CFSD Letters and Notices 2021
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2021 All County Information Notices (ACINs)
ACIN I-102-21 (December 31, 2021)
Guidance Regarding Covid-19 Vaccination Eligibility For Minor Foster Youth 5 Years Of Age And Older
ACIN I-100-21 (December 17, 2021)
Planning Allocation For The American Rescue Plan Act Of 2021 Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Supplemental Grant
ACIN I-97-21 (December 29, 2021)
Notice Of Action 403 (NA 403) Form Update
ACIN I-88-21 (October 29, 2021)
Notice Of $4M Chafee Emergency Covid Funding Available To Assist Counties With Supportive Services For Foster Youth To Independence (FYI) Vouchers
ACIN I-87-21 (October 26, 2021)
Hearing Notice And Caregiver Information Form (JV-290)
ACIN I-85-21 (October 14, 2021)
Phone Number For The Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program 24/7 Nurse Hotline
ACIN I-84-21 (October 12, 2021)
Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Requirements For Eligibility Of Federal Financial Participation (FFP) For The Foster Care Maintenance Payment In Qualified Residential Treatment Programs
ACIN I-70-21 (September 29, 2021)
Required Survey Of Completed Training By Probation Officers And Supervisors Working In Placement Units
ACIN I-66-21 (September 8, 2021)
Assembly Bill (AB) 2805: Court Findings Based On Competent Evidence For Reunification
ACIN I-59-21 (July 6, 2021)
Instructions For The Submission Of The Fiscal Year 2020-21 Office Of Child Abuse Prevention Annual Report
ACIN I-56-21 (June 16, 2021)
Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program And Postsecondary Education Financial Aid
ACIN I-51-21 (July 1, 2021)
Enactment Of Assembly Bill (AB) 2741 And AB 477: Child Advocacy Centers
ACIN I-48-21 May 26, 2021)
Changes To Notice Of Action (NOA) 1261A Overpayments Form
ACIN I-44-21 (May 27, 2021)
Clarification Of When And By Whom The Parent Child Suitability Summary Should Be Completed
ACIN I-43-21 (May 14, 2021)
California’s Child And Family Services Review (C-CFSR) County Self Assessment (CSA) Virtual Methods Allowance And Consideration
ACIN I-42-21 (May 14, 2021)
Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility For Minor Foster Youth 12 Years Of Age And Older
ACIN I-38-21 (May 11, 2021)
Re-Organization Of The Children And Family Services Division
ACIN I-37-21 (May 6, 2021)
Educational Resources For Caregivers And Foster Children And Youth During Continued Distance Learning And The Return To In‑Person Education During The COVID-19 Pandemic
ACIN I-36-21 (June 22, 2021)
Harm Reduction Series – Law Enforcement
ACIN I-34-21 (April 29, 2021)
Guidance Regarding COVID-19 Vaccination Eligibility For Minor Youth 16 And 17 Years Of Age In Foster Care
ACIN I-32-21 (April 23, 2021)
Recommended Practices Regarding Youth Who Have Experienced Commercial Sexual Exploitation and Their Usage Of Cell Phones
ACIN I-30-21 (April 15, 2021)
County Children’s Trust Fund (CCTF) Share Of Kids’ Plate Revenue
ACIN I-29-21 (April 15, 2021)
Implementation Of The Family Urgent Response System (FURS) County Mobile Response Teams For Current And Former Foster Children/Youth And Caregivers And Claiming For Medi-Cal Specialty Mental Health Services
ACIN I-28-21 (May 6, 2019)
Youth Who Exit Probate Non-Related Legal Guardianships And Access Medi-Cal Up To The Age Of 26
ACIN I-27-21 (May 14, 2021)
Translated Fact Sheet On Independent Adoption And Adoption Assistance Program (AAP)
ACIN I-22-21 (April 6, 2021)
Guidance For Coordinating A Virtual Children's Memorial Day Event
ACIN I-21-21 (March 30, 2021)
COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Guidelines For Staff Working In Children’s Residential Community Care Facilities, Resource Families, And Certified Family Homes As Part Of The Phase 1B Eligible Education And Child Care Sector
ACIN I-17-21 (May 11, 2021)
Introduction Of The Child Labor Trafficking Brief, Online Toolkit, And Mini-Desk Guide
ACIN I-08-21 (January 28, 2021)
Safety Organized Practice Toolkit Announcement
ACIN I-07-21 (January 21, 2021)
Fiscal Year (FY) 2020-21 Allocations Of The Community-¬Based Child Abuse Prevention (CBCAP) Program And Reporting Requirements
ACIN I-05-21 (February 2, 2021)
Educational Stability And Best Interest Determination
ACIN I-02-21 (January 12, 2021)
Funding Restrictions For Out-Of-State Residential Placements For Foster Youth
ACIN I-01-21 (January 20, 2021)
Safely Surrendered Baby Intake and Data Entry
2021 All County Letters (ACLs)
ACL 21-155 (December 22, 2021)
Family First Transition Act Transition Grant and Certainty Grant Reporting Requirements
ACL 21-153 (December 31, 2021)
Removal Of The Requirement For A Certificate Of A Communicable Tuberculosis For The Purposes Of An Independent Adoption
ACL 21-149 (January 6, 2022)
Required Documentation Of Sexual Orientation, Gende Identity And Expression (SOGIE) Information In The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACL 21-146 (November 22, 2021)
