HomeMy WebLinkAbout20022581.tiff RESOLUTION
RE: APPROVE REVISIONS TO OPERATIONS MANUAL, SECTION 2.000, SOCIAL
SERVICES DIVISION POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, Colorado, pursuant to
Colorado statute and the Weld County Home Rule Charter, is vested with the authority of
administering the affairs of Weld County, Colorado, and
WHEREAS, the Department of Social Services has presented revisions to the
Operations Manual, Section 2.000, Social Services Division Policies and Procedures, to the
Board of County Commissioners of Weld County, for consideration and approval, and
WHEREAS, after review, the Board deems it advisable to approve said revisions, copies
of which are attached hereto and incorporated herein by reference.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County Commissioners of
Weld County, Colorado, ex-officio Board of Social Services, that the revisions to the Operations
Manual, Section 2.000, Social Services Division Policies and Procedures be, and hereby are,
approved.
The above and foregoing Resolution was, on motion duly made and seconded, adopted
by the following vote on the 23rd day of September, A.D., 2002.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
WELD COUNTY, OLORADO
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Social Services Division Policies and Procedures
Effective 1/1/99 A. The Department shall negotiate rates with certified kinship care providers
based on the child's needs and within the County Certified Foster Care
Rate. The range shall be upward from the prevailing federal TANF
payments and is to be based on the needs of the child, plus the $.66 per
day additional respite care allowance. Certified kinship care providers
may elect not to receive a money payment and may follow the grievance
process for foster care providers when there is disagreement about such
reimbursement rate. A child in the care of his or her parents is not
considered living in a foster home, and, therefore, is ineligible for foster
care payments, including kinship care payments. IV-E reimbursable foster
care payments may only be made to kin who are defined as an adult who is
not a parent,but who is in one of the following groups:
1. Any blood relative, including those of half-blood, and including
first cousins, nephews or nieces, and persons of preceding
generations as denoted by prefixes of grand, great, or great-great.
2. Stepfather, stepmother, stepbrother, and stepsister.
3. Persons who legally adopt a child or his or her parent, as well as
the natural and other legally adopted children of such persons, and
other relatives of the adoptive parents in accordance with State
law.
4. Spouses of any persons named in the above groups even after the
marriage is terminated by death or divorce.
Effective 1/1/99 B. The Department will not provide nonreimbursable IV-E foster care
payments to certified kinship care providers who do not meet IV-E
requirements for payment.
Effective 1/1/99 C. The Department, under contract with a physician or health department,
Revised 9/18/02 will pay for annual physicals for County Certified Foster Care Home
providers and other residents of the County Certified Foster Care Home.
The County Certified Foster Care Home may obtain their own annual
physicals; however, the Department will pay for co-payments, not to
exceed $60 per person and excluding foster children.
Effective January 1, 2003, the contract with a physician for a physical and
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tuberculosis testing is at a cost of$60 per person or less in the County
Certified Foster Care Home, excluding the foster child/ren. The maximum
reimbursable amount under the contract for a calendar year is $7,000.
2.321.11 County Certified Foster Care Rate is the Basic Maintenance Rate for All
Foster Care Facilities
Effective 1/1/99 A. The County Certified Foster Care Rate is a flat grant that pays for the
basic maintenance needs for a child placed in any foster care facility. The
basic maintenance needs include food, clothing, shelter, education,
personal supplies and allowance.
Effective 1/1/99 B. A Respite Care Allowance is paid for each child placed in a County
Certified Foster Care Home or a Child Placement Agency, and in certified
kinship care homes. It is not paid to a Specialized Group Home or Center,
or for Independent Living.
Effective 1/1/99 C. The County Certified Foster Care Rate is used as the basic maintenance
rate (flat grant portion)when computing the rate in Receiving Homes,
Group Homes/Centers, Independent Living and Subsidized Adoption
Homes.
Effective 1/1/99 D. Foster Care facilities are reimbursed by the Department as stated in
Colorado State Rules, Volume VII, and according to this Weld County
Manual. Facilities must be licensed or certified in order for the
Department to be reimbursed by the State. The foster care facilities are
reimbursed for the day in which the child is placed in the home, but are not
reimbursed for the day the child leaves it, unless the child was placed and
removed on the same day.
Effective 1/1/99 E. All certified foster care facilities will sign and use the relevant provider
contract when they are certified and recertified.
Effective 1/1/99 F. When a child is placed, the information shall be entered on the CWS-7B
Child Placement Log by the Department caseworker and the provider and
copies of the updated log shall be maintained in the provider file and by
the provider of the facility.
Revised 8/01 G. An annual clothing allowance of$200 may be made at the time of
placement out of the home to ensure that the child has an adequate
beginning wardrobe and annually thereafter for the primary purpose of
preparing the child for the initial start of the school year. A clothing
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DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES
PO BOX A
GREELEY,CO 80632
' WEBSITE:www.co.weld.co.us
Administration and Public Assistance(970)352-1551
Child Support(970)352.6933
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COLORADO MEMORANDUM
TO: Glenn Vaad, Chair Date: September 18, 2002
Board of County Commissioners
FR: Judy A. Griego, Director, Social Services - ti�ly 0 o,,,,
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RE: Revision to Section 2.000, Social Services Division Policies and
Procedures, Weld County Department of Social Services
Operations Manual
Enclosed for Board approval is a revision to Section 2.000, Social Services Division
Policies and Procedures, Weld County Department of Social Services Operations
Manual. This revision was reviewed at the Board's Work Session on September 18,
2002.
The revision is to Section 2.321.1, C, County Certified Foster Care Rate. The policy
is being revised to increase the co-payment reimbursement for foster parents for physicals
and tuberculosis testing at a cost of$55.00 per person to $60,00 per person with a
maximum reimbursement level of$7,000.
If you have any questions, please telephone me at extension 6510.
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