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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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4.10 Placement in a DCBS Foster or Adoptive Home
Effective: 4/20/2021
4.10 Placement in a DCBS Foster or Adoptive Home
Legal Authority
KRS 199.011 Definitions for chapter
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KRS 605.090 Alternative treatment for committed children-Notice of inappropriate behavior of child-Procedures for removal of child committed as dependent, neglected or abused-Reports-Written transfer summary-Placement of public offenders
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922 KAR 1:140 Foster care and adoption permanency services
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922 KAR 1:350 Requirements for public child welfare agency foster parents, adoptive parents, and respite care providers
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Introduction
Introduction
Practice Guidance
Practice Guidance
A foster/adoptive home must have a current DPP-111-Foster Home Contract, which has been signed by the resource parents and cabinet officials prior to a child being placed in their home.
Under no circumstances is a child in the custody of the Cabinet allowed to stay overnight in the residence of the SSW or other Department for Community Based Services (DCBS) staff providing protection and permanency services without prior approval from the commissioner pursuant to 922 KAR 1:350.
The Cabinet may not delay or deny an otherwise appropriate placement on the basis of race, color or national origin of the person or of the child involved; however, compliance with the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) of 1978 does not constitute a violation of Section of 471 (a)(18)(B) of the Social Security Act.
Procedure
Procedure
The SSW:
Seeks placement for a child in an approved DCBS foster or adoptive home only when an appropriate relative home is not available;
Reviews the following information prior to making a decision to place a child in a DCBS foster/adoptive home:
Information about the child and family found in the assessment;
The child’s level of care assignment, if available;
Any available documents regarding the child’s physical, mental health, and educational background; and
The case plan;
Seeks consultation from members of the family team, especially the child, regarding placement decisions;
Ensures that a DPP-111A Foster Home Contract Supplement is provided to the foster/adoptive parent(s) upon the foster/adoptive home’s acceptance of a child;
Obtains the foster/adoptive home parent’s signature on the DPP-111A;
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Informs the foster/adoptive parent of any history of inappropriate sexual acts or other behaviors of the child that indicates a safety risk for placement, just as with any other type of substitute care placement;
Is mandated to inform the foster/adoptive parent as soon as practical, but no later than seventy-two (72) hours after receiving information regarding history of inappropriate sexual acts or other behaviors of the child that indicates a safety risk for placement, if the information is not known at the time of placement;
Provides a copy of the signed DPP-111A to the foster/adoptive home and the regional billing specialist;
Files the original DPP-111A in the foster/adoptive home’s case file;
Explores placement in a medically complex foster/adoptive home if the child has a physical condition (documented by a physician) which may become unstable or change abruptly and result in a life-threatening situation or meets other criteria for medically complex status;
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May explore placement in a care plus home if the child displays aggressive, destructive or especially disruptive behaviors;
Reports placement information to the billing specialist using either the out-of-home care request, or placement change screens in TWIST.
The FSOS or designee:
Signs the completed DPP-111A, including any known history and risk factors regarding the child being placed.
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Footnotes
In an emergency situation, the DPP-111A is signed within three (3) working days of placement. The medically complex category of service allows the eligible child to remain in the least restrictive setting, and allows the foster/adoptive parent to be reimbursed for additional and/or more intensive care.
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Documents
DPP-111 Foster Home Contract
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DPP-111 Foster Home Contract (Spanish)
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DPP-111A Foster Home Contract Supplement
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DPP-1279 Information for OOHC Placements
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Out-of-Home Care Checklist
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Placement Decision Making Matrix
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Placement With Siblings Tip Sheet
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Revisions
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