DCYF Policies

2.1 History

2.10 Introduction

2.20 Tribal State Memoranda of Agreement

2.30 Case Service Response

• 2.30.1 Intake
• 2.30.10 Child Protection Services and Family Assessment Response
• 2.30.20 Voluntary Placement Agreements
• 2.30.30 Dependency Cases
• 2.30.40 Guardianships
• 2.30.50 Termination of Parental Rights
• 2.30.60 Voluntary Relinquishment of Parental Rights
• 2.30.70 Adoption
• 2.30.80 Case Management for Children and Families of Non-Federally Recognized Tribes and Canadian First Nations

2.40 Elements of ICWA and WICWA

• 2.40.1 Reason to Know
• 2.40.10 Tribal Inquiry
• 2.40.20 Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) Notice
• 2.40.30 Requesting Court Findings about Indian Children in Dependency Cases
• 2.40.40 Requesting Court Findings about Indian Children in Guardianship and Termination of Parental Rights Cases
• 2.40.50 Active Efforts and Tribal Collaboration
• 2.40.60 Qualified Expert Witnesses for Indian Child Welfare (ICW) Cases
• 2.40.70 Placement Preferences

2.50 Case Supports

• 2.50.1 Providing Confidential Records to Tribes
• 2.50.10 Requests and Payments for Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) for Indian Children
• 2.50.20 Local Indian Child Welfare Advisory Committee (LICWAC)
• 2.50.30 Payment for Services for Children in Tribal Custody
• 2.50.40 Impasse Procedures
• 2.50.50 Transferring to Tribal Court

2.60 Definitions

3.15 Kinship Care

• 3.15.01 Applying as a Licensed or Unlicensed Kinship Caregiver
• 3.15.10 Completing Kinship Home Studies
• 3.15.20 Initial, Kinship, and Provisional Expedited Licenses
• 3.15.30 Updating Licenses for Amendments and Changes in Circumstances
• 3.15.40 Use of Administrative Approvals and Waivers for Kinship Licenses
• 3.15.50 Health and Safety Monitoring for Licensed Kinship Homes
• 3.15.80 Review of Licensing Requirements for Kinship Homes
• 3.15.90 Adverse Actions on Kinship Licenses
• 3.15.100 Kinship Caregiver Training
• 3.15.120 Kinship Respite Care 

3.20 Foster Care, Group Care Facilities (GCF), and Child Placing Agencies (CPA)

• 3.20.01 Applying as a Foster Parent
• 3.20.10 Completing Foster Parent Home Studies
• 3.20.20 Foster Home and Provisional Expedited Licenses
• 3.20.30 Updating Foster Home Licenses for Amendments, Modifications, and Changes in Circumstances
• 3.20.40. Use of Administrative Approvals and Waivers on Foster Homes
• 3.20.50 Health and Safety Monitoring for Foster Homes
• 3.20.60 Licensing Group Care Facilities (GCF)
• 3.20.70 Licensing Child Placing Agencies (CPA) and CPA Foster Homes and Kinship Homes
• 3.20.80 Licensing Investigations on Foster Homes
• 3.20.85 Licensing Investigations in Group Care Facilities
• 3.20.90 Adverse Actions on Licenses for Foster Homes, Child Placing Agencies (CPA), CPA Certified Foster Homes, and Group Care Facilities (GCF) 
• 3.20.100 Licensed Foster Family Home Required Training
• 3.20.110 Licensing Residential Private Schools (RPS) 
• 3.20.120 Licensing Investigations in Residential Private Schools

3.50 Licensing Division Child Protective Services (LD CPS)

• 3.50.01 Licensing Division Child Protective Services Contact with Children or Youth
• 3.50.10 Licensing Division Child Protective Services
• 3.50.20 Investigative Findings