Dear Providers:
Please see Child Welfare Services Manual Transmittal No. 2017-14 Child Welfare Policy Manual: Criminal Records Checks for Substitute Caregivers Providing Routine Care for Children in DFCS Custody & Child Welfare Services Manual Transmittal No. 2017-15 Child Welfare Policy Manual: Placement Changes. This policy is effective December 2017 and currently available on the Online Directives Information System (ODIS) at http://odis.dhs.ga.gov/Main/Default.aspx under manuals, Department of Family and Children Services and Child Welfare Manual.
Please direct any questions related to policy or practice through your regional Field Program Specialist to the Policy and Regulations Unit at PPPDUNIT@dhs.ga.gov.
Policy and Regulations Unit
Knowledge Management Section