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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 › ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.23 - Availability of agency rules and policies

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County agency rules and policies describing the
						  services offered by the county agency, service policies and procedures,
						  eligibility for services, financial liability of clients and the rights of
						  clients to receive or refuse services shall be available to the public for
						  review or study in every county agency office on regular workdays during
						  regular office hours.
The provisions of this §
														3130.23 amended under Articles II,
							 VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
															201-211,
							 701-774,
							 901-922 and
							 1001-1080).
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 › ADMINISTRATIVE REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.24 - Administrative reports and records

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(a) The county agency shall prepare and
						submit reports required by the Department.
(b) The county agency shall report suspected
						abuse to ChildLine under
						23 Pa.C.S. §§
													6301-6384 (relating to the Child Protective
						Services Law).
(c) The county
						agency shall submit immediately, to the appropriate regional office of the
						Department, an oral report of an incident involving the death of a child in a
						foster home or residential child care facility for which it has administrative
						responsibility.
(d) The county
						agency shall make a written report on forms provided by the Department to the
						appropriate regional office of the Department within 10 calendar days of
						knowledge of the occurrence of the following:
(1) The death of a child in the custody of
						the county agency.
(2) An injury to
						a child in the custody of the county agency which requires inpatient
						hospitalization or which, in the opinion of the treating physician, may cause
						death, serious disability or disfigurement and an occurrence, such as a fire in
						a foster family home or a residential child care facility, which threatens the
						health or safety of a child or requires a facility providing residential child
						care to relocate children temporarily.
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.31 - Responsibilities of the county agency

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The county agency shall be organized and staffed to
						  ensure the following:
(1)
						Administration of the agency, including the following:
(i) The maintenance of case records by county
						agency staff.
(ii) Provision for
						planning, budgeting, accounting and staff development.
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.32 - Staffing requirements

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(a) There
						shall be supervision of caseworkers and other direct service staff to ensure
						the following:
(1) Consultation on emergency
						cases.
(2) Ongoing support and
						direction for the case activities of supervised staff.
(3) An average direct service staff to
						supervisor ratio for the county agency of no more than five to one.
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.33 - Use of volunteers

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The county agency shall use volunteers to aid in the
						  delivery of services.
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.34 - Required services

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The county agency shall provide or arrange for the
						  provision of:
(1) Placement prevention
						and reunification services.
(2)
						Adoption services.
(3) Emergency
						and planned temporary placement services.
(4) Other required services, including
						services or care ordered by the court.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3140.17 (relating to review of
							 county plans and budgets).
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.35 - Placement prevention and reunification services

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Placement prevention and reunification services include
						  all of the following:
(1)
Counseling service.
Supportive and therapeutic activities
						provided to a child or a child's family and directed at preventing or
						alleviating conditions, including crisis conditions, which present a risk to
						the safety or well-being of the child by improving problem-solving and coping
						skills, interpersonal functioning, the stability of the family, or the capacity
						of the family to function independently.
(2)
Parent education.
Practical education and training for parents in child care, child development,
						parent-child relationships and the experience and responsibilities of
						parenthood.
(3)
Homemaker/caretaker service.
Home help, home care skills
						instruction and/or child care and supervision provided to a child and the
						child's family in the child's home by a trained homemaker or
						caretaker.
(4)
Part day
						service.
Care and supervision for a child for less than 24 hours per
						day provided under a family service plan to enable the child to remain in or
						return to the child's own home.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3140.17 (relating to review of
							 county plans and budgets).
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.36 - Adoption services

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(a) The
						county agency shall make adoption services available to a child in the custody
						or under the supervision of the county agency who is in temporary, substitute
						care and who cannot be returned to his own home.
(b) Adoption services include the following:
(1)
Adoption service.
Activities designed to culminate in legal adoption of a child, including
						adoptive home recruitment, study of adoptive parent applicants, placement and
						supervision of the child in the adoptive home, preparation and presentation of
						material for the adoption hearing and ensuring adoption assistance, when
						needed.
(2)
Adoption
						assistance.
The county shall actively seek ways to promote the
						adoption assistance program as set forth in Chapter 3140 Subchapter C (relating
						to adoption assistance).
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.37 - Emergency and planned temporary placement services

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(a)
Emergency placement
						service.
Residential care and supervision in a nonsecure setting, not
						to exceed 30 consecutive days for a child:
(1) Whose immediate safety, protection and
						well-being requires removal from his own home.
(2) Who would present a danger to himself or
						others or who would abscond if he were living at home.
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.38 - Other required services

