Policies

Child Welfare Policies and Procedures Manual

Welcome to the Nevada Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS), Child Welfare Online Policies and Procedures Manual. You will find the most current versions of all child welfare policies here. Click on the chapter heading link below to review a summary of what is contained in each chapter and links to each individual policy.

       Policy Index

• Chapter 0100: Adoption
• Chapter 0200: Case Management
• Chapter 0400: Child Fatality and Near Fatality
• Chapter 0500: Child Protective Services and Intake
• Chapter 0600: Confidentiality and Sharing of Information
• Chapter 0700: Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC)
• Chapter 0800: Independent Living for Youth
• Chapter 0900: Institutions
• Chapter 1000: Out-of-Home Placements
• Chapter 1100: Service Array
• Chapter 1200: Quality Improvement & Child Welfare Oversight - UNDER DEVELOPMENT
• Chapter 1300: Foster Care Licensing - UNDER DEVELOPMENT
• Chapter 1400: Statewide Child Welfare Training
• Chapter 1500: Disaster Response
• Chapter 1600: Administration

Child Welfare Policy Instructional Memoranda

2019

• Incentive Applications

2018

• AB99 LGBTQ Training
• CSEC Training Requirements
• Specialized Foster Care Policy Change

2016

• Guidelines For Issuing Non-Safety Waivers For Relative Foster Homes

Children’s Mental Health Policies and Procedures Manual

Welcome to the Division of Child and Family Services’ Children’s Mental Health statewide policies and procedures. All Statewide Children’s Mental Health policies and procedures are reviewed and approved by the Commission on Behavioral Health Services. Click on the policy and procedure link below to review the documents for each policy and procedure.

• Chapter 1: Service and Programs
• Chapter 2: Clients Rights and Responsibilities
• Chapter 3: Information Management, Records and Technology
• Chapter 4: Administrative
• Chapter 5: Fiscal
• Archives

Juvenile Justice Policies and Procedures

• Juvenile Justice Policies and Procedures