Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.12504

Current through Vol. 24-22, December 15, 2024
Section R. 400.12504 - Eligibility requirements

Rule 504.

(1) An agency shall document the rationale for selection of independent living as the most appropriate placement for the youth.
(2) All the following must be in the case record before a youth is placed in independent living:
(a) How the youth meets the eligibility requirements for the specific program the youth is being placed into.
(b) The basis for concluding that a youth exhibits self-care potential.
(c) That the youth's social service worker has personally observed and determined that the living situation is safe, and that the youth has a bed and has access to cooking and bathing facilities.
(d) The availability of specific and relevant resources that provide for suitable social, physical, educational, vocational, and emotional needs of a youth.
(e) An evaluation of a youth's need for supervision and a plan for providing the level of supervision determined necessary.
(f) Proof that financial support to meet the youth's housing, clothing, food, and miscellaneous expenses is available.
(3) An independent living home, staffed and operated by the child placing agency, must be clean, safe, and appropriate to the needs of the youth it serves.

Mich. Admin. Code R. 400.12504

1998-2000 AACS; 2014 AACS; 2023 MR 12, Eff. 6/26/2023