Regional Services RFP Services/Documentation

Services/Documentation

Step-Parent Adoption/Custody Studies -
Is it our understanding that DCS, rather than families, will pay for these?

All services in the Service Standards can be accessed through State Child Welfare dollars.

To what degree is documentation to be submitted to validate and/or confirm the services being provided?

• What form should this documentation be submitted in? 
• How does the documentation being submitted connect to the billing process for the contract?

Written information required for the County of service is listed in the “Case Record Documentation” section of each Service Standard. For billing purposes, backup documentation submitted with claim forms should be the Coordinator’s approved document for the Region of service. This documentation must include the date(s) and time(s) of all billable services being submitted for reimbursement.

Adoption – Child Preparation

            Billable Units

Is the client family the biological family of the child who is in need of adoption or the family who desires to adopt an identified child?

The family (or family members) identified on the Service Referral.

Step-Parent Adoption Studies and Custody Studies

Rates

Is there a maximum unit expectation or service hour cap for the provision of this assessment?

No.