The caseworker must contact the parent annually to update the parent about the child’s status and gather information on the parent’s current circumstances.

The caseworker must inform the parent that contact, plans for services, or both, may resume if the parent contacts DFPS and requests it. Upon notice from the parent, DFPS resumes planning for services.

The caseworker must complete a Family Strengths and Needs Assessment and a Family Plan of Service within 30 days of the parent notifying DFPS he or she is interested in resuming contact and planning for services. Before contact between the parent and child resumes, the caseworker must determine the impact upon the child or youth’s safety and well-being.

The program director must approve discontinuing or resuming visits, if these actions do not violate any court orders, and must review the status annually. The caseworker must document the program director’s review and approval in the case record in the monthly evaluation when the review is due.