The caseworker must complete the Family Strengths and Needs Assessment (FSNA) by the 21st day from the date of removal. The caseworker uses the FSNA to develop the initial FPOS.

A new FSNA must be completed and approved at least 30 days before the caseworker completes a Family Plan of Service evaluation. The caseworker must meet with the parent before completing the FSNA.

The caseworker must complete an FSNA on a parent, except in any of the following situations:

  •  The parent’s whereabouts are unknown.

  •  The court has ordered aggravated circumstances.

  •  The child in care meets criteria of a Baby Moses case and the parents are unknown. See 2351 Baby Moses.

The caseworker must complete an FSNA within 30 days of locating a parent whose whereabouts were previously unknown.

The caseworker must send the FSNA to Star Health by the 21st day after removal. To ensure information from the FSNA and Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) assessment is available for the caseworker to use in service planning, the caseworker must follow the process in the 3 in 30 Resource GuidePDF Document under How to Fax the FSNA to Superior Health Plan.

See:

6430 Initial Assessment Services

6250 Permanency Planning Meetings (PPM)

6242.3 Requirement for a Family Plan of Service

Family Strengths and Needs Assessment (FSNA) Resource GuidePDF Document