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 51. (1) A society shall ensure that each child that it places in a foster or other home or in any other setting is visited by a child protection worker or a person designated by the society, (a) at least once within seven days after the child’s placement; (b) in addition to the visit referred to in clause (a), at least once within 30 days of the placement; and (c) at least once every 90 days after the visit referred to in clause (b). O. Reg. 350/22, s. 4 (1). (1.1) Subsection (1) applies with necessary modifications where it comes to the attention of a society that a child in its care is residing in an unlicensed setting, as defined in subsection 50.1 (1), in which the society had not placed the child and, for that purpose, the date that this comes to the attention of the society is deemed to be the date of placement. O. Reg. 350/22, s. 4 (1). (2) The society shall ensure that each visit required under this section includes a meeting in private between the worker and the child and that the private meeting is documented. O. Reg. 156/18, s. 51 (2). (3) When visiting a home or other setting as required by subsection (1), the child protection worker or person designated by the society shall, (a) during the meeting in private, assess whether the child’s needs are being met, with consideration being given to the child’s needs as outlined in the child’s most recent plan of care, if any, based on discussions with the child and observations of the child’s behaviour; (b) in the case of a visit required by clause (1) (c), review the child’s most recent plan of care before the visit, including the portion of the plan of care respecting the identification and achievement of the child’s goals, to inform discussions with the child and the child’s caregivers, if any, for the purposes of assessing whether the child’s needs are being met and whether the child is making progress towards the goals outlined in the child’s plan of care; and (c) during the visit or no more than seven days after the visit, participate in a meeting in private with the child’s caregivers, which may include staff at a children’s residence, to support the society’s assessment of whether the child’s needs are being met and the child is making progress towards their goals, with consideration being given to the child’s needs and goals as outlined in the child’s most recent plan of care, if any, provided that the child has caregivers. O. Reg. 350/22, s. 4 (2). (4) A society shall, within 30 days after the completion of the meeting referred to in clause (1) (c), (a) document its assessment of whether the child’s most recent plan of care is meeting the child’s needs and whether the child is making progress towards the goals outlined in the child’s plan of care; (b) identify any needs that are not being met; and (c) determine whether changes are required to the child’s most recent plan of care and, if changes are determined to be required, review or request a review of the plan of care, as the case may be. O. Reg. 350/22, s. 4 (2); O. Reg. 182/23, s. 1. (5) If the child is in a residential placement where residential care is provided by a licensee and the licensee is not the society, the society shall make the determination referred to in clause (4) (c) in consultation with the licensee. O. Reg. 350/22, s. 4 (2).