Instructions about health and personal rights. WIC 16001.9 specifies that minors and non-minor dependents shall have the same rights, and be informed of them every six months. All youth 12 or older also shall get age appropriate information on reproduction, and pregnancy and STD prevention. [Download]
Following up on a federal review of cases claimed for federal foster care, DSS has issued clarification. Some of it was procedural (failure to list requisite language or get all the needed signatures) and some was more substantive (no policies or procedures in place to identify foster care candidates). The letter goes through all the findings and the steps to ensure compliance. [Download]
DSS issued this notice to provide counties with a revised progress report template for reporting their activities and progress related to implementation of Intensive Care Coordination , Intensive Home Based Services , and Therapeutic Foster Care for children and youth who meet Katie A. subclass criteria. [Download]
A summary and explanation of the policies and procedures and identify the minimum federal requirements for transferring an Indian child from the county child welfare system and court jurisdiction, to the Title IV-E Agreement Tribe or tribal agency. [Download]
Revised responses to questions 13 and 14 to correctly reflect that if a child living with his or her parent, where the parent is a non-minor dependent and also a recipient of foster care, is not an eligible child for CalWORKs and must instead receive Foster Care benefits. [Download]
Transmitting the updated requirements for the ILP Annual Narrative Report. Due 4/15/14. [Download]