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Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-48 - SMOOTH TRANSITIONS INTO ADULTHOOD › Section 660-5-48-.03 - Transitional Planning

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(1)
			 Appropriate transitional planning shall occur for all youth by using the
			 individualized service planning process to develop and implement a systematic,
			 comprehensive plan to prepare youth for the transition into adulthood. The
			 individualized service plan (ISP) serves as the youth's transitional plan and
			 shall identify the specific steps and services designed to facilitate this
			 transition.
(a)
Level of
			 Functioning Assessment
. All youth's current level of functioning
			 as it relates to life skills development shall be assessed as soon as the need
			 is indicated, but no later than the fourteenth (14th) birthday.
1. The assessment may be a formal or informal
			 one, and shall determine current level of functioning; how that current level
			 of functioning can be improved; what the associated needs are; and, the skills
			 that can be developed or enhanced to facilitate maximum functioning as an
			 adult, and to become a stable, gainfully employed adult whenever
			 possible.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-48 - SMOOTH TRANSITIONS INTO ADULTHOOD › Section 660-5-48-.04 - Program Development

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(1)
Program Components shall include:
(a)
Control over their future,
by involving the youth in an Individualized Service Plan. Their involvement in
			 planning steps and goals to be achieved will help to assess and identify skill
			 they need for life. Through the provision of such services as life skill
			 development groups and youth advisory councils each individual has the
			 opportunity to meet and learn from others while developing social skills. They
			 are then empowered to directly participate in helping to designing activities
			 that will help prepare them for self-sufficiency.
(b)
Competency
includes the
			 educational attainment and life skills development that are provided through
			 Independent Living Services
(c)
Permanency
includes helping the youth develop a network of
			 reliable and responsible individuals who instill the youth with a sense of
			 continuity and belonging and will serve as resources for assistance with
			 problems encountered in the future.
(d)
Usefulness
can be fostered
			 in youth by allowing them to provide services that benefit others while
			 providing them opportunities to practice skills, gain valuable experience and
			 develop relationships within the community. County Departments shall develop
			 partnerships to promote volunteer and employment opportunities for youth in
			 their community.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-48 - SMOOTH TRANSITIONS INTO ADULTHOOD › Section 660-5-48-.05 - Discharge From The System Of Care

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(1) Discharge from the system of care occurs
			 at the point in time when youth are no longer in DHR care, custody/planning
			 responsibility, or supervision, and it also encompasses situations where youth
			 age out of the system of care.
(a) Aging out
			 of the system of care occurs on a youth's nineteenth (19th) or twenty first
			 (21st) birthday.
1. All youth, without
			 exception, age out of the System of Care on their twenty first (21st)
			 birthday.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-48 - SMOOTH TRANSITIONS INTO ADULTHOOD › Section 660-5-48-.06 - Re-Entering The System After The Eighteenth Birthday

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(1) Youth, ages 18 to 20, who have previously
			 resided in DHR foster care may request re-entry into the system following
			 discharge if they are living in a situation where there is an identifiable risk
			 of harm that would typically result in the provision of child welfare services
			 if they were under age nineteen (19).
(2) A youth's re-entry into foster care may
			 be authorized through DHR's resumption of legal custody if the case remained
			 open on the court's administrative docket, or it may be authorized through
			 completion of an Agreement for Foster Care.
Author:
Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority:
R.C. v Fuller, No
				  88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree (M.D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-49 - BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT › Section 660-5-49-.01 - Legal Authority

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Behavior Management policy has been developed to comply with
				the operating principles or Standards of the R. C. Consent Decree with
				particular emphasis on principal VIII, 55. This Consent Decree is a part of a
				federal lawsuit settlement known as
R.C. v. Fuller
case (
R.C. v. Hornsby
, No. 88-H-1170-N, Consent
				Decree) (M.D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991).
Author:
Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority:
R.C. v.
				  Fuller
case (
R.C. v. Hornsby
, No.
				  88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree) (M.D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-49 - BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT › Section 660-5-49-.04 - Restrictive Interventions

