Virginia Regulatory Town Hall
Agency
Department of Social Services
 
GDForum ID: 435
Description of Proposed Guidance Document Changes
The changes to the Resource Family guidance are a result of legislation passed during the 2020 Session of the General Assembly and federal directives regarding the approval process for all foster parents, including relatives and fictive kin, and limits on the number of foster children allowed in one home. Legislative changes to the Resource Family guidance include adding fictive kin to the definition of kinship foster parent. Guidance updates as a result of federal directives include: clarifying requirements that must be met in order to approve foster parents, clarifying the process of initiating placement of children with kinship foster parents, clarifying timeframes for when background checks must be completed in order to assist local departments in minimizing Title I-VE errors related to foster home approval, and updating the number of foster children that may be placed in an approved foster home.
 
[This forum has been finalized.]
Guidance Document(s) for this Comment Forum
 
Document ID Document Title Current Document Proposed Document
FS10 Child & Family Services Manual, Chapter D, Resource Family Home Approval pdf Document     pdf Proposed Document
 
Contact Information
 
Name:
Nikki Clarke Callaghan
        Title:
Legislation, Regulations & Guidance Manager
 
Email:
nikki.clark@dss.virginia.gov
 
Address:
801 E. Main Street
 
City:
Richmond
State:  
VA
Zip:  
23219
 
Phone:
(804)726-7943
Fax:  
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The Virginia Register
 

Publication Date: 12/21/2020    Volume: 37  Issue: 9
The public comment period began upon publication and lasted for 30 days. It ended on 1/20/2021.
There were no comments
Effective Date:  1/21/2021   
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