13 CSR 35-35.050 - Case Plan
(1) Every
child in the care and custody of, or receiving social services from, the
division shall have a case plan developed for the purpose of preventing removal
of the child from the care of the parents, reunifying a child separated from
parent(s), or securing a permanent placement for a child if it is determined
the child cannot be reunified with his/her parents.
(2) Every case plan must be developed within
thirty (30) days from the date if it has been determined a child should receive
protective services or from the date that a judicial determination has been
made that the child should be placed in the care and custody of the division.
Thereafter, each case plan shall be reviewed and modified, as necessary, every
six (6) months. The purpose of the review is to determine the extent of
compliance with the case plan and determine what changes, if any, should be
made.
(3) The term case plan means
a written document which describes social and child welfare services and
activities to be provided by the division and other local community agencies
for the purpose of achieving a permanent familial relationship for the
child.
(4) This case plan shall
include, at a minimum, the following information:
(A) Identifying information about the child
and his/her immediate and extended family;
(B) A description of the factors and
conditions, including the psychological needs of the child, which caused the
division to determine that protective or alternative care services were needed
or a copy of the judicial determinations made regarding the child's placement
in the custody of the division;
(C)
A description of what efforts were made to prevent removal from the custody of
the parent(s), to reunify the family, or to achieve a permanent placement for
the child;
(D) A statement of the
intended plan for permanency for the child which shall consist of one (1) of
the following:
1. Maintain the child with the
biological parents;
2. Reunify the
child with his/her biological family if a judicial determination has been made
for the child to be removed from the custody of the parent(s) and placed in
alternate care;
3. Place the child
for the purpose of guardianship or adoption; or
4. Maintain the child in a long-term
separation from his/her biological parents with an agreed upon plan with the
care provider. This provision applies only if a child is over sixteen (16)
years of age;
(E) A
description of how the plan is designed to maintain or reunify the child with
his/her biological parent(s) or achieve a permanent substitute placement for
the child including:
1. A description of the
social services to be provided and a description of the services needed to
carry out any requirements of a judicial determination proceeding or order with
a designation of the responsible parties for the provision of any
services:
2. A description of the
responsibilities of the parent(s); and
3. A description of parental behaviors which
determine that services are no longer necessary or that alternative care is no
longer needed;
(F) A
description of the appropriateness and necessity for placement away from the
biological parents if the court has ordered placement, including at a minimum,
the following:
1. The least restrictive
characteristics of the alternate care placement facility correlated to the
condition and best interests of the child;
2. The degree of proximity of the alternate
care placement facility to the location of the biological parent(s)'
residence(s);
3. A description of
how the needs of the child will be met while in placement; and
4. A parental visitation schedule including
frequency, location, arrangements, and a method of documentation for actual
visits; and
(G) An
evaluation of case plan achievement by all parties, including a time period for
case plan achievement.
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