Foster Care Rates & Meanings

• FOST - Satellite Foster - $20

• STEP - $25

• TFOS - Transitional Foster - $35

• INFH - Intensive - $45

• XFOS - Special Rate approved by a KVC director

• SFL 1,2,3: Supported Family Living: based on HCBS Tier Score

• YRC 1 or 2: Youth Residential Center Levels 1 or 2

• RESP - Respite
   

Race

• CAUC: Caucasian

• AFAM: African American

• HISP: Hispanic

• BIRA: Bi-Racial

• ASIA: Asian

• AMIN: American Indian
   

Acronyms Used by KVC Admissions

• IR - Initial Referral

• “ON” - Kids that are currently needing placement today / right now.

• JOCO - Johnson County, WYCO - Wyandotte County, DGCO - Douglas County...all counties are first letter of county and then CO
   

Case Plan Goals

• OPPLA: Other Permanency Plan Living Arrangement (Independent living)
   

General Foster Care Acronyms

• FS - Foster Son

• FD - Foster Daughter

• AS - Adopted Son

• AD - Adopted Daughter

• ICPC - Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children

• TPR - Termination of Parental Rights

• BIS - Best Interest Staffing

• APA - Adoption Placement Agreement

• FSC - Family Service Coordinator

• FSW - Family Support Worker

• JIAC - Juvenile Intake and Assessment Center

• KBH - Kan Be Healthy

• KBI - Kansas Bureau of Investigation

• NRKin - Non-Related Kin

• DCF - (Kansas) Department for Children and Families