1. (a) The foster care program shall encourage positive social relationships and life-long permanent connections with nurturing adults.
2. (b) The foster care program shall create and implement a plan with DCYF and the child’s parent(s) or guardian(s) to maintain a strong and consistent relationship between the child and the child’s family in accordance with the court order, if family interactions are supported by the permanency plan required in He-C 6355.15(c)(3)(b).

3. (c) The plan in (b) above shall:

   1. (1) Include the location where visits will take place and outline the plan for transportation arrangements;
   2. (2) Ensure visitation environments and locations present optimal opportunities for positive interactions between the child and the visiting individual(s);
   3. (3) Specify the length of time and frequency of visits;
   4. (4) Address privacy and safety issues, including the need for supervised visitation if required;
   5. (5) Identify a variety of ways by which family, guardian(s) and friends may interact with the child including, but not limited to, phone contact and postal and electronic communication; and
   6. (6) Provide feedback to the team regarding how the visits have been and the needs and expectations of future visitation.
4. (d) The foster care program shall further support the child in maintaining connections through receiving and sending mail, use of electronic web-based communications, and phone, unless contraindicated in the treatment plan.

Source. #8696, eff 7-29-06; ss by #10640, INTERIM, eff 7-29-14, EXPIRED: 1-26-15 New. #10783, eff 2-13-15 (from He-C 6355.25); ss by #14224, INTERIM, eff 3-29-25, EXPIRES: 9-25-25