67 Pa.C.S. Ch. 73

67 Pa.C.S. § 7301 Responsibilities of county and private agencies.

The county agency or a private agency that provides foster care services through a contract with a county agency shall provide a resource family with all of the following: (1) The opportunity to be heard regarding agency decisions affecting a child placed with a resource family. (2) Support services as assessed to meet the needs of the child and resource family. (3) Complete and timely responses to inquiries regarding the role of the resource family or the care of the child. (4) Information about the child's medical history, general behavior, relationship with the child's parents, educational history, life experiences and previous and prospective placements. (5) Consultation in the development of the child's permanency plan. (6) Consultation in and prior notice of a decision to release the resource family's address to the child's parent or other family members. (7) Assistance with the coordination of services for the resource family or members of the resource family's immediate family that are assessed as necessary due to emotional disturbance resulting from removal of the child from the resource family's home, provided that the removal is not due to the resource family having created or permitted circumstances that constituted a threat to the child's health or safety. (8) Written notice of all agency policies and procedures relating to the role of the resource family. (9) Appropriate training to enhance the skills and performance of the resource family and maximize the opportunity for successful placements. (10) Information on how to reach agency personnel for emergencies on a 24-hour basis. (11) Confidentiality regarding allegations of abuse involving the resource family or a member of the resource family's family to the extent consistent with the safety of the child and other members of the resource family's household. (12) Prompt written notice of any change to the child's permanency plan. (13) A copy of the provisions of this chapter.

67 Pa.C.S. § 7302 Retaliation prohibited.

No agency shall discharge, threaten or otherwise discriminate or retaliate against a resource family for an inquiry regarding decisions or practices affecting the child or for any communication pursuant to the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to juvenile matters).

67 Pa.C.S. § 7303 Resource family adoption interview.

(a) Interview.--The agency that placed the child shall interview the resource family as a potential adoptive family when: (1) the resource family has expressed interest in adopting the child; (2) the child has resided with the resource family for six months or longer; and (3) the child's primary or concurrent permanency goal is adoption; or (4) the child has been in out-of-home placement for at least 15 of the preceding 22 months. (b) Resource family parent interview.--If the interviewing agency is not the agency responsible for making a recommendation to the court as to adoptive placement of the child, the interviewing agency shall share all information obtained from the interview under subsection (a) with the agency responsible for making the recommendation. (c) Consideration of more than one adoptive resource.--If more than one adoptive resource is available, the agency responsible for making a recommendation to the court as to adoptive placement of the child shall document the reasons for the agency's recommendation in the child's case record and, upon request, shall provide that information to the resource family.

67 Pa.C.S. § 7304 Regulations.

The department shall promulgate regulations as necessary to ensure compliance with this chapter.