Steps You Must Take for Licensing and Compliance in Nevada >>>
Step 1 - Review the Nevada Administrative Code (NAC) 424 - Foster Homes for Children: https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NAC/NAC-424.html
Step 2 - The Nevada Department of Health & Human Services – Division of Child
& Family Services (DCFS) issues licenses for Foster Parents. As part of the licensing process, DCFS may
request a Fire/Life Safety Inspection to be conducted by the State Fire
Marshal Division. DCFS initiates the
request and sends directly to the State Fire Marshal Division. DCFS can be contacted at: http://dcfs.nv.gov/ or Carson City & Rural Counties: (775) 684-1967, Washoe County: (775) 337-4400 or Clark County: (702) 455-0181
Step 3 - Once DCFS has the
documentation they require for license processing, their office will contact
the Nevada State Fire Marshal Division (NSFM) to request a Fire/Life Safety
Inspection (one of
the requirements for licensing). Upon a
clear Fire/Life Safety Inspection an Approval Memo will be issued to DCFS on your behalf which finalizes your process with the State Fire Marshal Division.
Step 3 - Once DCFS has the documentation they require for license processing, their office will contact the Nevada State Fire Marshal Division (NSFM) to request a Fire/Life Safety Inspection (one of the requirements for licensing). The Certificate of Compliance office will then email the contact given an invoice based on the facility's physical address zip code. The fee breakdown by zip code is listed on Foster Care Inspection Request Fees. Once the invoice is paid, we will send the inspection request to our inspector. Upon a clear Fire/Life Safety Inspection by our inspector, an Approval Memo will be issued to DCFS on your behalf which finalizes your process with the State Fire Marshal Division.