Under what condition may you transfer foster homes to the main office or another branch without updating the foster home screening?

• A. When the branch closure is not related to a corrective or adverse action
• B. When there are no staff available
• C. When all homes are new
• D. When the agency is undergoing a separate audit

Answer: (A)

When a foster home is moved within the agency, you normally would re-check and update the foster home screening to reflect the new supervising location. But there’s an administrative exception: if the branch is closing and the closure isn’t tied to any corrective or adverse action, the foster homes can be transferred to the main office or another branch without updating the screening. This is because the change is strictly organizational, and the home’s approval status and risk profile aren’t changing—the receiving office simply takes over oversight with the existing approval in place.

Operational issues like not having staff available don’t create a screening exemption, and if all homes are new or if the agency is undergoing a separate audit, those situations don’t justify skipping a screening update. The exception applies specifically to a branch closure that isn’t related to corrective or adverse actions.