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Department of Community Services
Child Caring / Community Residential
Facilities Approval |
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| Who Needs This
Approval? |
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Anyone who wants to operate a residential
child-caring facility for children and youth under 16 years of age.
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| Issuing Department
/ Agency: |
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N.S. Department of Community Services
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| Where
can you get this Approval and / or further information? |
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Website: http://www.novascotia.ca/coms/licensing
E-mail enquiries: WEBCOMS@novascotia.ca |
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Toll-Free Telephone: 1-844-896-2494 |
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Central Region:
Regional Administrator
Department of Community Services
2131 Gottingen Street
Halifax, NS B3K 5Z7
Tel: 902-424-5074
Fax: 902-424-5115
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Eastern Region:
Regional Administrator
360 Prince Street, Suite 25
Sydney, NS B1P 5L1
Tel: 902-563-5690
Fax: 902-563-5693 |
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Northern Region:
Regional Administrator
610 East River Road, Suite 255
New Glasgow, NS B2H 3S2
Tel: 902-752-4863
Fax: 902-752-5088
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Western Region:
Regional Administrator
10 Webster Street, Suite 202
Kentville, NS B4N 1H7
Tel: 902-679-6715
Fax: 902-679-6127
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| Application Forms
& Process: |
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An application form [Form #1 of the Regulations accompanying the Children
and Family Services Act] as well as guidelines for preparing a proposal
can be obtained at any of the four regional offices listed above. After
it has been completed, and approved by the Regional Administrator for
the region where the proposed facility is to be located, it is then submitted
to the Director of Child Welfare and Residential Services, N.S. Department
of Community Services, for final approval.
The application is evaluated on the basis of departmental priorities,
need, the program to be offered, compliance with appropriate Standards
and Legislation, the availability of funding, etc.
If all requirements are met and budget is approved, the approval will
be issued to the applicant to proceed with construction, renovation or
acquisition of a building to operate a residential child-caring facility.
Following this approval process, the applicant will then be required
to complete a licensing application and undergo a site inspection in
order to obtain a licence to operate as a residential child-caring facility.
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| Waiting Period: |
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Depends upon how long it takes
to assess the proposal and receive budget approval for funding. Upon receipt of completed licensing application, an initial license will be issued within 10 business days. |
| Expiry & Renewal: |
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The approval process to operate
a residential child-caring facility is a one-time event. Once approved,
the facility is licensed for a five-year period or other such time periods
as required to address compliance issues.
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| Price: |
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Free
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| Related Requirements: |
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Inspection by:
1. Labour and Advanced Education
;
2. N.S. Department of Agriculture
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3. Emergency Management Office
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| Additional Information: |
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Licensed facilities are funded
by the N.S. Department of Community Services on a grant plus per diem
rate basis, or on a straight fee for service.
All children and youth accepted into these facilities must have a
care status under the Children and Family Services Act and
Regulations.
A facility's programs are open to review on a yearly basis.
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| Legislative Authority: |
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Children
and Family Services Act, Revised Statutes of Nova Scotia, 1989, Chapter
5, Section 15 and 16, Regulations 13-32
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