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cMs STATE! 2022-23 & 2023-24 NCDHHS/COUNTY MEMORANDUM OF AGREEMENT �`p =�, PERFORMANCE MEASURES AT-A-GLANCE Note:These Performance Measures are not subject to corrective action under 108A-74 for MOU 2022-23 and 2023-24 ATTACHMENT II PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS: The federal Children's Bureau (CB) is planning to conduct a fourth round of reviews under the Child and Family Services Reviews (CFSR) regulations, beginning in Federal Fiscal Year(FFY)2022 (October 1, 2021). The purpose of these reviews is to determine compliance with Title IV-B and Title IV-E plan requirements, and in doing so, assess the extent to which federally funded child welfare programs function effectively to promote the safety, permanency,and well-being of children and families with whom they have contact. The overall goals of the reviews are to: • Ensure conformity with Title IV-B and Title IV-E child welfare requirements using a framework focused on safety, permanency and well-being through seven outcomes and seven systemic factors; • Determine what is happening to children and families as they are engaged in child welfare services including the legal and judicial processes; and • Assist state child welfare systems in helping children and families achieve positive outcomes.' To this end, the NC Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Social Services is advising counties that since these measures will be included in the Data Review and performance for CFSR Round IV, counties need to continue monitoring and striving to achieve progress toward accomplishing these measures, to ensure that North Carolina can be determined to be in "substantial conformity." In an effort to assist counties in monitoring and achieving these progress measures, please find the following link to data provided by UNC-CH: https://ssw.unc.edu/ma. 'Child and Family Services Review Technical Bulletin#12 Announcement of the CFSR Round 4 reviews,August 2020, Section I. Context and Overview of Next Round of CFSR-Round 4,pp 1-3 Standard County Performance Rationale of Measure Measure Report and Authority Performance 1 The County will NCDHHS will work Ensure that allegations of abuse, neglect initiate 95%of all with the County to and dependency are initiated timely. The screened-in reports identify the County's timeframes for initiating an investigation of within required performance measure child maltreatment are defined in state law time frames for FY 22-23 and FY as, immediately, within 24 hours, or within 23-24 based on the 72 hours depending on the nature and County's performance severity of the alleged maltreatment. for the preceding NC General Statutes § 7B-302; state fiscal year 10A NCAC 70A .0105; NCDHHS Family Services Manual: Vol.1, Chapter VIII:Child Protective Services, Section 1408 - Investigative& Family Assessments 2 For all children NCDHHS will work Ensure that children who have been who were victims with the County to substantiated as abused,neglected or of maltreatment identify the County's dependent are protected from further harm. during a 12-month performance measure National Standards for State Performance on period, no more for FY 22-23 and FY Statewide Data Indicators established by the than 9.1%received a 23-24 based on the Children's Bureau to determine conformity with subsequent finding County's performance Title IV-B and Title IV-E of the Social Security of maltreatment for the preceding state fiscal year Act and the Child and Family Services Review. 102