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​​​​​ The Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) is a department for​ the Cabinet For Health and Family Services (CHFS) within the Kentucky State Government, dedicating itself to the safety, permanence, and well-being of children and families residing in Kentucky. The DCBS Standard of Practice Manual was designed to provide comprehensive and uniform guidelines for staff decision-making, authority, and accountability.

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General

Chapter G-1 Fundamentals of Practice
Chapter G-2 Quality Assurance and Organizational Integrity
Chapter G-3​ Title IV-E, Medicaid and Other Funding Services​
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Child Protective Services (CPS)

Chapter 2 Intake and Investigation
Chapter 3 In Home CPS Case
Chapter 4 Out of Home Care Services
Chapter 5 Relative and Fictive Kin Placement
Chapter 6 Prevention Services
Chapter 7 Safety, Prevention, and Aftercare Plans
Chapter 11 Child Protective Services Court
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Adult Protective Services (APS)

Chapter 19Intake
Chapter 20Investigations and Assessment
Chapter 23Ongoing Services and Case Planning
Chapter 24Placement and Movement of Adults
Chapter 25APS Court
Chapter 26Case Closure/Aftercare
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Adoption/Foster Care

Chapter 12 Foster and Adoptive Family Recruitment, Certification and Reimbursement
Chapter 13 Adoption Services


Other

Chapter 9 Status Offender Services
Chapter 10 Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children
Chapter 27 General Adult Services
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