Child Protective Services Handbook Revision May 2012
This revision of the Child Protective Services Handbook was published on April 1, 2012. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.
Reorganization of CPS Handbook: 4000 Education for Children Moved to Section 15000 (PATS 5152)
No changes in policy or procedure have been made to this material. Only the item numbers were changed to move the material into the new section. Revision dates have not been changed, since the policy has not changed.
Cross-references to the sections being moved were updated throughout the handbook.
Referral to DADS for Guardianship (PATS 3952)
The items below are revised, added, or renumbered to outline the process for CPS to make referrals to DADS for guardianship.
6323.31 DFPS-Licensed Institutions Serving Children With Intellectual or Developmental Disabilities
10331 Planning for Long-Term Care Needs
10331.1 Researching Long-Term Care Resources
10332 Appointing a Guardian
10333 Criteria for DADS Guardianship Referral
10334 Steps in the DADS Guardianship Referral Process
10334.1 DADS Referral Step 1: Initial Request for Information and Assistance
10334.2 DADS Referral Step 2: CPS Initiates the Request
10334.3 DADS Referral Step 3: Guardianship Assessment
10334.4 DADS Referral Process Step 4: DADS Decision, Notification, and CPS Response
10334.41 DADS Agrees to Become Guardian
10334.42 DADS Denies Request for DADS Guardianship
10335 DADS Appointed as Guardian
10335.1 Youth Leaves CPS Foster Care
10335.2 CPS Extended Foster Care to Continue After DADS Appointed as Guardian
10335.3 Foster Parent Wishes to Be a Guardian
Appendix 6323.5: Placement Checklist for Children With Disabilities
Appendix 10334: Helpful Hints for Submitting the Guardianship Referral Form
Appendix 10334.2: CPS Guardianship Referral Form IMPACT Guide
Appendix 10334.42: Guardianship Review of Decision Protocol
The following items contain content that was not revised except to update affected cross-references:
6313.1 Centralized Placement Team
10443.1 DADS Guardianship
The following items have been deleted:
6533 Services to Children with Disabilities
10333 Referral to DADS for Guardianship
10333.1 Steps in the Process of Referral to the DADS Guardianship Program
10333.11 DADS Referral Step 1: Preparation, Alert, and Consultation
10333.12 DADS Referral Step 2: Making the Referral
10333.13 DADS Referral Step 3: Guardianship Assessment
10333.14 DADS Referral Step 4: DADS Decision, Notification, and CPS Response
10333.2 Ensuring Timely Referrals to DADS
10334 DADS Appointed as Guardian
10334.1 Youth Leaves CPS Foster Care
10334.2 CPS Extended Foster Care to Continue After DADS Appointed as Guardian
10334.3 Foster Parent Wishes to Be a Guardian
Appendix 6323.5: Waco Center for Youth
Appendix 6323.51: ICF-ID/RC Levels of Care
Appendix 6323.51a: Checklist for Children with Disabilities
Appendix 10333-B: Review of Guardianship Decision
The following heading has changed for grammatical reasons:
10400 Extending Foster Care for Youth Who Are Age 18 or Older
Cross-references to deleted or renumbered items have been updated in the following items:
10121 Permanency Planning Meetings for Youth Age 16 and Older
10122 Transition Plan
10122.21 Preparation for Youth Within 90 Days Before Turning Age 18
10331.1 Researching Long-Term Care Resources
10331.2 Ensuring Funding and Eligibility for Services
10442.1 Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) Guardianship
1543.1 Extended Foster Care Assistance
1543.1 Extended Foster Care Assistance
2236.14 General Referral Procedures
3143.2 Developing Goals, Tasks, and Services for a Family Service Plan
3179 Referral to Early Childhood Intervention (ECI) Services
4111 School Readiness Programs
6323.31 DFPS-Licensed Institutions Serving Children with Mental Retardation
6323.51 Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) Program
6323.51 Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) Program
6323.52 Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons With Mental Retardation/Related Conditions (ICF-MR/RC)
6323.52 Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons With Mental Retardation/Related Conditions (ICF-MR/RC)
6323.53 Nursing Homes
6437.4 Permanency Planning Meetings for Youth 16 and Over
6527.4 Referring a Child to Medical Professionals and Health-Related Community Services
6527.5 Working With Children in DFPS Conservatorship Who Have Special Health Care Needs
Appendix 6323.51: ICF-MR/RC Levels of Care