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CCWIS Status
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The following tables show the status of current child welfare information systems or projects in the states and tribes. As of October 21, 2024 45 states, the District... -
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Considerations and Challenges for County-Administered States in Discussing CCWIS
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
States are currently reviewing the new Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) regulations and assessing the impacts these requirements will have on... -
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Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews Fact Sheet
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The 1994 Amendments to the Social Security Act (the Act) authorize the Children's Bureau to review state child and family services programs to ensure compliance with... -
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HHS Metadata Standard
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
HHS Metadata Standard: Version 1.0, published in July 2025, serves as the authoritative framework for defining HHS metadata—data about data—fields and attributes.... -
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Departmental Appeals Board Decisions
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Decisions issued by the Chair and Board Members of the Departmental Appeals Board concerning determinations in discretionary, project grant programs, including... -
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Guidelines for conducting time-limited information technology demonstration projects (pilots) in a Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System (CCWIS) environment
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Program Instruction (PI) provides state and tribal title IV-E agencies (agencies) guidance and describes the documentation requirements an agency must complete... -
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CCWIS Data Quality Plans
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This DSS presentation describes the CCWIS data quality requirements, as defined by Federal Regulations 45 CFR 1355.52. In addition, this presentation provides... -
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What are the requirements to adopt a child from foster care?
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
ACF Children Bureau resource Metadata-only record linking to the original dataset. Open original dataset below. -
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Advance Planning Document (APD) 101 Presentation
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Advance Planning Document (APD) 101 PowerPoint describes the APD process as defined by Federal Regulation 45 CFR 95. A detailed overview of the types of APDs is... -
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Program Instruction (PI-06-04)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This Program Instruction (PI) provides instruction to tribes on the June 30, 2006 submission of the Annual Progress and Services Report (APSR) as required under Title... -
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Checklist for 2021 Annual Progress and Services Review Reports (APSRs) Due June 30, 2020 (Based on ACF-ACYF-CB-PI-20-02)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This checklist describes all the required elements of states' CFSPs and APSRs. It was developed to help states ensure their submissions include all required elements.... -
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Departmental Appeals Board Decisions
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Decisions issued by the Chair and Board Members of the Departmental Appeals Board concerning determinations in discretionary, project grant programs, including... -
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Child Welfare Reviews Project: Overview of Key Tasks for the Title IV-E Foster Care Eligibility Reviews
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
The Child Welfare Reviews Project assists the Children's Bureau, Administration for Children and Families (ACF), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in... -
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Understanding and Complying With Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, as amended by The Interethnic Adoption Provisions (IEP) - Video
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Understanding and Complying With Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and The Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, as amended by The Interethnic Adoption Provisions... -
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AFCARS 2020 Compliance and Penalties
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This webinar was a part of the AFCARS Final Rule Training Series. For this webinar, the Children's Bureau shared a revised version of Technical Bulletin 23:... -
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Revised Technical Bulletin #1
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This technical bulletin is a revision to the Technical Bulletin #1 that was originally published on August 19, 2019. This revised Technical Bulletin #1 provides... -
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Technical Bulletin #22 — Reporting Population & Data Extraction
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This technical bulletin addresses how to extract data for the Out-of-Home Care and Adoption and Guardianship Assistance Files defined in AFCARS Technical Bulletin... -
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Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS); Proposed Rule
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System (AFCARS); Proposed Rule (PDF) - This notice of proposed rulemaking describes numerous improvements to Adoption... -
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Modular Design in Comprehensive Child Welfare Information Systems (CCWISs)
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
Effective June 1, 2016, the CCWIS regulations require CCWIS automated functions be developed using a modular design. Presenter Dan Hon, a technology consultant to the... -
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Waiver Terms and Conditions Template for Capped Allocations
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services —
This document includes sample terms and conditions that describe which provisions of the Social Security Act and program regulations can be waived to allow states or...