- (a) For any child placed through DCYF or in a court-ordered residential treatment pursuant to RSA 169-B, RSA 169-C, or RSA 169-D, the residential treatment program shall accommodate monthly child-specific visits between the child and DCYF representatives, including case workers, CPSWs, JPPOs, and supervisors.
- (b) The residential treatment program shall provide a safe and private space, as determined by the DCYF representatives and the child, for the DCYF representatives to meet with the child during each monthly in-person DCYF visit.
- (c) For each monthly visit with each child, the program staff shall provide the DCYF representatives with an in-person tour of the facility which shall include the areas of the facility where the child may have access to and the child's living quarters.
- (d) During the DCYF representatives’ visit, the residential treatment program shall make program leadership available to speak with the DCYF representatives about the program culture and therapeutic programming.
- (e) Direct care staff shall be available during the in-person visit to speak with the DCYF representatives about the child's progress in the program.
- (f) The residential treatment program shall make available the child's therapeutic provider, the clinical director, or both, to speak with the DCYF representatives about the program culture, therapeutic programming, and the child's individual progress, strengths, and challenges in the program. This communication shall occur:
- (l) In-person during the DCYF visit to the facility; or
- (2) In virtual real-time by telephone or video conference if the conversation cannot occur during the in-person DCYF visit due to scheduling conflicts beyond the control of the participants.
(g) The residential treatment program shall facilitate monthly contact between the DCYF representatives and the child's educational provider at the program, if applicable to the services provided by the program. Contact with the child's educational provider shall occur:
- (1) In virtual real-time by telephone or video conference; or
- (2) If the contact cannot occur in virtual real-time due to conflicts beyond the control of the participants, the communication shall be in writing.
Source. #14176, INTERIM, eff 1-18-25; ss by #14490, eff 1-22-26, EXPIRES: 1-22-36 (formerly He-C 6350.34)