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620.270 Scope of review of local citizen foster care review board.
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Subject to the provisions of KRS 620.230, the local citizen foster care review
board shall review the case of each child placed in the custody of the cabinet
by an order of temporary custody or commitment by the court in the county or
counties which the local board serves. The review shall occur at least once
every six (6) months until the child is no longer in the custody of the cabinet or
until an adoption proceeding becomes final.
During each six (6) month review, the local citizen foster care review board
shall review:
(a) The past, current, and future status of the child and his placement as
shown through the case permanency plan, case record, case progress
reports submitted by the cabinet, and other information as the board may
require;
(b) The efforts or adjustment the parent has made in his circumstances,
conduct, or conditions to make it in the child's best interest to return him
to his home within a reasonable period of time considering the age of the
child;
(c) The efforts of the cabinet to locate and provide services to the biological
parents of the child;
(d) The efforts of the cabinet and other agencies to facilitate the return of the
child to the home or to find an alternative permanent placement if reunion
with the parent or previous custodian is not feasible. The cabinet shall
report to the board all factors which either favor or mitigate against any
decision or alternative with regard to these matters; and
(e) Any problems, solutions, or alternatives which may be capable of
exploration, or other matters with regard to the child as the cabinet or the
board determine to be explored with regard to the best interests of the
state or of the child.
Upon completion of a training curriculum developed and provided jointly by the
Administrative Office of the Courts and by the Department for Community
Based Services and approved by the state review board in regard to child
sexual abuse, the local citizen foster care review board may review, at the
discretion of the board, a sample of all petitions filed in the District Court of the
county served by the board alleging sexual abuse of any child, not to exceed
two hundred (200) petitions per year statewide, in order to determine the
adequacy of the investigation, and the appropriateness of findings,
adjudication, and disposition of the court. The board shall have access to all
records of the cabinet, medical professionals, and law enforcement agencies
pertaining to these cases. The board shall provide the cabinet and the court a
full report of the findings and recommendations concerning the review.
Effective:July 14, 2000
History: Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 59, effective July 14, 2000. -Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 278, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 301, sec. 11, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1992 Ky.
Acts ch. 412, sec. 3, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1988 Ky. Acts ch. 350,
sec. 61, effective April 10, 1988. -- Created 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 423, sec. 88,
effective July 1, 1987.
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