DCS Policies & Procedures

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Chapter Name	Policy Number	Policy Name	Last Updated	URL

Protocol for Repatriation of Children/Youth Back to the United States Youth Health Care <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099623" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2201450" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103848" target="_blank">PDF</a> (updated 8/08) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099501" target="_blank">PDF</a> Child Protective Services Case File Organization, Documentation and Disposition Guide to Placement Principles and Types <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105036" target="_blank">PDF</a> Case Transfer Guidelines Between Regions, Agencies, and Facilities Protocol for Serving Youth with Diabetes <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103873" target="_blank">PDF</a> DCS Educational Stability Plan International and Immigration Affairs and Special Immigrant Juvenile Status <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104978" target="_blank">PDF</a> Client Privacy Rights <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099452" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2122479" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103799" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Fraud, Waste, and Abuse Prevention, Reporting, and Investigation <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104538" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Supportive Living Arrangements The ICPC Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) Procedural Guide <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099574" target="_blank">PDF</a> Interstate Compact for Juveniles (updated 6/22) Protocol for DCS Foster Home Quality Team (FHQT) Suspended Admissions during a Special Investigation Work Aid for Permanency and Service Planning for Children/Youth with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Protocol for Contraband Collection and Disposition <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104982" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099448" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099644" target="_blank">PDF</a> Chapter 33 - DCS Records Disposition Authority Policies <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104957" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105061" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol: Best Practice in the Use of Restraints with Pregnant Youth <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102446" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099473" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105082" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104713" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) UNIT Caseload Assignment for DCS Employees <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099427" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Mental Health Services for Children/Youth in DCS Custody Protocol for Re-Activation or Re-Classifications of Foster Homes (updated 6/23) Work Aid 4: Special Child Protective Services Investigative Tasks and Activities <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099469" target="_blank">PDF</a> Disciplinary Report/Notice of Hearing for Youth in Youth Development Centers Protocol for Data, Research, and Survey Requests Data, Research, and Survey Requests Notice of Rules of Conduct (updated 7/25) Uses and Disclosures for Research 27.36-DOE <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099690" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Transitioning Youth to the Employment and Communities First (ECF) CHOICES Program <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099543" target="_blank">PDF</a> 9.7-DOE <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2349295" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2154512" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099528" target="_blank">PDF</a> (updated 6/20) Terms and Definitions of Incidents Services for Identified Youth Needs <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2227100" target="_blank">PDF</a> Youth with Adult Sentences/Transfers to Adult Criminal Court <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099629" target="_blank">PDF</a> Development of Personal Health and Cleanliness Adoption Related Disclosure Title IX Program and Complaint Process Annual Review of Health Services Combating Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors Emergency Notification System (updated 7/24) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099421" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099522" target="_blank">PDF</a> Employee Travel and Expense Reimbursement What Youth Should Know About a CFTM <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104165" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099619" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2325957" target="_blank">PDF</a> Guidelines for Foster Home Closure Work Aid: CFTM Tool - Preparing the Facilitator for the Meeting <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099479" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103817" target="_blank">PDF</a> Uniformed Employee Grooming Requirements and Provisions for Uniforms <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099431" target="_blank">PDF</a> Youth Correspondence <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099549" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2628944" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Statewide Custodial and Court-Ordered, Non-Custodial Intake Entry and Assignment <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099442" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104507" target="_blank">PDF</a> Relative Caregiver Program Manual Appendix I <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2154508" target="_blank">PDF</a> Uniform Disciplinary and Appeal Process for Youth In Youth Development Centers (updated 7/23) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102904" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104703" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099564" target="_blank">PDF</a> Library Administration and Supervision at the DCS Juvenile Justice Facility DOE Policy 27.35 Directive <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099539" target="_blank">PDF</a> (updated 1/17) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2326093" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104972" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099654" target="_blank">PDF</a> Placement Community