3-002.03C Respite Care Service

473 NAC 3-002.03C

Minors age 16 through 18 may be approved as respite care providers if they -

1. Are acceptable to the client and caregiver;

2. Provide statements from two responsible non-relative adults attesting to their reliability and responsibility to provide respite care, if requested by the Department;

3. Are capable of providing needed supervision, in the opinion of the caregiver and the worker; and

4. Meet all appropriate provider standards (see 473 NAC 5-013.09).

Exception: Minors age 13 through 15 who meet these criterion may be authorized to provide respite care by the hour (code 1301), up to five hours per day.