Summary


The amendments clarify placement matching requirements; incorporate a “Partnership Plan”; require parental notification of any placement change and the reason for the placement change; add a time limit on voluntary medical licensed out-of-home care and specifies conditions of return; for children age 13 and older, require that case plans include programs and services which will help prepare the child for independent living and require monthly discussions regarding life skill needs; repeal language duplicative of statute; incorporate an “Other Parent Home Assessment”; add a rule regarding meeting children’s educational needs and permitting homeschooling; and add a rule regarding normalcy and the “reasonable and prudent parent” standard.