study.
- (c) An off-reservation foster home, or residential care facility under contract must meet the licensing standards of the state in which it is located or tribally established certifying/licensing standards.

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 25 U.S.C. 13; Pub. L. 93-638; Pub. L. 98-473; Pub. L. 102-477; Pub. L. 104-193; Pub. L. 105-83.

### Source

Source: 65 FR 63159, Oct. 20, 2000, unless otherwise noted.