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(a)
Court-ordered services.
The county agency shall provide or
						arrange for the provision of service and care ordered by the court under
						42 Pa.C.S. §§
													6301-6365 (relating to the Juvenile
						Act).
(b)
Child protective
						services.
Other services required by Chapter 3490 (relating to
						protective services).
(c)
Family service plans.
Other services required by the service
						plan and service plan reviews in §§ 3130.61,
						3130.63, 3130.67 and
						3130.71.
The provisions of this §
														3130.38 amended under Articles II,
							 VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
															201-211,
							 701-774,
							 901-922 and
							 1001-1008).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3140.17 (relating to review of
							 county plans and budgets).
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.39 - Services and facilities which may be used

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(a) A service or facility used by the county
						agency to serve children shall be licensed or approved by the appropriate State
						agency if that service or facility is subject to licensure or
						approval.
(b) Facilities used by
						the county agency for the residential care of children shall meet basic State
						and local requirements for the health and safety of children.
(c) Children who are dependent and not also
						adjudicated delinquent may not be placed in a facility operated for the benefit
						of delinquent children.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3130.67 (relating to placement
							 planning); 55 Pa. Code §
														3140.21 (relating to general); and
							 55 Pa. Code §
														3490.361 (relating to requirements
							 for agencies providing protective
							 services).
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.40 - Delivery of services through other service providers

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(a) When the county agency arranges for the
						provision of children and youth services through the County Mental
						Health/Mental Retardation Agency, the Drug and Alcohol Abuse Agency or the
						County Assistance Office, it shall have a written service agreement with the
						provider agency which describes the responsibilities of the agency providing
						the service.
(b) If the county
						agency provides children and youth services for which State reimbursement will
						be claimed, the county agency shall comply with Chapters 3140 and 3170
						(relating to planning and financial reimbursement requirements for county
						children and youth social service programs; and allowable costs and procedures
						for county children and youth).
(c)
						The county agency shall make available to a service provider diagnostic,
						service plan and case information that is necessary to carry out the terms of a
						service plan as required by §§
												3130.61 and
						3130.67 (relating to family
						service plans; and placement planning).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3490.361 (relating to requirements
							 for agencies providing protective
							 services).
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.41 - Requirements relating to interstate compacts

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The county agency shall comply with the requirements of
						  the Interstate Compact on Juveniles in section 731 of the Public Welfare Code
						  (62
						  P. S. §
													731) and the Interstate Compact
						  on the Placement of Children in section 761 of the Public Welfare Code
						  (62
						  P. S. §
													761). These compacts outline
						  procedures that ensure the proper care and supervision of children who cross
						  state boundaries.
(1) Under the
						provisions of the Interstate Compact on Juveniles, the county agency shall:
(i) Provide the services necessary to return
						a nondelinquent juvenile who has run away from home or other placement to a
						county within this Commonwealth.
(ii) Return to the county alleged or
						adjudicated dependent children who are under the supervision of the county
						agency or the court and who have run away or absconded to other
						states.
(iii) Perform other
						services ordered by the court.
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.42 - Requirements relating to the interstate placement of children in noncompact states

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(a) If a county
						agency plans to send a child to a noncompact state for the purpose of placement
						or adoption, the county agency shall first inform the Interstate Office of the
						Department which will immediately send the information to the appropriate
						department of government of the receiving state.
(b) The county agency shall perform adoptive
						home studies and reviews of proposed placements for noncompact states upon
						written request of the Interstate Office of the Department.
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.43 - Family case records

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(a) The
						county agency shall establish and maintain a family case record for each family
						accepted for service.
(b) The
						family case record shall contain the following:
(1) The date the family was accepted for
						services.
(2) The name and address
						of the parents.
(3) The name, race,
						sex and date of birth of each family member.
(4) A family service plan as defined in
						§
													3130.61 (relating to family
						service plans), including the results of plan reviews.
(5) A record of service activity, including
						the following:
(i) The dates of the contact
						with family members.
(ii) The
						parties involved in the contact.
(iii) The action taken.
(iv) The results of the
						actions.
(6)
						Correspondence between agencies and individuals involved in the case.
(7) Appropriate medical information on family
						members.
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.44 - Confidentiality of family case records