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(1)
Restrictive Interventions
- The more
			 restrictive interventions for managing existing and teaching new behaviors
			 include isolation, medication, seclusion, and restraint.
(a)
Isolation
-
			 Isolation, a less restrictive intervention than medication, seclusion or
			 restraint, is designed to be used with less extreme or dangerous behaviors than
			 those requiring seclusion or restraint. Isolation shall be used only when
			 therapeutically indicated and as part of a behavior management plan to modify
			 or eliminate targeted behaviors; used in conjunction with supportive and
			 interactive treatment methods as the principle interventions; conducted in a
			 manner that fosters the child's capacity for self-regulation; and time-limited
			 as specified in the behavior management plan with the child being released as
			 indicated by the plan.
1. When a child is
			 isolated, provisions shall be made for humane and safe conditions including
			 room space appropriate to the developmental level of the child, adequate
			 ventilation and lighting, and a room temperature consistent with the rest of
			 the home or facility. Meals, routine medication and water must be provided.
			 Observation of a child in isolation shall occur
at least
			 every 30 minutes
or more often as necessary. The behavior
			 management plan will describe how frequently the child must be observed and
			 will authorize any restrictions imposed while the child is in
			 isolation.
2. The use of isolation
			 must be authorized in advance by the child and family planning team in
			 accordance with the ISP and behavior management plan. Appropriate members of
			 the child and family planning team (e.g., mental health professional, DHR
			 worker, residential provider) shall explain and assist the age-appropriate
			 child and family to understand the need for this intervention. The individuals
			 designated to implement and monitor isolation will review the intervention
			 frequently (e.g., weekly, bimonthly, monthly depending upon the frequency of
			 usage) to determine if it is having the desired effect on the child, and if the
			 desired outcome is not being achieved, isolation must be modified or
			 discontinued.
3. The use of
			 isolation 3 times or more in a 24 hour period or for more than 2 hours in a 24
			 hour period will be reviewed by the provider's treatment team for the
			 intervention's appropriateness and the need for alternative
			 interventions.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-49 - BEHAVIOR MANAGEMENT › Section 660-5-49-.05 - Provider Responsibilities

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(1)
General Guidelines
- Child care
			 institutions, group homes, shelters, other facilities, and licensed child
			 placing agencies responsible for approving foster homes that serve children in
			 the custody and/or planning responsibility of the Department are to develop
			 written behavior management policy which includes procedures for emergencies
			 and crisis situations. These facilities may adopt DHR policy or develop their
			 own as long as it is consistent with Department policy and provides children
			 the same rights as children in DHR approved foster homes. Facilities which
			 elect to develop their own behavior management policy must have the policy
			 reviewed and approved by the State Department of Human Resources, Office of
			 Agency Licensing. A provider's behavior management policy must be explained to
			 all DHR-placed children and their parents so the family has a clear
			 understanding of the policy. A copy of the facility's behavior management
			 policy will be given to the parent(s) and/or legal custodian upon their
			 request. These facilities may choose to apply Department policy to only those
			 children placed by DHR. Providers who use isolation, seclusion, and/or
			 restraint are to receive specialized or certified training in safely
			 implementing these interventions as well as training in alternative, less
			 restrictive interventions for managing behavior. Providers responsible for
			 administering and monitoring medications must also receive training and
			 instruction in the dispensing, storage, and disposal of medication, and how to
			 administer medication and monitor the effects and potential side effects.
			 Evidence of the proper storage, dispensing and disposal practices must be
			 documented. Facilities shall also maintain documentation of all training
			 received or provided. Training must meet generally accepted professional
			 standards and be provided by a qualified source. In addition, facilities will
			 survey their staff on an annual basis regarding training needs, and document in
			 their resource or personnel files all plans or programs utilized to meet those
			 needs. The Department will assist providers with locating training as needed.
Author:
Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority:
R.C. v.
				  Fuller
case (
R.C. v. Hornsby
, No.
				  88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree) (M.D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-50 - VISITING › Section 660-5-50-.01 - Purpose - This policy defines the rights of children in out-of-home care to visit with parents, family members and others such as friends, former foster parents and children from previous foster care placements

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Among other things, this policy recognizes the need for family
				attachments, and is intended to promote visits to support and strengthen family
				attachments.
Author: Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority:
R. C. v. Fuller, No.
				  88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree (M. D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-50 - VISITING › Section 660-5-50-.02 - Legal Authority

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Visiting policy has been developed to comply with the following
				principles set forth in the R. C. Consent Decree:
(1) "VIII 45. The system of care shall
			 promote class members' visitation with their parents and family.
(a) The matter of visitation shall be
			 addressed in the class member's individualized service plan.
(b) Visitation may be arranged by the class
			 member, the class member's parents or family or the foster parents, as well as
			 by DHR staff and the staff of residential facilities, in accordance with the
			 individualized service plan.
(c)
			 Supervision of visitation shall be required only when there is danger that the
			 parent or family member with whom the class member is visiting will harm the
			 class member unless the visit is supervised.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-50 - VISITING › Section 660-5-50-.03 - Glossary

