22 Va. Admin. Code § 40-221-30 - Child-placing agency requirements
A. The
child-placing agency that approved the home shall have face-to-face contacts
with the foster parents at least monthly. Child-placing agencies may contract
with licensed providers to conduct the in-home contacts with the foster
parent.
B. Child-placing agencies
shall have an appointed case worker on call and available to make face-to-face
contact if necessary to provide services to the child and the foster family 24
hours per day, seven days per week.
1.
Child-placing agencies may contract with licensed providers to perform this
service.
2. Supervisory
consultation to the on-call worker shall be available 24 hours per day, seven
days per week and may be a service obtained through a contract with a licensed
provider.
C. The
child-placing agency shall monitor and document the contractor's performance if
they choose to contract out the activities in subsections A and B of this
section in accordance with the department's Child and Family Services Manual,
Chapter E Foster Care, Section 14, July 2011 .
D. Additional training shall be provided to
the foster parents receiving an enhanced maintenance payment based on the needs
of the foster parent and the children in care. Foster parents and adoptive
parents prior to finalization of the adoption receiving enhanced maintenance
payments shall be consulted on their training needs.
E. The foster care service plans developed
for a child for whom enhanced maintenance is paid shall include but not be
limited to:
1. Measurable goals, objectives,
and strategies for the foster or adoptive parent and the child-placing agency
in addressing the identified needs of the child;
2. Provisions for providing training for the
foster or adoptive parents consistent with the identified needs of the
child;
3. Provisions for services
to prevent placement disruption and maintain a stable placement; and
4. The method developed jointly by the
child-placing agency and the foster or adoptive parent to document the child's
progress.
F. This
section is not applicable in cases where a final order of adoption has been
issued.
Notes
Statutory Authority: § 63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia; 42 USC § 673.
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