Idaho Administrative Code
Title IDAPA 16 - Health and Welfare, Department of
Rule 16.06.01 - CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES
GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND SERVICES
Section 16.06.01.020 - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS APPLICABLE TO ALL CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES PROGRAMS

Universal Citation: ID Admin Code 16.06.01.020

Current through September 2, 2024

01. Information, Referral and Screening. All residents of the state of Idaho, regardless of the duration of their residency or their income are entitled to receive, upon referral or request:

a. Accurate and current information about services to children and families provided through the Department.

b. Referral to other appropriate public or private services available in the community; and

c. A screening to determine service needs and safety threats that can be addressed through Child and Family Services.

02. Initiating Child and Family Services. Child and Family Services are initiated upon referral for services that the program is legally mandated to provide or after completion of a written voluntary request for services. Efforts will be made to identify any Indian children in the family and all possible tribes in which a child may be a member or eligible for membership.

03. Individual Authorized to Request Voluntary Services. Requests for voluntary services must be made by a family member or by an authorized representative, or by someone acting on behalf of an incompetent or incapacitated person.

04. Record of Request for Services. The date of referral or request for services will be documented in the records of the field office.

05. Information to Be Provided to Family. Upon referral or application for services, the family services worker must inform the family that:

a. They have the right to accept or reject services offered by the Department, except those services imposed by law or by a court order;

b. Fees may be charged for certain services, and that the parent(s) has financial responsibility for the child in care;

c. They have the right to pursue an administrative appeal of any decision of Child and Family Services relating to them, including any decision not to provide services or to discontinue planned services; the Department's failure to act upon a referral or request for services within thirty (30) days; or an decision to remove a child from an alternate care placement unless court-ordered or court-authorized.

Effective March 15, 2022

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