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LA Rev Stat § 46:236.13 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§236.13. Privilege on proceeds collected from third party in favor of the Department of Children and Family Services for executory child support arrears

RS 236.13 - Privilege on proceeds collected from third party in favor of the Department of Children and Family Services for executory child support arrears A. The Department of Children and Family Services or its designee, as defined in R.S. 46:236.1.1 et seq., shall have a privilege for executory child support arrears on an amount payable to an injured person, his heirs, or legal representatives, out of the total amount of any recovery or sum had, collected, or to be collected, whether by judgment or by settlement or compromise, from another person on account of such injuries, and on the amount payable by any insurance company under any contract providing for indemnity or compensation to the injured person. B.(1) The privilege created herein shall become effective against the noticed person if and when, prior to the payment of insurance proceeds, or to the payment of any judgment, settlement, or compromise on account of injuries, a written notice containing the name and address of the injured person named in a pending legal proceeding wherein compensation for injuries is claimed by the injured person is served on or is sent by the department, certified mail, return receipt requested, to any of the following: (a) The injured person. (b) His attorney. (c) Third person alleged to be liable to the injured person for the injuries sustained. (d) To any insurance carrier which has insured such third person against liability. (e) To any insurance company obligated by contract to pay indemnity or compensation to the injured person. (2) The written notice shall be accompanied by a certified copy of the executory judgment of child support arrears. C. Any person who, having received notice in accordance with the provisions hereof, pays over any monies subject to the privilege created herein, to any injured person, or to the attorney, heirs, or legal representatives of any injured person, shall be liable to the department for the amount of the executory judgment of child support arrears and any costs incurred to pursue this privilege. The liability created under this privilege shall not exceed the amount paid to the injured person, or to the attorney, heirs, or legal representatives of the injured person. The privileges created herein shall be paid in the order in which the third party receives notice of said privilege. D. If the department fails to comply with the provisions of this Section, the privilege created shall be dissolved and ineffective. E. The remedy herein provided is in addition to any other remedy otherwise available to enforce a support order. Relief under this Section shall not be denied, delayed, or otherwise affected because of the availability of other remedies, nor shall relief under any other provision of law be delayed or denied because of the availability of this remedy. Acts 1997, No. 996, §1; Acts 2003, No. 1068, §9, eff. July 2, 2003.
LA Rev Stat § 46:236.16 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§236.16. Child support mortgage and privilege by affidavit; effect of filing

RS 236.16 - Child support mortgage and privilege by affidavit; effect of filing A. The director of the child support enforcement section, office of children and family services, Department of Children and Family Services may cause a "Child Support Mortgage and Privilege by Affidavit of DCFS", as provided in R.S. 13:4291(B), to be recorded in the mortgage records of any parish in which the support obligor owns movable or immovable property, and with the office of the secretary of state for inclusion in the master index authorized under R.S. 10:9-519. Such affidavit when filed shall operate as a first lien, privilege, and legal mortgage on all of the movable and immovable property of the support obligor only from the date of such filing, and shall not affect liens, privileges, chattel mortgages, or security interests as provided in R.S. 10:9-101 et seq. or mortgages already affecting or burdening such property at the date of such filing. Such filing shall apply to all unpaid support obligations that may accrue after such filing, and the property of the support obligor shall be subject to seizure and sale for the payment of such support obligation and arrearages according to the preference and rank of the lien, privilege, security interest, and mortgage securing their payment. Notwithstanding any provision of this Subsection, such affidavit shall not operate as a lien, privilege, or legal mortgage on any licensed or titled motor vehicle. B. The director of the child support enforcement section, office of children and family services, Department of Children and Family Services, or his designee, may release all or any portion of the property subject to any lien or judgment obtained pursuant to this Section from such lien or judgment, or may subordinate such lien or judgment to other liens and encumbrances if he determines that the support obligation and arrearages are sufficiently secured by a lien or judgment on other property or through other security, or that the release, partial release, or subordination of such lien or judgment will not endanger or jeopardize the collection of support obligations or arrearages. Acts 1997, No. 1118, §2; Acts 2001, No. 128, §16, eff. July 1, 2001; Acts 2012, No. 255, §7.
LA Rev Stat § 46:239 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§239. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 239 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:240 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§240. Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.

