1. (a) Residential treatment programs shall assist children to improve their developmentally appropriate independent living skills and prepare for adulthood, by complying with the adult living preparation requirements and completing the DCYF adult living preparation documents as described below.
2. (b) Residential treatment programs shall identify and meet the adult living needs of children who are age 14 or older, and if clinically appropriate, coordinate activities which may be included in support of independent living such as employment, volunteering, and driver’s education.
3. (c) Information obtained through the adult living preparation shall be included in the treatment plan, daily logs, monthly progress reports, and discharge summary, as appropriate.
4. (d) Residential treatment programs providing short-term residential treatment or short-term assessment treatment programming pursuant to He-C 6350.24, shall not be required to complete the adult living preparation requirements due to the brevity of stay.

5. (e) The process of completing adult living preparation shall be done in collaboration with the child, and shall include the following:

   1. (1) Within 30 days of admission, staff shall assist children age 14 and 15, and children with a documented developmental or intellectual delay or disability, in completing Form 1691 “Needs Assessment for Adult Living: 14-15 Years Old and All Youth with Intellectual and Delays” (January 2026);
   2. (2) Within 30 days of admission or within 30 days of their 16th birthday staff shall assist children in the completion of Form 1690 “Needs Assessment for Adult Living: 16+ Years Old” (January 2026);
   3. (3) The needs assessment in (1) and (2) above shall be updated annually, and more frequently as necessary, to reflect any updated information in the child’s DCYF case plan;
   4. (4) Completed Forms 1690 and 1691 shall be dated and signed by the child, the person assisting the child in completing the form, the child’s CPSW or JPPO, and any other individual involved in completing the form;
   5. (5) Within 30 days of admission, and every 6 months thereafter, staff shall assist children age 14 years or older with completing the “Casey Life Skills Assessment” (October 2021) or the most recent version available at https://www.casey.org/casey-life-skills/ or provided by DCYF ;
   6. (6) Within 60 days of admission, staff shall assist the child with completing the “Choices360 Career Planning Interest Profiler” available at choices360.com using the access code provided by DCYF. Program staff shall ensure neither staff nor the child enters any personally identifiable information about the child on the website;
   7. (7) Within 60 days of admission, staff shall assist the child with completing Form 1695 “Adult Living Preparation Plan,” (January 2026), which shall incorporate the results of the assessments in (5) and (6) above, and any follow-up tasks to be completed by the child, member of the treatment team, or another identified support person. The completed form shall be signed and dated by the child, the person assisting the child in completing the form, the child’s CPSW or JPPO, and any other individual involved in completing the form. The form shall be reviewed and updated at least annually with more frequent updates as needed;
   8. (8) Thirty days prior to the child’s 18th birthday, or 30 days prior to the child’s planned discharge if the child will not discharge upon the child’s 18th birthday, staff shall assist the child with completing Form 1984 “Post Care Plan” (January 2026). The completed form shall be signed and dated by the child and the child’s CPSW or JPPO, the person assisting in completion of the form with the child, and any other individual involved in completing the form; and
   9. (9) If the documents outlined in (1)-(8) above have been completed at a previous out-of-home placement within the previous 6 months, the previous documents, if available, shall be provided by DCYF or the CME and then reviewed and amended by the program as appropriate based on any changes in circumstances.
6. (f) Staff shall complete and submit Form 1969 “Monthly National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD) Checklist,” (January 2026), each month pursuant to He-C 6350.14(f)(3) to DCYF.
7. (g) The residential treatment program shall provide children with weekly skills training using the DCYF adult living preparation curriculum.
8. (h) If an out-of-state program has an adult living preparation curriculum, training program, or forms which are used by the state in which it operates, the program may submit the documents to DCYF for review. If DCYF determines the documents meet the requirements of this part, then the documents may be used in lieu of (e) and (g) above.

9. (i) To assist children in their transition out of placement, staff shall prepare a post-care packet for each child 30 days prior to the child’s 18th birthday or 30 days prior to the child’s planned discharge to independent living, or home setting, if the child will not discharge upon the child’s 18th birthday, which includes:

   1. (1) Form 1984 “Post-Care Plan” (January 2026) as referenced in (e)(8) above;
   2. (2) Resources pertaining to post-secondary education and adult education programs or vocational programs in the community to which the child will be returning;
   3. (3) Copies of school transcripts and individual educational plan, if the child’s education was provided by the residential treatment program; and
   4. (4) Career assessment results, completed by the residential treatment program pursuant to (e)(6), above.

10. (j) The staff shall prepare a transition packet for each child prior to the child leaving placement to be utilized by the child, including:

    1. (1) The names and telephone numbers of people identified as supports for the child in aftercare, including:

       1. a. The CPSW, JPPO, or CME;
       2. b. The residential treatment program counselors and foster parents;
       3. c. The counselors and mental health therapist;
       4. d. Adult advocates, teachers, or coaches; or
       5. e. Other individuals who will assist the child such as primary caring adult, identified connections, or kin;
    2. (2) The date of the child’s last medical physical or visit to the doctor and any upcoming appointments;
    3. (3) The child’s medical history, immunizations updates, and family medical history, if available;
    4. (4) A list of medications currently prescribed for the child; and
    5. (5) The identification of any specific long-term medical conditions and any health concerns pertaining to the child.
11. (k) Independent living documentation and preparation and skills training shall be provided as appropriate for children in an episode of treatment through BCBH.

Source. #6617, eff 10-25-97; ss by #8453, INTERIM, eff 10-25-05, EXPIRED: 4-23-06 New. #8693, eff 7-27-06; ss by #10759, eff 1-17-15 (from He-C 6350.28); ss by #14178, INTERIM, eff 1-18-25; ss by #14490, eff 1-22-26, EXPIRES: 1-22-36 (formerly He-C 6350.26)