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(a) Information that may be used to identify
						the child or the parents by name or address, and information contained in the
						case record, is confidential. A staff person may not disclose or make use of
						information concerning the child or the parents other than in the course of the
						performance of his duties.
(b)
						Federal authorities, the Commonwealth and the Department or respective
						authorized agents officially charged with administrative supervision, review,
						evaluation or audit responsibilities may have access to and the right to use
						information identifying applicants for and recipients of children and youth
						services. The information shall be necessary to carry out the mandated
						functions of the agency and may not be protected by a specific law, such as
						23 Pa.C.S. §§
													6301-6384 (relating to the Child Protective
						Services Law).
(c) Members of the
						administrative review panels, volunteers, another county agency and other
						providers of services to children and families who are accepted for service by
						the county agency may have access to and the right to use information
						identifying recipients of children and youth services. The amount and type of
						information to be released shall be determined by the county agency and shall
						be limited to information needed by the service provider to carry out its
						responsibilities. The decision to release information shall be based on the
						county agency's assessment of the individual case record and the
						responsibilities of a service provider. Information released may include part
						or all of the case record.
(d)
						Information contained in case records shall be released upon request to:
(1) Parents and legal guardians.
(2) Children's and parents'
						attorneys.
(3) The court and court
						staff.
(4) County executive
						officers.
(5) The child, if 14
						years of age or older. The county agency may withhold information from a child
						which it has reason to believe it will be harmful to the child. The basis for
						withholding information from a child shall be recorded in the child's case
						record.
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.45 - Permanent documents

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Permanent documents, such as birth certificates,
						  immunization and health records, education records and legal documents relating
						  to custody or guardianship, shall be given to the legally responsible person
						  when the child is discharged from service. The county agency shall obtain a
						  signed and dated receipt from the person to whom the documents are given. If
						  the child being discharged is 18 years or older or is emancipated, the
						  documents shall be given to the child.
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 › PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.46 - Child placement registration index

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The county agency shall establish and maintain a child
						  placement registration index from which up-to-date information about every
						  child in placement can be readily obtained, including:
(1) Demographic characteristics of the
						child.
(2) Legal status.
(3) Location.
(4) Goals for each child.
(5) Information relating to case
						reviews.
(6) Information to be
						specified in procedures published by the Department.
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 › PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.51 - Hiring practices

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(a) With
						the exception of the agency administrator, county agency staff hired or
						reclassified after January 1, 1978, shall be appointed in accordance with a
						Federally approved merit system of personnel administration. County agency
						staff who were not covered by an approved merit system as of January 1, 1978,
						are not required to be reappointed through the merit system to retain the
						position held before January 1, 1978.
(b) A candidate for the position of agency
						administrator shall possess the minimum experience and training described in
						the job specifications for the Children and Youth Administrator Series
						(1420-1424) as approved by the Governor's Office of Budget and Administration.
						Prior to the appointment of an agency administrator, the county shall submit a
						resume of the applicant's qualifications and experience to the Department's
						Bureau of Personnel for review and approval.
(c) The county agency may not hire a staff
						person without first complying with section
						23.1 of the Child Protective
						Services Law (11 P. S. §
													2223.1) and
						Chapter 3490 (relating to protective services).
The provisions of this §
														3130.51 amended under Articles II,
							 VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
															201-211,
							 701-774,
							 901-922 and
							 1001-1080).
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 › PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS › Section 3130.52 - Staff orientation and training

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(a) The agency shall have a program of staff
						training for county agency staff, including supervisors, caseworkers,
						paraprofessionals and volunteers.
(b) The staff training program shall provide:
(1) Orientation for new and reassigned
						staff.
(2) In-service training to
						provide, maintain or improve skills and knowledge needed by staff.
(3) The opportunity for staff to attend
						workshops, seminars or meetings related to their responsibilities with the
						county agency.
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 3130.61 - Family service plans

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(a) The county
						agency shall prepare, within 60 days of accepting a family for service, a
						written family service plan for each family receiving services through the
						county agency.
(b) The service plan
						shall be a discrete part of the family case record and shall include:
(1) Identifying information pertaining to
						both the child and other family members.
(2) A description of the specific
						circumstances under which the case was accepted.
(3) The service objectives for the family,
						identifying changes needed to protect children in the family in need of
						protection from abuse, neglect and exploitation and to prevent their
						placement.
(4) The services to be
						provided to achieve the objectives of the plan.
(5) The actions to be taken by the parents,
						children, the county agency or other agencies, and the dates when these actions
						will be completed.
(6) Placement
						amendments as required by §
													3130.67 (relating to placement
						planning).
(7) The results of
						family service plan reviews and placement reviews as required by §§
													3130.63 and
						3130.73 (relating to review of
						family service plans; and recording the results of reviews and
						hearings).
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 3130.62 - Parent appeals and fair hearings

