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Management competency, training programs for, 11-6-2, 31-4-10

Management Information Systems. See Information Systems

Managerial and urgent case practice issues, 19-7

Managers and supervisors core training, 11-5-1, 31-4-8

Mandated reporter
anonymity of, 33-5-8
disclosure of identity, 33-5-8
letter to, 33-6-22, 34-7
list of, 33-3
reporting requirements and procedures, 33-3
 

Mandatory post-licensing training, foster parents, 41-26-5 through 41-26-15

Matching, foster care
children, maximum, 41-19-2
children with complex medical needs, 41-7-1 through 41-7-8
definitions, 41-19-2
exception to principles of matching, 36-55-10, 41-19-3
forms list, 41-19-4
non-conforming placements, 41-19-3, 36-55-10
overcapacity, 41-19-2
placements which exceed population limitations, 41-19-2
principles of, 41-19-2
procedures, 41-19-4
transracial/transcultural placements. See Multiethnic placements.

Medical Alert (DCF-741), Placement Portfolio,  36-50-2, 41-19-4, 44-5-6.2

Medical appointments, transportation of children, 44-4-1.1

Medical benefits

for children, 16-2, 50-3
fair hearings on, 22-4-2
foster care, 16-2, 16-3-1 to 16-3-3
subsidized relative guardianship, 41-50-7

Medical eligibility, Title IV-E, 47-3-5, 48-18-12.1

Medical examination of child, 34-10-4.1, 34-11

Medical expense, 48-18-15 to 15.3. See also Subsidies

Medical neglect, 34-12-3, 34-12-7. See also Operational Definitions

Medical Passport. See Health Content of Placement Portfolio

Medical permission, emergency, 44-5-3

Medical registry, adoption, 41-40-7

Medical Review Board
administration of, 26-5-5
composition, 26-5-1
referral, initiation of, 26-5-3
referral, review of, 26-5-4
referrals, mandatory, 26-5-2

Medically Fragile Children.  See Children with Complex Medical Needs

Memorandum of Decision, 22-4-6, 22-5-6

Mental health commitment procedures, 46-4-7

Mentoring, Independent living program, 42-20-1

Merit Promotion System, 7-2

Minor children of CHAP participants, 42-20-40

Missing child report, 36-93

Mission

of Department of Children and Families, 1-2-2

Monitoring
Program Review and Evaluation Unit, 21-3
Quality Assurance Unit, 19-5, 19-6
Treatment Plan, 36-15-1 to 36-15-6

Motions
certified mail, 46-3-17
disposition, open and modify, 46-3-9
mandated reports to the court for child for whom DCF is statutory parent, 46-3-25 and attachment
          order of notice, 46-3-17
permanency plan, 46-3-25
types of, 46-3-9

Moving a child, foster care, 36-55-15

Multicultural, 10-2

Multicultural Competence, 10-2

Multiethnic placements
adoptions, 48-14-7
foster care, 41-19-5
support, for foster families, 41-25-15, 41-25-20

N:

Native American Families, 31-8-14

Neglect. See also Operational Definitions
definition of, 33-3
educational, 33-7-7, attachment to 33-6-14, 34-12-5
emotional/moral, attachment to 33-6-14
medical, attachment to 33-6-14
petitions of, 46-3-10
service of process, 46-3-30.4
physical, attachment to 33-6-14
reporting of, 33-3

Neglect of duty, 7-4-3.1, 31-6-3.4

New social work staff, pre-service programs, 11-4-2, 31-4-3

Newborn

abandoned, safe havens, 33-7-15, 34-12-4
high risk, 34-12-2

News media relations, 2-3

Nexus/No Nexus, 45-3
educational jurisdiction, 45-3
no nexus unit, 27-3-1

Ninety-six hour hold, 34-10-4, 34-10-4.1, 36-50-10.5

Non-Committed child
health care, 44-4-2

Non-Committed Treatment Program (NCTP), See Voluntary Services, 37-1 through 37-9

Non-delinquent out-of-state runaway, 33-14-1

Non-discrimination, 9-2, 9-3

Non-identifying information, adoption, 41-40-7

Non-mandated reporter
anonymity of, 33-5-8
making a report, 33-3

Notice of Billing, attachment to 50-6

Notification, change in visitation or placement, 36-75-1

Nursing mothers, 7-6-9, 31-6-8

O:

Office of the Attorney General, 31-10-5
            documentation of legal advice, 31-10-5.1

OFAS. See Office of Foster and Adoption Services

Office of Foster and Adoption Services (OFAS), 41-2.

OLA, Office of Legal Affairs, 31-2

Ombudsman’s Office, 2-4-1

On-call system, regional office, 33-14, 33-14-1

One Church/One Child, 41-40-5.3

One-to-One Therapeutic Safety Staffing,  39-10-1

Ongoing Individual Treatment Plan
amendments, 36-5-6
definition, 36-5-2
instructions, 36-5-6 attachment A
timeframe, 36-5-6

Open adoptions, 48-5-5

Open cases. See also On-call system
investigations in, 34-8-1 to 34-8-3
reports on, 33-12

Open house, foster care and adoption, 41-16-4

Operational definitions of abuse and neglect, 33-6-14 (attachment), 34-2-7

Order of Temporary Custody,

documentation, 46-3-19
in investigation, 34-10-5
removal, 36-50-10.2 to 10.4
superior court, juvenile matters, 46-3-19
with previous petition, 46-3-19.2 

Order to Show Cause, 34-10-5

Out-of-home investigations
in day care homes or facilities, 34-12-9.3
in DCF licensed family homes, 34-12-9.1
in DCF operated facilities, 34-12-8
in homes or facilities regulated by other state agencies, 34-12-9.3
in private facilities or agency homes, 34-12-9.2

Out-of-state runaways, non-delinquent, 33-14-1

Out-of-state travel, with foster child, 36-55-12

Overcapacity

DCF-licensed facility, 20-8-8
foster care placements, 41-19-2

Overtime, authorization of, 8-5