New Process For Child-Specific Certification Of Out-Of-State Residential Facilities
ACL 21-144 (November 24, 2021)
American Rescue Plan Act Of 2021 Community-Based Child Abuse Prevention Supplemental Grant Program Instructions And County Opt-In Process
ACL 21-143 (November 16, 2021)
Complex Care Funding Opportunity, Requirements And Guidelines, Part II Capacity Building
ACL 21-142 (December 4, 2021)
Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program Fiscal Year 2021-22 Allocation Methodology and Program Information
ACL 21-141E (February 1, 2022)
Approved Relative Caregiver (ARC) Program For Out-Of-State Children And Nonminor Dependents (NMD) Errata
ACL 21-141 (December 3, 2021)
Approved Relative Caregiver (ARC) Program For Out-Of-State Children And Nonminor Dependents (NMD)
ACL 21-139 (November 24, 2021)
Tracking Requirements For Otherwise Federally Eligible Children Whose Placement Do Not Meet The Eligibility Requirements For Federal Financial For The Foster Care Maintenance Payment Pursuant To Part Iv Of The Family First Prevention Services Act
ACL 21-136 (November 18, 2021)
Revision Of The Statewide Common Core Curriculum
ACL 21-135 (November 12, 2021)
Proper Use Of The New “Drug/Mental Health Issues Affecting This Client” Grid In The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS)
ACL 21-129 (October 22, 2021)
Mandatory Continuing Training Topic For Child Welfare Social Workers And Supervisors FY 21/22
ACL 21-123 (October 8, 2021)
New Expectant Parent Payment
ACL 21-120 (October 1, 2021)
Authorized Representatives In The Cash Assistance Program For Immigrants (CAPI)
ACL 21-119 (October 1, 2021)
Complex Care Funding Opportunity, Requirements And Guidelines
ACL 21-116 (September 30, 2021)
FFPSA Part IV Aftercare Requirements
ACL 21-115 (September 29, 2021)
Nursing Services For Children And Nonminor Dependents In Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs
ACL 21-114 (September 30, 2021)
Court Review And Case Plan Requirements For Placements In Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs Under California's Implementation Of The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Via Assembly Bill 153, Chapter 86, Statutes Of 2021
ACL 21-113 (September 30, 2021)
Assessments by A Qualified Individual (QI) For Placements in Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs (STRTPs) Under The Requirements of The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) And Assembly Bill (AB) 153 (Chapter 86, Statutes Of 2021)
ACL 21-108 (September 27, 2021)
Sharing Ratios For Foster Family Agencies, Intensive Services Foster Care, Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Programs, Community Treatment Facilities, And Transitional Housing Placement – Nonminor Dependent Programs For Fiscal Year 2021-22
ACL 21-105 (November 8, 2021)
Updates To CWS/CMS Functionality And New Documentation Requirements Regarding Child Participation During Child And Family Team (CFT) Meetings
ACL 21-103E (November 15, 2022)
Errata To All County Letter 21-103 Guidelines For Placing Children With A Parent Who Is In A Licensed Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, Using A Voluntary Placement Agreement
ACL 21-103 (September 13, 2021)
Guidelines For Placing Children With A Parent Who Is In A Licensed Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Facility, Using A Voluntary Placement Agreement
ACL 21-98 (October 8, 2021)
Investigating Requirements Of Child Maltreatment Related Fatalities When No Other Children Are Reported In The Home
ACL 21-97 (August 30, 2021)
Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) Rates
ACL 21-95 (August 16, 2021)
Updates To Supervised Independent Living (SIL) Settings, Placement Option Evaluations, And Transitional Housing Provider Payments
ACL 21-94 (September 28, 2021)
Implementation Of The Statewide Learning Management System: The California Child Welfare Training (CACWT) System
ACL 21-92 (August 19, 2021)
Extension Of The Suspended Education And Employment Requirements Within The Extended Foster Care (EFC) Program And Continued Assistance For Young Adults In EFC Upon Turning 21 Years Of Age On Or After January 27, 2020 Through December 31, 2021
ACL 21-90 (August 10, 2021)
Temporary Flexibilities For Participating In The Title IV-E Kinship Navigator Program During The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Period
ACL 21-88 (August 17, 2021)
Updated Information For Fiscal Year 2021-22 Regarding Extension Of Funding For Emergency Caregivers With Placement Of Children And/Or Nonminor Dependents Pending Resource Family Approval Or Tribally Approved Home
ACL 21-86 (August 20, 2021)
Extension of Rate Flexibilities to Support The Emergency Care And Placement Needs of Children And Nonminor Dependents Due To Covid-19 Impacts
ACL 21-83 (July 21, 2021)
