Agency-wide COVID-19 emergency rule Child care information Child support information Child welfare information Frequently asked questions for congregate care facilities (updated 4/24/2020 - DCF Order #5) Case Practice: Supporting Family Interaction (updated 5/19/2020 to reflect Legislature v. Palm) Case Practice: Tips for Talking with Families Guidance on Child, Family and Facility Contact (updated 5/3/2020) Congregate Care: Pandemic Preparedness (issued 3/16/2020) Letter to Foster Parents #1 (updated 5/26/2020 - DCF Order #8) Letter to Foster Parents #2 (issued 5/26/2020) Placement and Licensing guidance (updated 5/3/2020 - DCF Order #13) Additional frequently asked questions for child welfare workers (updated 4/24/2020 - DCF Order #15) Letter to Kinship Care Relatives #1 (updated 5/27/2020 - DCF Order #18) Letter to Kinship Care Relatives #2 (issued 5/26/2020) Interim guidance for Congregate Care (updated 3/27/2020 - DCF Order #17) Health check and exposure assessment (updated 5/12/2020) Review timelines of initial determinations of substantiated maltreatment (no longer applicable) DMCPS guidance for facilities required to isolate (issued 4/3/2020 - DCF Order #23) Updated guidance for child welfare workers (issued 4/7/2020 - DCF Order #24) Case Practice: Guidance on Use of Electronic Signatures (issued 4/13/2020 - DCF Order #25) Contracting provisions for child welfare functions Case Practice: ICPC Guidance (issued 4/13/2020 - DCF Order #27) Federal guidance on background checks and caseworker visits - Stafford Act flexibility (issued 4/15/2020) 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 (issued 4/20/2020 - DCF Order #30) Viewing COVID-19-related extraordinary payments (issued 4/21/2020) Case Practice: Youth Aging Out of Care (issued 5/7/2020) Employment programs W-2 Agency Locator Information Refugee services Shared custody COVID-19 and Shared Custody: Public Health Considerations for Parents Virtual Contact Guidance Balance of State considerations for Initial Assessment (issued 4/29/2020) Guidance for DMCPS face-to-face contact for IA (issued 4/15/2020 - DCF Order #28) Practice guidance for virtual engagement (issued 4/29/2020) Practice guidance for youth justice virtual engagement (issued 4/29/2020) Virtual contact flow chart (issued 4/29/2020) Low or no cost technology options (issued 4/29/2020) Youth Services Brighter Futures Initiative guidance (issued 3/20/2020 - DCF Order #9)
