Section 34 in Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Orissa Rules, 2002
34. Foster Care.
(1)A child to be placed under short term foster shall be done according to the procedure laid down under clause (d) of sub-rule (9) of rule 33 above. The short-term foster care period shall not exceed four months.(2)The temporary foster care shall be carried out as given in subsection (2) of Section 42 of the Act by the competent authority under supervision of a probation officer/case worker/social worker, as the case may be, in Form II. The total period of temporary foster care shall not exceed five years.(3)The following criteria be applied for selection of families for temporary foster care :(a)foster parent(s) should have stable emotional adjustment within the family;(b)foster parent(s) have an income to meet their needs and not be dependent on the foster care maintenance payment. The monthly family income shall not be less than Rs.5,000 per month;(c)medical reports of all the members of the family residing in the premises should be obtained including checks on HIV, TB and Hepatitis B to determine that they are medically fit. An update should be done at regular intervals of not less than once in a calendar year;(d)the foster mother should have experience in child caring and the capacity to provide good child care;(e)the foster mother should be physically, mentally and emotionally stable;(f)the home should have adequate space and physical facilities;(g)the foster care family should be willing to follow rules laid down including regular visits to pediatrician, maintenance of child health, record etc;(h)the family should be willing to sign an agreement and to return the child to the agency whenever called to do so;(i)the foster mother should be willing to attend training/orientation programmes;(j)the foster parent(s) should be willing to take the child for regular (at least once a month in the case of infants) check ups to a pediatrician approved by the agency.(4)There should be regular monitoring and supervision carried out by the Probation Officer/Child Welfare Officer, as the case may be.
