California DSS All-County Letter 17-11: Phase II Implementation Of The Continuum Of Care Reform Home-Based Family Care & Short-Term Residential Therapeutic Program Rates Structure & Conversion Process From The Old Rate Structure To The New Rate Structure

On January 13, 2017, the California Department of Social Services (DSS) sent this letter to all county directors and agencies about the Continuum of Care Reform (CCR) Phase II implementation and rates for the Home-based Family care (HBFC) and Short-term Residential Therapeutic Program (STRTP). The letter provides information about the rates, structure, and the conversion process from the old rate structure to the new one. The CCR and new rates are intended to link foster care maintenance rates to the child's level of need. The previous structure set rates based on the child's age . . .