SERVICE REQUIREMENTS

A local agency that places a child in foster care must: A. provide at least one preplacement visit for the child unless the child is placed because of an emergency or is under six months old; B. provide social services to the child as necessary to meet the child's needs; C. provide social services to the child's family as necessary to: (1) remedy the conditions that caused placement; and (2) prepare for the child's return home or, if return home is not possible, involve the family in making an alternative plan; D. assist the foster care providers in meeting the needs of the child; and E. provide follow-up services to the family and child if the child returns home.