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The information provided by the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services web site is intended for the use and convenience of interested persons. The information contained herein is updated on a regular basis but should not be considered a substitute for the appropriate official documents or the advice of legal counsel.

For more information, contact the DCFS Office of Child and Family Policy at cfpolicy@idcfs.state.il.us

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This page contains all the Policy Guides currently in effect.

• 2012.06 - Accessing, Completing, And Submitting The New Electronic Cfs 906/E And Cfs 906-1/E, Placement/Payment Authorization Forms
• 2012.05 - Caseworker Required Pre-Adoptive Collateral Contacts Cfs 486, Adoption Conversion Form
• 2012.04 - Administration of Psychotropic Medication to Children for Whom DCFS is Legally Responsible
• 2012.03 - Division Of Clinical Practice Consultations By Specialty Services Program Specialists
• 2012.02 - Child Abuse Law Enforcement Notification
• 2012.01 - Revisions to Part 312 Scholarship Program
• 2011.12 - Integrated Assessment With An IA Screener
• 2011.11 - Intact Family Services
• 2011.10 - Child Endangerment Risk Assesment Protocol(Procedures 300 Appendix G and Procedures 315 Appendix A)
• 2011.09 - Allegation Of Harm #40/90 Human Trafficking Of Children
• 2011.08 - Procedures For Required Background Checks For Adoption Or Guardianship Cases Prior To Subsidy Approval
• 2011.07 - Obtaining Records Of Parents With Mental Illness
• 2011.06 - Preliminary Process Prior To Requesting A Background Check
• 2011.05 - Orientation Day Care Home Training Certificate Release
• 2011.04 - Smoke Detectors in Every Room
• 2011.03 - Background Check Procedures For Unlicensed Contract
• 2011.02 - Record Retention Policy Changes
• 2011.01 - Child With A Disability In Child Care Institution
• 2010.03 - Division Of Clinical Practice Consultations Or Clinical Staffings By Regional Clinical Units
• 2010.02 - Denial of an Application Based on Background Check
• 2010.01 - Child And Youth Investment Teams CAYIT)
• 2009.05 - Revision To PG 2009.01 Relative Caregiver Licensure
• 2009.04 - Background Checks For Relative Caregiver Licensure
• 2009.03 - Notifications Of Formal Investigations And Findings Involving Members Of The Clergy
• 2009.02 - Parallel Investigations
• 2009.01 - Relative Caregiver Licensure
• 2008.04 - Learning_Collaboratives
• 2008.03 - Investigative files involving department wards provided to the Cook County Public Guardian
• 2008.02 - Mexican Consulate notification of Mexican or Mexican American minors in the custody/guardianship of the department
• 2008.01 - Licensing, payment and placement of children with undocumented relatives
• 2007.16 - Department Compliance with Federal Regulations
• 2007.13 - Specialized Care in Foster Family Homes
• 2007.10 - Permanency Hearings and Goals
• 2007.06 - Family Reunification Support Special Service Fee
• 2007.05 - Timely Completion of Interstate Home Studies
• 2007.04 - Sharing Appropriate Information with the Caregiver
• 2007.03 - Changes in Bed Hold Policy
• 2007.02 - Access To Information In Children's Case Records
• 2006.06 - Downstate Vision Care Program
• 2006.04 - Child and Youth Investment Teams(CAYIT)
• 2006.02 - Creating and Opening Cases in SACWIS
• 2006.01 - The DCFS Help Unit-Cook County Juvenile Court
• 2005.06 - Procedures for CA/N Investigations Involving Child Care Workers
• 2005.05 - Matching For Adoption & Permanency Unit (MAP)
• 2005.03 - ACR Feedback Response Protocol
• 2005.02 - Notifying the Cook County Office of Legal Services of Certain Critical Decisions
• 2005.01 - Final Findings in Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations
• 2004.03 - Referrals and Screening for Psychiatric Hospitalization
• 2004-02 - MEXICAN CONSULATE NOTIFICATION OF MEXICAN OR MEXICAN AMERICAN MINORS IN THE CUSTODY OF THE DEPARTMENT
• 2003.12 - Type Service Code 0118 Case Management Only Services
• 2003.11 - Bed Hold Payments When Children Are Absent From a Living Arrangement Placement
