CCR Guidance & Instructions
ACL 17-104E (September 10, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2017/17-104E.pdf
Documentation Of Child And Family Teams (CFT) In The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACIN I-51-18 (August 31, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACIN/2018/I-51_18.pdf
Resource Family Approval (RFA) Criminal Record Background Checks: Background Assessment Guide (BAG) Revised March 14, 2018
ACL 18-88 (July 20, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-88.pdf
Establishment of A Services-Only Rate to Secure Additional Services and Supports
ACL 18-85 (July 9, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-85.pdf?ver=2018-07-09-134620-230
Clarification Regarding Sharing Of CANS Assessments By County Placing Agencies And Mental Health Programs
ACL 18-81 (July 2, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-81.pdf
Requirements And Guidelines For Implementing The Child And Adolescent Needs And Strengths (CANS) Assessment Tool Within A Child And Family Team (CFT) Process
ACL 18-80 (June 14, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-80.pdf
Emergency Child Care Bridge Program For Foster Children (Bridge Program)
ACIN I-28-18E (July 2, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACIN/2018/I-28_18E.pdf
Correction To All County Information Notice I-28-18 Requirements For Trauma-Informed Core Services And Training For Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs) And Foster Family Agencies (FFAs )
ACL 18-60 (June 22, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-60.pdf
Presumptive Transfer Policy Guidance
ACL 18-75 (June 29, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-75.pdf
Funding For Emergency Caregivers With Placement Of Children and/or Non Minor Dependents (NMDS) Prior To Resource Family Approval (RFA)
ACIN I-37-18 (June 27, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACIN/2018/I-37-18.pdf
Continuum Of Care Reform (CCR) Group Home Extension Request To Continue Placements And Current Rate Classification Level (RCL) Rate
CFL 17-18-78 (June 26, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CFL/2018/17-18_78.pdf
Fiscal Year 2017-18 Continuum Of Care Reform Foster Parent Recruitment, Retention, And Support Program Reappropriated Funds Final Allocation For County Welfare And Probation Departments
ACIN I-30-18 (May 17, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACIN/2018/I-30_18.pdf
ACL 18-73 (June 14, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-73.pdf?ver=2018-06-20-143808-703
Emergency Child Care Bridge Program For Foster Children (Bridge Program)
ACIN I-28-18 (May 9, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACIN/2018/I-28_18.pdf
Requirements For Trauma-Informed Core Services And Training For Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs) And Foster Family Agencies (FFAs)
ACIN I-21-18 (May 18, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACIN/2018/I-21_18.pdf
The California Children, Youth, And Families Integrated Core Practice Model And The California Integrated Training Guide
ACL 18-23 (June 1, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-23.pdf
The Child And Family Team (CFT) Process Frequently Asked Questions And Answers
ACL 17-16E (May 22, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2017/17-16E.pdf
Resource Family Approval Program – Conversion Of Existing Approved And Licensed Foster Caregivers To Resource Families
For detailed guidance on the Level of Care Protocol, when and how to use it, see All County Letters 18-06 and 18-06E.
ACL 18-48 (April 30, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-48.pdf
State Guidance For Specialized Care Rate (SCR) Programs
ACL 18-32 (March 23, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-32.pdf
Instructions For Entry Of The Level Of Care (LOC) And Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) Rates Into Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
CFL NO. 17/18-54 (March 29, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/CFL/2017-18/17-18_54.pdf
Fiscal Year 2017-18 Foster Parent Recruitment, Retention, And Support Program Final Allocation For County Welfare And Probation Departments
ACL 18-33 (March 30, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-33.pdf
Short-Term, Interim Funding For Emergency Caregivers With Placement Of Child(ren) And/Or Non Minor Dependents (NMD) Prior To Resource Family Approval (RFA)
ACL 18-05 (February 20, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-05.pdf
Certification Process For Out-Of-State Group Homes To Include Implementation Of AB 403, The Continuum Of Care Reform Act
ACL 18-42 (April 6, 2018)
http://www.cdss.ca.gov/Portals/9/ACL/2018/18-42.pdf
Family Finding And Engagement (FFE)
All County Letter (ACL) 18-25 has been released, providing guidance and instruction for the Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) Program.
CFT brochures have been developed to use as a resource for providing outreach and support about the CFT process, guidelines, and frequently asked questions for youth, parents, and professionals. All County Information Notice I-14-18 provides additional detail about the CFT brochures including how they can be used online via a smartphone.
ACL 17-77 states that Presumptive Transfer means that when a child or youth in foster care is placed outside their county of original jurisdiction, the responsibility for providing Specialty Mental Health Services (SMHS) transfers to their county of residence.
All County Letter (ACL) 18-09 Announcement of Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) as Statewide Assessment tool and Requirements for Implementing the CANS Assessment Tool within a Child and Family Team
ACL 18-06 Implementation Date Change to Home Based Family Care Level of Care Rate Determination Protocol and Instructions
ACL 17-122 Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs) Placement Criteria, Interagency Placement Committees (IPCs), Second Level Review for Ongoing Placements into Group Homes and STRTPs. The purpose of this ACL is to provide county placing agencies guidance and instructions pertaining to:
1) IPCs
2) STRTP Placement Criteria
3) The IPC and Child and Family Team (CFT), IPC Dispute Resolution, and other related topics
4) Second Level Review requirements for children and Non-minor Dependents (NMDs) placed in STRTPs and group homes.
Note: This ACL was released on January 9, 2018 but posted on the 2017 CDSS ACL list.
ACL 18-02 Conversions of licensed and approved homes that provided respite care in 2017
All County Information Notice (ACIN) I-01-18 outlines the RFA protocol for Out of County Emergency Placements
ACIN I-91-17 Therapeutic Foster Care Training Resource Toolkit is available to assist foster family agencies and approved TFC providers in their development of a TFC training program.
Medi-Cal Manual for Medi-Cal Beneficiares
The purpose of the manual is to provide Mental Health Plans, Medi-cal providers, children and youth, families, county representatives, and other stakeholders with information regarding Intensive Care Coordination (ICC), Intensive Home Base Services (IHBS), and Special Mental Health Serves (SMHS) service activities provided through the Therapeutic Foster Care service model.