Given that Ga Regs state:
(b) "Child caring institution" means any institution, society, agency, or facility, whether incorporated or not, which either primarily or incidentally provides full-time care for children under 17 years of age outside of their own homes, subject to such exceptions as may be provided in rules and regulations of the Board of Human Resources. For purposes of these rules, a child caring institution means any institution, society, agency, or facility that provides such care to six or more children.*
Exemption:
2. Any bona fide boarding school whose primary purpose of admission is education,
provided that such facility in order to claim exemption shall operate under a published
academic educational curriculum which meets the requirements of the State Department
of Education, shall have classroom facilities which are not used for residential living,
shall not have been granted nor have assumed legal custody of children attending the
facility, and shall not provide service planning and casework services as described in
these rules.*
290-1-6-.08 Exemptions.
In an administrative or legal proceeding under this Chapter, a person claiming an
exemption or an exception granted by law, rule, regulation, or formal order has the
burden of proving this exemption or exception.
Authority O.C.G.A. Sec. 31-2-6. History. Original Rule entitled "Exemptions" adopted. F. Jul. 27, 1993; eff. Aug. 16, 1993.
THE QUESTION IS, HOW DID HLA PROVE TO THE STATE THAT THEIR PRIMARY PURPOSE IS EDUCATION?
(b) A service plan shall be developed by the child's Human Services Professional in
concert with the child's primary Child Care Worker, meaning the worker who has
responsibility for supervision of the child in the living unit where the child resides. The
plan shall contain the following data:
1. The results of the assessment and identified needs;
2. Statements of time-limited goals and objectives for the child and family and methods
of achieving them and evaluating them;
3. Statements of activities to be followed by the child and staff members in pursuit of the
stated goals and objectives;
4. Statements of any special care and services that will be arranged for or provided
directly;
5. Statements of goals and preliminary plans for discharge;
6. Statements about the types of discipline that should be employed when necessary; and
7. Statements about any restrictions of communications or visitations with any persons;
such statements shall clearly show that the health, safety, and welfare of the child would
be adversely affected by such communications or visits.
(c) The child, and the parent(s) or guardian(s), or child placing agency representative shall
be involved in the development of the service plan, and its periodic updates as described
below.
(d) The service plan shall be updated by the Human Services Professional at a minimum
of every six months and pertinent progress notes and data shall be incorporated in the
plan to measure attainment of stated goals and objectives. The child's primary Child Care
Worker shall participate in the updating.
290-2-5-.12 Child Care Services.
(1) Casework Services. All children in care and families of children in care shall receive
case work services as provided in their service plan from their assigned Human Services
Professional or other appropriate professionals who shall meet with and counsel with the
children. The results of such counseling shall be recorded in the children's case records.
The purpose of such services are to identify and monitor the children's and families'
progress relative to the needs, goals and objectives identified in child care assessments
and service plans and to discuss any problems being encountered by or with the children
in care.
NO SERVICE PLAN OR CASEWORK SERVICES?
HOW IS THE PROGRESS, OR LACK OF PROGRESS OF RESIDENTS MEASURED?
ONE-SIZE-FITS-ALL?
HOW CAN YOU ADVERTISE TO TREAT MULTIPLE PSYCH DXs AND NOT PROVIDE A SERVICE PLAN/CASEWORK SERVICES?
$7000/MONTH IS QUIET HEFTY FOR GLORIFIED BABY-SITTING.