Services Quality Team Protocol <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104723" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2110352" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099532" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105046" target="_blank">PDF</a> Non-Custodial Waiver Guide Guide to Commonly Used DCS QR Service Codes (updated 1/18) Point and Level System for a Tennessee Youth Development Center - Spanish Documentation of the Foster Family Home Study <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099462" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104527" target="_blank">PDF</a> Transitioning Youth to the Employment and Community First (ECF) Choices Program for Adult Services <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105072" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099507" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099437" target="_blank">PDF</a> Publications Management 24.9-DOE (updated 7/22) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102607" target="_blank">PDF</a> Receipt of Cash Items Protocol for Establishment Funds <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099634" target="_blank">PDF</a> Work Aid: Electronic Filing for Adoption Assistance Protocol for Educational Programs and Resources Tip Sheet <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105026" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Resource Eligibility Team (RET) Controlled Substance and Medication Work Aid <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103363" target="_blank">PDF</a> (updated 1/19) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099734" target="_blank">PDF</a> Off Campus Employment Program in a Youth Development Center Protocol for Court Preparation and Attendance for Foster Care Staff Required Training Chart For DCS Staff Foster Care Review and Progress Reports Consent to Medical/Dental Treatment (update 12/24) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105040" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099494" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104447" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105078" target="_blank">PDF</a> (updated 7/21) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2326099" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2341010" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099724" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103762" target="_blank">PDF</a> Education Passport (updated 8/25) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105050" target="_blank">PDF</a> Zero-Tolerance Standards and Guidelines for Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment Incidents and Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) 27.35-DOE Disposition Options <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104719" target="_blank">PDF</a> (update 12/25) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105020" target="_blank">PDF</a> Internal Quality Control for the Office of Child Safety Supervised and Unsupervised Visitation Between Child/Youth, Family and Siblings (updated 7/20) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099686" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099584" target="_blank">PDF</a> Providing Equal Access to Programs, Services, and Activities for Individuals with Disabilities under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Required Foster Parent In-Service Training <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105068" target="_blank">PDF</a> Youth Supervision <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105030" target="_blank">PDF</a> (updated 8/24) Protocol: After Hours Contact for Fiscal Directors <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102415" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102265" target="_blank">PDF</a> Guide to Document Sharing for Staff, Foster Parents, Advocates, and Mentors Manual for Youth Development Center Residential Case Managers <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099676" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Family Support Services <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099468" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099664" target="_blank">PDF</a> Multilingual Guide to Common DCS Terms <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2348203" target="_blank">PDF</a> Rights of Foster Children with Disabilities under Title II, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) Protocol for Performance and Case Supervision Practice Guidelines and Criteria Case Closure Protocol (updated 1/13) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102026" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099639" target="_blank">PDF</a> Multi-Disciplinary Team: Child Protective Investigative <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104473" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Questions for Designating a Medical Decision Maker for Disabled Youths Aging Out of DCS Custody Carry Permit Memo Purchasing Procurement of Telecommunication Equipment and Services <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104729" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2501152" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for DCS Case Managers to Distribute or Observe Self-Administration of Medication for Custodial Youth DCS Response to Allegations Involving Drug Exposed Children (updated 8/23) Access to Viewing, Reading and Listening Material for Youth in Youth Development Centers Child Protective Services Multiple Response System Subsidized Permanent Guardianship <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103868" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2227107" target="_blank">PDF</a> Designating a Medical Decision Maker for Youth with Disabilities Aging Out of DCS Custody Manual for Key and Tool Control in Wilder Youth Development Center Protocol for Fingerprint Processing and Analysis Process for Requesting and Use of DCS Establishment Funds Instructions for Providers <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2107796" target="_blank">PDF</a> Corporal Punishment Protocol for Administrative Reassignment Desk Duty Protocol for Child Abuse Referrals Against DCS Staff 24.8-DOE <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2409925" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104690" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102909" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099472" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099508" target="_blank">PDF</a> Intake and Orientation at a Youth Development Center (updated 