West Virginia Code of State Rules
Agency 78 - Human Services
Title 78 - LEGISLATIVE RULE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES BUREAU FOR SOCIAL SERVICES
Series 78-02 - Child Placing Agencies Licensure
Section 78-2-25 - Transitional Living Services Program, Supervised Setting for Children Living Independently
Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 38, September 20, 2024
25.1. An agency shall develop and implement policies, procedures, and forms for transitional living services, that will be provided to children transitioning from foster care, that includes the following:
25.2. An agency shall operate in accordance with its written policies and procedures.
25.3. An agency shall establish eligibility criteria for transitional living services that include:
25.4. An agency shall assist the child in the development of a monthly budget that outlines income, savings, and expenditures.
25.5. The agency and child shall determine if a roommate is appropriate for a child prior to placement in transitional living settings. The roommate must be able to support his or herself and contribute at least one-half of the living expenses for the scattered-site setting.
25.6. An agency shall provide specific service training to employees providing transitional living services prior to their direct work with a child.
25.7. An agency shall document face-to-face contact and hours spent with a child in a transitional living setting in the service plan that meet the child's needs and program level.
25.8. After a child is in a transitional living placement, an agency shall assess the child's progress in acquiring basic living skills at a minimum of once every six months.
25.9. An agency shall develop and implement policies and procedures to ensure that any child in a transitional living setting receives training and guidance on appropriate health screening and services, including medical and dental screening and services.
25.10. An agency shall develop policies and procedures for assisting child in searching for an appropriate dwelling that will be used as a scattered-site living setting that includes the following provisions:
25.11. An agency shall develop policies for assisting the child in emergencies and develop a plan that includes the following:
25.12. The agency shall develop policies and procedure on how it will determine the child's level of successful functioning in the transitional living setting before he or she may be discharged.
25.13. The agency shall develop policies and procedures on developing aftercare plans for children prior to discharge.
25.14. The agency shall develop a grievance procedure for expressing and resolving the child's complaints or concerns.
25.15. The agency shall provide employees and children placed in a scattered-site setting or receiving transitioning services an opportunity to participate in the review or revision process of policies, protocols, or procedures.