§ 2633. Children in foster care
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 11 P.S. ChildrenEffective: March 23, 2011
Effective: March 23, 2011
11 P.S. § 2633
§ 2633. Children in foster care
Children in foster care shall be provided with the following:
(8) Information related to services under paragraph (7), including, but not limited to, medication and medication options and the opportunity to communicate a preference regarding a treatment plan, medication or medication options. If a child objects to a treatment plan, his or her objection shall be noted in the child's case record.
(13) Education stability and an appropriate education consistent with the laws of this Commonwealth, including the opportunity to participate in extracurricular, cultural and personal enrichment activities that are reasonably available and accommodated and consistent with the child's age and developmental level.
(18) First consideration for placement with relatives, including siblings. In the absence of relatives, to have any kinship resource be considered as the preferred placement resource if the placement is consistent with the best interest of the child and the needs of other children in the kinship residence.
(20) If the child in foster care has a child of his or her own and that child has been placed in the same resource family with the parent, the child in foster care may exercise parental and decision-making authority over his or her own child, so long as there are no safety concerns on the part of the county child welfare agency or determined by the juvenile court.
(24) The grievance policy and procedure from a county agency or private agency and in accordance with section 4.1
Credits
2010, Nov. 23, P.L. 1264, No. 119, § 3, effective in 120 days [March 23, 2011].
Footnotes
11 P.S. § 2634.
11 P.S. § 2633, PA ST 11 P.S. § 2633
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 1. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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