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IM-17-04

Title IV-E Child Welfare Demonstration Project Requests for Extensions – Procedures and Criteria
September 22, 2017
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This IM alerts title IV-E agencies to updated and streamlined procedures that the Department of Health and Human Services will follow in considering requests to extend child welfare waiver demonstration projects approved under the authority of section 1130 of the Social Security Act.

IM-17-03

Efforts by child welfare agencies, local communities, and federal agencies to end family and youth homelessness
January 18, 2017
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This Information Memorandum (IM) shares information on Federal efforts and resources to enhance child welfare’s response to family and youth homelessness.

IM-17-02

High Quality Legal Representation for All Parties in Child Welfare Proceedings
January 17, 2017
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This Information Memorandum (IM) encourages all child welfare agencies, courts, administrative offices of the courts, and Court Improvement Programs to work together to ensure parents, children and youth, and child welfare agencies, receive high quality legal representation at all stages of child welfare proceedings.

IM-17-01

Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS) final rule
January 10, 2017
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This Information Memorandum informs state and tribal title IV-E agencies about the publication of the AFCARS final rule.

Advance Planning Document (APD) Checklist for Automated Functions (optional)

IM-16-07
November 7, 2016
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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides title IV-E agencies that choose to develop a Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) and expect expenditures to meet or exceed thresholds defined in APD regulations with information on the use of an optional checklist to document automated functions as described in CCWIS regulations at 45 CFR 1355.56.

IM-16-06

CCWIS Overview for State and Tribal IT Staff
October 19, 2016
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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides an overview of the CCWIS rule to IT staff of the title IV-E agencies. This IM includes the CCWIS Overview for State and Tribal IT Staff attachment.

IM-16-05

New Legislation - Public Law 114-198, the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016
August 26, 2016
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The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to inform states of the enactment of CARA and provide basic information on the resulting changes in CAPTA for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs.

IM-16-04

CCWIS Notice of Intent Checklist Template
August 8, 2016
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This Information Memorandum (IM) provides state and tribal IV-E agencies submission instructions for a Notice Of Intent (NOI) as described in regulations at 45 CFR 1355.52(i)(1) and 1355.56(d)(1). This IM also provides an optional NOI checklist that title IV-E agencies may use.

IM-16-03

Executive’s Guide to CCWIS
August 8, 2016
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This Information Memorandum (IM) informs state and tribal IV-E agencies about the publication of the Executive’s Guide to CCWIS.

IM-16-02

CCWIS final rule authorized under Title IV -E of the Social Security Act
June 2, 2016
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The purpose of this Information Memorandum (IM) is to inform state, tribal, and territorial Title IV-E agencies of the CCWIS final rule.