When children in tribal custody require therapeutic foster care (TFC), per Part 1 of OAC 340:75-8, the:
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(1) tribal Child Welfare (CW) worker:
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(A) completes Form 04KI010E, Placement Worksheet, and contacts APS Healthcare for a telephonic review of the case and a determination as to whether the child may meet medical necessity criteria for TFC; and
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(B) faxes Form 04KI010E to the CW tribal liaison if APS Healthcare indicates that the child may meet medical necessity criteria for TFC. The CW tribal liaison enters information from Form 04KI010E in the child's CW case via KIDS to generate a referral to the area resource coordinator (ARC). APS Healthcare faxes the OKDHS ARC worker a notice that further evaluation for TFC is deemed necessary;
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(2) ARC contacts TFC agencies within the ARC's respective area to seek placement for the child;
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(3) TFC agency contacts the tribal CW worker with available TFC placements;
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(4) tribal CW worker accepts the appropriate placement and notifies the CW tribal liaison of such; and
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(5) CW tribal liaison enters the TFC placement in the child's KIDS case and notifies the ARC of the child's placement.