Parenting Time ( visitation ) Support Services - Bay County

2026-11-03

Parenting Time Visitation Support Services is intended for families in need of supervised visits . PTVSS must be provided at mutually agreed upon places and must begin within 14 calendar days of receiving the referral . Services are based on the specific needs and strengths of each family . Requirements General Requirements Client Eligibility Criteria 1 ) Definition of Eligibility a . For Child and Family Safety Stability and Permanency ( CFSSP ) Funding : Families with an active Children ’ s Protective Services ( CPS ) investigation or open case . Families with an open Prevention services case . Families with minor children investigated by MDHHS CPS within the previous 18 months . Families that do not have a preponderance of evidence of child abuse or neglect after a CPS investigation , but there is a risk of future harm to the child . Families with one or more children in a MDHHS supervised out - of - home placement ( inclusive of MDHHS supervised Foster Care , Juvenile Justice and relative placement ). MDHHS adoptive families for whom a need for post adoptive services has been identified by MDHHS to prevent disruption or dissolution . b . For Strong Families Safe Children ( SFSC ) Funding : 1 . Time - Limited Family Reunification Services must be provided to Parent ( s ) or primary caregiver ( s ) who are responsible for the care and supervision of minor child ( ren ) and who have a MDHHS supervised open case in out - of - home placement , with family reunification as the goal . Intent of funds is to mitigate barriers to reunification . In the case of a child who has been returned home , the services and activities must only be provided during the 15 - month period that begins on the date that the child returns home . 2 . Family Preservation – Placement Prevention Services must be provided to parents or primary caregivers who are responsible for the care and supervision of minor children and have an open MDHHS Children ’ s Protective Services investigation , a preponderance of evidence for abuse or neglect , foster care case , or delinquency case . 3 . Family Support Services must be provided to parents or primary caregiver ( s ) responsible for the care and supervision of minor child ( ren ) and have one or more of the following : An open MDHHS Child Protective Services ( Category I , II and III ), foster care or delinquency case An open case which has been closed within the past 18 - months A Child Protective Services investigation within the past 18 - months Three or more rejected Child Protective Services complaints c . Foster Care Supportive Visitation Funding : 1 . Support parenting time visitation for child ( ren ) with an open foster care case in out of home placement with a goal of reunification . 2 ) Determination of Eligibility MDHHS determines eligibility . Referral Process Use the referral process below or enter an appropriate referral process . 1 ) MDHHS MDHHS must identify in writing : Date of referral Name of each client to be provided service Address and contact information of the referred client ( s ) Reasons for referral Referring worker ’ s emergency on call phone number Discuss case dynamics

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2026-04-29