Nov. 26, 2019

Post Permanency Reassessments – Minnesota Assessment of Parenting for Children and Youth (MAPCY)

Within Northstar Care for Children, after finalization of an adoption or a Transfer of Physical and Legal Permanent Custody (TPLPC) of a child, an adoptive parent or relative custodian may request a MAPCY reassessment. The process for completing a post permanency reassessment is as follows:

• Family or county contacts DHS Adoption/Kinship worker to request a reassessment
• Must be 6 months since the last assessment
• Must be in writing from the family
• DHS locates the child in SSIS-DHS and initiates a reassessment to the county/tribe of financial responsibility
• County manages the log for new requests
• Log in SSIS-Worker that allows agency to view pending reassessments (Searches/Logs – Post Permanency Reassessment Log)
• Request to county will include both the pre-adoptive and post-adoptive names and SWNDX numbers and current MAPCY level
• Financially responsible agency conducts person search on post adoptive/post kinship child/youth
• If child/youth does not exist in the county, the county worker creates a new person record for the post adoptive/kinship identity and clears to the county and SWNDX.
• Most agencies then open a new Child Welfare workgroup in order to complete the MAPCY.
• SSIS-Worker allows the completion of a new MAPCY and compares the results of the original MAPCY
• Notifications within SSIS-Worker to notify adoptive parent/relative custodian if MAPCY results are the same or lower (completed by the agency)
• If a higher benefit level is determined and approved, SSIS-Worker automatically sends a notification with the proposed benefit level increase to SSIS-DHS
• Financially responsible agency must send a copy of the MAPCY Rating Report to the DHS Adoption Assistance worker.
• DHS reviews the MAPCY Rating Report
• DHS creates and sends out an amendment to the adoption/kinship benefit agreement to the family for signature.
• Once signed and returned, DHS signs the amendment, sets up new payment and issues back payment if necessary.
• New rates goes into effect the date DHS Adoption Assistance signs the amendment.