(1) The therapeutic family care agency recruits, trains and supervises treatment parents. In addition, the therapeutic family care agency recommends treatment families for licensure by the department, as specified under ARM 37.93.716. Therapeutic foster parents must meet all licensing requirements set out in ARM 37.51.101 through 37.51.1410.

(2) Therapeutic treatment parents are in-home treatment providers who, in addition to carrying out usual family foster parent responsibilities, implement treatment strategies and provide treatment interventions under the supervision of the therapeutic family care agency's clinical staff according to the youth's individual treatment plan.

(3) Therapeutic family care requires one parent be available to provide 24 hour per day supervision and be able to deliver therapeutic services as needed. Parenting skills must be appropriate to the level of therapeutic family care being provided and adequate to deal with the needs of emotionally disturbed youths in the areas of behavior management, supportive counseling, and implementation of the treatment interventions contained in the youth's individual treatment plan.

(4) Treatment parents providing intensive level therapeutic family care must be able to provide routine guidance to the mental health assistant to ensure that these services support the goals and objectives of the youth's individual treatment plan.

(5) Treatment parents are members of the youth's treatment team and must be available to participate in treatment team meetings.

(6) Treatment parents must regularly document the youth's progress toward achievement of the individual treatment plan. This documentation must be in writing and incorporated as documented into the youth's case file every 30 days.