Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-51-.01

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

Section 660-5-51-.01 - Purpose And Youth To Be Served

(1) Purpose - DHR has developed these requirements for transitional and independent living programs to help provide consistency in the development and delivery of transitional and independent living services. All persons, groups of persons, or corporations desiring to provide transitional and/or independent living programs and placements shall meet these requirements.

(2) Youth To Be Served - Transitional and independent living programs and placements shall serve Alabama youth, in DHR custody and residing in foster care, who are ready to transition from the dependence of childhood to living independently as an adult. These youth must be at least age seventeen (17) years old for independent living and sixteen (16) years old for transitional living programs and less than age twenty-one (21) years old for either program.. Placements may also be provided to youth who were in Alabama foster care on or after their 18^thbirthday and have not yet attained age 21 years when the decision is made by the individualized service planning team that the youth needs to reenter foster care.

New Rule: Filed October 6, 2006; effective November 10, 2006. Amended: Filed May 4, 2007; effective June 8, 2007.

Author: Jerome Webb

Statutory Authority: Foster Care Independence Act of 1999 (H.R. 3443) amended title IV, Part E, Social Security Act; Public Law 106-169; Code of Ala. 1975, § 38-7-2.