Guidance Document Public Comment Forum

Department of Social Services

GDForum ID: 2636

Step 1

Description of Proposed Guidance Document Changes

The Child & Family Services Manual Chapter D, Resource Family, is being updated to reflect legislative changes in 2023 and 2024 and to provide a re-organized and easier to utilize structure for the Local Department of Social Services. Until now, this chapter of guidance was a single section, but with these changes, the chapter has been reorganized and split into the following five sections: Resource Family Overview, Kinship Resource Family Approval, Resource Family Recruitment, Resource Family Approval, and Resource Family Support. Within the re-organization, the updates to this manual provide clearer differentiation in the approval processes for kinship and non-relative resource parents.

Step 2

Guidance Document(s) for this Comment Forum

Document ID	Document Title	Current Document	Proposed Document
7216	Child & Family Services Manual Chapter D, Local Department Resource, Foster, and Adoptive Home Approval	Document	To Be Deleted
FS10	Child & Family Services Manual, Chapter D, Resource Family Home Approval	Document	To Be Deleted
New	Child & Family Services Manual Chapter D, Resource Family	n/a	Proposed Document

Step 3

Contact Information

Name:

Nikki Clarke Callaghan

Title:

Legislation, Regulations & Guidance Manager

Email:

nikki.clarke@dss.virginia.gov

Address:

801 E. Main Street

City:

Richmond

State:

Zip:

23219

Phone:

(804)726-7943

Fax:

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Step 4

ORM Review

ORM Review in progress. Agency will be notified when ORM review is complete and the guidance document forum is ready to be submitted to Register.

ORM Economic Review Form posted: 12/2/2024 modified: 12/2/2024 submitted to ORM: 12/2/2024

Step 5

The Virginia Register

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