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The case manager shall notify the foster parents of a troubled youth of the time and place of all assessment and planning meetings related to such youth. Such foster parents shall be given the opportunity to speak at the meeting or submit written testimony if the foster parents are unable to attend. The opinions of the foster parents shall be considered by the family assessment and planning team in its deliberations;4\n\nDevelop an individual family services plan for youths and families reviewed by the team that provides for appropriate and cost-effective services;5\n\nIdentify children who are at risk of entering, or are placed in, residential care through the Children’s Services Act program who can be appropriately and effectively served in their homes, relatives’ homes, family-like settings, and communities. For each child entering or in residential care, in accordance with the policies of the community policy and management team developed pursuant to subdivision 17 of § 2.2-5206, the family assessment and planning team or approved alternative multidisciplinary team, in collaboration with the family, shall (i) identify the strengths and needs of the child and his family through conducting or reviewing comprehensive assessments, including but not limited to information gathered through the mandatory uniform assessment instrument, (ii) identify specific services and supports necessary to meet the identified needs of the child and his family, building upon the identified strengths, (iii) implement a plan for returning the youth to his home, relative’s home, family-like setting, or community at the earliest appropriate time that addresses his needs, including identification of public or private community-based services to support the youth and his family during transition to community-based care, and (iv) provide regular monitoring and utilization review of the services and residential placement for the child to determine whether the services and placement continue to provide the most appropriate and effective services for the child and his family;6\n\nWhere parental or legal guardian financial contribution is not specifically prohibited by federal or state law or regulation, or has not been ordered by the court or by the Division of Child Support Enforcement, assess the ability of parents or legal guardians, utilizing a standard sliding fee scale, based upon ability to pay, to contribute financially to the cost of services to be provided and provide for appropriate financial contribution from parents or legal guardians in the individual family services plan;7\n\nRefer the youth and family to community agencies and resources in accordance with the individual family services plan;8\n\nRecommend to the community policy and management team expenditures from the local allocation of the state pool of funds; and9\n\nDesignate a person who is responsible for monitoring and reporting, as appropriate, on the progress being made in fulfilling the individual family services plan developed for each youth and family, such reports to be made to the team or the responsible local agencies.","order_by":null,"text":{"0":{"id":301570,"text":"The family assessment and planning team, in accordance with \u00a7 2.2-2648, shall assess the strengths and needs of troubled youths and families who are approved for referral to the team and identify and determine the complement of services required to meet these unique needs.\n\t\tEvery such team, in accordance with policies developed by the community policy and management team, shall:","type":"section","prefixes":[""],"prefix":"","entire_prefix":"","prefix_anchor":"","level":1,"next_prefix":"1"},"1":{"id":301571,"text":"Review referrals of youths and families to the team;","type":"section","prefixes":["1"],"prefix":"1","entire_prefix":"1","prefix_anchor":"1","level":1,"prior_prefix":"","next_prefix":"2"},"2":{"id":301572,"text":"Provide for family participation in all aspects of assessment, planning and implementation of services;","type":"section","prefixes":["2"],"prefix":"2","entire_prefix":"2","prefix_anchor":"2","level":1,"prior_prefix":"1","next_prefix":"3"},"3":{"id":301573,"text":"Provide for the participation of foster parents in the assessment, planning and implementation of services when a child has a program goal of permanent foster care or is in a long-term foster care placement. 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This law was first created in 1992. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapters 837 and 880 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1992 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 5 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 1995, chapter 396<\/a>; in 1999, chapter 669<\/a>; in 2001, chapters 437<\/a> and 844<\/a>; in 2008, chapters 39<\/a> and 170<\/a>; in 2015, chapter 366<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":58560,"section_number":"16.1-281","catch_line":"Foster care plan","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-281\/"},{"id":71015,"section_number":"9.1-153","catch_line":"Volunteer court-appointed special advocates; powers and duties; assignment; qualifications; training","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-153\/"},{"id":66402,"section_number":"9.1-156","catch_line":"Inspection and copying of records by advocate; confidentiality of records","order_by":null,"url":"\/9.1-156\/"}],"refers_to":[{"id":68046,"section_number":"2.2-2648","catch_line":"State Executive Council for Children's Services; membership; meetings; powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-2648\/"},{"id":68602,"section_number":"2.2-5206","catch_line":"Community policy and management teams; powers and duties","order_by":null,"url":"\/2.2-5206\/"}],"permalink":{"id":177829,"object_type":"law","relational_id":84143,"identifier":"2.2-5208","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/52\/2.2-5208","url":"\/2.2-5208\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/2.2-5208\/","token":"2.2\/II\/B\/52\/2.2-5208","dublin_core":{"Title":"Family assessment and planning team; powers and duties","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 2.2-5208","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The family assessment and planning team, in accordance with \u00a7 2.2-2648<\/a>, shall assess the strengths and needs of troubled youths and families who are approved for referral to the team and identify and determine the complement of services required to meet these unique needs.\n\t\tEvery such team, in accordance with policies developed by the community policy and management team, shall:<\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

1.<\/span> Review referrals of youths and families to the team; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

2.<\/span> Provide for family participation in all aspects of assessment, planning and implementation of services; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

3.<\/span> Provide for the participation of foster parents in the assessment, planning and implementation of services when a child has a program goal of permanent foster care or is in a long-term foster care placement. The case manager shall notify the foster parents of a troubled youth of the time and place of all assessment and planning meetings related to such youth. Such foster parents shall be given the opportunity to speak at the meeting or submit written testimony<\/span> if the foster parents are unable to attend. The opinions<\/span> of the foster parents shall be considered by the family assessment and planning team in its deliberations<\/span>; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

