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Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:288.8

  • Department: means the Department of Children and Family Services. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:288.2
  • Youth: means an individual who was adjudicated as a child in need of care, was in foster care in the department's custody on the day before his eighteenth birthday, and is at least eighteen years of age but less than twenty-one years of age. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 46:288.2

            A. A youth may choose to terminate the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement and stop receiving extended foster care services at any time.

            B. If, at any time, the department determines that the youth is not in compliance with the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement or any program requirements, the department may terminate the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement with the youth and stop providing extended foster care services to the youth. The department shall provide written or electronic notice to the youth regarding termination of the extended foster care voluntary placement agreement and the youth’s participation in the program.

            Acts 2019, No. 400, §2, eff. June 19, 2019.