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Chapter 16 Foster Care

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16.2 Multi Ethnic Placement Act
16.3 Desired Characteristics of Resource Parents
16.4 Resource Home Approval
16.7 Resource Family Recruitment and Retention
16.8 Responsibilities of Approved Resource Homes
16.11 Shared Resource Homes
16.12 Release of Dependent/Neglected and Unruly Children/Youth from State Custody
16.16 Denial or Closure of Resource Homes
16.20 Expedited Custodial Placements
16.21 DCS Employees as Resource Parents
16.23 Resource Home Case Files
16.24 Children of Native American Heritage
16.27 Resource Parent Fourteen-Day Removal Notice and Right to Appeal
16.29 Resource Home Board Rates
16.31 Permanency Planning for Children/Youth in the Department of Children’s Services Custody
16.32 Foster Care Review and Quarterly Progress Reports
16.33 Permanency Hearings
16.36 Title IV-E Foster Care Funds
16.38 Face-to-Face Visitation with Dependent and Neglected and Unruly Children in DCS Custody
16.39 Subsidized Permanent Guardianship
• Protocol for Subsidized Permanent Guardianship When Children Re-enter Care
16.43 Supervised and Unsupervised Visitation Between Child-Youth, Family and Siblings
16.46 Child Youth Referral and Placement
16.48 Conducting Diligent Search
16.50 Concurrent Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Title IV-E Foster Care Payments
16.51 Interdependent Living Plan
16.52 Eligibility for Interdependent Living and Voluntary Post-Custody Services
16.53 Identifying and Accessing Interdependent Living Services
16.54 Provision of Voluntary Post-Custody Services to Young Adults
16.55 Post Secondary Scholarships: Educational and Training Vouchers and State Funded Scholarship
16.56 Interdependent Living Direct Payment Allowance
16.59 Disclosure of Legal Options and Available Services
16.60 Multiple Response Services (MRS)/Family Services Worker Responsibilities
• 16.7 Attachment Guidelines for Resource Family Recruitment and Retention
• 16.8 Attachment 1 Guidelines for Supplemental Respite Care
• 16.8 Attachment 2 Outings and Overnight Stays
• 16.8 Attachment 3 Guildelines for Life Story Books
• 16.8 Attachment 4 Guidelines for Foster Care Associations
• Protocol for Continuation of TennCare Eligiblity for Children Exiting Custody
• 16.31 Attachment Planned Permanent Living Arrangement Protocol
• 16.31 Attachment 2 Instructions for the Custodial Permanency Plan
• 16.38 Policy Attachment Visitation Protocol
• Criteria for Requesting a Placement Exception Request
 • Criteria For Authorizing TennCare
• Protocol for Subsidized Permanent Guardianship Case File Contents
• Case Closure Protocol for Dependent, Neglected and Unruly Children
• Protocol for Re-Activation or Re-Classification of Resource Homes
• CFTM Guidelines for Identifying a Permanent Family
• Resource Home Eligibility Team (RHET) Protocol
• Departmental Resource Home Eligibility(D-RHET) Protocol
• Protocol for Requesting a Waiver of Criminal Charges/ Convictions
• Protocol for Subsidized Permanent Guardianship Case Planning