DPW / OCYF / OMHSAS Releases

 

Below are DPW / OCYF / OMHSAS documents and other references that you may find of value. Some of these may not yet be available on the DPW website.

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Budget Briefing

CAPTA

CFSR 2008

CPSL

Delinquency Services & Detention Centers

Documentation Requirements

Foster Care

Health Choices

High-Fidelity Wraparound

HIPAA

ICSI

ICSP

Incident Management Process

MA Realignment Meeting of RTF Providers (06/28/2006)

NBPB

Non-Residential Purchase of Services

OCYF Presentations

OMHSAS  NEW

PA Service Reviews & Practice Standards

Per Diem Rates (YDC/YFC) 

PIP Documents

Quality Services Case Review

Resource Family and Adoption Process Act (Act 68 of 2005)

Resource Family Care Act (Act 73 of 2005)

Residential Services 

RTF

Safety Bulletin & Assessment

Seclusion & Restraint

Standardized Forms (FSP, CPP, etc.)

State Transition Grant Funding

SWAN Documents

Title IV-E Bulletins and Fiscal Forms  NEW

 

 

 

DPW / OCYF / OMHSAS RELEASES

 

Budget Briefing

 

2008-2009 Budget Briefing

2008-09 PA State Budget: Summary and Analysis, dated 07/03/08, House Republican Appropriations Committee

Governor Ed Rendell's 2008-09 Budget Address

DPW Budget Briefing Presentation, dated 02/05/2008

Pennsylvania 2008-09 Budget in Brief

 

Previous Years' Budget Information

COLA for County Child Welfare Programs Letter to DPW Secretary Estelle Richman from PCCYFS on behalf of PA providers, dated 3/20/2007

2007-2008 Budget in Brief, 02/06/2007,Gov. Edward G. Rendell

PA Cares 2007-08 Executive Budget (released Feb 2007)
(Note: Document opens to Public Welfare Update - page 50)

House Appropriations Committee Budget Briefing, dated 07/17/2006 (Rep Dwight Evans, Deomocratic Chairman

2005-06 Governor's Executive Budget (presentation)

House Appropriations Committee Budget Briefing (TANF)

House Appropriations Committee Midyear Budget Briefing, dated 12/16/2005 (Rep Dwight Evans, Democratic Chairman)

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CAPTA

DPW-OCYF Bulletin #3490-08-01, dated 03/21/08, Subject: Development Evaluation and Early Intervention Referral Policy

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act State Compliance Plan, dated 3/29/2006 (POC: Cathy Utz)

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CFSR 2008

2008 Child and Family Services Review Overview, Feb 2008 Update

NOTE: The item below is a large file and take a few minutes to open/download.

LiveScan FBI Background Checks Presentation, DPW 2008, dated 01/17/2008

Pennsylvania CFSR Express Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 2, 02/27/2008, PA-CWTP

Pennsylvania CFSR Express Newsletter, Vol. 1, Issue 1, 01/23/2008, PA-CWTP

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Child Protective Services Law (CPSL)

DPW-OCYF Bulletin #3490-08-03, dated 06/27/08, Subject: Implementation of Act 179 of 2006 and Act 73 of 2007 Amending the Child Protective Services Law 

DPW-OCYF Bulletin #3490-08-02, dated 03/24/08, Subject: Implementation of Act 126 of 2006 Amending the Child Protective Services Law

DPW-OCYF Bulletin #3490-05-01, dated Sep 2005, Subject: Implementation of Act 160 of 2004 Amending the Child Protective Services Law (also referred to as Foster Parent Registry or Act 160)

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Delinquency Services & Detention Centers

NOTE: The item below is a large file and take a few minutes to open/download.

