1. (a) If a request for removal is made by the foster parent, the Family Service Worker will:

   1. (1)

      1. (A) Remove the child immediately without holding a staffing if the request for removal from the foster parent meets the definition for “imminent harm.”
      2. (B) Imminent harm is defined as an emergency that places the child or a family member at risk of harm;

   2. (2) Prepare for a staffing to be held within forty-eight (48) hours of notification of a request for removal from the foster parent and immediately notify the Office of Chief Counsel attorney, attorney ad litem, CASA, and the child in foster care (if age appropriate) of the staffing:

      1. (A) Date;
      2. (B) Time; and
      3. (C) Location;
   3. (3) If appropriate, request by phone, fax, or email that a licensed mental health professional or private mental health provider attend, or otherwise participate, in the staffing;

   4. (4)

      1. (A) Hold a staffing within forty-eight (48) hours of notification of a request for removal from the foster parent.
      2. (B) If the request is made on the weekend or a holiday, the staffing must be held by the close of business of the next working day;
   5. (5) Make an appropriate alternative placement within five (5) business days from the date of the staffing, if the placement cannot be stabilized; and
   6. (6) See 9 CAR §§ 40-822 and 40-823, as applicable, for information regarding providing written notices of placement changes to appropriate parties.
2. (b) The Family Service Worker Supervisor will conference with FSW as necessary regarding change in placement.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "08/2013"