Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-2 - SOCIAL SERVICES PLAN › Section 660-5-2-.09 - Proposed Categories Of Services

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
Proposed categories of services include:
(a) Adoption Services (also provided through
			 Title IV-B)--Services provided on behalf of a child who is legally free for
			 adoption, inclusive of recruitment and study of prospective adoptive homes,
			 placement of the child, supervision of the child, and other post-placement
			 services; legal services; reporting to the court and supervision of a child for
			 whom an adoption petition has been filed in Probate Court; purchase of adoption
			 placement services for children with special needs; and information and
			 referral;
(b) Day Care for Adults -
			 A program of care for a portion of a 24-hour day in a protective setting for
			 the individual (1) who is at risk of abuse, neglect, or exploitation or (2) who
			 is at risk of institutionalization. Service includes medical examination (when
			 not available without cost to the Department) to determine appropriateness of
			 service; casework and services to assure placement appropriate to the need of
			 individuals served; Information and Referral and Counseling with the provider
			 of care; service includes meals and may include transportation. If termination
			 or reductions are necessary due to funding reductions, the person most recently
			 authorized with the lowest priority will be the first terminated or reduced.
			 (NOTE: When two or more adults on the waiting list have the same priority, the
			 "date of request" will be used to determine which has priority.) Full-time
			 adult day care services are not available for residents of group living
			 arrangements serving four or more unrelated individuals;
(c) Day care for Children--Provision of
			 counseling, including information and referral, and care for a portion of a
			 24-hour day. Service includes developmental programs, nutritious meals, and
			 physical examinations prior to admission in accordance with requirements of
			 minimum standards (if such examinations are not available without cost to the
			 Department). Purchase of service is limited to:
(1) prevent or remedy
			 abuse/neglect/exploitation of child as documented in the protective services
			 plan and to enable foster care children placed with employed foster parents to
			 receive day care;
(2) enable
			 employment of AFDC recipients and allow transitional child care services for
			 AFDC recipients whose benefits are terminated due to earned income;
(3) enable AFDC recipients to participate in
			 employment, training and education programs and to enable food stamp recipients
			 in selected counties to participate in Food Stamp Employment and Training;
(4) enable employment of child's
			 parent/responsible caretaker who is income eligible and at risk of welfare
			 dependency
(5) enable a child's
			 parent/responsible caretaker who is income eligible and defined eligible for
			 block programs
(6) enable
			 employment of grantee relative/responsible caretaker not in the AFDC budget; or
(7) to relieve stress caused by
			 disability of parent/responsible caretaker or child. Day care may be approved
			 as an Aid to Refugee Service for a child whose parents do not speak English and
			 who are enrolled full or part-time in English as a second language class and
			 for a child whose parent/responsible caretaker is enrolled in school or a
			 training program for the purpose of developing employment potential. With the
			 exception of JOBS and transitional child care day care payments are limited to
			 a specified number of slots per county for each funding source (Title XX,
			 At-Risk, and Block Grant). Payment for day care services for children is
			 authorized on a "first come, first served basis" as long as there are slots
			 available. When slots under a particular funding source are filled, a waiting
			 list is established which contains the names of children who were denied day
			 care because of lack of an available slot. As slots become available, children
			 on the waiting list are selected for service based on date of application
			 and/or reasons why day care is needed.