Current through all regulations passed and filed through September 16, 2024
(A) A private child placing agency (PCPA) or
private noncustodial agency (PNA) which accepts a direct placement of a child
from a parent, guardian or custodian, shall develop and prepare a case plan
on the child and family.
(1)
The case plan is to be developed and prepared within thirty
days from the date of placement of the child.
(2)
The case plan is
to be a separate part of the case record.
(3)
If the child is
placed for less than thirty consecutive days, a case plan is not
required.
(B) A
PCPA or PNA shall develop, review or amend the case plan only with the
participation of the child's parent, guardian or custodian. A case plan or
amendment to the case plan shall be signed by the child's parent, guardian or
custodian. A copy of the signed case plan or any amendment to the case plan
shall be provided to the child's parent, guardian or custodian.
(C) A PCPA or PNA which has accepted a direct
placement of a child shall complete an administrative review of the case plan
no later than six months after the date of placement.
(D) After the first administrative review,
the PCPA or PNA shall continue to conduct administrative reviews every six
months.
(E) Each administrative
review required for a child in a direct placement shall comply with the
following requirements:
(1) The administrative
review shall be conducted by a review panel of at least three persons. The
review panel shall include at a minimum:
(a) A
caseworker with day-to-day responsibility for, or familiarity with the
management of the child's case plan; and
(b) A person who is not responsible for the
management of the child's case plan, or the delivery of services to the child
or his parent, guardian, or other individual holding custody of the
child.
(2) The
administrative review shall include a joint meeting by the review panel with:
(a) The child if age appropriate.
(b) The child's parent, guardian, or
custodian.
(c) The child's
substitute caregiver.
(d) Any other
person the agency deems appropriate.
(3) All persons shall be given the
opportunity to submit any written materials to be included in the child's case
record. If a parent, guardian, custodian or substitute caregiver declines to
participate in the administrative review after being contacted, the PCPA or PNA
does not have to include them in the joint meeting.
(4) The administrative review shall be
summarized in writing by the PCPA or PNA to include all of the following:
(a) A conclusion regarding the
appropriateness of the child's placement;
(b) The extent of compliance by all parties
with the case plan;
(c) The extent
of progress made toward alleviating the circumstances that precipitated the
parent, guardian or custodian to enter into a direct placement agreement with
the agency;
(d) An estimated date
by which the child may be returned home, placed with a relative or other
suitable nonrelative or prepared for independent living;
(e) An explanation regarding any changes that
the PCPA or PNA is proposing in the case plan; and
(f) The names of all persons who participated
in the administrative review.
