Rule and Procedure Table of Contents
a) Child Care Institutions | b) Group Homes | c) Other Institutions | d) Placement Prevention and Reduction
If the placement relates to any of the following placements: Institutional Residential Care, Child Welfare Group Homes, or Supervised Independent Living Substitute Care programs (see P. 359.60), the Agency must complete the CFS 906-1, Placement/Payment Authorization Form immediately after placement and then transmit the CFS 906-1 placement form information via telephone call to the appropriate Region. The appropriate Region must receive the call within two working days of the client's placement or discharge along with a sign/approved CFS 1429, DCFS Residential Placement Review Form (PRT form). If there is not a signed/approved PRT form, the payment will be entered as a "no pay" until the PRT form is submitted to the appropriate regional 906 office. Retroactive payments will not be authorized more than two days from the time the telephone call is received by the appropriate Region.
a) Child Care Institutions |
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Type
Service Code Document
0201 Private Institutions CFS
906-1
0213 Private Institution C-13
0209 Intermittent Contracted Institutional Care CFS
932
7201 Medicaid Private Institution CFS
906-1
Instructions: Institutions must be licensed
childcare institutions under DCFS contract CFS 968-45, Contract.
b) Group Homes |
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Type
Service Code: Document
0203 Private Group Homes CFS
906
0214 Private Group Homes C-13
7203 Medicaid Private Group Home CFS
906-1
Instructions: Type Service Code 0203 only applies to those licensed group homes under DCFS Contract (CFS 968-45).
c) Other Institutions |
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Type Service Code Document
0202 Other Institutions CFS
906
Instructions: Other institutions include specialized residential facilities, academies, shelter care and halfway houses, all of which must meet applicable licensing standards. The Bureau of Program Support and Regional Contract Offices must negotiate a rate prior to placement if payment is made to a new resource for which no other state agency sets a rate. If another state agency has established a rate, the Department will use that amount as the rate.
d) Placement Prevention and Reduction |
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Type Service Code Document
0211 Placement Prevention and Reduction CFS
1042
Instructions: Provides services to maintain a child in his/her family thereby deterring the placement of the child in residential care. This is accomplished through the building of social, educational and emotional strengths within the family unit through the utilization of community resources. Payment may be made at an hourly or daily rate as established by contract.
POLICY
GUIDE 2002.05
Bed Hold Payments When Children are Absent from a Residential Care Placement