RS 240 - Repealed by Acts 1997, No. 1155, §3, eff. July 1, 1997.
LA Rev Stat § 46:262 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§262. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 468, §2, EFF. JUNE 9, 1993.

RS 262 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 468, §2, EFF. JUNE 9, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 46:263 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§263. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 468, §2, EFF. JUNE 9, 1993.

RS 263 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 468, §2, EFF. JUNE 9, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 46:271 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§271. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.

RS 271 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:272 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§272. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.

RS 272 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:273 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§273. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.

RS 273 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:274 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§274. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.

RS 274 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:275 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§275. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.

RS 275 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:276 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§276. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.

RS 276 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:277 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§277. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.

RS 277 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:278 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§278. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.

RS 278 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:279 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§279. REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.

RS 279 - REPEALED BY ACTS 1993, NO. 864, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:281 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§281. Applicability

RS 281 - Applicability  The provisions of this Subpart shall apply to persons who contract with the office of children and family services of the Department of Children and Family Services to provide temporary or long-term foster care for not more than six children. Added by Acts 1978, No. 741, §1; H.C.R. 115, 2001 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 46:282 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§282. Investigation of foster and adoptive parent applicants

RS 282 - Investigation of foster and adoptive parent applicants A. The Department of Children and Family Services, office of children and family services, shall investigate the background of each person who applies to be a foster or adoptive parent of a child in foster care. The investigation required by this Section shall include but shall not be limited to a determination of whether the applicant or any adult member of the applicant's household has been charged with a crime and, if so, the disposition of those charges. The office shall require each applicant and adult family member to provide fingerprints and such authorization as is necessary to conduct state and national criminal history record checks and to obtain any other information required to complete the investigation. The department is authorized to promulgate regulations as may be necessary to conduct the criminal history record checks authorized in this Section. B. The office of children and family services shall request such information and assistance from federal, state or local governmental agencies as is necessary to complete the investigation required by this Section. Only information which bears a reasonable relation to the performance of the duties of a foster parent shall be requested. C. The office of children and family services shall not require an applicant to provide any physical identity materials other than photographs or fingerprints. Such materials shall be returned to the applicant upon completion of the investigation, and no copy of such materials may be retained by the office or by any agency to which such identity materials were transmitted. D. All inquiries from persons wishing to contract to care for foster children shall be responded to within three working days of the inquiry. The response shall either be the mailing of application forms or the scheduling and notification of a foster parent orientation meeting to be held within twenty-one days of the inquiry. Upon receipt of a completed application form, the background and fitness investigation concerning the prospective foster parents shall be completed and a determination regarding fitness made within ninety days of the receipt of a properly completed application, provided that the department may extend the investigatory period for the purpose of allowing potential foster parents to come into compliance with program standards. The applicants shall be notified of the determination within ten days of its completion. Added by Acts 1978, No. 741, §1. Acts 1983, No. 710, §1; Acts 1997, No. 1349, §2; H.C.R. 115, 2001 R.S.
LA Rev Stat § 46:284 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§284. Confidentiality of records of investigation; penalty

RS 284 - Confidentiality of records of investigation; penalty  A. Any information derived from the investigation required by this Subpart, including the source of information, and any conclusions or recommendations based on the information shall be confidential, shall not be transmitted outside of the office of community services, and shall not be transmitted within that office except to the extent necessary for the purpose of evaluating the application. Such information shall be made available, upon request of the applicant, to the applicant or his designee, except as prohibited from disclosure by R.S. 46:56. B. Whoever violates any provision of this Section shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than six months or a fine of not more than five hundred dollars, or both.  Added by Acts 1978, No. 741, §1. Acts 1995, No. 696, §1, eff. June 21, 1995.
LA Rev Stat § 46:286 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§286. Foster home child care; reimbursement system; rules

