Compilation of Rules and Regulations of the State of Georgia › Department 290 - RULES OF DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES › Chapter 290-2 - FAMILY AND CHILDREN SERVICES › Subject 290-2-7 - RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR OUTDOOR CHILD CARING PROGRAMS › Rule 290-2-7-.08 - Campers' Rights and Privileges

Current through Rules and
				Regulations filed through June 27, 2024
(1) The staff of the Outdoor Child Caring
				Program shall allow privacy as needs indicate for each camper.
(2) Campers shall have access to a quiet,
				private area where they can withdraw from the group when appropriate.
(3) Termination of contacts between the
				camper and his or her family shall not be allowed while the camper is in care
				unless the rights of the parents have been terminated by court order or it has
				been determined by the placement agency that family contact is not in the
				camper's best interest. The frequency and nature of contact shall be based on
				the needs of the camper, and shall be determined with the participation of the
				camper, his or her family or placement agency and Outdoor Child Caring Program
				staff. Any limitations shall be filed in the camper's case record. Restriction
				of a contact shall be based on a determination by the staff along with any
				additional information from the Medicaid Rehabilitation Option Provider that
				due to the nature of the circumstances at that time that particular contact is
				not in the best interest of the camper. Reasons for the restrictions shall be
				shared with the Camper and the family and documented in the camper's
				record.
(4) The Outdoor Child
				Caring Program shall have clearly written policies regarding visits, gifts,
				mail, and telephone calls between the camper and his or her family or placement
				agency.
(5) A camper shall be
				allowed to bring personal possessions to the Outdoor Child Caring Program and
				to acquire possessions. Limits put on the kind of possessions a camper may or
				may not bring or receive shall be applied equally to all Campers, shall be
				discussed with the camper and his or her parents or placement agency and shall
				be documented in the camper's record.
(6) The Outdoor Child Caring Program shall
				not place a camper in a position of having to acknowledge his or her
				dependency, destitution, or neglect. The Outdoor Child Caring Program shall not
				require the camper to make public statements about his or her background or
				dependence on the Camp, to publicly acknowledge gratitude to the Camp or to
				perform at public gatherings.
(7)
				Pictures, reports, or identification that humiliate, exploit, or invade the
				privacy of a camper or his or her family or Placement Agency shall not be made
				public. The Outdoor Child Caring Program shall not use reports or pictures from
				which campers can be identified without written consent from the camper and the
				parents or placement agency.
(8)
				The opinions and recommendations of the campers shall be considered in the
				development and evaluation of the camping program and activities.
(9) The Outdoor Child Caring Program shall
				have clearly written policies for the behavior management of campers. Copies
				shall be available to staff and campers.
(10) Discipline shall be consistent with the
				policies of the Outdoor Child Caring Program and shall not be physically or
				emotionally damaging.
(11) Staff
				members shall be responsible for all behavior management of campers.
O.C.G.A. Sec.
				  49-5-12.