• 2003.09 - Local Law Enforcement Interventions with Wards in Residential Care
• 2003.07 - Matching Children in Residential Facilities with Specialized Foster Care Providers
• 2003.05 - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
• 2003.04 - Comprehensive Medicaid Billing System (CMBS)/Medicaid Billing System (MBS)
• 2003-02 - ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT OF LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL, TRANSGENDER AND QUESTIONING (LGBTQ) YOUTHS
• 2003.01 - Clinical Review Notice of Placement Change-Cook County Only
• 2002-17 - Assessment and Treatment of Lesbian, Gay, Bi-sexual, Transgender and Questioning (LGBTQ) YOUTHS
• 2002.16 - SSI Special Needs Allowance
• 2002-14 - Bed Hold Payments When Children are Absent from a Residential Care Placement
• 2002.12 - Federal Title IV-E Requirements Six Month Trial Home Visists and Permanency Hearings
• 2002.11 - License Exempt Day Care Programs
• 2002.10 - Reimbursement for Business Use of Personal Phones
• 2002.09 - Revised ILO &TLP Approval Procedures
• 2002.08 - Type Service Code 0118-Case Management Only Services
• 2002-7 - Specialized Foster Care
• 2002.06 - Request for HIV Test Screening
• 2002.03 - Adoption Assistance/Subsidized Guardianship Employment-Related Day Care
• 2002.02 - Amending Adoption & Guardianship Assistance Agreements
• 2002-1 - Case Management Guidelines for Children's Asthma Management
• 2001.18 - Case Assignment and Placement Of Sibling Groups Cook County - Only
• 2001.17 - Correction- Compliance Monitoring of Sibling Visitation Requirements
• 2001.16 - Home of Relative Licensing and Permanency Initiative
• 2001.15 - Substance Affected Infants
• 2001.14 - Adoption Incentive Payments
• 2001.12 - Day Camps
• 2001.09 - Changes to Client Registration (CR-03) Screen
• 2001.07 - Foster Home Licensing Violations & Enforcement History Review
• 2001-6 - Clinical Placement Reviews for Disputed Changes of Placement From One Foster Home to Another.
• 2001.05 - Adoption Recruitment and Placement Between Agencies
• 2001.04 - Consent Procedures for Foregoing Life Sustaining Tx-(DNR Orders)
• 2001.02 - Staff Safety…Burning of Candles
• 2001.01 - Revised Permanency Commitment by Foster Parent/Relative Caregiver
• 2000.16 - Case Assignment & Placement of Sibs-Cook County
• 2000.14 - Close Confinement
• 2000.13 - Downstate POS Redesign-ILO Cases
• 2000.12 - Payment for School Transportation
• 2000.10 - Reimbursement of Private Agency COA Accreditation Costs
• 2000.09 - Caseworker Contact Involving Paramour Cases
• 2000.07 - Screen for Need for Home Services Program-DHS/ORS
• 2000.06 - Required Notifications to the Guardian Ad Litem
• 2000.04 - Adoption Attorney Payments and DCFS Cook County
• 2000.03 - Prohibition of Falsification of Records
• 2000.02 - Redacting Police Reports From CANTS Files
• 2000.01 - Certification of Child Support Order Compliance by Licensees
• 99 - 15 ADOPTION ATTORNEY PAYMENTS AND DCFS COOK COUNTY ADOPTION ATTORNEY PANEL
• 1999.14 - Emergency Assistance Program Referral Protocol
• 1999.09 - Adoption and Safe Families Act
• 1999.07 - Treatment Referrals for Victims of Sexual Abuse
• 1999.03 - Approval For Transfer of Cases Between POS Agencies
• 1999.05 - Cook County Juvenile Court Substance Abuse Assessment Project For DCFS - Involved Parents
• 1998.17 - Health and Education of DCFS Wards of Cook County Juvenile Court
• 1998.13 - Protocol for Sharing Educational Information About Department Children and Youth Stepping Down from Residential Placement
• 1998.07 - Contacts with DCFS Youth in Out-of-State Placements
• 1998.04 - Independent Utilization Reviews(UIR)
• 98-02 - Playground Surfacing at Daycare Centers
• 1998.01 - Permanency Initiative Phase II
• 1996.10 - Centralized System for Service Plan Filing in Cook County Juvenile Court
• 1996.07 - Court Attendance and Performance
• 1996.05 - Statewide Psychiatric Hospitalization
• 1996.04 - Placement Prohibitions
• 1993.06 - Timely Filing of Petitions To Terminate Parental Rights
• 1991.05 - Hiring Guidelines

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