Minimum parenting standards means that a parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare sees that the child is adequately fed, clothed appropriately for the weather conditions, provided with adequate shelter, protected from physical, mental and emotional harm, and provided with necessary medical care and education required by law. A parent who has abandoned a child, deserted a child for three months, or failed to demonstrated a reasonable degree of interest, concern, or responsibility as to the welfare of a newborn child for 30 days after birth is deemed to have failed to have met the minimum parenting standards, unless the parent has arranged for the child's care in the home of a relative who is willing and capable of assuming responsibility for the child. In addition, a parent who is addicted to alcohol or who is a drug addict, as defined in the Illinois Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependency Act [20 ILCS 305] and who has consistently failed to cooperate in a rehabilitation program for a period of at least twelve months is deemed to have failed to have met the minimum parenting standards unless the parent has arranged for the child's safety and well-being despite the parents addiction.
(R 304) (P 305)
"Minimum parenting standards" means that a parent or other person responsible for the child's welfare sees that the child is adequately fed, clothed appropriately for the weather conditions, provided with adequate shelter, protected from physical, mental and emotional harm, and provided with necessary medical care and education as required by law. (R 302, 315)