Reports of Assessment or Home Study – The Receiving State must complete a home

Reports of Assessment or Home Study – The Receiving State must complete a home study or assessment of the proposed placement and provide the Sending State with a report addressing the extent the placement meets the child’s needs. The home study must be conducted and the report provided to the Sending State within the following timeframes: 1. Requests under Regulations 1 and 2 sixty (60) calendar days from receipt of referral packet. a. If the potential placement has not completed required education and training by the time the home study is conducted, the report must include an anticipated date of completion. 2. Expedited requests under Regulation 7: twenty (20) calendar days from receipt of referral packet. 3. Preliminary report of a placement status: thirty (30) calendar days from receipt of referral packet. a. Preliminary reports must be on Agency letterhead.