2021 Financial Support For At-Risk Families During Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) California State Of Emergency
ACL 21-81 (July 28, 2021)
Termination of Temporary Policy Flexibilities Related to COVID-19 Impacts
ACL 21-80 (July 8, 2021)
Termination Of Temporary Policy Flexibilities Related To COVID-19 Impacts
ACL 21-77 (June 28, 2021)
Termination of Temporary Policy Flexibilities Related to COVID-19 Impacts
ACL 21-76 (June 26, 2021)
Aid To Families With Dependent Children-Foster Care (AFDC-FC) and Home-Based Family Care (HBFC) California Necessities Index (CNI) Increases And Other Rate Increases
ACL 21-74 (June 22, 2021)
Treatment Of Grant Payments Received By Foster Care Payment Recipients From The Golden State Grant Program
ACL 21-73 (June 22, 2021)
Federal Chafee Cash Payment for the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency for Eligible Current and Former Foster Youth At Least 18 And Not Yet 27 Years of Age
ACL 21-71 (June 26, 2021)
Online Mandated Reporting Program
ACL 21-69 (June 21, 2021)
New and Updated Foster Youth Personal Rights and Office of the Foster Care Ombudsperson Responsibilities
ACL 21-62 (June 16, 2021)
Dispositional Hearing After 18th Birthday for Extended Foster Care Eligibility
ACL 21-60(E) (July 12, 2021)
Extension of Rate Flexibilities to Support the Emergency Care and Placement Needs of Children and Nonminor Dependents Due to COVID-19 Impacts
ACL 21-60 (May 21, 2021)
Extension Of Rate Flexibilities To Support The Emergency Care And Placement Needs Of Children And Nonminor Dependents Due To COVID-19 Impacts
ACL 21-59E (August 22, 2022)
Errata To Release Of Psychotropic Medication Information For Children In Foster Care To The Medical Board Of California
ACL 21-59 (June 19, 2021)
Release Of Psychotropic Medication Information For Children In Foster Care To The Medical Board Of California (MBC)
ACL 21-54 (June 16, 2021)
Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) Rates Level Of Care (LOC) Protocol
ACL 21-53 (May 7, 2021)
Senate Bill (SB) 907: Child Abuse Or Neglect Investigations Involving Military Families
ACL 21-51 (April 29, 2021)
Temporary Requirements for Title IV-E Agencies to Provide Young Adults In Extended Foster Care Continued Assistance and The Suspension of The Age, Education, and Employment Requirements for The Extended Foster Care Program as A Result of The Supporting Foster Youth And Families Through The Pandemic Act
ACL 21-47 (April 19, 2021)
Family First Transition Act (FFTA) Transition Grant And Funding Certainty Grant For The Family First Prevention Act (FFPSA)
ACL 21-39 (April 6, 2021)
Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program Fiscal Year 2020-21 Allocation Methodology And Program Instructions
ACL 21-34 (March 19, 2021)
COVID-19 Vaccine Allocation Guidelines For Caseworkers As Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers – Emergency Services Sector
ACL 21-30 (March 18, 2021)
Independent Living Program (ILP) Annual Narrative Report For Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2020
ACL 21-27 (March 12, 2021)
Child Welfare Requirements For Child And Adolescent Needs And Strengths (CANS) Training, Certification, And Entry Of CANS Data Into The CARES-Live System
ACL 21-26 (March 4, 2021)
Revised COVID-19 Related Exceptions To In-Person Independent Adoption Program Requirements
ACL 21-20 (February 19, 2021)
Updated Guidance On The Provision Of Medical And Dental Services For Children And Youth In Foster Care Due To The COVID-19 Outbreak
ACL 21-19 (February 18, 2021)
Removal Of The Requirement For A Certification Of A Tuberculosis Test For The Purposes Of Adoption
ACL 21-18 (February 16, 2021)
Family And Sibling Visitation For Children Involved In The Child Welfare And Probation System During COVID-19
ACL 21-17E (April 7, 2021)
Level Of Care Rate Determination Protocol (LOCP) Implementation Updates For Foster Family Agencies (FFAS), Home-Based Family Care (HBFC) Placements And The Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) Rate
ACL 21-17 (February 19, 2021)
Level Of Care Rate Determination Protocol (LOCP) Implementation Updates For Foster Family Agencies (FFAS), Home-Based Family Care (HBFC) Placements And The Intensive Services Foster Care (ISFC) Rate
ACL 21-12 (May 6, 2021)
Documentation Of Diagnosed Conditions In The Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) For Adoption And Foster Care Analysis And Reporting System (AFCARS) Data Entry And Reporting Purposes
ACL 21-10 (December 14, 2021)
National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Survey: 21-Year-Old Follow-Up Population Of The Third Cohort
ACL 21-08 (January 15, 2021)
Updated COVID-19 Related Exceptions To In-Person Monthly Caseworker Visitation Requirements For Dependent Children, Nonminor Dependents, And Wards
ACL 21-07 (January 14, 2021)
