License Denials, Suspensions, and Revocations

We’ll work with you before we deny, suspend, or revoke your kinship license.

We may deny, suspend, or revoke a kinship license in the following situations:

• You do not meet the licensing requirements.
• People in your home or on your property have not passed a background check.
• You did, allowed, or assisted in something illegal on the property of a home or facility that provides care to children or youth.
• You give us false information on purpose, and it affects the safety and well-being of the kinship child or youth.
• You cannot support the safety, health, and well-being of the kinship child or youth.
• You cannot or will not support a child's or youth's cultural needs, including their needs based on their race, ethnicity, and religion, or sexual orientation and gender identity and expression.
• We find that you abused, neglected, or abandoned a child or youth.

If we decide to deny, suspend, or revoke your license, we’ll send you a certified letter to let you know. If you disagree with our decision, you can follow the instructions in the letter to appeal it.

If you apply for a license, and we find that you cannot provide for the safety, health, and well-being of the kinship child or youth, we have the right to:

• Deny your application
• Revoke your license if you have one
• Take other actions against you for not complying with rules for kinship caregivers