Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.06.01 - CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
ALTERNATE (OUT-OF-HOME) CARE
Section 16.06.01.405 - ALTERNATE CARE CASE MANAGEMENT

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 16.06.01.405

Current through September 2, 2024

Case management must continue while the child is in alternate care and must ensure the following:

01. Preparation for Placement. Preparing a child for placement in alternate care is the joint responsibility of the child's family, the child (when appropriate), the family services worker, and the alternate care provider.

02. Information for Alternate Care Provider. The Department and the family have informed the alternate care provider of their roles and responsibilities in meeting the needs of the child including:

a. Any medical, health and dental needs of the child including the names and address of the child's health and educational providers, a record of the child's immunizations, the child's current medications, the child's known medical problems, and any other pertinent health information concerning the child;

b. The name of the child's doctor;

c. The child's current functioning and behaviors;

d. A copy of the child's portion of the service plan including any visitation arrangements;

e. The case history of the child, including the reason the child came into foster care, the child's legal status, and the permanency goal for the child;

f. A history of the child's previous placements and reasons for placement changes, excluding information that identifies or reveals the location of any previous alternate care providers without their consent;

g. The child's cultural and racial identity;

h. Any educational, developmental, or special needs of the child;

i. The child's interest and talents;

j. The child's attachment to current caretakers;

k. The individualized and unique needs of the child;

l. Procedures to follow in case of emergency; and

m. Any additional information, that may be required by the terms of the contract with the alternate care provider.

03. Consent for Medical Care. Parent(s) or legal guardian(s) have signed a Departmental form of consent for medical care and keep the family services worker advised of where they can be reached in case of an emergency. Any refusal to give medical consent must be documented in the family case record.

04. Financial Arrangements. The family services worker must assure that the alternate care provider understands the financial and payment arrangements and that necessary Department forms are completed and submitted.

05. Contact with Child. The family, the family services worker, and the alternate care provider have established a schedule for frequent and regular visits with the child by the family and by the family services worker or designee.

a. Face-to-face contact with a child by the assigned family services worker must occur at least monthly or more frequently depending on the needs of the child or the provider, or both, and the stability of the placement. Face-to-face contact may be made in settings other than where the child resides as long as contact between the assigned family services worker and the child occurs where the child resides a minimum of once every sixty (60) days.

b. The Department will have strategies in place to detect abuse, neglect, or abandonment of children in alternate care.

c. Frequent and regular contact between the child and parents and other family members will be encouraged and facilitated unless it is specifically determined not to be in the best interest of the child. Such contact will be face-to-face if possible, with this contact augmented by telephone calls, written correspondence, pictures, and the use of video and other technology as may be relevant and available.

06. Discharge Planning. Planning for discharge from alternate care are developed with all concerned parties. Discharge planning will be initiated at the time of placement and completed prior to the child's return home or to the community.

07. Transition Planning. Planning for discharge from alternate care into a permanent placement are developed with all concerned parties. Discharge planning will be initiated at the time of placement and completed prior to the child's return home or to the community.

08. Financial and Support Services. As part of the discharge planning, Departmental resources are coordinated to expedite access to Department financial and medical assistance and community support services.

Effective July 1, 2024

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