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Chapter 3
CHAPTER 3
3.11 WORKING WITH INCARCERATED PARENTS
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CHAPTER 4
4.37 WORKING WITH INCARCERATED PARENTS
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Initial Considerations Prior to Removal
4.1 Consideration of Race and Ethnicity/Maintaining Cultural Connections
4.2 Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)
4.3 Relative and Absent Parent Search
4.5.1 Kinship Care and Relative Benefit Regional Logs
4.5.2 Eligibility Criteria for Children Approved for Kinship Care Benefits Prior to April 1, 2013
4.5.3 Kinship Care Benefits Approvals-Prior to April 1, 2013
4.5.4 Background Checks for Kinship Care Providers or Relative Caregivers
4.5.5 Relative and Fictive Kin Placement Foster Care Payments
4.5.6 Ongoing Services and Permanency for the Child Placed through Kinship Care
4.5.8 Discontinuance of Kinship Care
4.5.9 Redetermination and Reapplication for Children Approved for Kinship Care Prior to April 1, 2013
4.5.10 Service Appeals for Kinship Care Providers, Relative, or Fictive Kin Caregivers
4.6 Parenting Youth in Foster Care
Foster Care Placement Administrative Section
4.9 Initial Placement Considerations
4.10 Placement in a DCBS Foster or Adoptive Home
4.10.1 DCBS Care Plus
4.10.2 DCBS Medically Complex Placement
4.10.4 Relative or Fictive Kin Pursuing Foster Home Approval
4.11 Private Child Placing (PCP) or Child Caring (PCC) Agency
4.11.1 Level of Care Assignment
4.11.2 Request for Emergency LOC Assignment
4.11.3 Reviews of LOC Assignment
4.11.4 Change in LOC Assignment
4.12 Out of State Placement
4.13 Alternative Placements
Opening a Foster Care Case and Developing the Case Plan
4.14 Timeframes for All Out-of-Home Care (OOHC) Cases
4.15 Family Attachment and Involvement
4.16 Participants and Notification for All OOHC Cases
4.17 Preparation for and Completion of the Ten (10) Day Conference
4.18 Ongoing Case Planning
4.19 Visitation Agreement
4.20 Assessing and Maintaining Sibling Relationships
4.21 Safe Infants Act
Ongoing OOHC Service Provision
4.24 SSW's Ongoing Contact with the Child and Family, Including the Medically Complex Child
4.26 Meeting Basic Health Care Needs
4.26.1 Medical Passport
4.26.2 Authorization for Medical Services
4.26.3 Standardized Screening and Assessment for Children in Out of Home Care
4.26.4 Passport Health Plan
4.26.5 Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT)
4.27.1 Individual Health Plan for the Medically Complex Child
4.27.2 Extraordinary Medical Care/Medical Expenses of a Medically Complex Child
4.27.3 Serious Injury of a Child in Foster Care
4.27.4 Life Support Systems
4.27.5 Ending Use of Life Support Systems
4.28 Meeting Educational Needs
4.28.2 Providing Educational Services Under the Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA)
4.28.3 Accessing Educational Records for Children and Youth in Foster Care and Guidelines for Educational Passports
4.28.4 Higher Education Assistance
4.28.5 Educational Training Voucher for Youth Who Have Transitioned Out of Foster Care
4.29.1 Independent Living Services
4.29.2 Transition Planning for Youth Aging Out of OOHC or Extending Commitment
4.30 Normalcy for Children and Youth in Out of Home Care
Ongoing Assessment, Case Planning and Case Closure
4.34 Ongoing Assessment for Out of Home Care Cases
4.35 Reunification, Including Extended Visitation, Case Planning and Transitional Supports to Families and Children
4.36 Case Closure and Aftercare Planning
4.37 Working with Incarcerated Parents
OOHC Administrative Standards of Practice
4.45 Movement from a Home Placement
4.46 Movement from a DCBS Foster or Adoptive Home
4.47 Movement from One PCC Placement to Another
4.48 Discharge from a PCP or PCC Placement
4.49 Discharge Planning Prior to Leaving a Hospital or Treatment Facility
4.50 Discharge Planning Prior to Placement Changes Against Medical Advice
4.51 Documentation Required Upon Entering Out of Home Care (OOHC)
4.51.1 Placement in a Congregate Care (Residential Treatment) Setting
4.52 Personal Care Home/Family Care Home
4.53 Bed-Hold-Private Child Caring (PCC) / Residential or Private Child Placing (PCP) Foster Care Placement
4.54 Transportation and Out of State Travel with a Child in the Custody of the Cabinet
4.55 Sex Education
4.55.1 Pregnant Youth
4.55.2 Family Planning for Pregnant Youth
4.55.3 Survivors and Those at Risk of Human Trafficking
4.56 Use of Tobacco Products
4.57 Photography, Videotaping or Audio Taping of a Child in OOHC
4.58 Mail to Child in OOHC
4.59 Change of Surname for a Youth in OOHC
4.60 State I.D. and Driver's License for Children in the Custody of the Cabinet
4.61 Employment for a Youth in OOHC
4.62 Household Work and Operation of Machinery
