Section 4000.111. Services for children

(a) Children who were receiving MH/MR services in the custodial county shall continue to receive essentially comparable services in the receiving county to the extent that the services exist or can be made available with funds from the custodial county.

(b) Children in substitute care shall have the same access to MH/MR services as children living in that county with their birth parents.

(c) Children require coordinated service planning by the offices of MH/MR and children, youth and families when joint planning is necessary for the child’s benefit.

(d) Children placed out-of-county remain the legal and financial responsibility of the custodial county MH/MR office with respect to MH/MR services other than early intervention services. Children ages birth through 2, inclusive, eligible for early intervention services placed out-of-county are the legal and financial responsibility of the receiving county office with respect to the services.

(e) Infants and toddlers should be placed out-of-county only as a last resort.

The provisions of this § 4000.111 adopted December 20, 1991, effective December 21, 1991, apply retroactively to November 21, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 5849.