Level of Care and Rates Information
CCR Overview of the Level of Care Protocol (LOCP)
The LOCP was developed for use by county child welfare and probation staff as a strengths-based
approach for determining Board and Care rates. The protocol matches the individual care and
supervision needs of foster children with a resource parents' level of support. The Home-Based
Family Care (HBFC) rate (Board and Care Rate), including if applicable, an Intensive Services Foster
Care (ISFC) rate is paid to a resource parent to support a foster child's placement in a family
setting. The LOCP is comprised of a matrix that lists five domains (Physical, Behavioral/Emotional,
Health, Educational and Permanency/Family Services Domain), that are scored separately and totaled
to translate to a LOCP rate.
For information about the LOCP, see ACL
16-79
, ACL 17-11, ACL 17-111, ACL 18-06, ACL
18-06E
, and ACL 18-32.
Level of Care
Rate Determination Protocol Infographic
For the current LOCP rates, see ACL 18-93 for the
Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) and
ACL 18-89 for the
California Necessities Index (CNI).
Additional information:
ACL 18-48 - State Guidance for Specialized Care Rate (SCR)
Programs
ACL 18-25 - Implementation of the Intensive Services Foster
Care (ISFC) Program
ACL 18-88 - Establishment of a Services-Only Rate to Secure
Additional Services and Supports
Please see the links below to access the Webinar:
Level of Care (LOCP) Rate Webinar
(3/14/17)
Level of Care (LOCP) Training Video
(11/29/17)
Level of Care Updates Webinar: Role of the Eligibility Worker
Level
of Care Webinar PowerPoint
Level of Care Updates Webinar: July 13, 2018
Level of Care Webinar Video
Level of Care Updates Webinar: June 29, 2018
Level of Care Webinar Video
Level of Care Webinar PowerPoint
CPOC - CCR Level of Care Webinar: June 11, 2018
Level of Care Webinar
Recording
Resource Family
Reporting Tool
Notice of Form Change
SOC 501 (12/17) - Levels of Care (LOCP) Rate Determination Matrix
18-002
SOC
500 (12/17) - Level of Care (LOCP) Digital Scoring Form 18-012
SOC
500A (12/17) - Level of Care (LOCP) Manual Scoring Form 18-013
Please send an email to loc@dss.ca.gov to request updated SOC 500 and SOC 501 forms
Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) Rates
Intensive Services Foster Care Authorized Rates
(4/18/2018)