context clearly indicates otherwise:
"County agency." The county children and youth social
service agency established in accordance with section 405 of the
act of June 24, 1937 (P.L.2017, No.396), known as the County
Institution District Law, or its successor, and supervised by
the department under Article IX of the act of June 13, 1967
(P.L.31, No.21), known as the Human Services Code.
"Resource parent." An adult who is licensed by the
department to provide foster care, including kinship care, to a
child who is determined to be in need of out-of-home placement.
CHAPTER 73
RESOURCE FAMILIES
Sec.
7301. Responsibilities of county and private agencies.
7302. Retaliation prohibited.
7303. Resource family adoption interview.
7304. Regulations.
§ 7301. Responsibilities of county and private agencies.
The county agency or a private agency that provides foster
care services through a contract with a county agency shall
provide a resource parent with all of the following:
(1) The opportunity to be heard regarding agency
decisions affecting a child in the custody of the resource
parent.
(2) Support services that are appropriate and consistent
with the child's and resource parent's needs and the child's
approved permanency plan.
(3) Complete and timely responses to inquiries regarding
the role of the resource parent or the care of the child.
(4) Information about the child's medical history,
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