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(a) The county agency shall provide to the
						parents, along with a copy of the family service plan and, if applicable,
						placement amendment, a written notice of their right to appeal the following to
						the Department's Office of Hearings and Appeals:
(1) A determination which results in a
						denial, reduction, discontinuance, suspension or termination of
						service.
(2) The county agency's
						failure to act upon a request for service with reasonable promptness.
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 3130.63 - Review of family service plans

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(a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the
						county agency shall review service plans at least every 6 months. The service
						plan review shall be recorded in the plan and shall include:
(1) An assessment of the progress made toward
						alleviating the conditions necessitating service.
(2) An assessment of whether planned actions
						have occurred and services have been provided.
(3) An assessment of whether the children
						continue to be safe in the home.
(4) Amendment to the plan as determined by
						the review.
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 3130.64 - Placement of children

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(a) If the
						county agency finds placement essential to protect the health and safety of a
						child, it may place the child if any of the following apply:
(1) Placement of the child has been
						authorized by a court order issued under
						42 Pa.C.S. §§
														6301-6365 (relating to the Juvenile
						Act).
(2) The county agency obtains
						a voluntary placement agreement under §
													3130.65 (relating to voluntary
						placement agreement).
(3) The child
						has been taken into custody under
						42 Pa.C.S. §§
														6301-6365.
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 3130.65 - Voluntary placement agreement

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(a) Custody of a child may be temporarily
						transferred to the county agency for no more than 30 days if the child's
						parents or other person legally responsible for the child freely enter into a
						written agreement with the county agency. The agreement may not be renewed
						beyond the 30 days and shall contain:
(1) A
						statement of the parents' or legal guardian's right to be represented by legal
						counsel or other spokesperson during conferences with the county agency about
						voluntary placement.
(2) A
						statement of the parent's or legal guardian's right to refuse to place the
						child.
(3) A statement of the
						parents' or legal guardian's right to visit the child, to obtain information
						about the child, and to be consulted about and approve medical and educational
						decisions concerning the child while the child is in voluntary
						placement.
(4) A statement of the
						parents' or legal guardian's right to the immediate return of the child upon
						request of the parent or guardian, unless the court orders the legal custody of
						the child to be transferred to the county agency.
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 3130.66 - Case planning for children in emergency placement

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(a) If a child has been placed in emergency
						placement and continued placement is necessary, the county agency shall prepare
						a family service plan under §§
												3130.61 and
						3130.67(b)
						(relating to family service plans; and placement planning) no later than 30
						days from the date the child enters emergency placement.
(b) If a child is in emergency placement and
						continued placement is not necessary but in-home services are needed, the
						county agency shall prepare a family service plan under §
												3130.61 no later than 60 days
						after the date the child enters emergency placement.
The provisions of this §
														3130.66 amended under Articles II,
							 VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
															201-211,
							 701-774,
							 901-922 and
							 1001-1080).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3130.31 (relating to
							 responsibilities of the county
							 agency).
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 3130.68 - Visiting and communication policies

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(a) The county agency shall provide
						opportunity for visits between the child and parents as frequently as possible
						but no less frequently than once every 2 weeks at a time and place convenient
						to the parties and in a location that will permit natural interaction, unless
						visiting is:
(1) Clearly not in keeping with
						the placement goal-for example, in adoption or independent living.
(2) Freely refused in writing by the
						parents.
(3) Not in the child's
						best interest and is limited or prohibited by court order.
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 REVIEW OF CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT › Section 3130.71 - Placement reviews

