Indiana Administrative Code
Title 465 - DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES
Article 2 - CHILD WELFARE SERVICES
Rule 18 - Rate Setting for Department-Managed Foster Homes
Section 18-17 - Review of the child's category of supervision after the initial assessment has been completed

(a) A foster parent may request a review of the child's category of supervision at a critical case juncture or when the foster parent reasonably believes there is relevant, new, or changed information about the child's supervisory needs that were not adequately addressed in the approved assessment tool or during discussions about the type of placement before the placement occurred. A foster parent may request a review of the child's category of supervision when there are supervisory or behavioral concerns that are not adequately addressed by the approved assessment tool. Any change in the child's category of supervision must coincide with a newly completed approved assessment tool. Whether the child should be reassessed on the approved assessment tool is a decision made at the discretion of the department's local office director or designee, or the chief probation officer or designee.

(b) The foster parent may request review under this section not more than one (1) time in a six (6) month period that the child is in out-of-home placement.

(c) A request by a foster parent for review of the child's category of supervision for reasons outlined in subsection (a) must be submitted timely and in writing to the FCM or probation officer who manages the child's case.

(d) The request for review of the child's category of supervision shall be submitted in the form and manner specified by the department and shall include, but not be limited to, the following items:

(e) When a request for a review of the category of supervision that complies with subsection (d) is received, the FCM or probation officer will hold a meeting with the foster parent to discuss the needs of the child within fourteen (14) days of the request for review. The department's local office director or designee, or the chief probation officer or designee, must be in attendance at this meeting. Notice of the outcome of the review must be given by the department's local office director or designee, or the chief probation officer or designee, in writing, to the foster parent within five (5) business days of the meeting.

(f) No request for review of the child's category of supervision will be acted upon if the foster parent has a current license that is in the process of being revoked by the department.

(g) The payment for enhanced supervision as determined under section 14 or section 16 of this rule will remain in effect while the request for review of the child's category of supervision is pending the result of the review. The child's category of supervision, as affirmed or revised by the department's local office director or designee, or the chief probation officer or designee, upon completion of the review, will be effective as of the date of the notice of the outcome of the review. Any payments made by the department to the foster parent after the effective date will be adjusted in accordance with the final approved category of supervision for the child.