Youth for Tomorrow
Frequently Asked Questions
Question:
How may a CPS caseworker decrease a child's billing authorization who is placed
with a residential contract provider?
Answer:
DFPS policy authorizes caseworkers to decrease a child's billing authorization one
(1) or two (2) levels with the Program Director's approval. The authorized service
level continues to be that determined by YFT.
If the CPS caseworker intends to place a child with an authorized service higher
than the provider's contract, then the caseworker is obligated to advise the
provider that the billing level has been decreased for extenuating circumstances.
However, the provider must agree to meet the needs of the child's higher service
needs.
CPS caseworkers may also decrease a child's billing authorization one (1) or more
levels as described above when the child has successfully completed treatment with
a higher service provider. In this circumstance, the caseworker may simply adjust
the child's billing authorization to match that of a lower service provider which
is consistent with the service needs of that child. For example, a CPS caseworker
may decrease a child's authorization from Specialized to a Moderate after the child
has successfully completed treatment in a residential treatment center and then
place the child in a foster home providing Moderate services.
Please review the DFPS Handbook, section 6346.21 for a complete explanation of this
policy.
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