1. (a) Emergency placement service. Residential care and supervision in a nonsecure setting, not to exceed 30 consecutive days for a child:

   1. (1) Whose immediate safety, protection and well-being requires removal from his own home.
   2. (2) Who would present a danger to himself or others or who would abscond if he were living at home.

2. (b) Planned temporary placement services.

   1. (1) Foster family care. Residential care and supervision of a child in a foster family home.
   2. (2) Residential child care. Twenty-four-hour out-of-home care in a nonsecure facility for children not related to the provider.

Authority

The provisions of this § 3130.37 amended under Articles II, VII, IX and X of the Public Welfare Code (62 P. S. § § 201—211, 701—774, 901—922 and 1001—1080).

Source

The provisions of this § 3130.37 amended January 23, 1987, effective January 24, 1987, 17 Pa.B. 392. Immediately preceding text appears at serial page (97942).

Notes of Decisions

Dependency

Considering enormous implications of dependency finding, such a determination can only be made in compliance with statutory requirements regarding dependency determination and cannot be made by trial court sua sponte without petition for dependency having been filed. Fallaro v. Yeager, 528 A.2d 222 (Pa. Super. 1987).

Cross References

This section cited in 55 Pa. Code § 3140.17 (relating to review of county plans and budgets).