Detention Centers and MA Services (DPW training handouts)
posted 09/24/2007
  

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Documentation Requirements

Enhanced Documentation Requirements - Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 Special Transmittal from DPW Deputy Secretary Nancy Hardy (Documentation of Citizenship), dated 09/112/2006

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Foster Care

DPW-OCYF Bulletin #3140-08-01, Title IV-E Foster Care maintenance and Adoption Assistance Program Costs Allowable for Federal Financial Participation (FFP), dated 05/12/2008

Implementation of Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act (PL 109-239), OYCF Bulletin 99-08-01, issued 5/12/08

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Health Choices Behavioral Health Program (OMHSAS)

  Also see OMHSAS link below for additional items of interest

Behavioral Health Managed Care Paper (HealthChoices Expansion), dated 01/11/2006
Attachment 1, Covered Lives for HealthChoices Expansion Counties

Provider FAQ

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Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Privacy Implementation Handbook - March 2004

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High-Fidelity Wraparound

Agenda for 12/07/2007 Orientation Training

Youth and Family Training Institute PowerPoint for CASSP Coordinators (presented by DPW-OHMSAS on 12/7/2007)

Systems of Care and the Child and Family Team Process by John VanDenBerg, PhD, dated November 2007

Orientation to Child and Family Team Practice and the PA Youth and Family Institute PowerPoint by Jim Rast/John VanDenBerg, PhDs, dated December 2007

 

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Incident Management Process (OCYF) 

NOTE: Several items below are large files and take a few minutes to open/download.

OCYF Incident Management FAQs, dated 8/3/07

OCYF Incident Management Presentation Update,
dated 6/27/07

OCYF Incident Management Implementation FAQs,
dated 7/6/2007

OCYF Incident Management Implementation FAQs,
dated 6/11/2007

Incident Management Statewide Implementation Overview, dated May/June 2007 (PPT)

Basics of Incident Management (CBT)

Registration (CBT)

Incident Management for Management and Reviewers (CBT)

Role Mapping: How to Assign User Roles in HCSIS (PPT)

Role Summary Sheet

Role Tracking Spreadsheet

Sample Email Cover for Role Mapping Material Dissemination

Incident Management of OCYF Provider Meeting PowerPoint Presentation, dated 01/30/07

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Integrated Children's Services Initiative (ICSI)

FY 2006-2007 MA Realignment Questions & Answers
(undated)

MA Stakeholders Conference Call Agenda, dated 02/03/2006

MA Stakeholder's Meeting Presentation, dated 07/26/2005

MA Stakeholder's Meeting / ICSI Advisory Committee Presentation, dated 11/10/2005

MA Stakeholder's Conference Call Minutes, 12/2/05

Integrated Children's Services Initiative Bulletin with PCCYFS Comments

Integrated Children's Services Initiative Bulletin 00-05-05, dated 06/09/2005

Integrated Children's Services Initiative Frequently Asked Questions, dated 07/20/2005

Updated Authorization Document / Converted Facilities for Delinquent & Dependent Children, dated 07/22/2005

ICSI Follow-up Letter to Bulletin 00-05-05, dated 07/22/2005, from Harriet Dichter, Acting Deputy Secretary for CYF

ICSI and MA Funding Questions and Concerns Raised by PCCYFS Member Agencies, dated Aug 2005

Integrated Children's Services Initiative Frequently Asked Questions-"Mixed Beds" Addendum, dated 09/19/2005

Integrated Children's Services Initiative Frequently Asked Questions (Supplemental), dated 11/2005 

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Integrated Children's Services Planning (ICSP)

FY 2009-10 Integrated Children's Services Plan Guidelines, DPW Bulletin #2008-1, dated 5/15/08

FY 2009-10 Integrated Children's Services Plan Guidelines Bulletin Cover (signed by Sec Estelle Richman)

FY 2009-10 Integrated Children's Services Plan Cover Letter from Secretary Richman, undated

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FY 2008-09 Integrated Children's Services Plan Guidelines,
DPW Bulletin #2007-1 DRAFT, dated 4/25/07

FY 2007-08 Integrated Children's Services Plan Guidelines, DPW Bulletin #2006-1, dated 05/15/2006 (Sec. Richman)

Cover Letter from Sec Richman, Subject: FY 2007-08 ICSP and FY 2007-08 NBBP & Budget Guidelines, dated 05/16/2006

Integrated Children's Services Planning Frequently Asked Questions, dated 07/08/2005

FY 2006-07 Integrated Children's Services Plan Bulletin
#2005-1, April 29, 2005

 FY 2005-06 Integrated Children's Services Plan Bulletin

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MA Realignment Meeting of RTF Providers (06/28/2006)

