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STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA FFY 2024 STATE PLAN FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES
o Identifying the level of support the parent requires during visits and consider who might replace the visitation specialist in the future, such as foster parent, family member, etc.
o Arranging for transportation as necessary, even in those cases when it is determined that continued supervision of visits is unnecessary.
o Maintaining weekly contact with the DoHS caseworker to update placement information.
The provider will perform the following functions for each visit:
o Meet with the parent before the visit to help the parent anticipate his/her own and the child’s reactions during the visit and to discuss the needs to be met during the visit.
o Assist the parents as necessary during the visit.
o Meet with the parent after the visit to discuss how the parent met the child’s needs and to plan changes for the next visit.
o Help the parent understand the importance of keeping his or her commitment to visit the child.
o Speak with the foster parent/PRTF after the visit to discuss any behaviors or for the child reactions the child may display.
o Prepare notes about the parent’s skills in the meeting.
For providers, whose only service is transporting a DoHS client(s), these providers/transports are not associated with their own provision of a socially or behavior health medically necessary service. The provider is not engaged in an otherwise billable activity. Mileage encumbered when transporting is billed separately. The service has been documented in the DoHS’s child/family’s service plan and all other natural supports/options have been explored including DoHS staff and are not available for this event. The least costly means available must be utilized. This service covers actual time traveled using the shortest practical route to the traveler’s destination. Activities: Page 31