Virginia Administrative Code › Title 22 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Agency 40 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES › Chapter 221 - ADDITIONAL DAILY SUPERVISION RATE STRUCTURE › Section 22VAC40-221-10 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 24, July 15, 2024
The following words and terms when used in this chapter shall
				  have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates
				  otherwise:
"Additional daily supervision" or "ADS" means a child's need
				  for increased supervision and support. ADS is the basis for determining if an
				  enhanced maintenance payment to a foster parent or an adoptive parent entering
				  into an adoption assistance agreement is needed. The need for ADS is also the
				  basis for increased expectations for the child-placing agency and the foster
				  parent or the adoptive parent prior to the finalization of the adoption in
				  meeting the needs of the child.
"Adoption assistance" means a money payment or services
				  provided to adoptive parents on behalf of a child with special needs.
"Adoption assistance agreement" is a written agreement
				  between the local department of social services (LDSS) and the adoptive parent
				  that is binding on both parties and includes maintenance and, when applicable,
				  additional daily supervision, Medicaid, services and nonrecurring fees.
"Adoptive placement" means the placement of a child for the
				  purposes of adoption in a home with a signed adoptive placement
				  agreement.
"ADS emergency placement" means the sudden, unplanned, or
				  unexpected placement of a child who needs immediate care in a foster home and
				  the placement occurs prior to the agency obtaining adequate information
				  regarding the child's needs. ADS emergency placements require the foster parent
				  to provide increased supervision and support to ensure the child's
				  safety.
"Child-placing agency" means any person who places children
				  in foster homes, adoptive homes, or independent living arrangements pursuant to
				  § 63.2-1819 of the Code of Virginia or a local board that places children
				  in foster homes or adoptive homes pursuant to § 63.2-900, 63.2-903, or
				  63.2-1221 of the Code of Virginia. Officers, employees, or agents of the
				  Commonwealth, or any locality, acting within the scope of their authority as
				  such, who serve as or maintain a child-placing agency, shall not be required to
				  be licensed.
"CRAFFT" means Community Resource, Adoptive, and Foster
				  Family Training. CRAFFT specialists are available to local departments of
				  social services to provide assistance regarding training for foster
				  families.
"Department" means the Virginia Department of Social
				  Services.
"Enhanced maintenance payment" means the payment made to a
				  foster parent over and above the basic foster care maintenance payment or to an
				  adoptive parent when the adoption assistance agreement is negotiated. It is
				  based on the needs of the child for additional daily supervision as identified
				  by the uniform rate assessment tool.
"Foster care maintenance payment" means payments to cover the
				  cost of food, clothing, shelter, daily supervision, school supplies, a child's
				  personal incidentals, liability insurance with respect to a child, reasonable
				  travel to the child's home for visitation, and reasonable travel for the child
				  to remain in the school in which the child was enrolled at the time of
				  placement.
"LDSS" means the local department of social services.
"Licensed" means licensed child-placing agencies; entities
				  licensed by the Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services;
				  licensed behavioral health professionals or behavioral health professionals
				  working under the direct supervision of a licensed behavioral health
				  professional.
"Treatment foster care" or "TFC" means a community-based
				  program where services are designed to address the special needs of children
				  and families. Services to children and youth are delivered primarily by
				  treatment foster parents who are trained, supervised, and supported by agency
				  staff. Treatment is primarily foster family based.
Statutory Authority: § 63.2-217 of the Code of
					 Virginia; 42 USC § 673.