RS 286 - Foster home child care; reimbursement system; rules  The Department of Children and Family Services shall establish a system for reimbursement of foster home child care costs based on the level of care for all foster children placed in foster homes providing temporary or long-term foster care for not more than six children receiving the services of the department. The department shall promulgate rules for implementation of the reimbursement system by January 1, 1995, but only if funds are made available by appropriation by the legislature, and shall submit such rules to the committees on health and welfare of the House of Representatives and the Senate in accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act. At a minimum, the department shall seek each year through the budgetary process funds sufficient to reimburse foster parents at a rate at least equal to the cost for child care as reported and published by the United States Department of Agriculture for the Southeastern United States.  Acts 1993, No. 848, §1; Acts 2018, No. 206, §5.
LA Rev Stat § 46:286.11 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§286.11. Short title

RS 286.11 - Short title This Subpart may be cited as the "Foster Parents' Bill of Rights". Acts 2006, No. 439, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:286.12 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§286.12. Purpose

RS 286.12 - Purpose Foster parents are recognized as primary care givers to abused and neglected children who have been removed from their homes of origin. The Department of Children and Family Services shall implement and promote the support of these rights through the policy and practice of the Department of Children and Family Services. Acts 2006, No. 439, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:286.21 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§286.21. Short title

RS 286.21 - Short title  This Subpart may be cited as the "Quality Parenting for Children in Foster Care Act".  Acts 2015, No. 310, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:286.22 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§286.22. Findings and intent

RS 286.22 - Findings and intent  A. The legislature hereby finds and declares the following:  (1) Parents make important decisions every day regarding participation by their children in activities, and caregivers of children in foster care are faced with making the same decisions for their foster children.  (2) When a foster caregiver makes decisions, he must consider applicable laws and rules to safeguard the health and safety of a child in his care; and those laws and rules are not intended to be applied in such a manner as to prohibit children in foster care from participating in age- or developmentally appropriate activities.  (3) Participation in age- and developmentally appropriate activities is important to a child's well-being, both emotionally and in terms of developing healthy coping mechanisms and valuable life skills.  B. It is the intent of the legislature to recognize the importance of normalizing the lives of children in foster care while ensuring their health and safety, and to empower caregivers and legal custodians to support and encourage a child's participation in activities.  Acts 2015, No. 310, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:286.23 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§286.23. Standard of care; application

RS 286.23 - Standard of care; application  A. It is the policy of this state that each child who enters foster care should be encouraged and supported to participate in age- and developmentally appropriate extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, social, and sporting activities.  B.(1) Each caregiver shall use the reasonable and prudent parent standard as defined in R.S. 46:283(D) in determining whether to give permission for a child living in foster care under the responsibility of the state to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, social, or sporting activities.  (2) When using the reasonable and prudent parent standard, the caregiver shall consider all of the factors provided in R.S. 46:283(E).  Acts 2015, No. 310, §1.
LA Rev Stat § 46:286.24 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§286.24. Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 400, §3, eff. June 19, 2019.

RS 286.24 - Repealed by Acts 2019, No. 400, §3, eff. June 19, 2019.
LA Rev Stat § 46:287.1 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§287.1. Short title

RS 287.1 - Short title This Subpart may be cited as the "Family Preservation Services Act". Acts 1993, No. 857, §1, eff. June 23, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 46:287.2 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§287.2. Legislative intent

