Title IV-E State Plan - Department for Children and Families
Title IV-E State Plan - Department for Children and Families
Title IV-E State Plan - Department for Children and Families
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TITLE <strong>IV</strong>-E STATE/TRIBAL PLAN – STATE OF VERMONT Section 2Page 12FederalRegulatory/StatutoryRequirementReferencesCitations <strong>for</strong> Each(3) determine the extent of progress made toward alleviating or mitigating thecauses necessitating the placement, <strong>and</strong>(4) project a likely date by which the child may be returned <strong>and</strong> safelymaintained at home or placed <strong>for</strong> adoption or legal guardianship.475(6) b. if an administrative review is conducted, the following requirements will bemet:(1) the review will be open to the participation of the parents of the child, <strong>and</strong>(2) the review will be conducted by a panel of appropriate persons, at least oneof whom is not responsible <strong>for</strong> the case management of, or delivery ofservices to either the child or the parents who are the subject of the review.<strong>State</strong>/Tribal Regulatory,Statutory, <strong>and</strong> PolicyReferences <strong>and</strong>Sec. 2 D (2)(a)(iii)Sec. 2 D (2)(a)(iv)Sec. 2 D (2)(b)Sec. 2 D (2)(b)(i)Sec. 2 D (2)(b)(ii)1356.21(h)475(5)(C)1356.21(h)475(5)(C)1356.21(h)(2)471(a)(15)(E)(i)3. Permanency Hearinga. To meet the requirements of the permanency hearing, the <strong>State</strong>/Tribal holdspermanency hearings <strong>for</strong> all children under the responsibility <strong>for</strong> placement <strong>and</strong>care of the <strong>Title</strong> <strong>IV</strong>-E/<strong>IV</strong>-B <strong>State</strong>/Tribal Agency, including children <strong>for</strong> whomthe <strong>State</strong>/Tribal claims Federal reimbursement <strong>for</strong> the costs of voluntary fostercare maintenance payments.b. The permanency hearing takes place within 12 months of the date the child isconsidered to have entered foster care (as defined within the meaning of475(5)(F)) <strong>and</strong> not less frequently than every 12 months thereafter during thecontinuation of foster care.c. When a court determines that reasonable ef<strong>for</strong>ts to return the child home are notrequired, a permanency hearing is held within 30 days of that determination,unless the requirements of the permanency hearing are fulfilled at the hearing inwhich the court determines that reasonable ef<strong>for</strong>ts to reunify the child <strong>and</strong>family are not required.Sec. 2 D (3)Sec. 2 D (3)(a)Sec. 2 D (3)(b)Sec. 2 D (3)(c)