Section 400.12504. Eligibility requirements.

(1) An agency shall document the rationale for selection of independent living as the most appropriate placement for the youth.

(2)    All of the following shall be in the case record before a youth is placed in independent living:

(a)    How the youth meets the eligibility requirements for the specific program the youth is being placed into.

(b)   The basis for concluding that a youth exhibits self-care potential.

(c)   That the youth’s social service worker has personally observed and determined that the living situation is safe and that the youth has a bed and has access to cooking and bathing facilities.

(d)    The  availability  of  specific  and  relevant  resources  that   provide  for  suitable social, physical, educational, vocational, and emotional needs of a youth.

(e)   An evaluation of a youth's need for supervision and a plan for providing the level of supervision determined necessary.

(f)    Proof that financial support to meet the youth’s housing, clothing, food, and miscellaneous expenses is available.

History: 1998-2000 AACS; 2014 AACS.