RTF Meeting Agenda

Presentations

--Child Residential Facilities in Pennsylvania, Chapter 3800 Regulations (OCYF)

--Residential Treatment Facilities Overview

--BPI Medicaid Certification: Review Process and Federal Requirements

Handouts

--RTF Review Guide

--Residential Treatment Facilities Survey Report Form

--MA Realignment Management Interview Tool (Draft 6/26/06)

--MA Realignment Clinical Resources/Staffing Ratio Tool (Draft 6/26/06)

--MA Realignment Clinical Chart Review Tool/ Accredited (Draft 6/26/06)

--MA Realignment Clinical Chart Review Tool/ Non Accredited (Draft 6/26/06)

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Needs-Based Plan and Budget

DPW-OCYF Bulletin #3140-08-01, Subject: FY 2009-10 Children, Youth, and Families Needs-Based Plan and Fiscal Year 2008-09 Implementation Plan Instructions, dated 5/15/08, effective 07/01/2008 

FY 2009-10 Needs-Based Plan and Budget Excel Forms

FY 2009-10 Children, Youth and Families Needs-Based Plan and Implementation Plan Instructions (signed by Dep. Sec Richard Gold)

FY 2009-10 Children, Youth, and Families Needs-Based Plan and Budget Cover Letter from Secretary Richman, undated

 

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FY 2008-09 Child Welfare NBPB Guidelines, Summary of Changes DRAFT, dated 4/25/07

FY 2008-09 Children, Youth and Families Needs-Based Plan, OCYF Bulletin #3140-07-XX DRAFT

FY 2009-09 NBPB Guidelines DRAFT Scanned Forms, Service Trends for CY and JJ, dated 4/25/07

FY 2007-08 Children, Youth and Families Needs-Based Plan, OCYF Bulletin #3140-06-02, dated 05/12/2006 (Dep. Sec.  Hardy)

Cover Letter from Sec Richman, Subject: FY 2007-08 ICSP and FY 2007-08 NBBP & Budget Guidelines, dated 05/16/2006

FY 2006-2007 Needs-Based Plan & FY 2005-2006 Implementation Instructions 

FY 2006-2007 NBPB Budget Forms

CY 2 - Children and Youth Budget Summary

CY 92 - Documentation of Participation by the Judiciary

CY 348 - Fiscal Summary

CY 850 - Children and Youth Staff Assessment Summary

CY 855 - Children and Youth Service Cost Center Budget

CY 855 - Excel Worksheet

CY 858 - Expenditure Summary by Major Object

CY 872 - Children and Youth Services Assurance of Completion
of Budget Forms

CY 873 - Initiative Summary / Special Grant Pick-Up Form

CY 873B - Initiative / Special Grant Description / Justification

CY 919 - Permanency Services Worksheet

CY 933 - Electronic copy not currently available, call the Council Office

CY 934 - County's Child County History

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Non-Residential Purchase of Services

NR-POS Administrative Claiming Policy and Procedures,
CYF Bulletin 3140-05-02 dated 06/14/2005

Cover Letter for CYF Bulletin 3140-05-02 dated 06/14/2005

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OCYF PowerPoint Presentations & Handouts

OCYF 2008-09 Fiscal Presentation, dated 02/21/2008

Building Child Welfare Systems of Care for Children and Families, October 16, 2003

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OMHSAS

Continuum of Care - OMHSAS and OCYF Coordination, Children's Commission Meeting Presentation, dated
4/9/2008 NEW

OMHSAS White Paper Community Alternatives to Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility Services, dated 4/4/2008

OMHSAS FY 08-09 Budget Presentation, dated 03/07/2008

OMHSAS Budget and Program Updates, dated 02/21/2008

OMHSAS Children’s Bureau Youth and Family Institute Presentation, dated 02/20/2008

School-Wide Positive Behavior Support and School-Based Behavioral Health Overview, presented 02/20/2008

Standards Aligned Systems Presentation (Seben), 01/04/2008

Children's Advisory Committee

Pay-for-Performance Indicators for Children's Behavioral Health - Report to Children's Advisory Committee, presented 01/03/2008

