10A N.C. Admin. Code 27G .0506 - COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES FOR OUT OF HOME COMMUNITY PLACEMENT
(a) The purpose of this Rule is to address
communication procedures concerning out of the home-community placements for
children and adolescents. This includes children and adolescents served through
the area authority or county program developmental disabilities, mental health
and substance abuse services system and those children and adolescents residing
in ICF-MR facilities in their catchment areas.
(b) Area authority or county program
representative(s) shall meet with the parent(s) or legal guardian and other
representatives involved in the care and treatment of the child or adolescent,
including local Department of Social Services (DSS), Local Education Agency
(LEA) and criminal justice agency, to make service planning decisions prior to
the placement of the child and adolescent out of the home-community. The area
authority or county program may use existing child and family teams for this
purpose.
(c) The home-community
area authority or county program shall be responsible for notification of
placement. The notification of placement shall be made via e-mail, fax or hard
copy within three business days after out of home-community placement occurs.
In case of an emergency, notification may be by telephone with written
notification occurring the next day. The following entities shall be notified:
(1) legal guardian;
(2) other representatives involved in the
care and treatment of the child or adolescent;
(3) host-community provider; and
(4) host-community representatives (may
include the court counselor, county DSS, regional Children's Developmental
Services Agency (CDSA) or the LEA.
(d) Notification shall be completed on a form
provided by the Secretary, to include the following information:
(1) child or adolescent information: name,
date of birth, grade, identification number, social security number, date of
placement out of home-community;
(2) parent/legal guardian information: name,
address, telephone number;
(3)
home-DDS and host-DSS information: county; contact person name, address,
telephone number;
(4) home-area
authority/county program and host-area authority/county program information:
name of program; contact person name, address, telephone number;
(5) home-school and host-school information:
school name, address, telephone number, principal, special education program
administrator: or
(6) person
completing notification form information: name, date form completed, agency,
address and telephone number.
Notes
Temporary Adoption Eff. July 1, 2003;
Eff. July 1, 2004;
Pursuant to G.S. 150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without substantive public interest Eff. July 20, 2019.
Temporary Adoption Eff. July 1, 2003;
Eff. July 1, 2004.
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