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Section 3000: Ensuring Child Safety
3100 When a Child Who is With His or Her Family Cannot be Located
3110 Purpose of the Child Safety Check Alert List
3111.1 Types of Diligent Searches Relating to CSCAL
3111.2 Time Frames for Preliminary and Diligent Searches
3111.3 Required Preliminary Search Actions
3111.4 Required Actions During the Diligent Search
3111.5 When the Family Is Located During Diligent Search Process
3111.6 When the Family Is Not Located During Preliminary Search Process
3112 Making the Referral to Request CSCAL
3113 Exceptions to Placing a Family on CSCAL
3114 Closing a Case with a Family on CSCAL
3115 Length of Time Family Is on CSCAL
3116 Requesting a Family Be Removed from CSCAL
3117 Child in DFPS Conservatorship Goes Missing
3200 DFPS Actions When Danger to a Child is Present
3211 Out-of-State Safety Plan Monitor or Family-Initiated PCSP
3212.1 Assessment of Caregivers
3212.2 Completing Background Checks
3212.5 Approval or Denial of a Safety Plan or Family-Initiated PCSP
3212.6 New Child Placed into an Existing Family-Initiated PCSP
3212.7 New Child Placed into a Kinship or Licensed Foster Home
3212.8 Court Places a Child in a Family-Initiated PCSP without DFPS Agreement
3212.9 Authorization Agreement for Voluntary Adult Caregiver Form
3213 Required Ongoing Contacts after Implementing a Safety Plan and Family-Initiated PCSP
3213.1 Required Ongoing Contacts During a Safety Plan
3213.2 Required Ongoing Contacts During a Family-Initiated PCSP
3214 Extending a Family-Initiated PCSP Past 30 Days
3215 Ending a Safety Plan or Family-Initiated PCSP
3215.1 Closing a Case When the Child Remains in a Family-Initiated PCSP
3216 Refusal to Participate in a Safety Plan
3220 Taking Legal Custody of a Child
3221.1 Placement and Possession of Child Following Removal
3221.2 Steps in the Removal Process
3221.3 Removal of a Child Is Granted or Not Granted
3222 Notification and Assignment of Conservatorship Caseworker
3223 Diligent Search for Possible Relative or Fictive Kin Placement
3310 Tools and Resources to Address Substance Use
3320 Factors to Consider Identifying Possible Substance Use
3331 Requirements for Requesting a Drug Test
3332 Eligibility for Drug Testing
3332.1 Eligibility for Drug Testing by DFPS or a Contracted Lab
3332.2 Drug Testing Results from External Entities
3333 Frequency of Drug Testing
3334 Time Frames for Checking Drug Test Results
3350 Authorization for Drug Testing and Substance Use Services
3360 Substance Use that Affects Children and Youth
3361 Assessment of Substance Use
3362 Safety and Risk When Substances Are Present
3362.1 Safety during Home Visits When Substances Are Present
3363 Children and Youth Who Are Exposed to or Using Substances
3363.1 Infants Exposed to or Affected by Substances
3363.2 Children and Youth Who Are Not in DFPS Conservatorship and Are Not Emancipated
3363.3 Children and Youth in DFPS Conservatorship
3363.4 Youth in Extended Care or Return to Care
3370 Treatment and Other Resources for Substance Use
3371 Referral to Outreach, Screening, Assessment, and Referral (OSAR) Center
3372 Direct Referral to Treatment Provider
3373 Referral Forms for Substance Use Services
3374 Resources When Treatment Is Not Recommended
3375 Resources When Treatment Is Unavailable or Difficult to Access
3380 Casework and Substance Use
3381 Substance Use Affecting a Parent-Child Visit or Family Group Decision-Making (FGDM) Conference
3382 Recovery, Relapse, and Long-Term Planning
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