(a) The agency shall keep a confidential case record for each child that includes the following:
- (1) Demographic information;
- (2) Plan of safe care, if applicable;
- (3) A complete intake;
- (4) Consents, including consent for medical care, and authority to place the child;
- (5) Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, Arkansas Code § 9-29-201 et seq., information, if applicable;
- (6) Treatment plans and treatment plan reviews;
- (7) Copies of legal documents, for example, birth certificates, Social Security cards, or court orders, or documentation of its attempts to obtain the documents;
- (8) Physical exams and immunization records, or documentation of its attempts to obtain the documents;
- (9) Psychological reports, if applicable;
- (10) Psychosexual evaluation;
- (11) Educational reports, if applicable;
- (12) Disciplinary and incident reports, if applicable;
- (13) Records of visitation and family contacts, if applicable;
- (14) Documentation of casework services and child contact, current to within one (1) month of occurrence; and
- (15) Discharge statement.
- (b) Records for each child shall be kept for five (5) years from the date of discharge, unless otherwise specified by Arkansas law.
(c)
- (1) The agency shall have a written plan providing for appropriate supervision of children during activities away from the foster home.
(2) A copy of the plan shall be:
- (A) Provided to the direct caregiver or caregivers; and
- (B) Placed in the child’s record.