Georgia Association of Homes and Services for Children

Fulton County Procedural Plan - October 12, 2002

                                         

Guaranteed 24/7 Placement Slots - Approximately 130 are needed. 

Definitions

• A Fulton County 24/7 guaranteed placement provider will be agencies that guarantee a 24/7 Fulton County bed. Providers will designate emergency placement beds on a 24 hours / 7 seven day a week basis, and with a no reject eject feature.

• Agencies will declare their highest and lowest levels of care that they will accommodate on a emergency placement basis as defined by the LOC Indicator Manual . The assigned LOC rate will be paid retroactively to the placement date. The assigned LOC rate will not be lower than the lowest LOC rate of the agency's lowest declared emergency placement parameter.

• These providers will be paid 1/2 their highest LOC parameter when the bed is empty.

• No reject means: no child will be denied placement who meets the declared service parameters and LOC of the agency. An agency will agree to take a child on a temporary basis for no more than 14 days.

• No eject means: no child will be removed from the care of an agency as long as the child's care is within the declared parameters of an agency or the child is not a threat to the health or safety to self and others.

Procedures

• A child will be brought to the Dulaney House

• The child will be initially assessed as to LOC by a yet to be determined assessment instrument.

• The child will be placed in the most appropriate placement as indicated by the LOC.

• Appropriateness of care and permanency will be priorities of placement.

• Once in placement, the child will be reassessed within three days, and assigned a LOC according to the LOC Indicator Manual by the treatment unit of DFCS.

• No child should remain in emergency placement longer than 14 days.

• The child will be reassessed periodically to determine if the LOC services are appropriate.

Guaranteed Placement Slots - Approximately 76 slots are needed

Definitions

• Providers will provide permanent placement beds with a no reject eject feature within their declared parameters of services.

• Agencies will declare their highest and lowest levels of care parameter as defined by the LOC Indicator Manual . The assigned LOC rate will be paid retroactive to the placement date. The assigned LOC will not be lower than the lowest LOC of the agency's lowest declared LOC parameter.

• No reject means: no child will be denied placement who meets the declared service parameters and LOC of the agency. An agency will agree to take a child within their parameters of care on a space available basis.

• No eject means: no child will be removed from the care of an agency as long as the child's care is within the declared parameters of an agency or the child is not a threat to the health or safety to self and others.

Procedures

• A child will be referred from the Dulaney House.

• The child will be initially assessed as to LOC by a yet to be determined assessment instrument.

• The child will be placed in the most appropriate placement as indicated by the LOC.

•  Appropriateness of care and permanency will be priorities of placement.

• After three days, if the child has not been in emergency placement, then a reassessment will be done as to LOC by the treatment unit of DFCS.

• The child will be reassessed periodically to determine if the LOC services are appropriate.