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Item 41: Standards for Foster Homes and Institutions
The State has implemented standards for foster family homes and child care institutions that are reasonably in accord with recommended national standards.
Respondents:
Child and Family Advocate(s), Child Placing Service Provider(s), Group Care Provider(s), Licensing Staff, Local Agency - Foster Care Staff, Other, State Child Welfare Director(s), State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association, Supervisor(s) from the Local Agency, Tribal Representative(s)
Core Question:
How effectively has the State implemented licensing or approval standards for foster family homes and child care institutions that ensure the safety and health of children in foster care?
Please use these Follow-up Questions as needed to fully explore the Core Question:
How do the State's licensing standards ensure the safety and protection of children in foster care? Identify strengths and barriers in the licensing standards.
How does the licensing process work for foster and adoptive parents? Has the State implemented a unified home study process to avoid requiring foster parents who later adopt to have to meet additional criteria?
Evaluate the State's effectiveness and timeliness in completing re-licensing or re-inspection of foster homes and facilities in order to ensure continued conformity with its licensing standards. Identify strengths and barriers to licensing standard conformity.
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Item 42: Standards Applied Equally
The standards are applied to all licensed or approved foster family homes or child care institutions receiving title IV-E or IV-B funds.
Respondents:
Child and Family Advocate(s), Child Placing Service Provider(s), Foster and Adoptive Parent(s), Licensing Staff, Local Agency - Foster Care Staff, Local Child Welfare Agency Administrator(s), Other, State Child Welfare Program Specialist(s), State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association, Supervisor(s) from the Local Agency
Core Question:
How effective is the State in applying its foster care standards to all licensed or approved foster family homes or child care institutions receiving title IV-E or IV-B funds?
Please use these Follow-up Questions as needed to fully explore the Core Question:
What types of licenses (e.g., initial, probationary, full, relative home) does the State have and when are they used? Explain whether the State uses waivers of licensing requirements and, if so, in which situations.
Evaluate the State's effectiveness in ensuring that foster care funds under title IV-E are used in accordance with the title IV-E requirements; specifically that the State does not claim title IV-E foster care funds for children placed in homes that do not meet full licensure requirements. Identify strengths and barriers or gaps in the State's oversight in this area.
Evaluate the State's effectiveness in ensuring that foster care funds under title IV-E are used in accordance with the title IV-E requirements; specifically that the State does not claim title IV-E funds for children placed in homes in which a licensing standard is waived, except that a State may waive a non-safety standard on a case-by-case basis for a relative caring for a specific child. Identify strengths and barriers or gaps in the State's oversight in this area.
Describe any State policy and procedure used to exclude children from receiving title IV-E foster care funds who are in homes that are not fully licensed (e.g., those in homes with initial licenses or in non-relative homes with waivers). Identify strengths and barriers or gaps in the State's oversight in this area.
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Item 43: Requirements for Criminal Background Checks
The State complies with Federal requirements for criminal background clearances as related to licensing or approving foster care and adoptive placements and has in place a case planning process that includes provisions for addressing the safety of foster care and adoptive placements for children.
Respondents:
Child Placing Service Provider(s), Foster and Adoptive Parent(s), ICPC Staff, Licensing Staff, Local Agency - Foster Care Staff, Other, Relative Caregiver(s), State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association, Supervisor(s) from the Local Agency
Core Question:
How effective is the State in conducting criminal background clearances on prospective foster and adoptive parents before licensing or approving them to care for children?
Please use this Follow-up Question as needed to fully explore the Core Question:
Evaluate the thoroughness of the criminal background clearance process in screening prospective caregivers statewide. Identify strengths and barriers or gaps in the process.
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Item 44: Diligent Recruitment of Foster and Adoptive Homes
The State has in place a process for ensuring the diligent recruitment of potential foster and adoptive families who reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children in the State for whom foster and adoptive homes are needed.
Respondents:
Foster and Adoptive Parent(s), Licensing Staff, Local Agency - Foster Care Staff, Local Child Welfare Agency Administrator(s), Major Tribal Representative(s), Other, State Foster/Adoptive Parent Association, Supervisor(s) from the Local Agency, Tribal Representative(s), Youth Service Agency Representative(s)
Core Question:
How effectively has the State implemented a process for ensuring the diligent recruitment of potential foster and adoptive families that reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children needing foster and adoptive homes?
Please use these Follow-up Questions as needed to fully explore the Core Question:
Does the county's (State's) current pool of foster families reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children in need of foster care and adoptive placement, and meet most of the foster care placement needs of the children it serves? Identify strengths and barriers or unmet recruitment needs.
Evaluate the State's statewide plan and local strategies for recruiting foster and adoptive families that reflect the ethnic and racial diversity of children in need of placement in the State (for example, using diverse methods of disseminating general and child-specific information). Identify strengths and barriers or gaps in diverse recruitment efforts.
Identify and evaluate the effectiveness of any other recruitment efforts apart from a statewide plan, such as the use of exchanges or interagency efforts. Identify strengths and barriers or gaps in these efforts.
Identify and evaluate any State programs, services, or activities to promote the retention of a sufficiently diverse group of foster parents. Identify strengths and barriers or gaps in these programs or services.
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Item 45: State Use of Cross-Jurisdictional Resources for Permanent Placements
The State has in place a process for the effective use of cross-jurisdictional resources to facilitate timely adoptive or permanent placements for waiting children.
Respondents:
Administrative Review Bodies, Guardian(s) Ad Litem/Legal Representative(s), ICPC Staff, Local Agency - Foster Care Staff, Local Child Welfare Agency Administrator(s), Major Tribal Representative(s), Medicaid Representative(s), Other, Tribal Representative(s), Youth Being Served by the Local Agency
Core Question:
How effectively does the State seek out and use families who live in other jurisdictions (for example, out of State) to facilitate timely adoptive or permanent placements for waiting children?
Please use these Follow-up Questions as needed to fully explore the Core Question:
Describe the methods the State uses to seek out approved or licensed adoptive families outside the jurisdiction or State (for example, by listing children in need of placement in appropriate exchanges or by other means). Identify the official criteria used for listings, and strengths and barriers or gaps in identifying cross-jurisdictional placement opportunities.
Evaluate the effectiveness and appropriateness of the State's use of homes identified across jurisdictions. Identify strengths and barriers or gaps in these cross-jurisdictional efforts.
Evaluate the State's efficiency in processing Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) requests to send children to, and receive children from, other States, and ensuring medical and adoption assistance payments under the Interstate Compact on Adoption and Medical Assistance (ICAMA). Identify strengths and barriers or gaps in efficiency.
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