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(1)
Age
			 appropriate child
- A child age 10 and older (except a child with
			 severe mental retardation), or a child under age 10 who is intellectually
			 capable of understanding and communicating ideas and opinions concerning the
			 subject matter being discussed or considered.
(2)
Child and Family Planning
			 Team
- The individuals involved in planning services with the
			 child and family. The team should include the parents, the child, if age
			 appropriate, others requested by the family or child, the DHR worker, the
			 foster care provider and other service providers if any.
(3)
Emergency
			 Situation
- A situation where the child is at imminent risk of
			 serious harm and action to protect the child must be taken before a child and
			 family planning team can be convened to develop an ISP or revise an existing
			 ISP.
(4)
Family
- A biological, adoptive or self-created unit
			 of people residing together consisting of an adult(s) and child(ren) with the
			 adult(s) performing duties of parenthood for the child(ren). Persons within
			 this unit share bonds, culture, practices and a significant relationship.
			 Biological parents, siblings, and others with significant attachments to the
			 child living outside of the home are included in the definition of
			 family.
(5)
Foster Care
			 Provider
- A provider of out-of-home care for a child in any of
			 the following settings: the home of relatives (kinship care) or neighbors, a
			 foster family home, a therapeutic foster family home, a group home, a shelter
			 home, a child care institution, a hospital or other residential
			 facility.
(6)
Foster
			 Parent
- A foster care provider delivering care in any of the
			 following settings: the home of a relative (kinship care) or neighbor, a foster
			 family home, or a therapeutic foster family home.
(7)
Friend
- A
			 person other than a family member with whom the child has a significant
			 attachment. Friends include both adults and children, such as former foster
			 parents and children from previous foster care placements.
(8)
Parent
- A
			 father or mother, an individual appointed as legal custodian or guardian or an
			 individual acting as a father or mother. This may include but is not limited to
			 a relative rearing the child for an absent family member, a godparent assuming
			 a parent's role when the parent is deceased, etc.
(9)
Permanency Goal
:
			 - The permanent living situation for the child that the ISP is designed to
			 achieve. Permanency goals include in order of preference:
(a) child will remain at home
(b) child will return home
(c) child will live permanently with
			 relatives
(d) adoption, independent
			 living, or long term placement with an identified foster family.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-50 - VISITING › Section 660-5-50-.04 - Court Orders

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- Court orders must be followed.
(1) Sometimes there will be an existing court
			 order (often from a divorce proceeding) in place at the time an ISP is being
			 developed for a child and family. The existing order must be followed until
			 modified or lifted. However, DHR must seek to have the order lifted or modified
			 if it substantially inhibits attainment of the child's permanency goal, or
			 imposes requirements inconsistent with
R.C.
(2) Sometimes, after an ISP has been
			 developed, the court will order additional services, lift restrictions, or
			 impose additional restrictions. These court orders must be followed. However,
			 DHR must seek to have the order lifted or modified if it substantially inhibits
			 attainment of the child's permanency goal, or imposes requirements inconsistent
			 with
R.C
. If the court refuses to modify or lift an
			 order as requested, the county DHR will inform the Family Services Partnership.
			 If the Partnership concurs that the court order is inconsistent with
R.C
., the Partnership will take appropriate action.
Author:
Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority:
R. C. v. Fuller, No.
				  88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree (M. D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-50 - VISITING › Section 660-5-50-.05 - Children Covered By Visiting Policies

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(1)
General Policy
(a) This policy applies to all children in
			 DHR custody or planning responsibility who have been removed from their home
			 and placed in foster care {
e.g.
, home of relatives
			 (kinship care) or neighbors, foster family home, therapeutic foster family
			 home, group home, shelter home, child care institution, hospital or other
			 residential facility}. It does not apply to children living in their own
			 home.
(b) Children retain the right
			 to visit with their parents and families even when the rights of the parents
			 have been terminated. Visiting may be restricted when it places the child's
			 safety at risk; substantially inhibits attainment of the goals of the safety
			 plan or the permanency goal of the ISP; or subjects the child to intimidation
			 regarding investigative statements or court testimony. The circumstances and
			 extent of visiting will be addressed in the child's ISP.
(c) Child care institutions, group homes and
			 licensed child placing agencies which approve foster homes that serve children
			 in the custody or responsibility of the Department are to develop a written
			 policy regarding visiting. These facilities may adopt the policy of the
			 Department or develop their own as long as it is consistent with Department
			 policy and provides children no less visiting rights than children in foster
			 homes approved by the Department. The visiting policy is to be approved by the
			 Department and explained to all children placed by DHR and their parents so
			 they understand the policy. A copy of the policy will be given to the parents
			 upon request.
Author:
Jerome Webb
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-50 - VISITING › Section 660-5-50-.08 - Notification To Parents Regarding Visitation

