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    8000 Purchased Child Protective Services

    8100 General Information

    8110 Definitions

    8120 Types of Purchased Services

    8121 Direct Services

    8121.1 Direct Services for Active Cases (Standard and ICPC)

    8121.2 Post Adoptive Cases (Consummated Adoptions)

    8122 Support Services

    8123 State Office (Statewide) Contracts

    8130 Policy Waivers or New Service Requests

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    8150 State Office and Regional Responsibilities

    8151 State Office Responsibilities

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    8160 Authorizing, Extending, or Terminating Services

    8161 Direct Services – Authorizing, Extending, or Terminating

    8161.1 Active Cases – Authorizing, Extending, or Terminating Direct Services

    8161.11 Considering Priority Funding

    8161.12 Authorizing Service

    8161.13 Establishing End Dates

    8161.14 Adding, Extending, or Reauthorizing Service

    8161.15 Terminating Service

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    8162 Support Services – Authorizing, Extending, or Terminating

    8162.1 Authorizing Services

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    8162.12 Non-Client Specific

    8162.2 Terminating Service

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    8163.1 Authorizing Contract Services

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    8170 Missed Appointments

    8200 Direct Services for Active Cases

    8210 Assessment Service

    8220 Purchased Family-Based Safety Services (FBSS)

    8221 Determining Eligibility

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    8223 Referring Clients for Family-Based Safety Services