8/22) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099484" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099500" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099719" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099624" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Access and Release of Information from Sealed Adoption Records and Other Services 21.11-DOE <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099612" target="_blank">PDF</a> Safety Planning for Youth in a Youth Development Center <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103811" target="_blank">PDF</a> Concurrent Eligibility for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Title IV-E Foster Care Payments Desired Characteristics of Foster Parents (updated 1/15) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102940" target="_blank">PDF</a> Child Protective Services Tasks Guide <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105081" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2651888" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104427" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099447" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Commissioner's Review of Long-term Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP) Placements (updated 8/21) Protocol for Child Protective Services Case Tasks and Responsibilities <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099451" target="_blank">PDF</a> 27.34-DOE Process for Requesting and Use of DCS Establishment Funds Instructions for DCS Staff <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099603" target="_blank">PDF</a> 18.19-DOE Youth Handbook for a Tennessee Youth Development Center - Spanish <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2619726" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099523" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2359182" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104674" target="_blank">PDF</a> (updated 2/19) Securing Youth Rooms at a Youth Development Center Business Associate Relationships Work Aid: Juvenile Justice Family Permanency Plan Quarterly Review <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099432" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099548" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Court Preparation, Presentation and Youth Attendance for the Office of Juvenile Justice <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2515842" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099511" target="_blank">PDF</a> 18.20-DOE Protocol for Wilder Logbook Documentation Chapter 29 - Fire, Safety and Emergency Procedures <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104686" target="_blank">PDF</a> Free Appropriate Public Education (FAPE) for Special Education Students in DCS Custody Physical Intervention Memo <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099512" target="_blank">PDF</a> Foster Home Board Rates Protocol for Planned Permanent Living Arrangement 24.7-DOE Prohibition of Physical/Mental Abuse Border Agreements <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099495" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099691" target="_blank">PDF</a> Chapter 32 - HIPAA <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099483" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for DCS Regional Mental Health Clinicians to Conduct a Mental Health Diagnostic Assessment for Custodial Youth <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2356171" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099735" target="_blank">PDF</a> (updated 3/18) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099608" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102493" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099499" target="_blank">PDF</a> Rights Relating To Youths Eligible for Special Education Services <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099723" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103137" target="_blank">PDF</a> Emergency Action Plans (EAPs) Standardized Student Transcript and Report Card Foster Child/Youth Bill of Rights Protocol for Custody Requirements for Justice-Involved Youth Work Aid: Electronic Filing for Subsidized Permanent Guardianship <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2154513" target="_blank">PDF</a> Post Adoption Records Guide Protocol for Foster Home Quality Team <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099463" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Tennessee Sex Offender Registry CFTM Guidelines for Identifying an Adoptive Family Placement Decisions and Justifications <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099715" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099695" target="_blank">PDF</a> Internal Affairs Investigations DOE Individual Program Plan Manual <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099531" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol: Aggression Replacement Training (Art) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102977" target="_blank">PDF</a> Chapter 20 - Health Services <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099703" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104993" target="_blank">PDF</a> Youth Development Center Training Plan Case Process Review Guide HIPAA Administrative, Technical and Physical Safeguards Tennessee Family Advocacy and Support Tool Manual 2.1 <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2576979" target="_blank">PDF</a> Chapter 4 - Human Resources Juvenile Justice Case Review Protocol Public Notification of Release of Juvenile Offender <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099428" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105037" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105025" target="_blank">PDF</a> Family Support Services Practice Guide Medical and Health Care/Classification Continuous Quality Improvement Work Aid 5: CPS Courtesy Requests Monitoring and Conducting Fire, Safety and Sanitation Inspections in Leased and State-Owned Offices/Facilities Protocol for Juvenile Justice Family Permanency Plan On Campus Work Programs in a Youth Development Center (YDC) Protocol: Scorecard at a Youth Development Center (YDC) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104977" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Severe Abuse Review <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104973" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104961" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Child Protective Investigative Team (CPIT), Presentation for the Office of Child Safety <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099563" target="_blank">PDF</a> Work