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(1) Written Notice To Parents - Parents who
			 are not prevented from visiting their children by court order, safety issues or
			 other reasons shall be granted visitation. If there is a change in visitation,
			 the parent should receive written notice well in advance of the visitation
			 date. If this is not possible, contact by means such as telephone, e-mail or
			 other means should be made with the parent. Visitation will be discussed in the
			 ISP and if there are specific areas of visitation presenting problems, the ISP
			 team will resolve them.
Author:
Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority:
R. C. v. Fuller, No.
				  88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree (M. D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-50 - VISITING › Section 660-5-50-.09 - Visiting Supports And Services

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(1) The Department of Human Resources will
			 provide services to encourage and support, as needed, the child's visits with
			 the parent(s), other family members and friends. A list of possible services
			 are, but not limited to:
(a) Transportation
			 or payment of transportation expenses for the child, family or
			 friends;
(b) Helping to promote
			 and/or coordinate visits when the family or child needs or requests
			 assistance;
(c) Assisting with
			 child or adult care, housing, or meals;
(d) Education of the foster care provider
			 regarding the needs of the child and family for visiting, the importance of
			 reunification, feelings provoked by visits, and practices relating to
			 supervision of visits;
(e)
			 Supportive involvement of the therapist, social worker, or foster care
			 provider;
(f) Coaching to enable
			 the child and family or friends to acknowledge and talk about needs and
			 feelings;
(g) Using neighbors and
			 other family members to support visits (
e.g.
,
			 providing transportation to the visiting site, providing own home for visiting,
			 or negotiating or arranging visits convenient to the parent's location and
			 schedules);
(h) Crisis services to
			 support visiting such as giving the foster care provider crisis intervention
			 training or access to crisis intervention services; and
(i) Conflict resolution and mediation
			 services related to visiting.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-51 - TRANSITIONAL AND INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM AND PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 660-5-51-.01 - Purpose And Youth To Be Served

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(1) Purpose - DHR has developed these
			 requirements for transitional and independent living programs to help provide
			 consistency in the development and delivery of transitional and independent
			 living services. All persons, groups of persons, or corporations desiring to
			 provide transitional and/or independent living programs and placements shall
			 meet these requirements.
(2) Youth
			 To Be Served - Transitional and independent living programs and placements
			 shall serve Alabama youth, in DHR custody and residing in foster care, who are
			 ready to transition from the dependence of childhood to living independently as
			 an adult. These youth must be at least age seventeen (17) years old for
			 independent living and sixteen (16) years old for transitional living programs
			 and less than age twenty-one (21) years old for either program.. Placements may
			 also be provided to youth who were in Alabama foster care on or after their
			 18th birthday
and
have not
			 yet attained age 21 years when the decision is made by the individualized
			 service planning team that the youth needs to reenter foster care.
Author:
Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority:
Foster Care Independence
				  Act of 1999 (H.R. 3443) amended title IV, Part E, Social Security Act;
				  Public
				  Law 106-169;
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										38-7-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-51 - TRANSITIONAL AND INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM AND PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 660-5-51-.02 - General Requirements For Transitional And Independent Living Programs

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(1) Youth in DHR
			 custody may reside in a transitional or independent living placement only if
			 the program providing the placement is operated by a DHR-licensed child-placing
			 agency or residential child care facility, or a DHR-approved foster family
			 home.
(2) Skill Building Components
			 - Transitional and independent living programs must have components that teach
			 youth the skills they need to live independently. These skills must be tailored
			 to a youth's current level of functioning. Youth in transitional or independent
			 living placements must be provided a realistic living experience in which they
			 can take full responsibility for themselves.
Author:
Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority:
Foster Care Independence
				  Act of 1999 (H.R. 3443) amended title IV, Part E, Social Security Act;
				  Public
				  Law 106-169;
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §
										38-7-2.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-51 - TRANSITIONAL AND INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM AND PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 660-5-51-.04 - Transitional And Independent Living Placements Provided By County DHR Approved Foster Family Homes

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(1) Youth who
			 are in DHR custody and residing in a foster family home may be given the
			 opportunity to live in a dwelling, separate from the foster family home, that
			 is specifically designated as a transitional or an independent living placement
			 when the youth's individualized service planning team agrees that the need
			 exists. The dwelling must be assessed and approved by the County DHR as being
			 in compliance with the Minimum Standards for Foster Family Homes.
(a) Youth must submit a weekly budget to the
			 foster family home provider and their DHR social worker prior to moving into
			 the placement, and this budget must fall within a youth's monthly
			 income.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-51 - TRANSITIONAL AND INDEPENDENT LIVING PROGRAM AND PLACEMENT REQUIREMENTS › Section 660-5-51-.05 - Documentation Requirements

