Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 13, September 23, 2024
Subpart 1.
Placement plan required.
A local agency must prepare a written placement plan for the
child within 30 days of placement.
Subp.
2.
Preparation of plan.
Placement plans must comply with Minnesota Statutes, section
260C.212,
subdivision 1. Plans for court-ordered placements must also comply with
Minnesota Statutes, section
260C.201,
subdivision 6.
Subp. 3.
Signing of plan.
The plan must be signed by the agency, the parents, the
foster care provider, and, if able to understand the meaning of the agreement,
the child.
Subp. 4.
Components of placement plan; general.
A child's placement plan must set forth:
A. the reasons for placement of the child,
including a description of the problems or conditions in the home that caused
placement of the child, and services provided to prevent placement;
B. placement options that were considered,
the reasons the specific foster care provider was chosen for the child, with
documentation of the search for the child's relatives. If the child was placed
in another county or state, the plan must address why the child was not placed
in the child's local county;
C. the
specific actions to be taken by the child, the child's parent or guardian, or
foster care provider to correct the problems or conditions identified in item A
and the period in which the actions are to be taken;
D. the financial responsibilities and
obligations, if any, of the parent or guardian for the support of the child in
placement;
E. the need of the child
and the child's family for care, treatment, or rehabilitation;
F. the services requested or needed by the
child, the child's parent or guardian, and foster care provider, the services
to be provided and who will provide them, or the reasons for denying the
services;
G. the visitation rights
and obligations of the parents, guardians, and other relatives if the
visitation is consistent with the best interest of the child;
H. the specific efforts the local agency will
make to reunite the family;
I. the
decisions about the child that the local agency will make and the decisions
requiring consent of the parents or guardian;
J. the authority and responsibility of the
foster care provider to arrange for the education of the child and to meet with
teachers regarding the child's progress;
K. the notice required under subpart
7; and
L. the date on which the child is expected to
return home.
Subp. 5.
Information to foster care provider.
The local agency must fully inform the foster care provider
of the provisions in the plan.
Subp.
6.
Assistance from social services, legal counsel, or
guardian ad litem.
The local agency must advise the child, the parent or
guardian, and any grandparent with the right to participate under Minnesota
Statutes, section
260B.163, subdivision 2,
or 260C.163, subdivision 2, that they may consult any person or agency in
preparation of the placement plan; that the parent and child each has the right
to legal counsel in the preparation of the placement plan; and that the child
has the right to a guardian ad litem as set forth in Minnesota Statutes,
section
260B.163, subdivision 6,
or 260C.163, subdivision 5.
Subp.
7.
Notice to parents.
The local agency must inform the child's parent or
guardian:
A. about the conditions that
must be corrected to assure the child's return home;
B. that the inability or unwillingness of the
parent, guardian, or child to correct the conditions leading to the child's
placement may result in a petition to the court to terminate parental or
custodial rights;
C. the right of
the parents or guardians to receive notice if the local agency petitions the
court for a termination of parental rights in accordance with Minnesota
Statutes, sections
260C.301
to
260C.317.
In this event, the local agency must document in the child's case record that
it gave the required notice to the child and the child's parents or
guardians.
Subp. 8.
Notice to child.
The local agency must explain the placement plan and any
subsequent changes in the plan to the child in a manner appropriate to the
child's age.
Statutory Authority: MS s 257.071; 257.072;
260C.212;
260C.215
