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(3) The intake study shall be maintained in the child’s record. The study shall include a summary of the following information, if available: (a) General and demographic information; (b) Placement need; (c) Child characteristics; (d) Family members/siblings; (e) Sociocultural factors; (f) Placement history; (g) Medical and health history; (h) Mental and behavioral health (including substance abuse); (i) Trauma screening; (j) Education; (k) Legal involvement and history, including court orders if available; (l ) Permanency goal and visitation; (m) Contact information for the placement authority; (n) An inventory of the child’s belongings. (4) The facility is required to complete an assessment and individualized care plan for each child within 30 days of admission. (5) Decisions regarding admissions shall be the responsibility of either the director and/or a case committee (which may include the director, the facility’s social worker, caregivers, etc.) and shall be limited to those persons to whom this responsibility is assigned. (6) The facility shall comply with the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children when admitting children from another state. (7) Before or upon admission to a facility each child shall be provided with all of the following: (a) Information on exits and evacuation routes. (b) Oral notification and a written copy of the child’s rights. If the child is 17 years of age or younger, a copy shall also be made available to the child’s parent or guardian, and legal custodian, if available. (c) A copy of the facility rules. (d) A copy of the facility rules shall also be provided to the child’s parent, guardian, or legal custodian, as appropriate. C. Care Plans. (1) The director or his/her designee shall develop a care plan with the participation of the placing agency; the child; a parent if the child is under 18 years of age; a guardian and legal custodian, if applicable and available; and the persons who will provide the required services to the child. (2) A completed care plan for each child shall be placed in the child’s record and shall identify individualized goals and objectives, including all of the following: (a) A description of the child’s strengths, needs, and preferences; (b) Any court ordered conditions; (c) Service goals for the child and the time frames for achieving those goals; (d) Specific services and supports to be provided to achieve the service goals, and names of persons, agencies or position titles responsible for providing services and implementing any of the service goals; (e) Specific indicators that service goals have been achieved; (f) Plan for child’s discharge; (g) Successful transition goals into adulthood, if the child is 14 years of age or older;