4.<\/span> Develop an individual family services plan for youths and families reviewed by the team that provides for appropriate and cost-effective services; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

5.<\/span> Identify children who are at risk of entering, or are placed in, residential care through the Children’s Services Act program who can be appropriately and effectively served in their homes, relatives’ homes, family-like settings, and communities. For each child entering or in residential care, in accordance with the policies of the community policy and management team developed pursuant to subdivision 17 of § 2.2-5206<\/a>, the family assessment and planning team or approved alternative multidisciplinary team, in collaboration with the family, shall (i) identify the strengths and needs of the child and his family through conducting or reviewing comprehensive assessments, including but not limited to information gathered through the mandatory uniform assessment instrument, (ii) identify specific services and supports necessary to meet the identified needs of the child and his family, building upon the identified strengths, (iii) implement a plan for returning the youth to his home, relative’s home, family-like setting, or community at the earliest appropriate time that addresses his needs, including identification of public or private community-based services to support the youth and his family during transition to community-based care, and (iv) provide regular monitoring and utilization review of the services and residential placement for the child to determine whether the services and placement continue to provide the most appropriate and effective services for the child and his family; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

6.<\/span> Where parental or legal guardian financial contribution is not specifically prohibited by federal or state law<\/span> or regulation, or has not been ordered by the court<\/span> or by the Division of Child Support Enforcement, assess the ability of parents or legal guardians, utilizing a standard sliding fee scale, based upon ability to pay, to contribute financially to the cost of services to be provided and provide for appropriate financial contribution from parents or legal guardians in the individual family services plan; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

7.<\/span> Refer the youth and family to community agencies and resources in accordance with the individual family services plan; <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

8.<\/span> Recommend to the community policy and management team expenditures from the local allocation of the state pool of funds; and <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

9.<\/span> Designate a person who is responsible for monitoring and reporting, as appropriate, on the progress being made in fulfilling the individual family services plan developed for each youth and family, such reports to be made to the team or the responsible local agencies. <\/i><\/a><\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFAMILY ASSESSMENT AND PLANNING TEAM; POWERS AND DUTIES (\u00a7 2.2-5208)\n\nThe family assessment and planning team, in accordance with \u00a7 2.2-2648, shall\nassess the strengths and needs of troubled youths and families who are approved\nfor referral to the team and identify and determine the complement of services\nrequired to meet these unique needs.\n\t\tEvery such team, in accordance with policies developed by the community policy\nand management team, shall:\n\n1. Review referrals of youths and families to the team;\n\n2. Provide for family participation in all aspects of assessment, planning and\nimplementation of services;\n\n3. Provide for the participation of foster parents in the assessment, planning\nand implementation of services when a child has a program goal of permanent\nfoster care or is in a long-term foster care placement. The case manager shall\nnotify the foster parents of a troubled youth of the time and place of all\nassessment and planning meetings related to such youth. Such foster parents\nshall be given the opportunity to speak at the meeting or submit written\ntestimony if the foster parents are unable to attend. The opinions of the foster\nparents shall be considered by the family assessment and planning team in its\ndeliberations;\n\n4. Develop an individual family services plan for youths and families reviewed\nby the team that provides for appropriate and cost-effective services;\n\n5. Identify children who are at risk of entering, or are placed in, residential\ncare through the Children’s Services Act program who can be appropriately\nand effectively served in their homes, relatives’ homes, family-like\nsettings, and communities. For each child entering or in residential care, in\naccordance with the policies of the community policy and management team\ndeveloped pursuant to subdivision 17 of § 2.2-5206, the family assessment\nand planning team or approved alternative multidisciplinary team, in\ncollaboration with the family, shall (i) identify the strengths and needs of the\nchild and his family through conducting or reviewing comprehensive assessments,\nincluding but not limited to information gathered through the mandatory uniform\nassessment instrument, (ii) identify specific services and supports necessary to\nmeet the identified needs of the child and his family, building upon the\nidentified strengths, (iii) implement a plan for returning the youth to his\nhome, relative’s home, family-like setting, or community at the earliest\nappropriate time that addresses his needs, including identification of public or\nprivate community-based services to support the youth and his family during\ntransition to community-based care, and (iv) provide regular monitoring and\nutilization review of the services and residential placement for the child to\ndetermine whether the services and placement continue to provide the most\nappropriate and effective services for the child and his family;\n\n6. Where parental or legal guardian financial contribution is not specifically\nprohibited by federal or state law or regulation, or has not been ordered by the\ncourt or by the Division of Child Support Enforcement, assess the ability of\nparents or legal guardians, utilizing a standard sliding fee scale, based upon\nability to pay, to contribute financially to the cost of services to be provided\nand provide for appropriate financial contribution from parents or legal\nguardians in the individual family services plan;\n\n7. Refer the youth and family to community agencies and resources in accordance\nwith the individual family services plan;\n\n8. Recommend to the community policy and management team expenditures from the\nlocal allocation of the state pool of funds; and\n\n9. Designate a person who is responsible for monitoring and reporting, as\nappropriate, on the progress being made in fulfilling the individual family\nservices plan developed for each youth and family, such reports to be made to\nthe team or the responsible local agencies.\n\nHISTORY: 1992, cc. 837, 880, \u00a7 2.1-754; 1995, c. 396; 1999, c. 669; 2001, cc.\n437, 844; 2008, cc. 39, 170; 2015, c. 366.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}