Within 72 Hours of Placement

Initial Contact With the Young Adult

Within 72 hours of the young adult’s placement in Extended Foster Care, the young adult’s caseworker must contact the young adult to schedule a meeting to review the case and discuss next steps. The meeting must be held within one week of being scheduled.

If the young adult does not have transportation to the meeting, the caseworker must arrange to meet at a location that is convenient for the young adult.

Initial Contact With the Caregiver

Within 72 hours of the young adult’s placement in Extended Foster Care, the caseworker must schedule a meeting with the young adult’s caregiver to review the plan of action that the caseworker and young adult are developing. The meeting must be held within one week of being scheduled.

Within the First Month of Placement

Within the first month of the young adult’s placement in Extended Foster Care, the assigned caseworker must meet with the young adult and his or her caregiver to review and discuss the young adult’s:

  •   reason for returning for Extended Foster Care;

  •   Form 2540 [sic, broken link]PDF Document Voluntary Extended Foster Care Agreement (VEFCA);

  •   plan for meeting Extended Foster Care requirements;

  •   plan for maintaining documents required for education, employment, and/or job preparation activities;

  •   transition plan, including revisions as needed;

  •   rights and responsibilities while in care;

  •   Medicaid coverage or other available health coverage; and

  •   additional needs.

The caseworker must begin developing a service plan with the young adult.

The young adult may attend Circles of Support meetings and other meetings held to discuss the young adult’s transition plan.