Iowa Code r. 441-108.10 - Supervised apartment living placement services
An agency seeking to obtain a child-placing license which authorizes the agency to place or supervise children in supervised apartment living placements shall meet the standards in rules 441-108.2 (238) to 441-108.6 (238).
(1)
Program statement. An
agency authorized to place or supervise children in supervised apartment living
placements shall have a current written program statement which shall be
provided to all children placed in supervised apartment living. The statement
shall include all of the following:
a. A
description of the types of living arrangements approved by the
agency.
b. The eligibility
requirements for the children who may be placed in a supervised apartment
living placement.
c. The means of
financial support for the children.
d. The expectations the agency has for
children while placed in a supervised apartment living placement.
e. Services provided to the
children.
f. Provisions for
emergency medical care.
g. A
description of the education and community activity options that are
available.
(2)
Basis for placement. Before placing a child in supervised
apartment living, an agency shall document all of the following:
a. The child is at least 16 years of
age.
b. An initial assessment has
been made that identifies the child's strengths and needs as these pertain to
the child's ability to live independently.
c. The child has the capacity to function
outside the structure of a foster family or group care setting.
d. The selection of a supervised apartment
living placement is the most appropriate placement for the child.
e. The child will be involved in school or an
educational or vocational program, work, or a combination thereof, as indicated
in the child's individual service plan.
f. The child has entered into a mutually
agreed-upon written contract with the agency which specifies the
responsibilities of the agency and the child. This contract shall be reviewed
with the child quarterly.
g. The
agency has determined, through a visit to the living arrangement, that the
following minimum standards for approval have been met:
(1) The living arrangement provides
reasonably convenient access to schools, places of employment, and services
required by the child.
(2) The
living arrangement is in compliance with the applicable state and local zoning,
fire, sanitary, and safety regulations.
(3) The living arrangement is reasonably
priced to fit within the child's budget.
h. The agency has determined, based on the
criteria in this subrule, that the agency's program can meet the needs of the
child.
(3)
Services provided. The following services are required:
a. Ongoing assessment that identifies the
child's strengths and needs as these pertain to the child's ability to live
independently.
b. Development of an
individual service plan by the agency worker within 30 days of the child's
placement. The service plan shall be developed in consultation with the child,
the child's family (unless a reason for noninvolvement is documented in the
case record), and referring worker and shall be signed by all involved. The
individual service plan shall be reviewed and updated quarterly or more often
as necessary and shall be signed by all involved. The plan shall document the
following:
(1) The goals that are intended to
meet the specific needs of the child and the projected dates of
accomplishment.
(2) The objectives
(action steps) to be taken by the child and the agency and the projected dates
of accomplishment to meet the child's goals.
(3) The services and activities necessary to
achieve the child's goals and facilitate objectives (action steps), the
frequency of services or activities, and the persons responsible.
(4) A budget, developed with the child, based
upon the child's monthly maintenance payment, any start-up allowance, and any
earned or unearned income or assistance (such as food assistance). The agency
worker shall work with the child to ensure that needed items are purchased and
that bills are paid.
(5) In the
quarterly update, the child's progress toward the goals and objectives and the
child's compliance with the service plan.
c. Supervision to assist the child in
developing the needed structure to live in this setting and in locating and
using other needed services. Supervision shall include guidance, oversight, and
behavior monitoring.
(1) If the child is under
age 18, supervision shall include a minimum of weekly face-to-face
contacts.
(2) For children aged 18
or older, supervision shall include face-to-face contact at least every other
week.
(3) Agency staff shall be
present on site in a cluster setting at any time when more than one child is
present in the living arrangement and shall be available to the children 24
hours a day, seven days a week.
(4)
The agency shall provide personal care items for youth, and these items shall
reflect the individual, cultural, racial, and ethnic needs of the youth living
in the agency's program.
(5) The
agency shall provide a means for children in a scattered site setting to
contact agency personnel 24 hours per day, seven days per week.
(6) The agency shall ensure that each child
has access to and is receiving necessary medical care.
d. Documented observation by the agency
worker that:
(1) The living situation is an
environment that allows for the child's social and emotional needs to be
met;
(2) There is an operating
smoke alarm on each level of occupancy;
(3) The child has access to a telephone;
and
(4) There is no reasonable
cause for believing that the child's mode of living presents any unacceptable
risks to the child's health or safety.
(4)
Record. In addition to
any other documentation requirements, an agency shall maintain a record for
each child in a supervised apartment living placement. The record shall contain
all of the following:
a. The name, date of
birth, sex, and address of the child and information on how the child can be
contacted.
b. Documentation of
financial support sufficient to meet the child's housing, clothing, food, and
miscellaneous expenses.
c. Name,
address, and telephone number of guardian, if applicable, and referring
worker.
d. Medical
records.
e. Educational and
employment records.
f. All of the
individual service plans and updated reviews.
g. Documentation of visits.
(5)
Staffing
requirements. Each child in a supervised apartment living placement
shall receive an agreed-upon number of hours of casework services per month.
This shall be recorded in the child's individual service
plan.
Notes
State regulations are updated quarterly; we currently have two versions available. Below is a comparison between our most recent version and the prior quarterly release. More comparison features will be added as we have more versions to compare.
No prior version found.