Revised Guidance For The Resource Family Approval (RFA) Program And Emergency Placements Due To COVID-19 Impacts
2021 County Fiscal Letters (CFLs)
County Letter (December 21, 2021)
Emergency Child Care Bridge Program For Foster Children (Bridge Program) Child Care Provider Data Collection
County Letter (June 2, 2021)
Implementation Of Senate Bill (SB) 85: One-Time Stipends For Child Care Providers Serving Families Receiving An Emergency Child Care Bridge Program For Foster Children (Bridge Program) Subsidy
County Letter (April 20, 2021)
Reimbursement Of TrustLine Registration Services For License-Exempt Child Care Providers Serving Children In The Emergency Child Care Bridge Program For Foster Children (Bridge Program)
CFL 21/22-83 (March 10, 2022)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program General Fund Final Allocation
CFL 21/22-76 (March 30, 2022)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Child Welfare Services/Case Management System Data Clean-Up Allocation
CFL 21/22-59 (December 20, 2021)
Updated Adoption Assistance Program (AAP) Methodology For Reporting De-Link Savings Reinvestment In Fiscal Year 2019-20, FY 2020-21 And Prior Fiscal Years
CFL 21/22-57 (December 30, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Family First Prevention Services Act Part IV Aftercare General Fund Allocation
CFL 21/22-56 (December 31, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Families First Prevention Services Act Part IV Qualified Individual General Fund Allocation
CFL 21/22-25 (October 20, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Allocation For The Promoting Safe And Stable Families Program
CFL 21/22-54 (December 17, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Complex Care Capacity Building General Fund Allocation
CFL 21/22-53 (December 17, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Active Supportive Intervention Services For Transition Program General Fund Allocation
CFL 21/22-47 (December 2, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Child Welfare Services-California Automated Response And Engagement System Project County Constituent Participation Planning Allocation
CFL 21/22-45 (November 30, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Final Allocation And FY 2020-21 Planning Re-appropriation For The Emergency Child Care Bridge Program For Foster Children
CFL 21/22-44 (December 14, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Interagency Child Abuse And Neglect Block Grant Program Planning Allocation
CFL 21/22-43 (December 2, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Community Care Licensing Allocation For Foster Family Homes
CFL 21/22-40 (December 14, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Independent Living Program Federal Grant Allocation
CFL 21/22-36 (November 24, 2021)
Families First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) Part IV Wraparound Aftercare Services Claiming Instructions
CFL 21/22-35 (October 29, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Complex Care General Fund Allocation
CFL 21/22-34 (November 17, 2021)
Changes To The County Assistance (CA) 800 Claim And Claiming Instructions For Otherwise Federally-Eligible Youth Whose Placement Does Not Meet The Eligibility Requirements For Federal Financial Participation (FFP) For The Foster Care Maintenance Payment Pursuant To Part Iv Of The Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA)
CFL 21/22-33 (October 29, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Child Welfare Services General Fund Augmentation
CFL 21/22-28 (November 3, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Family Urgent Response System General Fund Allocation
CFL 21/22-27E (November 23, 2021)
Erratum To The County Welfare Department (CWD) County Expense Claim (CEC) Time Study And Claiming Instructions For The December 2021 Quarter
CFL 21/22-27 (October 6, 2021)
County Welfare Department (CWD) County Expense Claim (CEC) Time Study And Claiming Instructions For The December 2021 Quarter
CFL 21/22-24 (November 22, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Allocation For The Promoting Safe And Stable Families Caseworker Visits Federal Grant Allocation
CFL 21/22-23 (October 20, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Child Welfare Services Case Record Reviews Allocation
CFL 21/22-22 (September 30, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 California Work Opportunity And Responsibility To Kids Home Visiting Program Allocation
CFL 21/22-21 (September 30, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 Commercially Sexually Exploited Children Program General Fund Planning Allocation
CFL 21/22-10 (August 6, 2021)
Fiscal Year 2021-22 State Kinship Guardianship Assistance Payment Program Administration Planning General Fund Allocation
CFL 21/22-06 (July 27, 2021)
Claiming Instructions for Transitional Housing Placement Supplement (THP-NMD) for Nonminor Dependents