Here are some questions I have regarding the proposed regulations:

p 3 (B) Will there be a time frame in which the variance must be reviewed and either approved or denied by the regional office?

p 7 (B5) The current state approval certificate form does not have a space for both the worker who wrote the home study and the supervisor.  If the state is now going to require both signatures, are they planning on revising the form and getting it out to us?

p 8 (B) Will the state be mandating a specific number of hours for on-going training?

p 8  (D) Providers who meet all requirements and are considered fully approved but have not yet taken the pre-service class (but are enrolled), will they be eligible for IV-E placements?  The way it's written, I see this may happen in emergency relative placement situations.

p 10 (I) Will this statement also be true for same sex siblings in short term respite? Ex. a foster parent may have a full size bed and the respite is for 4 & 5 year old sisters for weekend respite.

p 14 (2) In the absence of the provider, is it now appropriate for them to leave the child with someone from their own family and not necessarily another approved agency provider?