TITLE 465 DEPARTMENT OF CHILD SERVICES

Under IC 4-22-2-23, the Department of Child Services intends to adopt a rule concerning the following:

OVERVIEW: Adds 465 IAC 2-17 to establish procedures that the department will use for setting foster care maintenance payments to licensed foster family homes supervised by licensed child placing agencies, and payments to child placing agencies for administrative costs and services related to oversight of foster homes and supervision of children placed by the department with child placing agencies for foster care. The rule defines categories of supervision based on a child's needs assessment and specifies procedures for review and change of a child's supervision category. The rule also includes outcome measures that the department will use to initiate changes in a child's placement, services, or case plans, or to renegotiate contracts with the agencies, and procedures for termination of services and transfer of a child to another placement. Questions concerning the proposed rule may be addressed to the following telephone number: (317) 232-4465. Statutory authority: IC 31-25-2-18.

For purposes of IC 4-22-2-28.1, the Small Business Regulatory Coordinator for this rule is:

Douglas Weinberg

Chief Financial Officer

Indiana Department of Child Services

Indiana Government Center South

402 West Washington Street, Room W392

Indianapolis, IN 46204

(317) 234-4994

douglas.weinberg@dcs.in.gov

DIN: 20100623-IR-465100417NIA

Composed: Apr 19,2024 6:00:46PM EDT

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