Service Plan

(a)A service plan is a specific written plan prepared by Child Protective Services and presented to such members of the child’s family as Child Protective Services deems to be necessary to the success of the plan, including, but not limited to, the member or members of the child’s family who have legal custody of the child at the time that the service plan is being formulated or revised under this Chapter.

(b)The service plan should set forth:

(1)The steps that will be necessary to facilitate the return of the child to a safe family home, if the proposed placement of the child is in foster care or in alternate placement outside of the child’s home;

(2)The steps that will be necessary for the child to remain in a safe family home with the assistance of a service plan, if the proposed placement of the child is in a family home under Child Protective Services’ supervision; and

(3)The steps that will be necessary to make the family home a safe family home and to terminate intervention of Child Protective Services into the family and eliminate, if possible, the necessity for the filing of a petition with the court under this Chapter.

(c)The service plan should also include but not necessarily be limited to:

(1)The specific services or treatment that the parties will be provided and the specific actions the parties must take or specific responsibilities that the parties must assume; the time frames during which such services will be provided, such actions must be completed and such responsibilities must be assumed;

(2)The specific consequences that may be reasonably anticipated to result from the parties’ success or failure in complying with, performing and completing, if possible, each and every term and condition of the service plan, including but not limited to the consequence that, unless the family is willing and able to provide the child with a safe family home within the reasonable period of time specified in the service plan, their respective parental and custodial duties and rights shall be subject to termination; and

(3)Such other terms and conditions as Child Protective Services deems to be necessary to the success of the service plan.

(d)After each term and condition of the service plan has been thoroughly explained to and is understood by each member of the child’s family whom Child Protective Services deems to be necessary to the success of the service plan, the service plan shall be agreed to and signed by each such family member. Thereafter, a copy of the service plan shall be provided to each family member who signed the service plan.

(e)If a member of a child’s family whom Child Protective Services deems to be necessary to the success of the service plan cannot or does not understand or agree to the terms and conditions set forth in the service plan, Child Protective Services shall proceed pursuant to § 13305.