    8224 Using IMPACT for Completing Service Authorizations

    8225 Handling Liaison Duties

    8226 Starting New Investigations of Open Cases

    8227 Handling Returned Open Cases

    8228 Adding, Changing, or Terminating

    8230 Services for Caregivers (p.8)

    8231 Homemaker Services

    8231.1 Protective Homemaker Services

    8231.11 Determining Eligibility

    8231.12 Identifying Available Services

    8231.13 Referring Clients

    8231.14 Using IMPACT

    8231.15 Handling Additional Duties

    8231.16 Terminating Services

    8231.2 Emergency Homemaker Services

    8231.21 Determining Eligibility

    8231.22 Identifying Available Services

    8231.23 Referring Clients

    8231.24 Using IMPACT

    8231.25 Handling Additional Duties

    8231.26 Terminating Services

    8232 Parent and Caregiver Training

    8232.1 Basic Training – Parents and Caregivers

    8232.11 Determining Eligibility

    8232.12 Identifying Available Services

    8232.13 Referring Clients

    8232.14 Using IMPACT

    8232.15 Handling Additional Duties

    8232.16 Terminating Services

    8232.2 Special Needs Training for Parents and Caregivers

    8232.21 Determining Eligibility

    8232.22 Identifying Available Services

    8232.23 Referring Clients

    8232.24 Using IMPACT

    8232.25 Handling Additional Duties

    8232.26 Terminating Services

    8233 Concrete Services

    8233.1 Determining Eligibility

    8233.2 Identifying Available Services

    8233.3 Referring Clients

    8233.4 Using IMPACT

    8233.41 When IMPACT is Unavailable

    8233.5 Handling Additional Duties

    8233.6 Terminating Services

    8234 Hospital Sitting Services

    8234.1 Authorizing Service

    8234.2 Determining Eligibility

    8234.3 Identifying Available Services

    8234.4 Referring Clients

    8234.5 Using IMPACT

    8234.51 When IMPACT is Unavailable

    8234.6 Handling Additional Duties

    8234.7 Terminating Services

    8235 Child Day Care Services

    8235.1 Funding Availability for Child Day Care Services

    8235.2 Authorizing, Adding, Extending, Reauthorizing, Terminating, or Changing Services

    8235.21 Caseworker Responsibilities

    8235.22 When a Child Care Provider's Licensing Status Changes

    8235.3 General Protective Child Day Care

    8235.31 Determining Eligibility for General Protective Day Care

    8235.32 Types of Centers That May Be Used for General Protective Day Care

    8235.33 Resolving Issues of Space

    8235.34 Authorizing, Reauthorizing, and Terminating Services

    8235.4 Foster Child Day Care

    8235.41 Determining Eligibility for Foster Day Care

    8235.42 Types of Day Care Centers That May Be Used for Foster Day Care

    8235.43 Resolving Issues of Space

    8235.44 Authorizing, Reauthorizing, and Terminating Services

    8235.5 Kinship Child Day Care

    8235.51 Determining Eligibility for Kinship Day Care

    8235.52 Types of Centers That May Be Used for Kinship Day Care

    8235.53 Resolving Issues of Space

    8235.54 Initiating, Authorizing, Reauthorizing, and Terminating Services

    8235.6 Regional Day Care Coordinator Responsibilities

    8235.61 Handling Program-Related Duties

    8236 Supervised Visitation Services

    8236.1 Determining Eligibility

    8236.2 Contracted Supervised Visitation

    8236.3 Referring Clients

    8236.4 Using IMPACT

    8236.5 Handling Additional Duties

    8236.6 Adding, Extending, Reauthorizing, or Terminating Services

    8240 Evaluation, Treatment, and Substance Abuse Services

    8241 Definitions

    8242 Evaluation

    8242.1 Psychosocial Assessment

    8242.11 Determining Eligibility for Psychosocial Assessment

    8242.12 Identifying Available Services for Psychosocial Assessment

    8242.13 Referring Clients for Psychosocial Assessment

    8242.14 Using IMPACT to Authorize Psychosocial Assessment

