Timeline of Changes Coming to DCYF

January 1, 2018
  • Delay of Adoption Assistance Phase-In
  • Protocols to Prevent Inappropriate Diagnoses
February 9, 2018

Family First Prevention Services Act signed into law

October 1, 2018
  • Criminal Records Checks and Checks of Child Abuse and Neglect Registries for Adults Working in Child-Care Institutions and Other Group Care Settings
  • Foster Care maintenance Payments for Children with Parents in a Licensed Residential Family-Based Treatment Facility for Substance Abuse
  • Title IV-E Payments for Evidence-Based Kinship Navigator Programs
  • Development of a Statewide Plan to Prevent Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities
April 1, 2019
  • Reviewing and Improving Licensing Standards for Placement in a Relative Foster Home
July 1, 2019
  • Improvements to the John H. Chafee Foster Care Independence Program and Related Provisions
October 1, 2019
  • Foster Care Prevention Services and Programs
  • Assessment and Documentation of the Need for Placement in Qualified Residential Treatment Programs
  • Limitation on Federal Financial Participation for Placements that are Not in Foster Family Homes
October 1, 2027
  • Reducing Bureaucracy and Unnecessary Delays When Placing Children in Homes Across State Lines