Utah Admin. Code R512-100-5 - Title IV-E Prevention Program
(1) Child
and Family Services will operate the Title IV-E Prevention Program in
accordance with a five-year Title IV-E Prevention Program Plan approved by the
federal government.
(2) Child and
Family Services will engage in consultation with other state agencies
responsible for administering health programs, including mental health and
substance abuse prevention and treatment services, and with other public and
private agencies with experience in administering Child and Family Services in
developing or modifying the five-year Title IV-E Prevention Program
Plan.
(3) Prevention program
services will be specified and approved in the Title IV-E Prevention Program
Plan;
(4) Prevention program
services may include mental health and substance abuse prevention and treatment
services provided by a qualified individual; or in-home parent skills-based
programs, which include parenting skills training, parent education, and family
counseling.
(5) Prevention program
services must have been determined as evidence-based through either the Title
IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse or through the transitional payment
review process approved by the federal government. Programs and services must
have an evidence rating of well-supported, supported, or promising.
(6) Prevention program services must meet the
federal requirements for trauma-informed service delivery.
(7) Selection of prevention program services
will be based on review of needs of the prevention services population, service
gaps, and consideration of expected outcomes identified through program
research.
(8) Prevention program
services will be monitored to ensure fidelity to the practice model and to
determine outcomes achieved.
(9)
Information learned through fidelity monitoring will be used to refine and
improve practice.
(10) Prevention
program services that have an evidence rating of promising or supported from
the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse or that have an evidence
rating determined through the transitional payment review process will be
evaluated in accordance with the evaluation strategy approved in the Title IV-E
Prevention Program Plan.
(11)
Prevention program services that have an evidence rating of "promising" or
'supported" from the Title IV-E Prevention Services Clearinghouse may receive a
waiver for evaluation when the effectiveness of the service is compelling and
when approved in the Title IV-E Prevention Program Plan.
(12) Child and family eligibility for the
Title IV-E Prevention Program is determined through the caseworker utilizing
designated assessment tools with the child and family. The Structured Decision
Making Safety and Risk Assessments and the UFACET results are used to determine
if the child is at serious risk of entering foster care, but can remain safely
at home or reside with a kinship caregiver, as long as substance use, mental
health, or in-home parenting skills services necessary to prevent the entry of
the child into foster care are provided. Prevention candidate status is
confirmed through finalization of the child and family plan, which is the
child's prevention plan.
(13)
Prevention program services may be provided to a child who is a prevention
candidate or to the child's parent or kinship caregiver when the need for the
services by the child, parent, or kinship caregiver is directly related to the
safety, permanency, or well-being of the child or to prevent the child from
entering foster care. Services may be provided for up to 12 months for each
authorization period.
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