(b) The amendment to the service plan shall
include the following, for each child placed:
(1) A description of the circumstances that
make placement necessary.
(2)
Effective April 1, 1990, to the extent available and accessible, health and
educational information on the child which includes the following:
(i) The names and addresses of the child's
health and educational providers.
(ii) The child's grade level
performance.
(iii) The child's
school record.
(iv) Assurances that
the child's placement in foster care takes into account proximity to the school
in which the child is enrolled at the time of placement.
(v) A record of the child's
immunizations.
(vi) The child's
known medical problems, including the identification of known physical, mental
or emotional disabilities.
(vii)
The child's medications.
(viii)
Other relevant health and educational information concerning the child
determined to be appropriate by the county agency.
(3) Effective April 1, 1990, information
relating to a child's health and educational status shall be reviewed and
updated each time a child in foster care changes his place of residence. Each
time a child receiving foster care has health or educational information
updated, the most current information shall be given to the foster parent or
foster care provider with whom the child is placed.
(4) For children whose placement plans were
completed after April 1, 1990 but before December 15, 1990, and children whose
place of residence changed after April 1, 1990 but before December 15, 1990,
the health and educational information in their plans shall be updated and
given to their foster caregivers by December 31, 1990.
(5) For children being served through a
private agency, the county agency shall notify the private agency of its
responsibility to provide the foster caregiver with reviewed and updated health
and educational information on children for whom they are providing
care.
(6) A description of efforts
that have been made and the services that have been provided to prevent
placement. This is required only at initial placement.
(7) An identification of the type of home or
facility in which the child will be placed and a discussion of the
appropriateness of the placement, including:
(i) How the placement setting is the least
restrictive-most family-like setting available for the child, consistent with
the best interest and special needs of the child.
(ii) How the location of placement is in
proximity to the child's home and will serve to encourage visiting between the
child and parents, consistent with the best interest and special needs of the
child.
(8) The
anticipated duration of placement, stated in months.
(9) An identification of one of the following
goals for the child in placement:
(i) Return
to own home.
(ii) Placement in the
home of another relative.
(iii)
Adoption.
(iv) Placement with legal
guardian.
(v) Independent
living.
(vi) Long-term
placement.
(10) A
description of the service objectives that shall be achieved by the parents or
child prior to reunification.
(11)
For every child 16 years of age and older, the county agency shall consider the
appropriateness of providing programs and services to help the child prepare
for transition from foster care to independent living. When appropriate, a
written description of the program and service shall be provided. When
independent living services are deemed inappropriate, the basis for the choice
not to offer independent living services shall be described.
(12) An identification of services to be
provided to the family, the child and, if applicable, the foster family by the
county agency and other service providers to achieve the goal for the child in
placement and to ensure that the child receives proper care as required under
§§
3130.31(3)(ii)
and
3130.39 (relating to
responsibilities of the county agency; and services and facilities which may be
used).
(13) An identification of
the steps the county agency shall take to ensure that the service plan is
implemented, including a schedule for a review of the status of each child as
required by §§
3130.71 and
3130.72 (relating to placement
reviews; and dispositional review hearings).
(14) The schedule for visits between the
child and parents, including frequency, location and participants as required
by §
3130.68(a)
(relating to visiting and communication policies).
(15) A description of the services actually
provided to the child and the parents to implement the plan and achieve the
goal established for the child in placement and changes to the elements of the
plan described under paragraphs (3)-(9). This description shall be updated
every 6 months or prior to submitting the plan to the court as required at §
3130.71(1)(iii)
or to an administrative review panel as required at §
3130.71(1)(iii).
This is not required at the time the initial placement amendment is
developed.
(16) The results of
placement reviews as required by §
3130.71.
