If a child is admitted or discharged from an agency program due to transfer of the foster home, how should the admission/discharge be handled?
When a child accompanies a transferring foster home from one agency to another that constitutes a discharge from the agency that the foster family is leaving and an admission to the agency to which the foster home is transferring There is not a clear cut category in “reason for discharge” to handle this kind of situation. In considering the various options available, one should indicate the reason for discharge to be an “Administrative Discharge.
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