For the responsible social services agency to place a child in a qualified residential treatment program, there must be:

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Terms Used In Minnesota Statutes 260C.702

  • Agency: means the responsible social services agency or a licensed child-placing agency. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
  • Child: means an individual under 18 years of age. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
  • Court: means juvenile court unless otherwise specified in this section. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
  • Family and permanency team: means a team consisting of the child's parent or legal custodian, relatives, foster care providers, and professionals who are resources to the child's family such as teachers, medical or mental health providers who have treated the child, or clergy, as appropriate. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
  • Qualified individual: means a trained culturally competent professional or licensed clinician, including a mental health professional under section 245. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007
  • Qualified residential treatment program: means a children's residential treatment program licensed under chapter 245A or licensed or approved by a tribe that is approved to receive foster care maintenance payments under section 256. See Minnesota Statutes 260C.007

(1) an assessment by a qualified individual of whether it is necessary and appropriate to place the child at a qualified residential treatment program under section 260C.704;

(2) a family and permanency team under section 260C.706;

(3) an out-of-home placement plan under section 260C.708;

(4) court approval of a child’s placement in a qualified residential treatment program under section 260C.71;

(5) ongoing reviews and permanency hearings under section 260C.712; and

(6) a court review of any extended placement of the child in a qualified residential treatment program under section 260C.714.