1. (a) The Family Service Worker will:

   1. (1) Notify the FSW supervisor immediately of the emergency placement change;

   2. (2)

      1. (A) Notify the child’s birth parent or parents, Office of Chief Counsel attorney, and attorney ad litem by phone or in person within twenty-four (24) hours of the emergency placement change.
      2. (B) If the whereabouts of the parent are unknown, reasonable diligence to locate the parents must be made and documented;
   3. (3) Provide the attorney ad litem with the name, address, and telephone number of the new foster home or placement provider within twenty-four (24) hours of the emergency placement change;
   4. (4) Provide written notice to the child’s birth parent or parents within seventy-two (72) hours of the emergency placement change via the completed CFS-300: Parent Notification of Change in Placement;
   5. (5) Provide written notice within seventy-two (72) hours of the emergency placement change to the attorney ad litem via the completed CFS-300-A: Attorney Ad Litem/CASA, and Child Notification of Change in Placement;
   6. (6) Place a copy of the completed CFS-300-A: Attorney Ad Litem/CASA Notification of Change in Placement in the child’s record;

   7. (7)

      1. (A) Update child placement information in CHRIS.
      2. (B) Updating the placement information will open a response window to notify the Eligibility Unit of the placement change; and
   8. (8) Document submission of the CFS-300: Parent Notification of Change in Placement and CFS-300-A: Attorney Ad Litem/CASA Notification of Change in Placement in the CHRIS document tracking screen.
2. (b) The Family Service Worker Supervisor will conference with the 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"