An inventory of all children who have been in foster care under the responsibility of the State for a period of six months preceding the inventory, and

1. determine the appropriateness of, and necessity for, the current foster care placement, whether the child can or should be returned to his or her parents or should be freed for adoption; and
   
   
2. determined the services necessary to facilitate either the return of the child or the placement of the child for adoption or legal guardianship.

A statewide information system from which the following data can readily be determined for every child currently in foster care and all children who have been in foster care within the preceding 12 months:

1. demographic characteristic:
   
   
2. legal custody status
   
   
3. location; and
   
   
4. placement goals.

2. The written case plan is developed within a reasonable period, but no later than 60 days from the time the State agency assumes responsibility for providing services, including placing the child.

3. The written case plan includes at a minimum the following:

1. a description of the services offered and the services provided to prevent removal of the child from the home and to reunify the family;
   
   
2. a description of the type of home or institution in which the child is to be placed;
   
   
3. a discussion of the appropriateness of the placement and how the responsible agency plans to carry out the judicial determination made with respect to the child in accordance with section 472(a)(1);*
   
   
4. a plan for assuring that the child receive proper care and that services are provided to the parents in order to improve the conditions in the parents' home to facilitate the child's return to his or her own home or the permanent placement of the child;
   
   
5. a plan for assuring that services are provided to the child and foster parents in order to address the needs of the child while in foster care; and
   
   
6. a discussion of the appropriateness of the services that have been provided to the child under the plan.
   
   

7. the case plan for each child is designed to achieve placement in the least restrictive (most family like) setting available and in close proximity to the parent's home consistent with the best interest and special needs of the child.

2. Case Review

   The State Agency has a case review system which meets the requirements of section 475(5) of the Act and assures that

1. A review of each child's status is made no less frequently than once every six months either by a court or by an administrative review to:
   1. determine the continuing need for and appropriateness of the placement,
      
      
   2. determine the extent of compliance with the case plan,
      
      
   3. determine the extent of progress made toward alleviating or mitigating the cause necessitating the placement in foster care, and
      
      
   4. project a likely date by which the child may be returned home or placed for adoption or legal guardianship.
   
   
   

2. If an administrative review is made, the following requirements specified in section 475(6) are met:

   1. the review is open to the participation of the parent(s) of the child and
      
      
   2. the review is conducted by a panel of appropriate persons at least one of whom is not responsible for the case management of, or the delivery of services to either the child or the parent(s) who are the subject of the review.
   
   
   

3. The State agency applies procedural safeguards with respect to each child in foster care under supervision of the State which include:

   1. a disposition hearing held in a family or juvenile court or another court (including a tribal court of competent jurisdiction) or by an administrative body appointed or approved by the court, no later than 18 months after the original placement (and periodically thereafter during the continuation of foster care) to determine the future status of the child (including whether the child should be returned to the parent(s), should be continued in foster care for a specific period, should be placed for adoption, or should (because of the child's special needs or circumstances) be continued in foster care on a permanent or long term basis, and
      
      
   2. procedural safeguards with respect to parental rights pertaining to the removal of the child from his or her parent's (s') home, to a change in the child's placement and to any determination affecting visitation privileges of the parent(s).
   
   
   

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