Summary Report on the Respite Development Group; presented 01/03/2008

OMHSAS Children's Bureau 2007 Objectives, distributed at 01/03/2008 Children's Advisory Committee Meeting

OMHSAS Quality Management Committee - Children's Behavioral Health Data, dated 9/19/2007; distributed at 01/03/2008 Children's Advisory Committee Meeting

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OMHSAS Advisory Committee Updated, dated May 2007

OMHSAS FY 2007-08 Budget Presentation (Stakeholder Briefing, March 1, 2007

Allegheny County System of Care Initiative PowerPoint Presentation (Dec 2006)

The School District of Philadelphia  - Building Cross-Systems Partnerships PowerPoint Presentation (Dec 2006)

OMHSAS Advisory Committee Update, dated 07/06/2006
--Consumer Satisfaction Team Alliance of Pennsylvania
  (CSTAP) Survey Results, dated Jan 2006

--HealthChoices Zones Map, dated 07/02/2006

Children's Behavioral Health Services Update: Cross-system Initiatives and Partnerships (dated May 2006)

Transforming Children's MH Services PowerPoint Presentation by OMHSAS Children's Bureau Director Stan Mrozowski

Budget Briefing - The Governor's Recommended FY 2006-07 Budget for OMHSAS

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PA Services Reviews & Child Welfare Practice Standards

DPW-OCYF Pennsylvania Standards for Child Welfare Practice, January 2000

DHHS - Final Report: Pennsylvania Child & Family Services Review, October 2002 (Administration for Children & Families)

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PIP Documents

DPW-OCYF Pennsylvania Program Improvement Plan, dated March 2003 (Final Version)

DPW-OCYF Pennsylvania Improvement Plan Status Report, dated November 26, 2003

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Per Diem Rates - YDC/YFC

DPW-OCYF Bulletin 00-08-01, YDC/YFC Interim Per Diem Rates, effective 07/01/2008 (dated 05/22/2008)

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Quality Services Case Review

DPW-OCYF Quality Services Review Instrument (Revised 09/04)

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Residential Services

DPW-OCYF Bulletin #3170-08-01, Residential Services Contract Documentation, dated 5/12/2008 (effective 07/01/2008)

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Residential Treatment Facilities

Also see MA Realignment Meeting of RTF Providers link above for additional items of interest

55 PA Code Chapter 31, "Draft" RTF Regulations with PCCYFS/PCPA Comments, dated May 2007 and...

Preamble for 55 PA Code Chapter 31 "Draft" RTF Regulations with PCCYFS/PCPA Comments, dated May 2007

55 PA Code Chapter 31, "Draft" RTF Regulations, dated 3/19/2007 with...

Preamble (Proposed Rulemaking) for 55 PA Code Chapter 31, "Draft" RTF Regulations, dated 3/19/2007

Memo of Understanding between DOH-DPW, re: Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facilities, dated December 2006

Summary of Comments, Draft PRTF Regulations, dated 5/30/2006, released by OMHSAS

Draft DPW Residential Treatment Facility Program Regulations, dated 4/17/2006, with Provider Comments   plus...

Transmittal Letter from PCCYFS to DPW, dated 5/23/2006, re: Comments to Draft Residential Treatment Facility Program Regulations

Changes in Commercial and Residential Building Code Requirements (Uniform Construction Code) Letter from Charles Tyrrell, Director, Bureau of County Children & Youth Programs, dated 01/18/2006

OMHSAS Advisory Children's Committee Update -
IPRO Summary "RTF 2004-2005 Remeasurement" (undated; released Nov 2005)

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  Resource Family and Adoption Process Act (Act 68 of 2005)

Resource Family and Adoption Process Act, Act 68 of 2005, dated 04/13/2006

Cover Letter (HB127), Resource Famly and Adoption Act, dated 05/11/2006 from Nancy Hardy, Dep. Sec for CYF

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   Resource Family Care Act (Act 73 of 2005)

