(1) It is the policy of this state that an individual may not be disqualified from providing child welfare services to a child or ward:
(a) For the sole reason that the individual received child welfare services as a child or youth;
(b) For the sole reason that the individual is a person with a disability; or
(c) On the basis of race, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender expression or disability.
(2) Subsection (1) of this section applies to any person providing child welfare services to a child or ward, including but not limited to foster parents, proctor foster parents, adoptive parents, relative caregivers, safety providers and direct service providers.