4.63 Athletic Program Participation
4.64 Census Count for a Youth in OOHC
4.65 Credit Reports for Youth in Foster Care
4.66 Critical Situations
4.67 Locating Missing Children-Including Runaways
Standards of Practice Manual
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4.11.1 Level of Care Assignment
Effective: 4/20/2021
4.11.1 Level of Care Assignment
Legal Authority
922 KAR 1:360 Private child care placement, levels of care, and payment
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Introduction
Introduction
Practice Guidance
Practice Guidance
The DPP-886A should be detailed and complete to ensure that a child is assigned an accurate level of care (LOC) to support appropriate placements. Detailed and thorough DPP- 886As support a child’s placement stability by ensuring the child is matched with the best placement to meet their needs.
Within three (3) working days of receipt of the completed LOC packet, Children's Review Program (CRP) determines the child’s assigned LOC and returns the completed
CRP-6 Private Child Care Notice of Level of Care Payment Authorization Reassignment
to the billing specialist or desingee who will then forward the form to the SSW.
CRP works with the medical support section to obtain an acuity level for children designated medically complex which will be considered when assigning the LOC.
Levels may also be assigned upon request for children under the age of four (4) with significant behavioral or mental health needs. In these cases, the SSW must submit to CRP a request letter from a supervisor along with the items listed in procedure number two (2) below. If PCC or PCP staff requests that a child under the age of forty-eight (48) months be assigned a LOC and the SSW and FSOS are not in agreement, a request from the provider will be sent to the Division of Protection and Permanency, Out-of-Home Care Branch Manager, for determination.
The period to complete the screener is ten (10) working days, however, because the screener correlates with assigning the LOC and obtaining mental health services, the SSW is encouraged to complete the screener as soon as possible to minimize delays.
Procedure
Procedure
The SSW:
Completes the LOC packet for a child who is:
Four (4) years of age or above;
Under age four (4) with an expired LOC; or
Any child who is designated medically complex regardless of age.
Submits the
DPP 886A Application for Referral and Needs Assessment
and supporting documentation electronically via TWIST within five (5) working days of the child’s entry into out-of-home care (OOHC) in order to obtain a LOC assignment;
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Completes Screener in TWIST no later than ten (10) working days from the child's entry into OOHC;
Follows the guidelines in
SOP 4.11.2 Request for Emergency Level of Care Assignment
if an unforeseen circumstance necessitates a child without a LOC assignment, or with an expired LOC assignment, to be placed; and
Ensures that the review of the LOC assignment occurs to keep the child’s LOC assignment active.
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Footnotes
Supporting documentation may include;
A psychological assessment;
Treatment recommendations;
IEP; 504; or
The Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment, etc.
Any child who is being considered for residential treatment must have a LOC prior to placement. As such, the LOC packet, including the completed
DPP-886A
and screener must be submitted to CRP before placement is secured.
Review of the LOC assignment is outlined in S
OP 4.11.3 Reviews of Level of Care Assignment
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Relative Content
Documents
DPP-886A Application for Referral and Needs Assessment
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Screener 0 years old
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Screener 1 years old
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Screener 2-3 years old
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Screener 4-6 years old
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Screener 7-10 years old
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Screener 11 years old
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Screener 12-17 years old
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CRP-6 Private Child Care Notice of Level of Care Payment Authorization Reassignment
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Revisions
Page Content
7/20/2022
Remove DCBS Behavioral Health Referral form;
Replace DPP-886 Private Child Care Client Inter-Agency Referral Form with the CRP-6 Private Child Care Notice of Level of Care Payment Authorization Reassignment;
Add designee along with billing specialist