HUMAN SERVICES

A. Records Maintenance: 1. The agency shall maintain records to document services provided and administrative and fiscal accountability. Representatives of the Department shall have access to all records and reports. 2. All records shall be confidential and protected from fire, d…

The requirements for Residential/Group Home which pertain to the care of children prescribed under other sections of this document shall be followed. In addition, there shall be compliance with the following specific requirements for emergency shelter care facilities. A. Admissio…

A. Admission Procedures: 1. The agency shall have written admission policy or procedures as follows: a. List of the materials and forms required from the Department or placing parent(s) b. Includes a written description of the internal acceptance process c. Outlines placement cha…

A. Service Plan: 1. The agency shall have completed a written service plan using the Individual Service Plan (ISP) developed by the Department's County of Responsibility within thirty (30) calendar days of placement for every child admitted into care. 2. The agency shall collabor…

A. Requirements for Licensure: (MS Code § 43-15-107 See Appendix) 1. The agency shall be located in a residential zoning area that is accepting of the facility and its mission and purpose. 2. The agency shall submit a written plan of action to the Licensure Unit for approval prio…

The requirements for Residential/Group Home which pertain to the care of children prescribed under other sections of this document shall be followed. In addition, there shall be compliance with the following specific requirements for maternity homes. (MS Code § 43-15-103(k) See A…

The requirements for Residential/Group Home which pertain to the care of children prescribed for residential care agencies shall be followed. In addition, there shall be compliance with the following specific requirements for wilderness programs. Definition - A "wilderness progra…

Social services shall be provided for the child commensurate with his/her needs. These services may be performed by social services staff either in the direct employment of the agency or by a contractual arrangement with a public or private social service agency. Social services …

The goal of adoption is to provide the child, in the absence of care and nurture by his birth family, with a family with whom he/she may develop his/her own personal identity and a new family identity. It is imperative that the child and the prospective adoptive family have the p…

(MS Code § 43-18-1 to § 43-18-17 See Appendix) A. Placement with a Birth Parent: 1. Whenever a child is under the jurisdiction of an appropriate court and proposed to be placed with one or both birth parents, the Compact requires the sending agency to retain jurisdiction over the…

A Resource Home provides temporary care for a child who is in the custody of the Department and cannot return safely to his/her own home for some period of time. A Resource Home may also be a prospective adoptive home under the dual licensure policy of the Department. All Resourc…

A. The residential group care agencies to which the Department shall refer and place children shall be licensed. B. The Department shall select an appropriate facility for a child and document in the case record the following: 1. The child's level of development, social and emoti…

A. If the agency uses private family homes for visitation by children during weekends, holidays or vacations, the agency shall develop written policy and procedures including forms to be used in approving and utilizing these homes. Visiting families shall have limited involvement…

The general requirements which pertain to placement of youth under other sections of this document shall be followed. In addition there shall be compliance with the following specific standards for independent living placements. An Independent Living placement is defined as place…

A. Scope: The Mississippi Department of Human Services' regulations for child placing agencies and residential child caring agencies allows for the following: 1. Administrative Grievance Hearing is afforded to all licensure applicants (in the event an application for licensure or…

[Repealed] Notes 18 Miss. Code. R. 9-1-I

[Repealed] Notes 18 Miss. Code. R. 9-1-II

Notes 18 Miss. Code. R. 9-1-III MS Code Ann. 1972: § 43-25