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The county agency shall ensure that the status of a
						  child in placement under its case management responsibility is reviewed
						  periodically but no less frequently than once every 6 months. The child's first
						  review shall occur no later than 6 months from the date of placement.
						  Subsequent periodic reviews-those following the first review-shall be held no
						  later than 6 months from the date of the previous periodic review.
(1)
Petitioning the court for
						placement review.
(i) Except under
						the circumstances outlined in subparagraph (ii), the county agency is required
						to petition the court, under
						42 Pa.C.S. §§
														6301-6365 (relating to the Juvenile Act), to
						conduct a placement review once every 6 months.
(ii) Under any of the following
						circumstances, the county agency may either petition the court to conduct a
						placement review or conduct an administrative review as specified in paragraph
						(2):
(A) On alternate review dates beginning
						with the fourth review of the child's placement.
(B) If the child is placed in a permanent
						foster family home with a specific caregiver under a court order.
(C) If the child is legally free for adoption
						and is placed in an adoptive home pending finalization of the
						adoption.
(iii) A
						petition for placement review filed with the court by the county agency shall
						include a copy of the family service plan, including placement amendment, and
						shall request the court to:
(A) Determine the
						continuing necessity for and appropriateness of the placement.
(B) Determine the extent of compliance with
						the service plan.
(C) Determine the
						extent of progress made toward alleviating the circumstances which necessitated
						the original placement.
(D) Project
						a likely date by which the goal for the child may be
						achieved.
(iv) If the
						court does not conduct a placement review when petitioned by the county agency
						or if the court does not consider the factors in subparagraph (iii), the county
						agency shall conduct an administrative review as specified in paragraph
						(2).
(v) The county agency may
						petition the court to conduct a placement review prior to the regularly
						scheduled reviews.
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 REVIEW OF CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT › Section 3130.72 - Dispositional review hearings

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(a)
						Except as provided in subsection (d), the county agency shall petition the
						court to conduct a dispositional review hearing under
						42 Pa.C.S. §§
													6301-6365 (relating to the Juvenile Act) or
						23 Pa.C.S. Part III (relating to the Adoption Act) at the same time the county
						agency petitions the court to conduct a placement review under §
												3130.71(1)
						(relating to placement reviews).
(b) A petition for a dispositional review
						hearing filed by the county agency shall request the court to determine whether
						the child should be:
(1) Returned to the
						parents.
(2) Continued in foster
						care for a specified period.
(3)
						Placed for adoption.
(4) Continued
						in foster care on a permanent or long-term basis because of the child's special
						needs and circumstances.
(5)
						Prepared for transition to independent living, if 16 years of age or
						older.
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 REVIEW OF CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT › Section 3130.73 - Recording the results of reviews and hearings

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(a) The county agency shall record the
						results of each placement review and dispositional review hearing in the
						service plan.
(b) The county agency
						shall amend the service plan as required by the findings and determinations of
						the reviews and hearings.
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3130.61 (relating to family
							 service plans).
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 REVIEW OF CHILDREN IN PLACEMENT › Section 3130.74 - Petitions, or motions for court approval filed with the court

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(a) The county
						agency shall file a petition or motion for court approval prior to a change in
						a court-ordered goal, placement, visitation or service.
(b) Petitions or motions, including petitions
						for placement reviews and dispositional review hearings, shall clearly state
						the agency's recommendation about each issue before the court and the factual
						allegations supporting each recommendation.
(c) A petition or motion filed with the court
						shall be mailed to all parties and their counsel of record at least 15 days in
						advance of a hearing thereon. The county agency will not be sanctioned by the
						Department for noncompliance with the 15-day requirement of this section in
						instances when the scheduling of the hearing is beyond the control of the
						agency, and the agency has given as much notice as possible under the
						circumstances.
(d) In an emergency
						as defined in §
												3130.68(b) and
						(i) (relating to visiting and communication
						policies), the county agency may change the child's location or visiting
						arrangements prior to obtaining court approval if it files a petition or motion
						with the court within 24 hours of the action taken. In these cases, the county
						agency shall immediately provide date stamped copies of the petition or request
						to the child's attorney, the child, if age appropriate, the child's parents or
						legal guardians and their legal counsel, if known.
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 › REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES OPERATED BY A COUNTY AGENCY › Section 3130.81 - Licensure, approval and notification requirements

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(a) The county agency shall ensure that
						foster homes which it approves and child care facilities which it operates
						comply with applicable fire, safety and building requirements of the Department
						of Labor and Industry and local authorities located in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh
						or Scranton.
(b) The county agency
						shall identify in writing, at the time of its application for licensure,
						approval or renewal, the name of the individual who is responsible for the
						daily operation of a child care facility which it operates.
(c) The county agency shall submit, in
						writing and within 30 calendar days of occurrence, notification of changes in
						the information provided under subsection (b).
(d) Subsections (a)-(c) and 3130.82-3130.92
						do not apply to child residential and day treatment facilities which are
						governed by Chapter 3800 (relating to child residential and day treatment
						facilities).
The provisions of this §
														3130.81 issued under Articles II,
							 VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
															201-211,
							 701-774,
							 901-922 and
							 1001-1080).
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 › REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES OPERATED BY A COUNTY AGENCY › Section 3130.82 - Appeals

