Pennsylvania Code › Title 55 - HUMAN SERVICES › Part V - Children, Youth and Families Manual › Subpart C - Administration and Fiscal Management › Article II - County-Administered Services › Chapter 3130 - ADMINISTRATION OF COUNTY CHILDREN AND YOUTH SOCIAL SERVICE PROGRAMS › CASE PLANNING AND CASE MANAGEMENT › Section 3130.67 - Placement planning

Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 28, July 13, 2024
(a) Except
						for emergency placement, the county agency shall prepare an amendment to the
						service plan prior to placing a child.
(b) The amendment to the service plan shall
						include the following, for each child placed:
(1) A description of the circumstances that
						make placement necessary.
(2)
						Effective April 1, 1990, to the extent available and accessible, health and
						educational information on the child which includes the following:
(i) The names and addresses of the child's
						health and educational providers.
(ii) The child's grade level
						performance.
(iii) The child's
						school record.
(iv) Assurances that
						the child's placement in foster care takes into account proximity to the school
						in which the child is enrolled at the time of placement.
(v) A record of the child's
						immunizations.
(vi) The child's
						known medical problems, including the identification of known physical, mental
						or emotional disabilities.
(vii)
						The child's medications.
(viii)
						Other relevant health and educational information concerning the child
						determined to be appropriate by the county agency.
(3) Effective April 1, 1990, information
						relating to a child's health and educational status shall be reviewed and
						updated each time a child in foster care changes his place of residence. Each
						time a child receiving foster care has health or educational information
						updated, the most current information shall be given to the foster parent or
						foster care provider with whom the child is placed.
(4) For children whose placement plans were
						completed after April 1, 1990 but before December 15, 1990, and children whose
						place of residence changed after April 1, 1990 but before December 15, 1990,
						the health and educational information in their plans shall be updated and
						given to their foster caregivers by December 31, 1990.
(5) For children being served through a
						private agency, the county agency shall notify the private agency of its
						responsibility to provide the foster caregiver with reviewed and updated health
						and educational information on children for whom they are providing
						care.
(6) A description of efforts
						that have been made and the services that have been provided to prevent
						placement. This is required only at initial placement.
(7) An identification of the type of home or
						facility in which the child will be placed and a discussion of the
						appropriateness of the placement, including:
(i) How the placement setting is the least
						restrictive-most family-like setting available for the child, consistent with
						the best interest and special needs of the child.
(ii) How the location of placement is in
						proximity to the child's home and will serve to encourage visiting between the
						child and parents, consistent with the best interest and special needs of the
						child.
(8) The
						anticipated duration of placement, stated in months.
(9) An identification of one of the following
						goals for the child in placement:
(i) Return
						to own home.
(ii) Placement in the
						home of another relative.
(iii)
						Adoption.
(iv) Placement with legal
						guardian.
(v) Independent
						living.
(vi) Long-term
						placement.
(10) A
						description of the service objectives that shall be achieved by the parents or
						child prior to reunification.
(11)
						For every child 16 years of age and older, the county agency shall consider the
						appropriateness of providing programs and services to help the child prepare
						for transition from foster care to independent living. When appropriate, a
						written description of the program and service shall be provided. When
						independent living services are deemed inappropriate, the basis for the choice
						not to offer independent living services shall be described.
(12) An identification of services to be
						provided to the family, the child and, if applicable, the foster family by the
						county agency and other service providers to achieve the goal for the child in
						placement and to ensure that the child receives proper care as required under
						§§
													3130.31(3)(ii)
						and 3130.39 (relating to
						responsibilities of the county agency; and services and facilities which may be
						used).
(13) An identification of
						the steps the county agency shall take to ensure that the service plan is
						implemented, including a schedule for a review of the status of each child as
						required by §§
													3130.71 and
						3130.72 (relating to placement
						reviews; and dispositional review hearings).
(14) The schedule for visits between the
						child and parents, including frequency, location and participants as required
						by §
													3130.68(a)
						(relating to visiting and communication policies).
(15) A description of the services actually
						provided to the child and the parents to implement the plan and achieve the
						goal established for the child in placement and changes to the elements of the
						plan described under paragraphs (3)-(9). This description shall be updated
						every 6 months or prior to submitting the plan to the court as required at
						§
													3130.71(1)(iii)
						or to an administrative review panel as required at §
													3130.71(1)(iii).
						This is not required at the time the initial placement amendment is
						developed.
(16) The results of
						placement reviews as required by § 3130.71.