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(1)
			 Child-placing agencies, residential child care facilities and foster family
			 homes providing transitional and independent living placements shall complete
			 documentation as described in this rule.
(a)
			 Independent Living Intake and Orientation Checklist - Providers shall complete
			 an intake and orientation checklist for each youth who will reside in an
			 independent living placement. The "Independent Living Intake and Orientation
			 Checklist" may be used by providers or they may develop one of their own that
			 includes items on this list.
(b)
			 Personal Safety Agreement (DHR-FCS-2139) - Youth who are planning to move into
			 an independent living setting are required to review and sign the "Personal
			 Safety Agreement." If the youth refuses to abide by the safety guidelines, the
			 placement cannot occur. Providers shall ensure that a new form is reviewed and
			 signed each year that the youth remains in the independent living
			 placement.
(c) Monitoring Sheet For
			 Youth In Independent Living Placements (DHR-FCS-2138) - Providers are required
			 to complete the "Monitoring Sheet For Youth In Independent Living Placements"
			 for each youth residing in an independent living placement.
(d) Monthly Transitional And Independent
			 Living Placement Report (DHR-FCS-2140) - Child-placing agencies and residential
			 child care facilities must complete the "Monthly Transitional And Independent
			 Living Placement Report" for each month that they have youth in a transitional
			 or independent living placement. Foster family home providers are not required
			 to complete this report.
(e) Foster
			 Family Home Approval to Provide A Transitional or Independent Living Placement
			 (DHR-FCS-2141) - This form is completed by the County DHR where the foster
			 family home is located to indicate that the transitional or independent living
			 placement setting meets the Minimum Standards For Foster Family Homes. The
			 approval must be reviewed, signed, and dated by the foster parent(s) providing
			 the placement and by the County DHR Director.
Author:
Jerome Webb
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-52 - REFERRAL, ADMISSION, AND DISCHARGE PROCEDURES FOR INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES › Section 660-5-52-.01 - Purpose

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This policy provides DHR staff with procedures to follow when
				assessing a child's need for inpatient psychiatric services (diagnosis,
				evaluation, and treatment), and when appropriate, the subsequent admission to
				and discharge from the hospital setting. This policy is not applicable to
				situations where children require services from Bryce Hospital since commitment
				to the State Department of Mental Health is required.
Author:
Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority:
R.C. v.
				  Fuller
case (
R.C. v. Hornsby
, No.
				  88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree) (M.D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-52 - REFERRAL, ADMISSION, AND DISCHARGE PROCEDURES FOR INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES › Section 660-5-52-.02 - Legal Authority

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(1)
			 policy has been developed to comply with the following operating principles or
			 standards of the R.C. Consent Decree:
(a)
Section VIII. 48(c
). The "system of care" shall not
			 initiate or consent to the placement of a class member in an institution or
			 other facility operated by DMH/MR or by DYS unless the placement is the least
			 restrictive, most normalized placement appropriate to the strengths and needs
			 of the class member.
(b)
Section VIII. 51(d)
. The "system of care" shall forbid
			 summary discharges from placements. DHR shall promulgate a policy acceptable to
			 both parties, that describes steps that must be taken prior to a class member's
			 discharge from a placement. The policy may permit, in exceptional
			 circumstances, the placement of a class member in a temporary, emergency
			 setting without prior notice to DHR.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-52 - REFERRAL, ADMISSION, AND DISCHARGE PROCEDURES FOR INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES › Section 660-5-52-.04 - Discharge

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(1)
Discharge
			 Planning
- Discharge planning shall begin immediately upon a child's
			 admission to the hospital and continue throughout inpatient service delivery.
			 The ISP team shall partner with hospital staff responsible for the planning and
			 delivery of services and make every effort to hold an ISP meeting at the time
			 of the child's admission in order to be involved in the development of the
			 hospital's treatment plan. The ISP team must consider the type and extent of
			 services being delivered, the child's progress (or lack thereof), and the
			 qualified professional's recommendations for stepping the child down to a less
			 restrictive environment where needs can be met. The ISP shall address the
			 inpatient services provided to meet the child's needs, identify the most
			 appropriate and least restrictive placement setting to meet those needs, and
			 the steps to be taken by the ISP team members prior to
and
at the time of the child's discharge.
Author:
Jerome Webb
Statutory Authority:
R.C. v.
				  Fuller
case (
R.C. v. Hornsby
, No.
				  88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree) (M.D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991)
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-52 - REFERRAL, ADMISSION, AND DISCHARGE PROCEDURES FOR INPATIENT PSYCHIATRIC SERVICES › Section 660-5-52-.05 - Financial Responsibility

