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6 th Quarter Report: The introduction to the field and pilot of the features added to CPRS to capture the recommendations from the MDT
meeting and the service recommendations for children in foster care has been delayed. It is anticipated that training for select county staff
will occur in May followed by statewide training and employability in June.
The Department of Public Health, The Department of Community Health (DCH), and the private physician collaborative recommended to the
Division’s policy simplification task force the need for collection of pertinent medical information when a child enters foster care and the
need to share the information with community partners i.e. (physicians and local health departments). Information such as if a child has
allergies, medications, and medical equipment is critical to the ongoing care of a child and will assist in equipping the foster parents and other
childcare providers in meeting the needs of the child. The recommendations are being considered in a new process for obtaining information
on children beginning at the initial intake process.
6 th Quarter Federal Response: N5: State requested extension of the completion date and revision of the benchmark in its Annual
Evaluation/Renegotiation Report. The reason given for the benchmark revision was 'reassignment of the four consultants,' but the
original benchmark did not specify consultants. Has ACF approved the request?
N5: Does the training discussed in the Q6 Report include TA specified in the Action Step or is it limited to usage of CPSR? Q6
reporting does not adequately address the entire action step. Furthermore, if 'employability' of CPRS will not occur until 6/04, the
State will be unable to complete the action step by the renegotiated date of 7/04. Please step out your plan for full completion.
7 th Quarter Report: ACF approved the extension of the completion date and the revisions to what the State called “part 2” of the
Action Step during the Annual Evaluation/Renegotiation Report. Part 2 was changed from “The team will need to determine the
accuracy of information in the CPRS system regarding the service needs of children and families indicated at the MDT meeting... " to
the ACF approved statement of “Once CPRS has the capability to capture data, the state office team will determine accuracy of
information in the CPRS system regarding the service needs of children and families indicated at the MDT meeting”. The intent of
the Action Step is to focus on how to use collected information (CPRS) regarding post substance abuse counseling and how to apply
service recommendations as indicated from the MDT meeting. The “team” as identified in the original PIP no longer existed as a
result of reassignments. The benchmark was not changed from the originally approved PIP for this Action Step. The benchmark
remained the same because the 11 county site trainings did occur. Technical assistance continues to date regarding the MTD
meetings, the Comprehensive Assessment and for CPRS. The “team” concept as originally designed was disbanded. The first part of
the Action Step did not change.
Dekalb County DFCS and Troop County DFCS were selected to participate in the pilot of the Child and Family Comprehensive
Assessment (First Placement/Best Placement) CPRS MDT enhancements. In June, Georgia’s Court Improvement Project (CIP)
provided pilot training to seventeen (17) approved provider agencies on entering the assessment information into the CPRS system.
Safe Futures – A Plan for Program Improvement
Georgia Department of Human Resources
November, 2004 Quarter 8 – Work Plan N Page 7