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Guidance Document Information
Title Child & Family Services Manual - Chapter C - Child Protective Services
Document ID FS5
Summary Policies for the implementation of the child protective services program.
Effective Date 4/29/2021
pdf View document text     Posted On 4/29/2021                 Document on Town Hall

This document applies to all chapters for the following boards
[22 VAC 40] State Board of Social Services
Public Comment Forums / Change History
Proposed Change Register Date Status
Updates to the manual are needed to assist local departments of social services to implement 2023 and 2024 legislation. Additionally, changes clarify and enhance existing guidance on meeting the safety, permanency, and well being of children and families. Under Review To Be Determined
New and revised guidance will include only aformatting change to Chapter C: Child Protective Services of the Child and Family Services Manual.  These changes are necessary to support theIn-Home Program re-design and the changes made to Chapter B: Prevention of the Child andFamily Services Manual.  T.... 3/29/2021 Forum ended on 4/28/2021 with 0 Comments.
The changes to the CPS guidance are a result of legislation passed during the 2020 Session of the Virginia General Assembly and other programmatic updates.  Legislative changes to the GPS guidance include changes to: the retention time of unfounded investigations, family assessment time frames, expa.... 7/20/2020 Forum ended on 8/19/2020 with 1 Comment.
Updates are being made to the CPS Manual to reflect 2019 statutory changes. 7/22/2019 Forum ended on 8/21/2019 with 0 Comments.


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