Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-35-.06

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 660-5-35-.06 - Children From Other States Placed In Alabama

(1) Sending agencies must submit a written request for placement to Alabama's ICPC Office prior to placing a child in Alabama with relatives or in a foster care placement. A child must not be brought into the state for placement prior to SDHR approval. Requests from other states must include sufficient information to enable the DHR to make an appropriate evaluation of the proposed placement. If the information provided by the other state is insufficient, additional written information will be requested before proceeding with the evaluation.

(2) A foster home study must be conducted and Alabama's Minimum Standards for Foster Family Homes, 660-5-29, must be met by any individual selected as a proposed foster care placement for a child when the degree of relationship between that individual and the child extends beyond the definition of relative per 660-5-35-.01 -(9); when the child is unrelated to the individual selected as a proposed placement; and when termination of parental rights (TPR) has been identified as a plan for the child.

(3) The completed foster home study shall be submitted to SDHR before a decision regarding placement is made. The study must include Alabama Bureau of Investigation (ABI) and Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) criminal history checks; Child Abuse/Neglect Central Registry clearances on all household members age fourteen (14) years and older; and a recommendation regarding placement. SDHR will review the completed study and submit a recommendation for placement to the sending state.

(4) If the placement of a child from another state proves unsatisfactory and the child has to be removed from the home and placed in out-of-home care prior to the child's return to the sending state, the sending state must be notified about the change in placement and apprised of the daily cost. The sending state is responsible for payment of that care.

(5) A report summarizing the adjustment of the child to the placement and recommending case closure must be sent to the SDHR to obtain approval before the sending state can terminate their case. When termination is recommended, the sending state must provide the receiving state with a copy of the court order terminating the case.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-35-.06

New Rule: Filed August 4, 2006; effective September 8, 2006.

Author: Jerome Webb

Statutory Authority:42 U.S.C. § 5119 National Child Protection Act of 1993; Code of Ala. 1975, §§24-14-8, 38-7-15, 44-2-20.