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(a) The county
						agency has the right to appeal the Department's decisions related to licensure
						or approval under
						2
						Pa.C.S. §§
													501-508 and
						701-704 (relating to
						Administrative Agency Law) and 1 Pa. Code Part II (relating to General Rules of
						Administrative Practice and Procedure).
(b) Appeals related to the Department's
						approval or licensure shall be made by filing a petition within 30 days after
						service of notice of the action.
(c) Subsection (b) supersedes the appeal
						period of 1 Pa. Code §
												35.20 (relating to appeals from
						actions of the staff).
The provisions of this §
														3130.82 issued under Articles II,
							 VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
															201-211,
							 701-774,
							 901-922 and
							 1001-1080).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3130.81 (relating to licensure,
							 approval and notification
							 requirements).
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 › REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES OPERATED BY A COUNTY AGENCY › Section 3130.83 - Staffing requirements

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(a) The
						county agency shall ensure that when children are physically present at a child
						care facility, there is always, on site, a staff person who is designated as
						reponsible for the operation of the facility.
(b) The county agency shall ensure that a
						staff person responsible for operation of the child care facility may be
						contacted if all children and staff are temporarily absent from the facility.
						Use of a telephone answering service, telephone call-forwarding or similar
						procedures may be used to meet this requirement.
The provisions of this §
														3130.83 issued under Articles II,
							 VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
															201-211,
							 701-774,
							 901-922 and
							 1001-1080).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3130.81 (relating to licensure,
							 approval and notification
							 requirements).
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 › REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES OPERATED BY A COUNTY AGENCY › Section 3130.84 - Use of volunteers

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If the county agency uses volunteers to fulfill the
						  minimum staffing requirements in a child care facility governed by a
						  service-specific chapter, the volunteers shall be selected, trained and
						  supervised according to procedures established by the applicable
						  service-specific chapter. The use of volunteers is not subject to the
						  requirements of section
						  23.1 of the Child Protective
						  Services Law (11 P. S. §
													2223.1).
The provisions of this §
														3130.84 issued under Articles II,
							 VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
															201-211,
							 701-774,
							 901-922 and
							 1001-1080).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3130.81 (relating to licensure,
							 approval and notification
							 requirements).
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 › REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES OPERATED BY A COUNTY AGENCY › Section 3130.85 - Children's money

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(a) The county
						agency shall develop a written policy governing money acquired or received by
						children placed in foster homes it approves or child care facilities it
						operates. The policy shall include, at a minimum, the following provisions:
(1) Money earned, received as a gift or
						received as allowance by a child is the child's personal property.
(2) Limitations may be placed on the amount
						of money to which a child has access.
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 › REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES OPERATED BY A COUNTY AGENCY › Section 3130.86 - Religious practices

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The county agency shall provide an opportunity for a
						  child placed in a foster home or child care facility which it administers to
						  participate in religious activities, services and counseling, taking into
						  account choices specified by the parents or guardian or the child.
The provisions of this §
														3130.86 issued under Articles II,
							 VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
															201-211,
							 701-774,
							 901-922 and
							 1001-1080).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3130.81 (relating to licensure,
							 approval and notification
							 requirements).
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 › REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE PROGRAMS AND CHILD CARE FACILITIES OPERATED BY A COUNTY AGENCY › Section 3130.87 - Education

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(a) The county
						agency shall ensure that children who are receiving services are enrolled in,
						or have access to, education in conformance with the Public School Code of 1949
						(24
						P. S. §§
													1-101-27-2702).
(b) If the county agency directly operates an
						educational program, the program shall comply with applicable requirements of
						the Department of Education.
(c) If
						a child receiving services is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance,
						the county agency shall ensure that the child has the opportunity to obtain
						career counseling or continuing education.
The provisions of this §
														3130.87 issued under Articles II,
							 VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. §§
															201-211,
							 701-774,
							 901-922 and
							 1001-1080).
This section cited in 55 Pa. Code §
														3130.81 (relating to licensure,
							 approval and notification
							 requirements).