# IDAPA 16.06.01.030: Section 030. Core Child And Family Services > Idaho · Regulations · In force URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_030 ## Section - **Citation:** IDAPA 16.06.01.030 - **Heading:** Section 030. Core Child And Family Services - **Jurisdiction:** Idaho - **Kind:** Regulations - **Status:** In force - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** Idaho Administrative Code / IDAPA 16 (Health and Welfare, Department of) / Chapter 16.06.01 / Section 030 ## Text In addition to other services included in this chapter, the following state and federally mandated core services ar e provided to eligible youth and/or families through the Child and Family Services Program: (7-1-25) 01. Assessment and Safety/Case Planning Services. A family assessment in which the safety threat s to the child, and the family's concerns, strengths, and resources are identified. Assessment results inform the development and implementation of the case plan. (7-1-25) 02. Prevention Services. Evidence-based services that support children and families and are designe d to reduce the risk of child abuse, neglect, or abandonment. (4-6-23) a. These services are provided in the Family First Prevention Services Act (Public Law 115-123 ) under the categories of mental health, substance use prevention and treatment, and in-home parent skill-base d programs and services. Additional services can be implemented through community education, and partnerships wit h other community agencies such as schools and courts. (4-6-23) b. The Department sets the maximum hourly or flat rates for Prevention Services covered by Title IV- E federal funding and are based on the cost for services. When services are provided by private providers, payment must be made according to a contract authorized by the Child and Family Services Program Manager, based on th e cost for services to be provided. Current information about services and rates can be obtained from Child and Famil y Services website. (4-6-23) 03. Alternate Care (Placement) Services. Temporary living arrangements outside of the family hom e for minors who are placed in the care or custody of the department under Title 16, Chapter 16, Idaho Code. Th e department arranges and finances, in full or in part, out-of-home placements. (7-1-25) 04. Interstate Compact on Out-of-State Placements ed from Child and Famil y Services website. (4-6-23) 03. Alternate Care (Placement) Services. Temporary living arrangements outside of the family hom e for minors who are placed in the care or custody of the department under Title 16, Chapter 16, Idaho Code. Th e department arranges and finances, in full or in part, out-of-home placements. (7-1-25) 04. Interstate Compact on Out-of-State Placements. Where necessary to encourage all possible positive contacts between a child in alternate care with relatives, kin, and extended family, placement with families outside the state of Idaho will be considered. The department may contract with a residential facility out-of-state if i t best serves the needs of the child. Placement will be coordinated with the respective interstate compact administrato r according to the provisions of Title 16, Chapter 21, Idaho Code. (7-1-25) 05. Independent Living. Services, including assessment and planning, provided to eligible youth an d young adults to promote self-reliance and successful transition to adulthood. (7-1-25) a. Eligibility - Current foster youth or young adults will: (7-1-25) i. Be fourteen (14) to twenty-one (21) years of age; (3-15-22) ii. Currently be under department or tribal care and placement authority established by a court order or voluntary agreement with the youth’s family, or be under a voluntary agreement for continued care if the youth i s between eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21) years of age; and (7-1-25) b. Eligibility - Youth or young adults formally in foster care will: (7-1-25) i. Be (23) years of age; and (7-1-25) ii. Have been under department or tribal care and placement authority established by a court order or voluntary agreement with the youth’s family, or under a voluntary agreement for continued care after the youth has reached eighteen (18) years of age; and (7-1-25) iii ; and (7-1-25) b. Eligibility - Youth or young adults formally in foster care will: (7-1-25) i. Be (23) years of age; and (7-1-25) ii. Have been under department or tribal care and placement authority established by a court order or voluntary agreement with the youth’s family, or under a voluntary agreement for continued care after the youth has reached eighteen (18) years of age; and (7-1-25) iii. Have been placed in foster care or similar eligible setting for a minimum of ninety (90) days tota l after reaching sixteen (16) years of age or have aged out of foster care; or (3-15-22) iv. Be eighteen (18) to twenty-three (23) years of age, provide verification of meeting the Independen t Living eligibility criteria in another state, and currently be a resident of Idaho. (3-15-22) c. Eligibility Limit. Once established as in Subsection 030.09.b. in this rule, a youth’s eligibility i s maintained up to their twenty-third birthday, regardless of whether they continue to be the responsibility of th e Department, tribe, or be in foster care. (3-15-22) 06. Adoption Services. Services designed to promote and support the permanency of children in foster care through adoption. This involves the legal and permanent transfer of parental rights and responsibilities to th e family assessed as the most suitable to meet the needs of the individual child. (7-1-25) 031. -- 049. (RESERVED) ## Nearby sections - [IDAPA 16.06.01.000 Section 000. Legal Authority](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_000.md) - [IDAPA 16.06.01.001 Section 001. Scope](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_001.md) - [IDAPA 16.06.01.009 Section 009. Criminal History And Background Check Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_009.md) - [IDAPA 16.06.01.010 Section 010. Definitions And Abbreviations A Through E](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_ID_IDAPA_16_06_01_010.md) - [IDAPA 16.06.01.011 Section 011. 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