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(1)
			 Financial resources must be explored to determine the appropriate payment
			 method for inpatient services, and the following payment methods shall be
			 considered in the order listed.
(a) Private
			 Pay/Insurance - Private payment/insurance is to be considered as
the
			 first method of payment
if the child and/or the child's family has
			 financial resources or private medical insurance to cover the cost of inpatient
			 psychiatric services.
(b) Medicaid
			 - Medicaid eligibility determinations must be made for all children in DHR
			 custody, and when the hospital accepts Medicaid, the worker is responsible for
			 providing the child's Medicaid eligibility information to the hospital's
			 billing department.
(c) County Flex
			 Funds - Flex funds is the next option, and they shall be utilized prior to
			 requesting SDHR payment for inpatient services.
(d) SDHR Payment - Requests for SDHR payment
			 of hospital bills for inpatient psychiatric services shall only be sought after
			 all other financial resources have been considered and utilized.
Author:
Jerome Webb
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-53 - CHILD WELFARE CASELOAD STANDARDS AND ADDITIONAL STAFF ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 660-5-53-.01 - Caseload Standards

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Subject to the provisions of Chapter
				660-5-53-.04 -.04ER, the
				following standards, which are divided into components, apply to all 67
				counties within Alabama unless otherwise noted.
(1) The "Intake" position in a county shall
			 be staffed at 1 FTE (full-time equivalent position) per 25,000 county
			 population and extending to 50,000 county population with an additional .5 FTE
			 for each additional increment of 50,000 persons.
(2) Investigation Workers.
(a) 1 worker for every 8 child sexual abuse
			 reports based on a preceding 12 month average;
(b) 1 worker for every 10 child abuse/neglect
			 reports, where children enter foster care, based on a preceding 12 month
			 average of the county's foster care population; and
(c) 1 worker for every 12 child abuse/neglect
			 reports, which do not fall within a and b above, based on a preceding 12 month
			 average.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-53 - CHILD WELFARE CASELOAD STANDARDS AND ADDITIONAL STAFF ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 660-5-53-.02 - Additional Allocation Factors For Jefferson, Mobile, Madison And Montgomery Counties

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Jefferson, Mobile, Madison and Montgomery Counties shall be
				allocated additional direct care staff persons equal to ten percent (10%) of
				the direct staff projected need to address the significantly higher turnover
				rates and large numbers of extremely complex children.
Author:
Brenda J. Gore
Statutory Authority:
R.C. v Walley, No
				  88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree (M.D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991); R.C. v
				  Walley, No 88-D-1170-N, Consent Decree (M.D. Ala. Approved January 12, 1998);
				  R.C. v Walley, No 2:88cv-1170-D, Consent Decree (M.D. Ala. Approved December
				  13, 2004).
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-53 - CHILD WELFARE CASELOAD STANDARDS AND ADDITIONAL STAFF ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 660-5-53-.03 - Additional Staffing Requirements

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(1) Each county shall have 1 worker for every
			 40 resource cases.
(2)
			 Infrastructure Supports.
(a) Counties with
			 populations larger than 80,000 shall receive 1 supervisor for quality
			 assurance; 1 supervisor for resource development; and 1 account clerk.
			 Jefferson and Mobile Counties have an additional allocation of 1 position each
			 for staff development.
(b) Counties
			 with less than 80,000 populations shall receive .5 FTE for quality assurance;
			 and .5 FTE for resource development. Counties without a full-time person
			 assigned to quality assurance shall assign at least a half-time
			 person.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-53 - CHILD WELFARE CASELOAD STANDARDS AND ADDITIONAL STAFF ALLOCATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 660-5-53-.04 - Monitoring And Correcting Implementation

