The caseworker must complete the appropriate placement authorization form based on the placement type, as shown in the following table.
| Type of Placement | Placement Authorization Form |
| Kinship placement | Form for DFPS Regions: Form 2085KO Placement Authorization – Kinship or Other Non-Foster Caregiver Form for Community-Based Care Regions: Form 2085KO Placement Authorization – Kinship or Other Non-Foster Caregiver |
| Foster home (other than a kinship foster home) or general residential operation | Form for DFPS Regions: Form 2085FC Placement Authorization – Foster Care/Residential Care Form for Community-Based Care Regions Form 2085FC Placement Authorization – Foster Care/Residential Care |
| Home and Community-Based Services setting | Form 2085HCS Placement Authorization – Home and Community-Based Services (HCS) |
| Legal risk placement | Form 2085LR Placement Authorization – Legal Risk |
| Supervised Independent Living setting | Form 2085SIL Placement Authorization – Supervised Independent Living |
The caseworker must complete as much of the form as possible and bring copies to the placement for signature. The caseworker uploads the signed Form 2085 into the Childs Placement Records tab in OneCase.
If the child or youth is being placed with a parent, the caseworker does not need to complete a placement authorization form. However, the caseworker must take the following actions:
- Give Form 2279 Placement Summary and Attachment A to the parent and obtain signatures.
- Enter the placement into IMPACT.
- Upload the signed Form 2279 into the Child’s Placement Records tab in OneCase, and upload Attachment A into the Sexual History Report Attachment A tab in OneCase. The caseworker must upload these documents within 24 hours when possible and no later 72 hours after placement.
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