Crisis Intervention Placement Program

2026-11-03

A crisis intervention placement program ( CIPP ) is a congregate care setting , which provides room , board , and a basic array of services in a temporary setting . These programs must meet the minimum requirements for Child Care Facility as defined by the Minimum Standards for Residential Child Care Facilities . CIPP services are to be used in rare circumstances when more permanent , planned placement services are not feasible due to extenuating circumstances , e . g ., the late hour of the day , unknown family history or support , disruptions , etc . The Family Services Division Program Requirements and Core Services are listed below as representation of the services at minimum that each child shall receive , as applicable , in this type of placement . Children or youth referred to this program must have short - term , emergency placement services as an identified need . During a child or youth ’ s placement in a crisis intervention placement program ( CIPP ), he or she must receive the full array of services that are needed during the placement . It is expected that referrals for CIPP placements may include , but are not limited to , children or youth that have been apprehended from runaway status , children or youth that have disruptions in their current placement with no identified resource for a subsequent placement , or children or youth for whom the Department has no history that have come into the care and planning responsibility of the Department . CIPP placements shall occur only when all less restrictive placement venues have been exhausted by the county . Placements in the program shall be for only the length of time needed to diffuse a crisis and / or until a more permanent placement can be identified . The ages of children that may be referred to CIPP programs are 13 - 20 . Youth that are already in the custody of the Department prior to their 18th birthday but have not reached their 21st birthday may also be referred for CIPP placements . CIPP placements shall not exceed ninety ( 90 ) days . Dependent on the unique situation of each youth , the length of stay may be shorter or longer . In situations where a longer stay is determined necessary , approval must be obtained by SDHR Resource Management . Length of stay will be monitored by SDHR Utilization Review . There will be no reimbursement for days of service past the ninety ( 90 ) days unless prior authorization is granted by SDHRResource Management Division . During this placement , the county DHR office shall be responsible for securing another appropriate placement based upon the child or youth ’ s permanency goal and needs identified in the Individualized Service Plan ( ISP ), including obtaining supporting documentation for the subsequent placement , such as the scheduling of a psychological evaluation and Multi - dimensional Assessment Tool ( MAT ), etc . An ISP meeting must be held at the time of placement with a plan developed to include discharge planning to be achieved during this placement . The placement ISP must be very specific as to steps that must be achieved within the placement timeframe . No placement shall occur in a CIPP program without the vendor receiving a copy of the ISP document at the time of placement . If a placement is made after - hours , the ISP meeting must be held the following workday and a copy of the plan presented to the vendor at the close of the ISP meeting . Subsequent ISP meetings may be necessary to completely develop the plan for the family with appropriate stakeholders .

Alabama

2026-03-27