    8242.15 Adding, Extending, and Reauthorizing Psychosocial Assessment Services

    8242.16 Terminating Service for Psychosocial Assessment

    8242.2 Psychological Testing

    8242.21 Determining Eligibility for Psychological Testing

    8242.22 Identifying Available Services for Psychological Testing

    8242.23 Referring Clients for Psychological Testing

    8242.24 Using IMPACT to Authorize Psychological Testing

    8242.25 Adding, Extending, and Reauthorizing Services for Psychological Testing

    8242.26 Terminating Service for Psychological Testing

    8242.3 Psychiatric Evaluation

    8242.31 Determining Eligibility for Psychiatric Evaluation

    8242.32 Identifying Available Services for Psychiatric Evaluation

    8242.33 Referring Clients for Psychiatric Evaluation

    8242.34 Using IMPACT to Authorize a Psychiatric Evaluation

    8242.35 Adding, Extending, and Reauthorizing Services for Psychiatric Evaluation

    8242.36 Terminating Service for Psychiatric Evaluation

    8243 Treatment

    8243.1 Counseling — Individual, Family, and Group

    8243.11 Determining Eligibility

    8243.12 Identifying Available Services

    8243.13 Referring Clients

    8243.14 Using IMPACT

    8243.15 When IMPACT is Unavailable

    8243.16 Handling Additional Duties

    8243.17 Adding, Changing, or Terminating Service

    8243.2 Programs for Children with Developmental Delays

    8243.21 Determining Eligibility

    8243.22 Identifying Available Services

    8243.23 Referring Clients

    8243.24 Using IMPACT

    8243.25 Handling Additional Duties

    8243.26 Terminating Service

    8250 Court-Related Services – Preparing for Judicial Determination

    8251 Definitions

    8252 Requesting Court-Related Services

    8253 Obtaining Court-Related Services

    8254 Using IMPACT

    8260 Adoption Services (Pre-Consummated Adoptions)

    8261 HSEGH Reports - Health, Social, Educational, and Genetic History

    8261.1 Identifying Available Services for HSEGH Reports

    8261.2 Using IMPACT

    8261.21 When IMPACT is Unavailable

    8261.3 Altering a Request

    8261.4 Terminating a Request

    8262 Adoptive Placement Services (Including Legal Risk Placements)

    8262.1 Determining Eligibility

    8262.2 Identifying Available Services

    8262.3 Referring Clients for In-State Adoption Services

    8262.4 Using IMPACT

    8263 Out-of-State Adoption Placement

    8263.1 Identifying Out-of-State Families for Adoption Placement Services

    8263.2 Determining Eligibility

    8263.3 Contracting with Out-of-State CPAs

    8263.4 Selecting an Out-of-State Family and Authorizing Services

    8263.5 Adding, Extending, or Reauthorizing Services

    8263.6 Completing Placement Services

    8264 Post-Placement Adoption Services (Pre-Consummated)

    8264.1 Determining Eligibility

    8264.2 Identifying Available Services

    8264.3 Referring Clients

    8264.4 Using IMPACT

    8264.5 Handling Additional Duties

    8264.6 Terminating Services

    8265 Subsequent Adoptive Placement Services

    8265.1 Determining Eligibility

    8265.2 Referring Clients

    8265.3 Using IMPACT

    8270 Youth Camping Services — Day and 24-Hour

    8271 Authorizing Service

    8272 Identifying Available Services

    8273 Determining Eligibility

    8274 Referring Clients

    8275 Contracting with Youth Camps

    8276 Using IMPACT

    8276.1 When IMPACT is Unavailable

    8280 Preparation for Adult Living (PAL) Services

    8281 Determining Eligibility

    8282 Identifying Available Services

    8283 Identifying Additional Services

    8284 Referring Clients

    8285 Using IMPACT

    8285.1 When IMPACT is Unavailable

    8286 Adding, Extending, or Terminating Services

    8300 Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children (ICPC)

