049-4 Wyo. Code R. §§ 4-3 - Admission Criteria
(a) Issues
appropriate for placement in a Crisis Shelter may include:
(i) Non-violent behavior (alternative to
secure detention);
(ii) Out of
control;
(iii) Drug/alcohol and/or
drug endangered;
(iv) Family
disturbance;
(v) Placement
difficulties;
(vi)
Runaway;
(vii) School problems;
and/or
(viii) Suspected child abuse
and/or neglect (including abandonment).
(b) Age Range
(i) The organization may provide Crisis
Shelter services for children from birth through seventeen (17) years of age.
The organization shall notify the Certifying Authority when the Crisis Shelter
has a child nine (9) years and younger;
(ii) Special provisions for sleeping
arrangements shall be made for children in two (2) separate age groups, defined
as children birth through nine (9) years and children age ten (10) years and
over. The unrelated children in different age groups shall have separate
sleeping areas.
(c)
Voluntary Placements.
(i) Parents or legal
guardians may voluntarily place children and these placements shall not require
a court order;
(ii) Written consent
shall be obtained for emergency psychological, medical, and dental care signed
from the parent or legal guardian at the time of admission; and
(iii) Crisis Shelters must, within
seventy-two (72) hours of placement, enter into a voluntary placement agreement
for services with the minor's parents or legal guardian:
(A) Any exceptions must be documented;
and
(B) If the parents or legal
guardian refuse to sign, or other conditions prevail (e.g., out-of-state
runaway), the crisis shelter may refuse continued placement or notify
DFS.
(d)
Self-Referral Placements.
(i) Shall be handled
on a case-by-case basis; and
(ii)
Attempts shall be made to notify the parents or legal guardian as soon as
possible (never exceeding eight [8] hours), except in cases involving abuse or
neglect, which must be reported immediately to the child protective agency
(local DFS) or local law enforcement agency.
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