Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-48-.06

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

Section 660-5-48-.06 - Re-Entering The System After The Eighteenth Birthday

(1) Youth, ages 18 to 20, who have previously resided in DHR foster care may request re-entry into the system following discharge if they are living in a situation where there is an identifiable risk of harm that would typically result in the provision of child welfare services if they were under age nineteen (19).

(2) A youth's re-entry into foster care may be authorized through DHR's resumption of legal custody if the case remained open on the court's administrative docket, or it may be authorized through completion of an Agreement for Foster Care.

Author: Jerome Webb

Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-48-.06

New Rule: Filed April 4, 2002; effective May 9, 2002. Amended: Filed July 8, 2002; effective August 12, 2002.

Statutory Authority: R.C. v Fuller, No 88-H-1170-N, Consent Decree (M.D. Ala. Approved December 18, 1991).