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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision in
			 this Chapter, the responsibility for compliance with these caseload standards
			 rests exclusively with the State of Alabama, and not with any individual
			 employee or agent of the State of Alabama, including, without limitations,
			 child welfare workers, line or program supervisors, county supervisors, county
			 directors or assistant directors, state office employees or the Commissioner.
			 Nothing in this Chapter imposes any requirement on any individual worker,
			 supervisor, direct care staff, clerk or clerical worker or other employee
			 denominated in Sections 660-5-53.01-01 ER through 660-5-53.03-.03 ER. Due to a
			 variety of factors, including, without limitations, increase in cases,
			 attrition, resignations, retirements, terminations and leave, from time to time
			 the caseload and staff allocation standards will be exceeded. A county of the
			 State which exceeds the standards of this Chapter is not in violation of any
			 provision of this Chapter so long as the county complies with the provisions of
			 subsection (3) of this Section
			 660-5-53-.04 -.04ER.
(2) The processes of increasing or decreasing
			 staff and evaluating the need for adjusting staff allocations and caseloads in
			 accordance with this Chapter by those or any other means are and shall remain
			 discretionary functions requiring the exercise of judgment by those employees
			 of the State involved in making such decisions in the administration of the
			 Department.
(3) Monitoring the
			 implementation of the caseload standards shall be accomplished in the following
			 manner.
(a) Each county shall, on a monthly
			 basis, determine the average caseload for each standard component (e.g., family
			 services, foster care, supervisors) and document each worker's average caseload
			 during the month.
(b) Each county
			 shall report 3 months of caseload data by worker and a quarterly average on the
			 quality assurance reports.
(c)
			 Counties that have more than 10% of workers who exceed the standard caseload,
			 or who have a quarterly average that exceeds the standard for a component, will
			 file an exception report identifying the reasons for the assignment of
			 caseloads over standard and the actions that will be taken to correct the
			 situation during the next 30 days.
(d) If a county reports in excess of the
			 standard for 2 consecutive quarters, the State Department and County Department
			 shall collaborate to analyze the problem and determine what factors are
			 creating the overload.
(e)
			 Corrective action shall be taken on the analysis within 30 days, including
			 increasing the county staff allocation if it is determined that the caseloads
			 in excess of the standard are a result of increasing incidence and demand.
Author:
Brenda J. Gore
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-54 - ALABAMA YOUTH RESIDENTIAL FACILITY ABUSE PREVENTION ACT › Section 660-5-54-.03 - Criminal Background Checks

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Any employee, volunteer, or applicant for employment or for a
				volunteer position at or with any religious, faith-based, or church non-profit,
				other non-profit, or for profit affiliated youth residential facility, youth
				social rehabilitation facility, community treatment facility for youths, youth
				transitional care facility, long term youth residential facility, private
				alternative boarding school, private alternative outdoor program, and any
				organization entrusted with the residential care of children or youth in any
				organizational form or combination thereof defined by this section, or as
				defined by the department, shall be subject to a criminal background
				investigation prior to having unsupervised contact with the children in
				accordance with subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of Section
				38-13-3,
Code of Ala.
				1975
.
Author:
Gloria J. Holloway
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, as Adopted (hereinafter referred to as Code), §§
										38-15-1 thru
				  38-15-8.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-54 - ALABAMA YOUTH RESIDENTIAL FACILITY ABUSE PREVENTION ACT › Section 660-5-54-.04 - Fees

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(1) The department
			 shall charge a fee of $100.00 for the registration. After the initial
			 registration approval, the department shall charge a renewal fee of $50.00
			 annually on each anniversary of the effective date of the registration. The
			 fees are for the purpose of administering the registration program and
			 enforcing the requirements specified in this rule and shall be set
			 accordingly.
(2) The department, at
			 least every five years, shall analyze initial application fees and annual fees
			 issued by it to ensure the appropriate fee amounts are charged.
(3) In addition to fees established by the
			 department, the department shall also charge the following fees:
(a) A fee in the amount of 50 percent of the
			 established application fee when an existing registered entity moves a facility
			 to a new physical address.
(b) A
			 fee in the amount of 50 percent of the established application fee when a
			 corporate registered entity changes the person having the authority to select a
			 majority of the board of directors.
(c) A fee in the amount of fifty dollars
			 ($50) when an existing registered entity seeks to either increase or decrease
			 the approved capacity of the facility.
(d) An orientation fee of fifty dollars ($50)
			 for attendance by any individual at a department-sponsored information or
			 orientation session.
(e) A
			 probation monitoring fee of $100.00, equal to the current annual fee, in
			 addition to the current annual fee for that category and capacity for each year
			 a registered entity has been placed on probation as a result of an adjudication
			 pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 22, Title 41,
Code of Ala. 1975
.
(f) A late fee that represents an additional
			 50 percent of the established current annual fee when any registered entity
			 fails to pay the current annual registration fee on or before the due date as
			 indicated by postmark on the payment.
(g) A fee may later be established to cover
			 any costs incurred by the department for processing payments including, but not
			 limited to, insufficient funds charges, charges for credit and debit
			 transactions, and postage due charges.
(h) A plan of correction fee of at least two
			 hundred dollars ($200) when any registered entity does not implement a plan of
			 correction on or prior to the date specified by a corrective action plan issued
			 to it by the department.
(i)
			 Additional fees may later be established by the department by rule as necessary
			 to regulate registered entities for institutions and organizations subject to
			 this rule.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-54 - ALABAMA YOUTH RESIDENTIAL FACILITY ABUSE PREVENTION ACT › Section 660-5-54-.05 - Quarterly Inspections; Information Provided To The Department, Parents, Guardians, Etc

