Eligibility for family-based safety services is determined as follows.

Regular Services

Clients are eligible for regular family-based safety services (FBSS) when:

 •  the child lives in the home of a parent or relative and at least one child is at risk of abuse or neglect in the foreseeable future or may be at risk of removal from the home;

 •  the family is able to work with CPS to reduce the long-term risk of abuse or neglect;

 •  the risk of abuse or neglect to a child is likely to be reduced with CPS services within 180 to 270 days;

 •  a written, viable safety plan is in place;

 •  services are more likely than not to protect the family’s children from abuse or neglect in the immediate or short-term future; and

 •  services are more likely than not to provide a safe alternative to DFPS conservatorship.

Moderate Services

Clients are eligible for moderate family-based safety services (M-FBSS) when:

 •  the child lives in the home of a parent or relative and at least one child is at risk of abuse or neglect in the foreseeable future or may be at risk of removal from the home;

 •  the family is able to work with CPS to reduce the long-term risk of abuse or neglect;

 •  a written, viable safety plan is in place;

 •  services are more likely than not to protect the family’s children from abuse or neglect in the immediate or short-term future;

 •  the risk of abuse or neglect to a child is likely to be reduced in 90 to 180 days; and

 •  services are more likely than not to provide a safe alternative to DFPS conservatorship.

Intensive Services

Clients are eligible for intensive family-based safety services (I-FBSS) when:

 •  the child lives in the home of a parent or relative and at least one child is at risk of removal from the home;

 •  the family is able to work with CPS to reduce the long-term risk of abuse or neglect;

 •  a written, viable safety plan is in place;

 •  services are more likely than not to protect the family’s children from abuse or neglect in the immediate or short-term future;

 •  the objectives are likely to be achieved in 60 to 120 days; and

 •  services are more likely than not to provide a safe alternative to DFPS conservatorship.