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1988.02 - Adverse Pregnancy Outcome Reporting System
1991.05 - Hiring Guidelines
1993.06 - Timely Filing of Petitions To Terminate Parental Rights
1994.04 - Health Screening Requirements for Children Entering Substitute Care
1994.06 - Initial Health Screening
1996.04 - Placement Prohibitions
1996.05 - Statewide Psychiatric Hospitalization
1996.07 - Court Attendance and Performance
1996.09 - Diligent Search Letters
1996.10 - Centralized System for Service Plan Filing in Cook County Juvenile Court
1998.01 - Permanency Initiative Phase II
1998.03 - Approval of Residential Placements
1998.04 - Independent Utilization Reviews(UIR)
1998.07 - Contacts with DCFS Youth in Out-of-State Placements
1998.09 - Relative Placement Agreement Revisions
1998.13 - Protocol for Sharing Educational Information About Department Children and Youth Stepping Down from Residential Placement
1998.14 - Providing Services to Hearing Impaired Persons
1998.17 - Health and Education of DCFS Wards of Cook County Juvenile Court
1999.01 - Coordination of Service Planning with DHS
1999.02 - Second Opinion in Failure to Thrive Cases
1999.03 - Approval For Transfer of Cases Between POS Agencies
1999.07 - Treatment Referrals for Victims of Sexual Abuse
1999.09 - Adoption and Safe Families Act
1999.14 - Emergency Assistance Program Referral Protocol
2000.01 - Certification of Child Support Order Compliance by Licensees
2000.02 - Redacting Police Reports From CANTS Files
2000.03 - Prohibition of Falsification of Records
2000.04 - Adoption Attorney Payments and DCFS Cook County
2000.06 - Required Notifications to the Guardian Ad Litem
2000.07 - Screen for Need for Home Services Program-DHS/ORS
2000.08 - Medicaid Eligibility Extensions
2000.09 - Caseworker Contact Involving Paramour Cases
2000.10 - Reimbursement of Private Agency COA Accreditation Costs
2000.12 - Payment for School Transportation
2000.13 - Downstate POS Redesign-ILO Cases
2000.14 - Close Confinement
2000.16 - Case Assignment & Placement of Sibs-Cook County
2001.01 - Revised Permanency Commitment by Foster Parent/Relative Caregiver
2001.02 - Staff Safety…Burning of Candles
2001.04 - Consent Procedures for Foregoing Life Sustaining Tx-(DNR Orders)
2001.05 - Adoption Recruitment and Placement Between Agencies
2001.07 - Foster Home Licensing Violations & Enforcement History Review
2001.08 - Reassessment of Licensed Foster Homes Following Indicated CA/N Finding
2001.09 - Changes to Client Registration (CR-03) Screen
2001.12 - Day Camps
2001.14 - Adoption Incentive Payments
2001.15 - Substance Affected Infants
2001.16 - Home of Relative Licensing and Permanency Initiative
2001.17 - Correction- Compliance Monitoring of Sibling Visitation Requirements
2001.19 - State of Illinois Child Health Insurance Program,Kidcare
2002.01 - Asthma Protocol
2002.02 - Amending Adoption & Guardianship Assistance Agreements
2002.03 - Adoption Assistance/Subsidized Guardianship Employment-Related Day Care
2002.06 - Request for HIV Test Screening
2002.08 - Type Service Code 0118-Case Management Only Services
2002.09 - Revised ILO &TLP Approval Procedures
2002.10 - Reimbursement for Business Use of Personal Phones
2002.11 - License Exempt Day Care Programs
2002.12 - Federal Title IV-E Requirements Six Month Trial Home Visists and Permanency Hearings
2002.16 - SSI Special Needs Allowance
2003.01 - Clinical Review Notice of Placement Change-Cook County Only
2003.02 - Assessment and Treatment of LGBT&Qyouths
2003.04 - Comprehensive Medicaid Billing System (CMBS)/Medicaid Billing System (MBS)
2003.05 - Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
2003.06 - Specialized Foster Care
2003.07 - Matching Children in Residential Facilities with Specialized Foster Care Providers
2003.09 - Local Law Enforcement Interventions with Wards in Residential Care
2003.11 - Bed Hold Payments When Children Are Absent From a Living Arrangement Placement
2003.12 - Type Service Code 0118 Case Management Only Services
2004.02 - Mexican Consulate Notification of Minors in Department Custody
2004.03 - Referrals and Screening for Psychiatric Hospitalization
2005.01 - Final Findings in Child Abuse and Neglect Investigations
2005.02 - Notifying the Cook County Office of Legal Services of Certain Critical Decisions
2005.03 - ACR Feedback Response Protocol
2005.04 - Revised Home Safety Checklists
2005.05 - Matching For Adoption & Permanency Unit (MAP)
2005.06 - Procedures for CA/N Investigations Involving Child Care Workers
2006.01 - The DCFS Help Unit-Cook County Juvenile Court
2006.02 - Creating and Opening Cases in SACWIS
2006.03 - Behavioral Health Services
2006.04 - Child and Youth Investment Teams(CAYIT)
2006.06 - Downstate Vision Care Program
2007.01 - Caseworker Visits to Children Placed Out of State
2007.02 - Access To Information In Children's Case Records
2007.03 - Changes in Bed Hold Policy
2007.04 - Sharing Appropriate Information with the Caregiver
2007.05 - Timely Completion of Interstate Home Studies
2007.06 - Family Reunification Support Special Service Fee
2007.07 - Changes In Adoption Assistance Eligibility Requirements
2007.08 - Changes in the Subsidized Guardianship Program
2007.09 - Child Welfare Agency's Responsibility to Adoptive Parents
2007.10 - Permanency Hearings and Goals
2007.12 - Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006
2007.13 - Specialized Care in Foster Family Homes
2007.14 - Changes in the Foster Parent Code
2007.15 - Periodic Review of Licensing Standards
2007.16 - Department Compliance with Federal Regulations
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