Entering a New Resource Home

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Enteringa NewResource Home
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Overview
Resource homes in TNKids can be one of three
types DCS Resource Home, Contract Resource Home,
or Shared Resource Home. DCS Resource Home
Support Unit staff are responsible for
maintaining the information concerning both DCS
Resource Homes and Shared Resource Homes. The
Provider Vendors are responsible for maintaining
the Contract Resource Homes. TNKids will track
each independent period of time the same Resource
Home is activated, approved, re-approved, closed,
cancelled, or denied and later re-activated again
as separate Activation-Closure effective
histories. There are seven activation period
statuses including Pending Approval, Approved
Expedited Home, Approved Resource Home,
Unapproved Resource Home, Denied Resource Home,
Cancelled Resource Home, and Closed Resource
Home. A resource home may be placed on Probation,
Suspended Admissions, or Pending Inactivation by
a user with Update Restricted security.
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New Resource Home

• The following minimal data requirements are
  necessary when establishing a new resource home
  in TNKids
• Activation Date
• An 18 or older person must be designated as the
  Foster Parent. A Foster Co-Parent is
  optional.
• An active residence address for the Person being
  designated as the Foster Parent
• An Initial Inquiry Date
• A Region of Ownership for a DCS Foster Home or a
  Shared Foster Home
• A TNKids Financial Vendor ID for a Contract
  Foster Home or a Shared Foster Home

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Approving Adults
All Persons 18 years old and above in the
Household must be approved. To Be Approved, the
person must have Social Security Number
Confirmed with Social Security Administration and
verified Date of Birth Confirmed with Social
Security Administration and verified Hispanic
Origin (for Foster Parent/Foster
Co-Parent/Caretaker) Race (for Foster
Parent/Foster Co-Parent/Caretaker) Primary
Language and any Secondary Language (for Foster
Parent/Foster Co-Parent/Caretaker) Medical
History Verified Prior Foster Care Experience
(Yes/No)? Criminal Records Check
Date Fingerprinted Date Fingerprints Results
Cleared Date Face-to-Face Contact (with all
Foster Parent/Foster Co-Parent/Caretakers) PATH
Intake Meeting Date (for all Foster
Parent/Foster Co-Parent/Caretakers) PATH Training
Completed (for all Foster Parent/Foster
Co-Parent/Caretakers) References (including at
least name, address, phone number, and
relationship)         3 Non-Relatives
(Relationship of Non-Relative or None)         1
Relative Note All of these references must not
be living in the potential Resource Home
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Other Children

• Other Children in the home must be approved
  with the following minimal information
• Medical History verified
• Social Security Number Confirmed with Social
  Security Administration and verified
• Date of Birth Confirmed with Social Security
  Administration and verified

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Resource Home Information
Initial Inquiry Date Application Date Initial
Follow-up Inquiry Date DCS Home Initial Contact
Person Family Structure Marriage Certificate
Verified if Married Couple Payee Referral
Source Home Visit Date
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Resource Home Approval
At the time of final approval, TNKids requires an
Approval Date, Approval Type (if other that
Adoptive/Foster), and Maximum Number of Children
Allowed.
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New Expedited Home

• The following minimal data requirements are
  necessary when establishing a new expedited
  resource home in TNKids
• Activation Date
• An 18 or older person must be designated as the
  Foster Parent. A Foster Co-Parent is
  optional.
• An active residence address for the Person being
  designated as the Foster Parent
• An Initial Inquiry Date
• A Region of Ownership for a DCS Foster Home or a
  Shared Foster Home
• A TNKids Financial Vendor ID for a Contract
  Foster Home or a Shared Foster Home

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Adult Household Members
Person over 18 must have Hispanic Origin (for
Foster Parent/Foster Co-Parent/Caretaker) Rac
e (for Foster Parent/Foster Co-Parent/Caretaker)
Primary Language and any Secondary Language
(for Foster Parent/Foster Co-Parent/Caretaker)
Criminal Records Check Date Face-to-Face
Contact (with all Foster Parent/Foster
Co-Parent/Caretakers) Two References
(including at least name, address, phone
number, and relationship) Note Both of these
references must not be living in the potential
Resource Home
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Home Information
Initial Inquiry Date Family Structure Application
Date Initial Follow-up Inquiry Date DCS Home
Initial Contact Person Marriage Certificate
Verified if Married Couple Home Visit Date
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Approve Expedited
At the time of final approval, TNKids requires an
Approval Date and Approval Type (if other than
Adoptive/Foster). The Approved Expedited Home
must have all the other Resource Home
requirements met and entered prior to 120 days of
the first placement to become an Approved
Resource Home. An alert will be issued five days
prior to this 120 day deadline. If the
Expedited Home is not an Approved Resource Home
within the 120 days, a special acknowledgement is
required by the Regional Administrator.
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Summary
Resource homes in TNKids can be one of three
types DCS Resource Home, Contract Resource Home,
or Shared Resource Home. DCS Resource Home
Support Unit staff are responsible for
maintaining the information concerning both DCS
Resource Homes and Shared Resource Homes. The
Provider Vendors are responsible for maintaining
the Contract Resource Homes. TNKids will track
each independent period of time the same Resource
Home is activated, approved, re-approved, closed,
cancelled, or denied and later re-activated again
as separate Activation-Closure effective
histories. There are seven activation period
statuses including Pending Approval, Approved
Expedited Home, Approved Resource Home,
Unapproved Resource Home, Denied Resource Home,
Cancelled Resource Home, and Closed Resource
Home. A resource home may be placed on Probation,
Suspended Admissions, or Pending Inactivation by
a user with Update Restricted security.