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ATTACHMENT II— MANDATED PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: Child Welfare - Foster Care Page 4 of 14 Standard Measure County Performance Measure Rationale and Authority 1 The County will ensure DHHS will work with Ensure the ongoing safety of children and the that 95% of all foster the county to identify a engagement and well-being of families. youth have face-to-face performance measure visits by the social worker for FYI 9-20 based on Child and Family Services Improvement Act of each month. the prior fiscal year's 2006 (Public Law 109-288, section 7) amending performance. Section 422(b) of the Social Security Act (42 USC 622(b)) 2 The County will provide DHHS will work with Ensure that children in out -of -home placements leadership for ensuring the county to identify a are able to obtain safe and permanent homes as that 40.5% of children performance measure soon as possible after removal from their home. who enter foster care in a for FYI 9-20 based on 12 -month period are the prior fiscal year's discharged to permanency performance. National Standards for State Performance on within 12 months of Statewide Data Indicators established by the entering foster care. Children's Bureau to determine conformity with Title IV -B and IV -E of the Social Security Act and the Child and Family Services Review. 3 The County will provide DHHS will work with Ensure that children existing foster care are in leadership for ensuring the county to identify a stable homes so that they do not re-enter foster that of children who enter performance measure care. foster care in a 12 -month for FYI 9-20 based on period who were the prior fiscal year's CFSR: Safety Outcome 1: Children are, first and discharged within 12 performance. foremost protected from abuse and neglect. months to reunification, kinship care, or National Standards for State Performance on guardianship, no more Statewide Data Indicators established by the than 8.3% re-enter foster Children's Bureau to determine conformity with Title IV -B and IV -E of the Social Security Act care within 12 months of and the Child and Family Services Review. their discharge. 4 The County will provide DHHS will work with Ensure that children who are removed from their leadership for ensuring the county to identify a homes experience stability while they are in foster that of all children who performance measure care. enter foster care in a 12- for FYI 9-20 based on month period in the the prior fiscal year's CFSR: Permanency Outcome 1: Children have county, the rate of performance. permanency and stability in their living situations. placement moves per 1000 days of foster care National Standards for State Performance on will not exceed 4.1%. Statewide Data Indicators established by the Children's Bureau to determine conformity with Title IV -B and fV-E of the Social Security Act and the Child and Family Services Review. Page 4 of 14