Agency-wide COVID-19 emergency rule expired February 12, 2021 Child care information Child support information Child welfare information Case Practice: Adoption Training Requirements (issued 10/2/2020) Letter to Prospective Adoptive Parents Regarding Training Requirements Case Practice: Education Guidance (issued 8/31/2020) Case Practice: FAQ (issued 6/4/2020 - replacing DCF Order 15 and 24) Case Practice: Face-to-Face Caseworker Contacts (issued 6/3/2020) Case Practice: Youth Aging Out of Care (issued 5/7/2020) Case Practice: Guidance on Use of Electronic Signatures (issued 4/13/2020 - DCF Order #25) Case Practice: Guidance for Virtual Engagement, CPS (updated 6/18/2020) Case Practice: Guidance for Virtual Engagement, YJ (updated 6/18/2020) Case Practice: Placement and Licensing Guidance (updated 2/12/2021 - DCF Order #13) Case Practice: ICPC Guidance (issued 4/13/2020 - DCF Order #27) Case Practice: Supporting Family Interaction (updated 5/19/2020 to reflect Legislature v. Palm) Case Practice: Tips for Talking with Families Case Practice: Supporting Foster Youth and Families Through the Pandemic Act (issued 4/27/2021) Case Practice: Extension of County Child Welfare Agency Options to Support Foster Youth Impacted by the COVID-19 Health Crisis (issued 9/20/2021) Congregate Care: Approach to Family Interaction and Visitors (updated 6/15/2021) Congregate Care: Outbreak Response (updated 6/15/2021) Congregate Care: Pandemic Preparedness (issued 3/16/2020) Congregate Care: Health Check Exposure Sample (issued 5/29/2020) Congregate Care: DMCPS Guidance for Facilities Required to Isolate (updated 6/2/2020 - DCF Order #23) Congregate Care: Expiration of EmR2009 (issued January 19, 2021) Congregate Care: Frequently Asked Questions (updated 2/12/2021 - DCF Order #5) Letter to Foster Parents #1 (updated 2/12/2021 - DCF Order #8) Letter to Foster Parents #2 (issued 5/26/2020) Low or no cost technology options (issued 4/29/2020) Letter to Kinship Care Relatives #1 (updated 2/12/2021 - DCF Order #18) Letter to Kinship Care Relatives #2 (issued 5/26/2020) Parent tip sheet: Children in Out-of-Home Care (issued 7/21/2020) Parent tip sheet: Children in Congregate Care (issued 7/21/2020) Review timelines of initial determinations of substantiated maltreatment (no longer applicable) Contracting provisions for child welfare functions Federal guidance on background checks and caseworker visits - Stafford Act flexibility (issued 4/15/2020) - see also DCF requirements on fingerprint background checks below Congregate Care: Child Welfare Licensing Memo Series 2020-28-lic (issued September 8, 2020) Foster Care: DSP Numbered Memo Series 2021-04 (issued January 19, 2021) Videoconferencing order for court proceedings (issued 4/15/2020 by the Office of the State Courts) Extension of original videoconferencing order (issued 5/22/2020 by the Office of the State Courts) Fingerprint background check flexibility memo - no longer applicable Viewing COVID-19-related extraordinary payments (issued 4/21/2020) Employment programs W-2 Agency Locator Information Refugee services Shared custody COVID-19 and Shared Custody: Public Health Considerations for Parents Youth Services Brighter Futures Initiative guidance (issued 3/20/2020 - DCF Order #9)
