260D.01 CHILD IN VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE FOR TREATMENT. (a) Sections 260D.01 to 260D.10, may be cited as the “child in voluntary foster care for treatment” provisions of the Juvenile Court Act. (b) The juvenile court has original and exclusive jurisdiction over a child in voluntary foster care for treatment upon the filing of a report […]
260D.02 DEFINITIONS. Subdivision 1. Definitions. The definitions in this section supplement the definitions in section 260C.007. The definitions in section 260C.007 apply to this chapter and have the same meaning for purposes of this chapter as for chapter 260C. Subd. 2. Agency. “Agency” means the responsible social services agency or a licensed child-placing agency. Subd. […]
260D.03 VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE. Subdivision 1. Voluntary foster care. When the agency’s screening team, based upon the diagnostic and functional assessment under section 245.4885 or medical necessity screenings under section 256B.092, subdivision 7, determines the child’s need for treatment due to emotional disturbance or developmental disability or related condition requires foster care placement of the […]
260D.04 REQUIRED INFORMATION FOR A CHILD IN VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE FOR TREATMENT. An agency with authority to place a child in voluntary foster care for treatment due to emotional disturbance or developmental disability or related condition, shall inform the child, age 12 or older, of the following: (1) the child has the right to be […]
260D.05 ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF CHILD IN VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE FOR TREATMENT. The administrative reviews required under section 260C.203 must be conducted for a child in voluntary foster care for treatment, except that the initial administrative review must take place prior to the submission of the report to the court required under section 260D.06, subdivision 2. […]
260D.06 AGENCY REPORT TO COURT AND COURT REVIEW OF CHILD IN VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE FOR TREATMENT DUE TO DISABILITY. Subdivision 1. Judicial review. In the case of a child in voluntary foster care for treatment due to disability under section 260D.03, the agency shall obtain judicial review of the child’s voluntary foster care placement within […]
260D.07 REQUIRED PERMANENCY REVIEW HEARING. (a) When the court has found that the voluntary arrangement is in the child’s best interests and that the agency and parent are appropriately planning for the child pursuant to the report submitted under section 260D.06, and the child continues in voluntary foster care as defined in section 260D.02, subdivision […]
260D.08 ANNUAL REVIEW. (a) After the court conducts a permanency review hearing under section 260D.07, the matter must be returned to the court for further review of the responsible social services reasonable efforts to finalize the permanent plan for the child and the child’s foster care placement at least every 12 months while the child […]
260D.09 PERMANENCY REVIEW AFTER ADJUDICATION UNDER CHAPTER 260C. (a) If a child has been ordered into foster care under section 260C.178 or 260C.201, subdivision 1, and the conditions that led to the court’s order have been corrected so that the child could safely return home except for the child’s need to continue in foster care […]
260D.10 TERMINATION OF VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT AGREEMENT. (a) The child’s parent may terminate a voluntary placement agreement under this chapter upon written notice to the agency of the termination of the agreement. The termination of a voluntary foster care agreement regarding an Indian child shall be governed by section 260.765, subdivision 4. (b) The agency may […]
260D.11 DISPOSITIONS; VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE FOR TREATMENT. Upon a petition by a parent or guardian under section 260C.141, subdivision 1, regarding a child in voluntary foster care for treatment under this chapter, the court may find that the child’s needs are not being met, in which case the court shall order the social services agency […]
260D.12 TRIAL HOME VISITS; VOLUNTARY FOSTER CARE FOR TREATMENT. When a child is in foster care for treatment under this chapter, the child’s parent and the responsible social services agency may agree that the child is returned to the care of the parent on a trial home visit. The purpose of the trial home visit […]
260D.14 SUCCESSFUL TRANSITION TO ADULTHOOD FOR YOUTH IN VOLUNTARY PLACEMENT. Subdivision 1. Case planning. When a youth is 14 years of age or older, the responsible social services agency shall ensure that a youth in foster care under this chapter is provided with the case plan requirements in section 260C.212, subdivisions 1 and 14. Subd. […]
