Alabama Administrative Code
Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Chapter 660-5-51 - TRANSITIONAL AND INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM AND PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS
Section 660-5-51-.05 - Documentation Requirements
Universal Citation: AL Admin Code R 660-5-51-.05
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024
(1) Child-placing agencies, residential child care facilities and foster family homes providing transitional and independent living placements shall complete documentation as described in this rule.
(a)
Independent Living Intake and Orientation Checklist - Providers shall complete
an intake and orientation checklist for each youth who will reside in an
independent living placement. The "Independent Living Intake and Orientation
Checklist" may be used by providers or they may develop one of their own that
includes items on this list.
(b)
Personal Safety Agreement (DHR-FCS-2139) - Youth who are planning to move into
an independent living setting are required to review and sign the "Personal
Safety Agreement." If the youth refuses to abide by the safety guidelines, the
placement cannot occur. Providers shall ensure that a new form is reviewed and
signed each year that the youth remains in the independent living
placement.
(c) Monitoring Sheet For
Youth In Independent Living Placements (DHR-FCS-2138) - Providers are required
to complete the "Monitoring Sheet For Youth In Independent Living Placements"
for each youth residing in an independent living placement.
(d) Monthly Transitional And Independent
Living Placement Report (DHR-FCS-2140) - Child-placing agencies and residential
child care facilities must complete the "Monthly Transitional And Independent
Living Placement Report" for each month that they have youth in a transitional
or independent living placement. Foster family home providers are not required
to complete this report.
(e) Foster
Family Home Approval to Provide A Transitional or Independent Living Placement
(DHR-FCS-2141) - This form is completed by the County DHR where the foster
family home is located to indicate that the transitional or independent living
placement setting meets the Minimum Standards For Foster Family Homes. The
approval must be reviewed, signed, and dated by the foster parent(s) providing
the placement and by the County DHR Director.
Author: Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority: Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (H.R. 3443) amended title IV, Part E, Social Security Act; Public Law 106-169; Code of Ala. 1975, § 38-7-2.
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