Core Child And Family Services

In addition to other services included in this chapter, the following state and federally mandated core services are provided to eligible youth and/or families through the Child and Family Services Program: (7-1-25) IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 16.06.01 Department of Health and Welfare Child and Family Services Section 030 Page 11 01. Assessment and Safety/Case Planning Services. A family assessment in which the safety threats to the child, and the family's concerns, strengths, and resources are identified. Assessment results inform the development and implementation of the case plan. (7-1-25) 02. Prevention Services. Evidence-based services that support children and families and are designed to reduce the risk of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment. (4-6-23) a. These services are provided in the Family First Prevention Services Act (Public Law 115-123) under the categories of mental health, substance use prevention and treatment, and in-home parent skill-based programs and services. Additional services can be implemented through community education, and partnerships with other community agencies such as schools and courts. (4-6-23) b. The Department sets the maximum hourly or flat rates for Prevention Services covered by Title IV- E federal funding and are based on the cost for services. When services are provided by private providers, payment must be made according to a contract authorized by the Child and Family Services Program Manager, based on the cost for services to be provided. Current information about services and rates can be obtained from Child and Family Services website. (4-6-23) 03. Alternate Care (Placement) Services. Temporary living arrangements outside of the family home for minors who are placed in the care or custody of the department under Title 16, Chapter 16, Idaho Code. The department arranges and finances, in full or in part, out-of-home placements. (7-1-25) 04. Interstate Compact on Out-of-State Placements. Where necessary to encourage all possible positive contacts between a child in alternate care with relatives, kin, and extended family, placement with families outside the state of Idaho will be considered. The department may contract with a residential facility out-of-state if it best serves the needs of the child. Placement will be coordinated with the respective interstate compact administrator according to the provisions of Title 16, Chapter 21, Idaho Code. (7-1-25) 05. Independent Living. Services, including assessment and planning, provided to eligible youth and young adults to promote self-reliance and successful transition to adulthood. (7-1-25) a. Eligibility - Current foster youth or young adults will: (7-1-25) i. Be fourteen (14) to twenty-one (21) years of age; (3-15-22) ii. Currently be under department or tribal care and placement authority established by a court order or voluntary agreement with the youth’s family, or be under a voluntary agreement for continued care if the youth is between eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) years of age; and (7-1-25) b. Eligibility - Youth or young adults formally in foster care will: (7-1-25) i. Be (23) years of age; and (7-1-25) ii. Have been under department or tribal care and placement authority established by a court order or voluntary agreement with the youth’s family, or under a voluntary agreement for continued care after the youth has reached eighteen (18) years of age; and (7-1-25) iii. Have been placed in foster care or similar eligible setting for a minimum of ninety (90) days total after reaching sixteen (16) years of age or have aged out of foster care; or (3-15-22) iv. Be eighteen (18) to twenty-three (23) years of age, provide verification of meeting the Independent Living eligibility criteria in another state, and currently be a resident of Idaho. (3-15-22) c. Eligibility Limit. Once established as in Subsection 030.09.b. in this rule, a youth’s eligibility is maintained up to their twenty-third birthday, regardless of whether they continue to be the responsibility of the Department, tribe, or be in foster care. (3-15-22) IDAHO ADMINISTRATIVE CODE IDAPA 16.06.01 Department of Health and Welfare Child and Family Services Section 050 Page 12 06. Adoption Services. Services designed to promote and support the permanency of children in foster care through adoption. This involves the legal and permanent transfer of parental rights and responsibilities to the family assessed as the most suitable to meet the needs of the individual child. (7-1-25) 031. -- 049. (RESERVED)