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ACIN I-23-09: CAPI Payment Standards Effective May 1, 2009 (3/26/09)

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Under the budget bill, SSI payment standards will be reduced back to the December 2008 levels, effective May 1, 2009. As a consequence, the CAPI payment standards will decrease on the same date. This has no affect on 1) presumed maximum value of in-kind support and maintenance; 2) the allowance for ineligible children in deeming situations; 3) the sponsor’s allocation in alien deeming situations; or 4) the allowance for parent(s) in parent-to-child deeming situations. Reminds counties of the policy when one spouse is CAPI and one SSI, and to notify clients. [Download]

ACL 09-02: Child Fatality Disclosure And Reporting Requirements (3/19/09)

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Emergency regulations, effective January 1, 2009, provided for reporting and disclosure of information related to cases of child abuse and/or neglect that result in fatalities. A Child Fatality/Near Fatality County Statement of Findings and Information form (SOC 826) was attached to the emergency regulations package. Further revisions were needed, and this ACL includes the new SOC 826 form. The revised SOC 826 (1/09) form must be used, from the date of this letter, for all fatalities and near fatalities that are suspected or determined to be the result of abuse and/or neglect. [Download]

ACL 09-16: Approvals For Prospective Adoptive Applicants (3/12/09)

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AB 2651 was an urgency measure, effective October 1, 2008, which amended California’s adoption approval process for prospective adoptive parents/petitioners to meet federal requirements. This ACL outlines the obligations of CDSS and all licensed public and private adoption agencies in the State of California (including independent and intercountry). These provisions prohibit the final approval of a prospective adoptive applicant/petitioner, or any adult residing in the applicant’s home, if they have certain felony convictions. The types of convictions, and the ban (permanent or fixed period) on adoptions is listed.

Additionally, under the new law, any home study not approved prior to October 1, 2008 must be denied when either the applicant or any adult residing in the home has any of the felony convictions specified in FC 8712 and 8908. (When non-applicant adults are the problem, adoptive applicants maintain the option of removing those adults from the home and then proceeding with the assessment). The letter also reviews the process for receiving information about subsequent convictions (during or after the approval process). [Download]