10-148-14 Me. Code R. § 5

Current through 2024-51, December 18, 2024
Section 148-14-5 - Review Process
A. The Foster Parent and Child Placing Agency will be notified in writing of the result of the Child Assessment.
B. If the Foster Parent of a child in Basic Care disagrees with the Child Assessment result, the Foster Parent must submit a request for a review, in writing, within 10 business days of the date of the notice. The Foster Parent must include documentation with the request for a review which supports the Foster Parent's dispute of the Level of Care established by the Child Assessment. Requests for review without documentation may be returned to the Foster Parent by the Department.
C. If the Foster Parent of a child in Treatment Care disagrees with the Child Assessment result, the Foster Parent must submit a request for a review by the Contracted Entity through the Child Placing Agency, in writing, within 10 business days of the date of the notice. The request must include documentation with the request for a review which supports the dispute of the Level of Care established by the Child Assessment. Requests for review without documentation may be returned to the Child Placing Agency by Contracted Entity.
D. The Foster Parent's written documentation for children in Basic Care will be submitted to the Levels of Care Program Manager for review of the Child Assessment. Written documentation for children in Treatment Care will be submitted via the Child Placing Agency to the Contracted Entity.
E. For children in Basic Care, the Department will notify the Foster Parent of the result of the LOC review in writing.
F. For children in Treatment Care, the Contracted Entity will notify the Child Placing Agency of the result of the review in writing.
G. The result of the review is the end of the internal review process.

10-148 C.M.R. ch. 14, § 5