465 IAC 2-18-17 - Review of the child's category of supervision after the initial assessment has been completed
Authority: IC 31-25-2-18
Affected: IC 31-25-2-7; IC 31-27-4
Sec. 17.
(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:
(1)
Identification of the child's current category of supervision.
(2) A clear, concise statement of the reasons
for the requested change.
(3) A
detailed statement of related information in support of the change.
An incomplete request for review of the child's category of supervision that does not include at least the items specified in this subsection cannot be accepted or processed.
(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.
Notes
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