Resource Family Care Act, Act 73 of 2005, PL 404, No. 73, dated 1/31/2006

Cover Letter (HB1579), Resource Family Care Act, dated 02/16/2006 from Nancy Hardy, Dep. Sec for CYF

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Safety Bulletin & Assessment

Safety Assessment Bulletin Letter, Nancy L. Hardy, Deputy Secretary for Children, Youth & Families, dated 3/15/06

OCYF Bulletin 3490-06-01, Safety Assessment and Planning Process, dated 03/15/06

Safety Assessment Worksheet & Instructions

PA Safety Factors (Safety Threats & Indicators)

OCYF Regional Office Checklist Instructions

OCYF Regional Office Safety Assessment Policy Checklist

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Seclusion & Restraint

Strategies and Practices to Eliminate Unnecessary Use of Restraint Special Transmittal, dated 01/30/2006

OMHSAS Bulletin 02-01, dtd 4/8/2002, Subj: The Use of Seclusion and Restraint in MH Facilities and Programs

PCCYFS Comments, dated 10/19/2005, on DPW Special Transmittal, 55 Pa. Code, Chapter 3800.201-3800.213 (relating to restrictive procedures) 

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Standardized Forms

NOTE: Be sure to save the Word document forms to your local computer before completing.

Implementation & Instructions

Pennsylvania Standardized Service Plan Forms Special Transmittal from CYF Dep. Sec. Nancy Hardy

Random Moment Time Study Requirements - Family Service Plan Documentation from CYF Dep. Sec. Nancy Hardy, dated 10/11/2006

Family Service Plan Documents

Pennsylvania Standardized Forms Technical Instructions (issued Dec 2005)

Section A - Opening & Family Strengths

Section B - Reason Accepted for Service/Overall Risk

Section C - Identifying Information

Section D - Household Members

Section E - Individuals/ Groups Significant to the Family

Section F - Service Plan

Section G - Notice of Right to Appeal

Section H - Family Group Decision-Making Conference

Section I - Service Plan Participants & Signatures

Child Permanency Plan Documents

Pennsylvania Standardization Child's Permanency Plan Instructions (issued Dec 2005)

Section A - Opening, Efforts Made & Circumstances

Section B - Review of CPP

Section C - Identifying Information

Section D - Placement Location, Type & Setting

Section E - Placement Proximity, Hearings & Perm. Goal

Section F - Health Information

Section G - Education Information

Section H - Visitation Plan

Section I - Preparation for Independence

Section J - Service Plan

Section K - Notice of Right to Appeal

Section L - Service Plan Participants & Signatures

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SWAN Documents

Resource Parent Registry Protocol for ROI, dtd 01/13/2006

DPW-OCYF Bulletin  No. 3350-03-01, dated 01/01/03. Subject: Statewide Adoption Network (SWAN) Policies and Procedures

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Title IV-E Bulletins & Fiscal Forms 

OCYF Fiscal Packet Review Tool  NEW

OCYF Bulletin #3170-08-01, Residential Services - Contract Documentation, dated 03/06/2008 (eff. 07/01/2008)

Institutional Facility Blank Form (Excel worksheet)

OCYF Bulletin #3140-08-01, Title IV-E Foster Care Maintenance and Adoption Assistance Program Costs Allowable for Federal Financial Participation, dated 03/04/2008 (eff. 03/04/2008)

Current Foster Family - FFP Blank Form (Excel worksheet)

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Letter from OCYF Dep. Sec. Nancy Hardy, dtd  Dec 14, 2006, re: Follow-up to All-County Call - ACF Update for Program Instruction 06-06, released August 23, 2006

Letter from OCYF Dep. Sec. Nancy Hardy, dtd Dec 14, 2006, re: Change to Attachment A of CYF Bulletin #3140-06-04, Random Moment Time Study Policy and Procedures for County Children and Youth Agencies

Cover Letter from Sec. Richman to The Honorable Joan E. Ohl, DHS-ACF, Subj: Denial of Payment for PA Title IV-E Administrative Claims for Pre-placement Activities

Loss of Child Welfare Title IV-E Federal Funding Background Information from DPW

ACF Disallowance of PA Title IV-E Pre-Placement  Administrative Claims Statistics Chart by PA County

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