Dear Providers:
The CPS application serves as authorization from the applicant for Georgia Division of Family & Children Services (DFCS) to complete the screening request, and provide the results to the requestor, or agency. It is for that reason that all applications are REQUIRED to be signed by the current/prospective foster parent only. The application should not be signed by a Child Placement Agency (CPA) staff member for any reason.
If it is discovered during the screening process that a Child Placement Agency staff member signed the applicant's name on the application, the screening request will not be completed, and the Office of Provider Management (OPM) Director and Provider Relations Manager will be notified immediately for appropriate action.
Additional information is available in the 8/14/2018 memo posted on the "CPS/CPSIS/CAR Screening Information" page of www.gascore.com.
Thank you.
CPS Screening Unit