The letter outlines the expectations for county Child Welfare Departments and Mental Health Plans for providing Specialty Mental Health Services, and preparing and submitting semi-annual progress reports related to Specialty Mental Health Services for children who have an open child welfare case. Part of the Katie A. implementation. [Download]
Summaries of select CalWORKs, CalFresh, Health and Housing Regulations
Foster Care
ACIN I-49-13: Title XX Social Services Block Grant Pre-Expenditure Report (8/22/13)
Just sends on the report sent to HHS that summarizes Title XX expenditures, program responsibilities, and the population served. [Download]
ACL 13-62: AFDC-FC California Necessities Index Increases And Other Rate Increases (8/14/13)
The adjusted schedules of rates that reflect the CNI increase of 2.65 percent for Fiscal Year (FY) 2013-14. [Download]
ACIN I-27-13: SB 1521, Regarding Reunification Services For A Parent Registered On A Sex Offender Registry; And County Assessments And Reports On The Multipurpose Child Welfare Training Program (8/1/13)
Implementing a new provision that reunification services need not be provided to a parent or guardian when the court finds that the parent or guardian has been required by the court to be registered on a sex offender registry. The Notice also transmits the instructions for new requirements regarding county child welfare services trainings. [Download]
ACL 13-36: Complete, Accurate, And Timely Adoption And Foster Care Analysis And Reporting System (AFCARS) Data Entry And Updates To The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) (7/18/13)
The how-to’s of recording complete, accurate, and timely case information updates into the CWS/CMS, in order to meet required Child Welfare Services Program documentation, data reporting, and program performance measurements. The feds had found that California not in substantial compliance in this area. [Download]
ACL 13-60: 2012 Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Review Results And Findings (7/24/13)
Notice to counties of the upcoming federal review, a review of the prior errors and a note about promising practices. (California was in substantial compliance last go round.) [Download]