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State outlines timeline and safeguards for implementing tiered foster-care rate structure
Summary
CDSS detailed workstreams and timelines for the tiered rate structure, emphasizing CANS fidelity, strength-building and immediate-needs programs, training and automation tied to CWS CARES; counties and providers warned funding and implementation capacity gaps remain.
The Department of Social Services told the Assembly subcommittee it is moving to operationalize the new tiered foster-care rate structure with a two-year implementation timeline and broad stakeholder engagement, while counties and provider groups urged caution about training fidelity, funding and timing.
Angie Schwartz, deputy director at CDSS, outlined the policy goals: base funding on a child's assessed needs rather than placement type, expand strength-building activities, and create an immediate-needs program to…
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