31.2(1)After the Minister completes an investigation, if the Minister has determined that the security or development of a child is in danger and a plan for the care of the child has been established which does not include placing the child as a child in care, the child may receive kinship services in the home of a kinship caregiver if, in the opinion of the Minister, the kinship caregiver is capable of providing for the child in accordance with standards prescribed by the Minister or by regulation.

31.2(2)The Minister may enter into an agreement with a kinship caregiver, who fulfils the eligibility conditions for assistance prescribed by regulation, to provide financial or other assistance to the kinship caregiver if, in the opinion of the Minister, financial or other assistance is required to provide for the basic or exceptional needs of the child.

31.2(3)The agreement referred to in subsection (2) may remain in force until the termination of the placement.