Expedited Status Meetings – The purpose of an Expedited Status Meeting (ESM) is

Expedited Status Meetings – The purpose of an Expedited Status Meeting (ESM) is to ensure there is continued assessment and action to remove identified barriers to licensing prospective kin and child-specific homes. Use of the ESM protocol may resolve child safety or well-being concerns and ensure appropriate follow-up actions and documentation of efforts to remove barriers to the licensure process within the 90-day time frame. ESM meetings are not required for every relative or child- specific placement, rather only for those where an expedited relative home placement has identified barriers to licensure.