RS 287.2 - Legislative intent  A. It is the intent of the legislature to make available, subject to the availability of funds, intensive services to children and families that are designed to prevent the unnecessary imminent placement of children in foster care and designed to facilitate the reunification of the children with their families. These services are known as family preservation services and are characterized by the following values, beliefs, and goals:  (1) Safety of the child is always the first concern.  (2) Children need their families and should be raised by their own families whenever possible.  (3) Interventions should focus on family strengths and be responsive to individual family needs.  (4) Improvement of family functioning is essential in order to promote the child's health, safety, and welfare and thereby allows the family to remain intact and allows children to remain at home.  B. Subject to the availability of funds for such purposes, the legislature intends for family preservation services to be made available to all eligible families on a statewide basis through a phased-in process. Except as otherwise specified by statute, the Department of Children and Family Services shall have the authority and discretion to implement and expand family preservation services according to a plan and time frame determined by the department.  C. Nothing in this Subpart shall be construed to create an entitlement to services nor to create judicial authority to order the provision of family preservation services to any person or family where the department has determined that such services are unavailable or unsuitable, or that the child or family are not eligible for such services.  Acts 1993, No. 857, §1, eff. June 23, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 46:287.3 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§287.3. Definitions

RS 287.3 - Definitions  As used in this Subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings:  (1) "Department" means the Department of Children and Family Services.  (2) "Family preservation services" means services that are delivered primarily in the home, that follow intensive service models with demonstrated effectiveness in reducing or avoiding the need for unnecessary imminent foster care placement, and that have all of the characteristics delineated in R.S. 46:287.4.  (3) "Foster care" shall have the meaning defined in Children's Code Article 603.  (4) "Imminent" means a decision has been made by the department that, without family preservation services, a petition requesting the removal of a child from the family home will be immediately filed under Children's Code Article 619, 620, or 631 or that a voluntary placement agreement will be immediately initiated.  Acts 1993, No. 857, §1, eff. June 23, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 46:287.4 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§287.4. Characteristics of family preservation services

RS 287.4 - Characteristics of family preservation services  Family preservation services shall have all of the following characteristics:  (1) Services are provided by specially trained caseworkers who have received at least forty hours of training from recognized family preservation services experts. Caseworkers provide the services in the family's home, and may provide some of the services in other natural environments of the family, such as their neighborhood or schools.  (2) Caseload size averages two families per caseworker.  (3) The services to the family are provided by a single caseworker, with backup caseworkers identified to provide assistance as necessary.  (4) Caseworkers have the authority and discretion to spend funds, up to a maximum amount specified by the department, to help families obtain necessary food, shelter, or clothing or to purchase other goods or services that will enhance the effectiveness of intervention.  (5) Services are available to the family within twenty-four hours following receipt of a referral to the program.  (6) Services are available to the family twenty-four hours a day and seven days a week.  (7) Duration of service is limited to a maximum of forty days, unless the department authorizes an additional provision of service through an exception to policy.  (8) Services assist the family to improve parental and household management competence and to solve practical problems that contribute to family stress so as to effect improved parental performance and enhanced functioning of the family unit.  (9) Services help families locate and utilize additional assistance, including but not limited to counseling and treatment services, housing, child care, education, job training, emergency cash grants, state and federally funded public assistance, and other basic support services.  Acts 1993, No. 857, §1, eff. June 23, 1993.
LA Rev Stat § 46:287.5 (2021)
2021 Louisiana Laws|Revised Statutes|Title 46 - Public Welfare and Assistance|§287.5. Department responsibilities

RS 287.5 - Department responsibilities  A. The department shall be the lead administrative agency for family preservation services and may receive funding from any source for the implementation or expansion of such services. The department shall:  (1) Provide coordination and planning for the implementation and expansion of family preservation services.  (2) Monitor and evaluate such services to determine whether the programs meet measurable standards specified by this Subpart and the department.  B. In carrying out the requirements of Paragraph A(1) of this Section, the department shall consult and coordinate with at least one qualified private, nonprofit agency that has demonstrated expertise and experience in family preservation services.  C. The department may provide family preservation services directly and shall, within available funds, contract with private, nonprofit social service agencies to provide services, provided that such agencies meet measurable standards specified by this Subpart and by the department.  D. The department shall not continue direct provision of family preservation services unless it is demonstrated that provision of such services prevents foster care placement in at least seventy percent of the cases served for a period of at least six months following termination of service.  Acts 1993, No. 857, §1, eff. June 23, 1993.