(a) If the branch office closure is related to a corrective or adverse action which Licensing is taking or has taken against your agency, you must:(1) Close a foster home under that branch office; or(2) Transfer a foster home under that branch office to your main or another branch office, including:(A) Updating the foster home study per §749.2473 of this title (relating to What must I do to verify a foster home that another child-placing agency has previously verified?), with the exception of new criminal history and central registry background checks;(B) Ensuring that all required criminal history and central registry background checks for the foster home have been conducted within the last 24 months; and(C) Amending the verification certificate.(b) If the branch office closure is not related to a corrective or adverse action which Licensing is taking or has taken against your agency, you may transfer the foster homes to the main office or another branch office without updating the foster home screening.