F O R Y O U R I N F O R M A T I O N
Issue / 06-18 / Date: / 03/17/06HURRICANE KATRINA EVACUEES LIVING IN CALIFORNIA
DOCUMENTATION IN CWS/CMS
All Information Notice (ACIN) I-76-05, address children who have relocated to California as a result of the Katrina disaster that come to the attention of Child Welfare Services. This ACIN directed counties to document these contacts in CWS/CMS. To meet this requirement, two new Special Project Codes have been made be available in CWS/CMS for counties to utilize. CSWs shall utilize the appropriate codes listed below and record them on the appropriate Special Project Page.
The code for evacuated non-dependent children who are referred for allegations of neglect and/or abuse after coming to California should be entered in the Referral Notebook on the Special Project Page. The code for the evacuated minors who are already dependents of a Juvenile Court in another state should be entered in the Case Notebook of the Special Project Page.
Court Dependent Children Evacuated to California
The first code will be for minors who are dependents of counties or parishes in their states of residence. This first category of minors should be entered into the system as children who have been sent via the ICPC process even though no formal ICPC request is yet initiated. For CWS/CMS purposes, this uses the process steps called “Creating a case in CWS/CMS without a referral, which involves selecting “Incoming ICPC Request” reason as the intervention type.S-Intrste Evacuees-OS Depndnt
This child has been identified as an out of state (OS) resident who has relocated to California because of a natural disaster. The minor is also a Juvenile Court dependent in another state.
Evacuated Non-dependent Children Who Are Referred to CWS for Services
The second special project code will be for children who are evacuees and are referred to DCFS for allegations of abuse and/or neglect after coming to California.S-Intrste Evacuees-CA Services
This child has been identified as an out-of-state resident who has relocated to California because of a natural disaster. After relocating to our state, this child has a referral and/or case with DCFS. These children may or may not be court dependents.
This FYI applies to new and current referrals/case that are currently open.
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Clerical Handbook: http://198.51.213.151/Policy/Hndbook%20Clerical/Default.htm
Child Welfare Services Handbook: http://198.51.213.151/Policy/Hndbook%20CWS/default.htm
FYI’s: http://dcfs.co.la.ca.us/Policy/FYI/TOCFYI.HTM