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(1) Quarterly
			 inspection. All youth residential facilities and organizations under this
			 section shall be subject to a quarterly inspection by the department or its
			 designee at a minimum and shall be responsible for providing necessary
			 information as determined by the department to ensure the safety and welfare of
			 residents. The Department shall have the rights to inspect all buildings on the
			 property, including outbuildings, storage buildings, and vehicles operated or
			 owned by the facility.
(2)
			 Information provided to the department. All youth residential facilities and
			 organizations under this rule shall provide at a minimum the following to the
			 department upon request:
(a) The names of all
			 children currently enrolled, registered, or housed at the facility or
			 program.
(b) The names of all
			 personnel currently employed or contracted for employment for or at the
			 facility, institution, or program. Individual personnel files shall be
			 maintained for the executive director and for each employee to include
			 volunteers.
(c) The plan of
			 operation, all written policies, procedures, and standard practice
(d) The child-to-staff ratios. (One child
			 care worker to every four children)
(e) The staff qualifications and proof of
			 training. There must be written verification that each employee, including
			 volunteers, meet the specific qualifications for his/her particular job as
			 stated in job descriptions of the facility. The Executive Director must have a
			 baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited by one of the six
			 regional accrediting associations of the United States.
(f) Proof of the implementation of children's
			 needs and services plan.
(g) A
			 written fire evacuation and natural disaster plan and maintain a record of
			 routine drills of the plan.
(h)
			 Proof of liability insurance with coverage of no less than the amount specified
			 in this rule.
(i) Proof of
			 immunization against disease of all children housed or contained at the
			 facility or in the program with proof of exemption of a child due to parental
			 beliefs, which exemption shall be permitted.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-54 - ALABAMA YOUTH RESIDENTIAL FACILITY ABUSE PREVENTION ACT › Section 660-5-54-.07 - Reporting Or Investigation Of Child Or Neglect Abuse

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This rule shall not be interpreted to supersede any other law
				requiring the reporting or investigation of child abuse or
				neglect.
Author:
Gloria J. Holloway
Statutory Authority:
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, as Adopted (hereinafter referred to as Code), §§
										38-15-1 thru 38-15-8.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-81 - EMERGENCY WELFARE SERVICES PROGRAM › Section 660-5-81-.01 - Emergency Welfare Services Program

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Emergency Welfare Services means assistance and services to
				meet human needs of individuals and families resulting from disasters,
				including, but not limited to: feeding; clothing; lodging in private and
				congregate facilities; registration; locating and reuniting families; care of
				unaccompanied children, the aged, the handicapped, and other groups needing
				specialized care or services; necessary financial or other assistance;
				counseling and referral services to families and individuals; aid to welfare
				institutions under disaster conditions; and all other feasible welfare aid and
				services to people in need during an emergency. Such measures include
				assistance in organization, direction, and provision of welfare services to be
				instituted before the disaster or emergency occurs, during the emergency and
				the recovery therefrom.
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Governor's Executive Order
				  Number 14, dated June 14, 1971;
Code of Ala. 1975
,
				  §§
										31-9-1
et
seq
., §
										38-2-6; ALABAMA DISASTER
				  ASSISTANCE PLAN, January, 1979.
Alabama Administrative Code › Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES › Chapter 660-5-91 - INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY GRANT PROGRAM (REPEALED) › Section 660-5-91-.01 - Purpose

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(Repealed).
Author:
Statutory Authority:
Disaster Relief Act of
				  1974, P.L. 93-288, 88 Stat. 143,
				  42 U.S.C.
				  5121 through
				  5202; Flood Disaster
				  Protection Act of 1973, P.L. 93-234, 87 Stat. 975,
				  42 U.S.C.
				  4001 through
				  4128; 44
				  C.F.R. 205.54 ; 44 C.F.R. Part 9; President's Exec. Order Nos. 11988 and 11990,
				  42 U.S.C.
				  4321;
Code of Ala.
				  1975
, §§
										31-9-1
et
seq
., §
										38-2-6; Governor's Exec. Order No.
				  14, dated June 14, 1971; ALABAMA ADMINISTRATIVE PLAN - INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY
				  GRANT PROGRAM; State of Alabama INDIVIDUAL AND FAMILY GRANT PROGRAM
				  MANUAL.