4730. Court and/or Placement Cases

Applies to:  This policy applies to child welfare employees. 

Policy Number & Title:  4730. Court and/or Placement Cases

Effective Date:  May 31, 2002


Policy

  1. Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF) shall not close cases for service while a supervised dependency or CHINS order is in effect or within six months of the time a child or youth is returned to parental care as a result of a dependency order.
  2. The caseworker shall complete all forms and narrative recording within 90 days of a decision to terminate services and close a case.
  3. The supervisor shall review both FamLink and the case folder for accuracy and completeness and sign-off the closure in the case record before closure or transfer to another service.
  4. For legally free children or youth who are not adopted and the child or youth leaves care and is at least 18 years of age, the caseworker prepares the file for archiving and sends it to Olympia adoption archives

Original Date:  May 31, 2002

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