§ 8-510 – Acceptance of children by agency
8-510. Acceptance of children by agency A. A licensed child welfare agency may accept any child of a class, age and sex specified in its license, from the child’s parent, guardian or relative, or a child which is lawfully committed thereto, and shall care for and control the child until discharged to its parent, relative […]
§ 8-515.01 – Local foster care review boards; appointment; exclusions; terms; training; compensation; meetings
8-515.01. Local foster care review boards; appointment; exclusions; terms; training; compensation; meetings A. The presiding judge of the juvenile court in each county shall establish local foster care review boards for the review of cases of children who are in out-of-home placement and who are the subject of a dependency action to assist in the […]
§ 8-511 – Short-term caregiver
8-511. Short-term caregiver A. Except as prescribed in subsection B, if circumstances require a foster parent to leave a foster child in the care of another person, the foster parent shall: 1. Use reasonable judgment in the foster parent’s choice of an adult to provide the care. 2. Notify the department case manager before the […]
§ 8-515.02 – Case assignment; distribution of records
8-515.02. Case assignment; distribution of records A. The juvenile court in each county shall assign cases of children in out-of-home placement to a local board so that local boards are assigned an approximately equal number of children. In a case where a child resides in a county other than the resident county of the child’s […]
§ 8-512 – Comprehensive medical and dental care; guidelines
8-512. Comprehensive medical and dental care; guidelines A. The department shall provide comprehensive medical and dental care, including behavioral health services, as prescribed by rules of the department, for each child who is: 1. In a voluntary placement pursuant to section 8-806. 2. In the custody of the department in an out-of-home placement. 3. In […]
§ 8-515.03 – Duties of local foster care review boards
8-515.03. Duties of local foster care review boards Local foster care review boards shall: 1. Review within six months of placement and at least once every six months thereafter the case of each child who remains in out-of-home placement and who is the subject of a dependency action to determine what efforts have been made […]
§ 8-512.01 – Behavioral health services; urgent need; dependent and adopted children; definition
8-512.01. Behavioral health services; urgent need; dependent and adopted children; definition A. If a dependent child who is in the legal custody of the department of child safety is placed in an out-of-home placement, the out-of-home placement shall receive immediately on placement of the child from the department an updated complete placement packet, contact information […]
§ 8-512.02 – Comprehensive health plan expenditure authority fund; reversion
8-512.02. Comprehensive health plan expenditure authority fund; reversion A. The department shall establish and maintain a comprehensive health plan expenditure authority fund, which is a separate fund to distinguish the department’s revenues and the department’s expenditures pursuant to section 8-512 from other programs that are funded and administered by the department. The fund shall be […]
§ 8-513 – Participation in activities; contact with relatives; placement with siblings; independent living programs
8-513. Participation in activities; contact with relatives; placement with siblings; independent living programs A. A child may participate in activities and functions generally accepted as usual and normal for children of the child’s age group if permission is granted as follows: 1. If the activity by law requires a license, the agency or division that […]
§ 8-514 – Placement in foster homes
8-514. Placement in foster homes A. Subject to the provisions of section 8-514.01, the division or a licensed child welfare agency if so authorized in its license may place a child in a licensed foster home for care or for adoption. Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, the division or a licensed child welfare agency […]