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Work Pl<strong>an</strong> Detail N -- Item 22, Physical Health <strong>of</strong> the Child<br />
N2 ACTION STEPS: Georgia will continue to require all providers to complete a Multi Discipline Team Meeting for each Comprehensive Child<br />
<strong>an</strong>d Family Assessment to determine the appropriate health needs <strong>an</strong>d services <strong>of</strong> all children entering foster care <strong>program</strong><br />
within the first 30 to 60 days <strong>of</strong> the child entering care.<br />
START<br />
DATE<br />
COMPLETION<br />
DATE<br />
RESPONSIBLE<br />
PERSON(S)<br />
MEASURABLE<br />
BENCHMARKS<br />
April 2002 Dec. 2002 <strong>an</strong>d on-going<br />
5th Quarter: Per Annual<br />
Evaluation/Renegotiatio<br />
n the State requested to<br />
extend the completion<br />
date to July 2004 to<br />
allow for CPRS<br />
enh<strong>an</strong>cements<br />
Joe Wassell, Betty<br />
Wrights, Millicent<br />
Houston, Leslie C<strong>of</strong>ield,<br />
Di<strong>an</strong>ne Yearby, Patricia<br />
Nealy, Alice-Marie<br />
Hutchison, Linda Ladd<br />
Review at each <strong>an</strong>nual on-site review.<br />
5th Quarter: Per Annual Evaluation/Renegotiations the State requested to ch<strong>an</strong>ge to:<br />
'Review Statistical Data Quarterly as provided through the CPRS system'. (See PIP<br />
Annual Evaluation/Renegotiation Report)<br />
ACCOMPLISHMENTS:<br />
Achieved: As Part <strong>of</strong> the First Placement/Best Placement initiative in February 2001 policy was implemented that requires every child<br />
that enters foster care in Georgia <strong>an</strong>d remains in foster care after 72 hour hearing to have a First Placement, Best Placement<br />
Assessment. With the assessment it is also required that a MDT meeting is held to determine the service needs <strong>of</strong> the child <strong>an</strong>d family.<br />
The MDT meeting is held within the first 30 to 60 days <strong>of</strong> a child's placement in foster care. To monitor the effectiveness <strong>of</strong> the FPBP<br />
assessment as well as the MDT, four foster care consult<strong>an</strong>ts have been assigned to the 12 regions. These consult<strong>an</strong>ts will conduct<br />
onsite reviews, which are scheduled to begin in February 2003. CPRS will also provide a monitoring mech<strong>an</strong>ism in which case<br />
m<strong>an</strong>ager are required to enter the date the FPBP assessment was initiated <strong>an</strong>d the date the MDT meeting was held <strong>an</strong>d <strong>an</strong>y service<br />
needs <strong>an</strong>d recommendations <strong>of</strong> the child <strong>an</strong>d family. The four consult<strong>an</strong>ts will conduct onsite reviews <strong>of</strong> r<strong>an</strong>domly selected cases with<br />
various counties along with Fulton County to assess if the private providers are meeting the st<strong>an</strong>dards for the FPBP assessment <strong>an</strong>d if<br />
the county staff is implementing the service recommendations indicated for the child <strong>an</strong>d family at the MDT team meeting with the<br />
use <strong>of</strong> wrap around funds. The reviews will aide in determining if the county staff is initiating assessments on every child that enters<br />
<strong>an</strong>d remains in foster care after the 72-hour hearing. Actions for next quarter: The onsite reviews are not scheduled to begin until<br />
February 2003 after training <strong>of</strong> DFCS staff <strong>an</strong>d private providers. Once the reviews are conducted, compilation <strong>of</strong> data collected is<br />
Safe Futures – A Pl<strong>an</strong> for Program Improvement<br />
Georgia <strong>Department</strong> <strong>of</strong> Hum<strong>an</strong> Resources<br />
November, 2004 Quarter 8 – Work Pl<strong>an</strong> N Page 1