12.4 Placement Activities/Placement Support

The Children’s Service Worker should provide the kinship provider with the following information at the time of placement:

Copy of the CS-33;
Medicaid form (IM-29) and instructions for obtaining a complete health examination;
Procedures for obtaining clothing for child, including a clothing allowance voucher if the child is in custody;
Name and phone number of child’s current school and instructions to enroll child in new school, if needed;
Name and twenty-four hour contact telephone numbers of the worker and supervisor; and
Inform the kinship provider of any in-service training opportunities in the area, as kinship providers will be required to receive and participate in 30 hours of in-service training every two years in order to continue to receive the $100.00 professional parenting payment.

Upon placement, the Children’s Service Worker then must:

Immediately notify the eligibility specialist of child’s placement; and
Update the SS-61 (Alternative Care Client form) with the new vendor information, in order to avoid unnecessary delays in financial assistance to the kinship care provider and document placement activities.

NOTE: Placement support services are equally as important in kinship care as any other type of out-of-home placement. The extent and frequency of support services will vary depending on the child’s needs and the kin’s capacity to meet those needs. The Children’s Service Worker should not assume that the close relationship between child and kin precludes the need for regular contacts with the child and family and provision of supportive services.

Chapter Memoranda History: (prior to 1/31/07)

CS03-32, CD04-79, CD05-80, CD06-37, CD06-46, CD06-75