Aid 13: DCS Cases Involving Domestic Violence Telecommunication Services <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099575" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2576743" target="_blank">PDF</a> 21.10-DOE <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102274" target="_blank">PDF</a> Youth Development Center Visitation - Visitor Control Independent Living Handbook - Spanish <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2326092" target="_blank">PDF</a> Use of Confinement for Youth in Youth Development Centers <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099655" target="_blank">PDF</a> Fixed Post Assignments and Post Orders for Youth Development Center Employees <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104718" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Debriefing and Reporting the Use of Restrictive Behavior Management for Control in a YDC Youth Development Center Safety and Security Monitoring <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099643" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102506" target="_blank">PDF</a> 18.21-DOE <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103783" target="_blank">PDF</a> Department of Children's Services Education Liaison Protocol for Non-Custodial Child and Family Team Meeting <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103424" target="_blank">PDF</a> Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Request for Accommodations and Complaint Process Pre-Vocational and Vocational Education <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102913" target="_blank">PDF</a> Foster Family Recruitment and Retention <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105041" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099687" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099595" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102266" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099583" target="_blank">PDF</a> Medical and Religious Modified Diet Orders for Youth in a Youth Development Center <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099675" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103851" target="_blank">PDF</a> Statutory and Federal Reporting Records Disposition Authorization (RDA) Development and Review Process 27.33-DOE (updated 9/20) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2632537" target="_blank">PDF</a> Drug Screening for Individuals Receiving Services from DCS <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104160" target="_blank">PDF</a> Development of Individual Program Plan/Individual Education Plan (IPP/IEP) (updated 2/21) (updated 10/12) Access of Medical Records <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099611" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Morning and Community Circle <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2199891" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2428344" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Child Death and Near-Death Response and Review Case Service Request Guide Construction, Expansion, Building and Safety Code Guidelines for DCS Facilities Protocol for Search Procedures (updated 3/26) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2576952" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2428295" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2103469" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099660" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Monitoring and Conducting Fire, Sanitation, Environmental Conditions and Occupational Safety Inspections in a Youth Development Center Exigent Circumstances Memo <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104652" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099562" target="_blank">PDF</a> (updated 2/22) Notice of Removal from a Foster Home Protocol: Amber Alert/Endangered Child Alert (ECA) Procedures Determination of Need for Special Education Services <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099684" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2166551" target="_blank">PDF</a> 21.8-DOE Eligibility for Independent Living Services (updated 2/20) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099436" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2593029" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2326192" target="_blank">PDF</a> 21.13-DOE <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2105070" target="_blank">PDF</a> 9.3-DOE (updated 11/15) (updated 3/25) Protocol for Supervising Youth on Electronic Monitors and Responding to Alerts (updated 9/21) <a 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href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099443" target="_blank">PDF</a> Chapter 14 - Child Protective Services (updated 12/17) Professional Development and Training Requirements Definitions of Disciplinary Offenses for Youth in Youth Development Centers (updated 10/16) <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099430" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099552" target="_blank">PDF</a> Psychotropic Medication 20.50-DOE Selective Service/Voter Registration for Youth in DCS Custody or Young Adults Receiving Extension of Foster Care Services Manual for Developing and Maintaining Policies and Procedures Acquisition and Tracking of Information Technology Assets Custody Requirements for Justice-Involved Youth <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099454" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099527" target="_blank">PDF</a> (updated 9/24) <a 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href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104998" target="_blank">PDF</a> Work Aid 5 Administrative Records Protocol for Subpoena Compliance by DCS Employees Child/Youth Referral and Placement Independent Living and Transition Planning Chapter 19 - Mental Health Treatment and Behavior Support Management <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099481" target="_blank">PDF</a> Family Permanency Planning for Child Protective Services Non-Custodial Cases DCS Communicable Disease Guide <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099517" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol for Student Interns Receiving College Credit <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2102588" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2099725" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104192" target="_blank">PDF</a> <a href="https://public.powerdms.com/TNDCS/documents/2104995" target="_blank">PDF</a> Protocol 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