Department of Children and Families

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 1.00: PRINCIPLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICES Section 1.01: Statement of Philosophy 1.02: Principles of Service 1.03: Goals for Children in Substitute Care 1.04: Courteous and Prompt Service 1.05: F…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 10.00: FAIR HEARING AND GRIEVANCES Section 10.01: Policy 10.02: Definitions 10.03: Hearing Officers 10:03A: Reports 10.04: Providers 10.05: Standards for Review 10.06: Allowable Grounds for Appeal 10.07: Disallowed Grounds for …

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 11.00: MEDICAL AUTHORIZATIONS Section 11.01: Introduction 11.02: Medical Authorization Definitions 11.03: Emergency Medical Care 11.04: Routine Medical Care 11.05: Family Planning Services 11.06: Pregnancy 11.07: Abortion 11.08…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 12.00: RECORDS Section 12.01: Purpose 12.02: Confidentiality of Department Records 12.03: Central Registry - Contents 12.04: Central Registry - Expungement 12.05: Department Records - Expungement 12.06: Release of Information -…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 13.00: CASE INVESTIGATION UNIT Section 13.01: Introduction 13.02: Procedures 13.03: Participation of Department Employees 13.04: Public Access to C.I.U. Report 13.01: Introduction (1) The Department shall have a Case Investigat…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 14.00: VOLUNTEERS Section 14.01: Use of Volunteers 14.02: Selection of Volunteers 14.03: Volunteer Requirements 14.01: Use of Volunteers The Department's enabling legislation authorizes collaboration with volunteer agencies or …

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 15.00: AREA BOARDS AND STATEWIDE ADVISORY COUNCIL Section 15:01: Introduction 15.02: Area Board Membership 15.03: Appointment to Area Board; Term of Office 15.04: Rules 15.05: Officers 15.06: Committees 15.07: Meetings and Proc…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 16.00: REQUESTS FOR RESEARCH Section 16.01: Introduction 16.02: Criteria for Approval of Research Requests 16.03: Department Review Committee 16.04: Procedures for Processing Research Proposals 16.05: Notification of Approval/D…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 18.000: CRIMINAL OFFENDER RECORD CHECKS Section 18.01: Purpose 18.02: Policy 18.03: Scope 18.04: Definitions 18.05: Applicant Disclosure of Criminal Record Information 18.06: Community Service and Work Release Workers 18.07: Hi…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 2.00: GLOSSARY Whenever used throughout 110 CMR, the following words shall have the following meanings, unless the context plainly requires otherwise. Abuse means the non-accidental commission of any act by a caregiver upon a c…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 23.00: SERVICES FOR YOUNG ADULTS Section 23.01: Introduction to Services for Young Adults 23.02: Duration of Services 23.03: Eligibility 23.04: Verification/Documentation 23.05: Substitute Care Services 23.06: Young Adult Suppo…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 3.00: INFORMATION AND REFERRAL SERVICES Section 3.01: Introduction 3.02: How to Request Information and Referral Services 3.03: Eligibility for Information and Referral Services 3.04: Case Record 3.05: How Services are Provided…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 4.00: INTAKE Section Intake for Voluntary Requests for Services 4.01: Voluntary Requests for Department Services 4.02: Preliminary Review of Application 4.03: Response Time after Preliminary Review of Applications for Departmen…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 5.00: ASSESSMENT Section 5.01: Introduction 5.02: When Required 5.03: When Completed 5.04: How Conducted 5.05: Administrative Review 5.01: Introduction (1) Assessment is the process of gathering and evaluating information regar…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 6.00: CASE REVIEWS Section 6.01: Foster Care Review and Permanency Hearing - Generally 6.02: Foster Care Review (FCR) 6.03: Permanency Hearings 6.01: Foster Care Review and Permanency Hearing - Generally (1) Foster Care Review.…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 7.000: SERVICES Purchase of Services 7.001: Introduction to Purchase of Services 7.002: Providers - Procedures for the Purchase of Services 7.003: Providers - Delivery of Services 7.004: Providers - Contract Termination 7.005: …

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 8.00: SERVICE DENIAL, REDUCTION, OR TERMINATION Section 8.01: Notice of Action 8.02: Service Continuation for 18 through 22 Years of Age 8.01: Notice of Action (1) The Department or provider shall give written notice to a clien…

110 CMR: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES 110 CMR 9.00: CASE CLOSURE Section 9.01: Introduction 9.02: Required Closings 9.03: Procedures 9.04: Closing a Supported Case 9.05: Court Approval Requirement for Closing Certain Cases 9.01: Introduction Case closing is the set of acti…