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Chapter 3
CHAPTER 3
3.11 WORKING WITH INCARCERATED PARENTS
Chapter 4
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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4.5.8 Discontinuance of Kinship Care
Effective: 1/22/2014
4.5.8 Discontinuance of Kinship Care
Legal Authority
KRS Chapter 205
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KRS 605.120 Payments to home where children are placed-reimbursement system for foster parents-Pilot projects-Kinship care program-Administrative regulations-Decisions regarding haircuts and hairstyles
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KRS 605.150 Authority to promulgate administrative regulations
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KRS 615.030 Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children.
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922 KAR 1:130 Kinship Care Program
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922 KAR 1:490 Background checks for foster and adoptive parents, caretaker relatives and reporting requirements
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Introduction
Introduction
Practice Guidance
Practice Guidance
When a child is absent from the home of the kinship caregiver for a period of thirty (30) days or more and returns to the caretaker relative's home, financial assistance under the kinship care program may resume under the guidelines of redetermination and reapplication.
When the child in the kinship care placement is approved for supplemental security income (SSI) and later outgrows his/her disability, financial assistance under the kinship care program may resume under the guidelines of redetermination and reapplication.
To the extent that funds are available the initial finding of substantiated abuse or neglect may be used for reapplication and redetermination of eligibility for financial assistance under the kinship care program, in the following circumstances. This only applies to children who were determined eligible for the kinship care program prior to April 1, 2013:
That any of the circumstances listed above in the first (1st) bulleted point have occurred;
That the child is becoming ineligible for SSI; or
That the child will be placed with a different caretaker relative.
Procedure
Procedure
The SSW:
Notifies the kinship caregiver of discontinuance from the kinship care program when the following situations occur, which would make the kinship caregiver ineligible:
The birth parent is residing with the kinship caregiver and the child;
The child is physically relocated to another placement;
The child is absent from the home of the kinship caregiver for a period of thirty (30) days or more (unless the child is absent due to medical care or school attendance);
The child is approved for supplemental security income (SSI); or
The kinship caregiver fails to pursue permanent custody of the child within specified timeframes;
A sex offender registry address check and supporting documentation confirming that a sex offender resides at the applicant's home address;
Notifies the Family Support office, to ensure that the kinship care financial assistance is discontinued after notifying the kinship caregiver of the ineligibility;
Refers the former kinship caregiver to community partners, such as the Family Support office, to explore additional support services;
In addition to following steps one (1) and two (2) above completes the following steps when there is indication that the birth parent is residing with the kinship caregiver and the child:
Assesses the home and placement situation, and documents risk on the assessment, and takes appropriate action; and
Notifies the overseeing court, as necessary;
Follows SOP 4.5.2 General Guidelines for Kinship Care Consideration when it is determined that the child should be placed with another caretaker relative;
Considers a change in caretaker relatives for any of the following reasons:
Death of the kinship caregiver;
Illness or injury of the kinship caregiver, as supported by medical documentation, that inhibits adequate care of the child; or
Active military service of the kinship caregiver;
In addition to following steps one (1) and two (2) above, petitions the overseeing court to notify the court of the following items when financial assistance under the kinship care program is discontinued due to the kinship caregiver’s failure to pursue permanent relative custody of the child:
The kinship caregiver's failure to pursue permanent custody;
Continued best interests of the child; and
Discontinuance from the kinship care program;
Completes an aftercare plan with the relative and child prior to case closure if the child’s placement with the relative remains and is approved by the overseeing court.
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