9 CAR § 30-404. Treatment planning

(a)(1) A treatment plan shall be developed for each child placed into a foster home by a child placement agency. (2) The plan shall address the child’s needs as identified in the intake information. (b) When a placement agency places a child with another placement agency, the receiving agency shall develop a treatment plan for each child received for care. (c) The treatment plan shall be developed within thirty (30) days after placement. (d)(1) The treatment plan shall be developed after a staffing. (2) If applicable, the parents, foster parents, facility staff, caseworker, social worker, or probation officer, and the child shall be invited to the staffing. (e) The child’s treatment plan shall contain, at a minimum: (1) Specific needs of the child; (2) Plan for meeting child’s needs; (3) Special treatment issues, for example, psychotropic medications, sexual misconduct, and neurological disorders, shall be identified, with a statement of how the special needs shall be met; (4) A plan to ensure that the child’s educational needs are met according to applicable state law; (5) Visitation plan, if applicable; and (6) Date of next review of the treatment plan. (f) If independence is a goal, the treatment plan shall include training in independent living skills. (g) Foster parents shall be included in treatment planning for each child. (h) Foster parents shall be provided a copy of the child’s current treatment plan. (i) A copy of the treatment plan shall be made available to the parent or parents, guardian or guardians, court, or other agencies involved in the delivery of case plan services, if applicable. (j) The treatment plan shall be: (1) Reviewed at least semiannually; and (2) Updated to reflect the child’s progress. (k) If treatment services are contracted, there shall be evidence of participation by the contracted therapist in treatment planning reviews and individualized program implementation.