    8310 ICPC Home Study Services

    8311 Determining Eligibility

    8312 Identifying Available Services

    8313 Referring Clients

    8314 Using IMPACT

    8314.1 When IMPACT is Unavailable

    8315 Handling Additional Duties

    8316 Adding, Extending, Reauthorizing, or Terminating Services

    8320 ICPC Placement and Courtesy Supervision Services

    8321 Determining Eligibility

    8322 Identifying Available Services

    8323 Referring Clients

    8324 Using IMPACT

    8324.1 When IMPACT is Unavailable

    8325 Handling Additional Duties

    8326 Adding, Extending, Reauthorizing, or Closing Services

    8330 ICPC Evaluation and Treatment Services

    8331 Determining Eligibility

    8332 Identifying Available Services

    8333 Referring Clients

    8334 Using IMPACT

    8334.1 When IMPACT is Unavailable

    8335 Handling Additional Duties

    8336 Adding, Extending, Reauthorizing, or Terminating Service

    8400 Post Adoption Services (Consummated Adoptions)

    8410 Post Adoption Services

    8411 Obtaining Services

    8411.1 Determining Eligibility

    8411.2 Authorizing Service

    8411.3 Identifying Available Services

    8411.4 Referring Clients

    8411.5 Identifying Providers

    8411.6 Sharing the Child's Record

    8412 Types of Service

    8412.1 Casework and Service Planning

    8412.11 Defining Casework and Service Planning

    8412.12 Maintaining a Service Plan

    8412.2 Support Groups

    8412.21 Identifying Available Services

    8412.22 Determining Eligibility

    8412.23 Identifying Allowable Costs

    8412.3 Parent-Training

    8412.31 Identifying Available Services

    8412.32 Determining Eligibility

    8412.33 Identifying Allowable Subcontractors

    8412.34 Budgeting

    8412.4 Post Adoption Counseling

    8412.41 Providing Available Services

    8412.42 Determining Eligibility

    8412.43 Identifying Allowable Providers

    8412.44 Defining Units of Service

    8412.45 Authorizing in Advance

    8412.5 Respite Care

    8412.51 Identifying Eligible Providers

    8412.52 Paying for Care

    8412.53 Defining Units of Service

    8412.6 Residential Therapeutic Care

    8412.61 Determining Eligibility

    8412.62 Extending Eligibility

    8412.63 Requiring Family Involvement

    8412.64 Reunifying Child and Family

    8412.65 Identifying Allowable Providers

    8412.66 Referring Clients

    8412.67 Authorizing Care

    8412.68 Paying for Care

    8412.69 Reducing the Service Level

    8413 Using Nonprogram Funds

    8414 The Contract Plan of Operation for Post Adoption Services

    8420 Duties of a Regional Liaison

    8430 Fair Hearings

    8431 Notifying Families of Their Rights

    8432 Resolving Disagreements with Contractors

    8433 Requesting a Hearing

    8434 During and After the Fair Hearing

    8500 Support Services

    8510 Client Support Services

    8511 Foster Parent Intermittent Alternate Care (IAC) Services

    8512 Funeral and Burial Services for Children in DFPS Conservatorship

    8512.1 DFPS Funding for Services

    8512.2 Purchasing and Payment of Services

    8513 Medical, Dental, or Sexual Abuse Examinations

    8513.1 Funding Examinations

    8514 Diagnostic Consultation — Case Specific

    8514.1 Determining Eligibility for Consultation

    8514.2 Identifying Available Consultation Services

    8514.3 Referring Clients for Consultation

    8514.4 Using IMPACT

    8514.41 When IMPACT is Unavailable

    8514.5 Adding, Extending, Reauthorizing, or Terminating Consultation

    8520 Program Support Services (Regional)

    8521 Home Study Services

    8521.1 Definitions

    8521.2 Foster and Adoptive Home Study Services

    8521.21 Types of Services

    8521.22 Determining Eligibility

    8521.23 Identifying Available Services

    8521.24 Referring Clients

    8521.25 Working in IMPACT

    8521.26 When IMPACT is Unavailable

    8521.27 Adding, Extending, Reauthorizing, or Terminating Studies

    8521.3 Relative, OTI, or Court-Ordered Home Study Services

    8521.31 Identifying Required Services

    8521.32 Referring Clients

    8521.33 Working in IMPACT

    8521.34 Handling Additional Duties

    8521.35 Adding, Changing, Reauthorizing, or Terminating Services

    8522 Programmatic Consultation

    8522.1 Identifying Allowable Services

    8522.2 Requesting Services

    8522.3 Working in IMPACT

    8523 Community and Parent Group Services

    8523.1 Contracting With Councils, Associations, and Organizations

    8523.11 Identifying Eligible Contractors

    8523.12 Requesting a Contract

    8523.2 Contracting With Organizations That Sponsor Volunteer, Self-Help, and/or Primary Prevention Programs

    8523.3 Costs for Community and Parent Group Services

    8523.31 Allowable Costs for Community and Parent Group Services

    8523.32 Unallowable Costs for Community and Parent Group Services

    8524 Training Services

    8524.1 Group Training for Foster and Adoptive Parents

    8524.11 Determining Eligibility

    8524.12 Referring Clients

    8524.13 Requesting Training

    8524.14 Handling Additional Duties

    8524.2 Topic-Specific Training for Clients, Parents, or Contractors

    8524.21 Authorizing Training

    8524.22 Determining Eligibility

    8524.23 Requiring Topics

    8524.24 Referring Clients

    8525 Title IV-E University Pass-Through Services

    8525.1 Title IV-E — Professional Training

    8525.2 Title IV-E — Ongoing Training

    8525.3 Title IV-E — University Degree and Stipend Programs

    8525.31 Identifying Allowable Services

    8525.32 Student Responsibilities

    8525.34 Applying – Employees

    8526 County Contracts

    8526.1 Definitions

    8526.2 Types of Contracts

    8526.3 Reviewing Contracts Annually

    8526.4 Including Termination Dates

    8526.5 Registering and Paying Contracts

    8526.6 Reimbursing Counties

    8526.7 Restrictions on Child Welfare Boards

    8526.71 General Information

    8526.72 Restrictions on Contracts

    8526.73 Restrictions on Funding

    8530 State Office Contracts with Program Consultants

    8531 Identifying Available Services

    8532 Gathering Required Details

    8533 Authorizing in IMPACT

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