Form CWS-KIDS-8 (new form number 04KI005E), Placement Plan, is completed for the initial and all subsequent changes of placement, except own home and shelter, of a child in the custody of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OKDHS).  Form CWS-KIDS-8 (new form number 04KI005E):

• (1) is completed within 30 days of removal of a child and updated when changes occur.  Changes are submitted to the court at review and dispositional hearings;
• (2) is filed with the court in conjunction with Form CWS-KIDS-10 (new form number 04KI008E), Treatment Plan, or Form CWS-KIDS-24 (new form number 04KI012E), Individualized Service Plan;
• (3) includes information that assists the judge in determining whether:
  • (A) continuation of the child in the home is contrary to the health, safety, or welfare of the child;
  • (B) reasonable efforts were made to prevent removal;
  • (C) an emergency existed that required the removal of the child; or
  • (D) independent living services are appropriate, if applicable, per OAC 340:75-6-40.4; and   • 1
• (4) includes, in part, the:
  • (A) reason for removal;
  • (B) reason placement outside the home was necessary and return to the home not appropriate;
  • (C) services offered to the family to prevent removal, if applicable,  • 2  or if services were not provided or appropriate, the emergency that existed that required removal of the child;
  • (D) description of the safe and proper placement setting and the safety and appropriateness of the placement to meet the child's special needs;
  • (E) determination of the least restrictive placement, consistent with the best interests and special needs of the child, including efforts to place with relatives or kin;
  • (F) independent living services, if appropriate;
  • (G) determination whether the placement is in close proximity to the child's family; and
  • (H) services provided to the child and the placement provider to ensure safe and proper care and meet the needs of the child.   • 3