Statutes | Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation Comprehensive Code of Justice, Title 9 Chapter 5 ยง 509 | 2019
(a) The foster care review process, through the foster care review committee, shall monitor services, placement, and/or the permanency plan and shall make recommendations to the Court, as deemed appropriate to the best interest of the child. The foster care review committee shall review any child who has been placed by any agency under order of the Court, in substitute care for a period of six (6) months or longer, or may review any substitute care placement as directed by the Court. Subsequent follow-up must take place within six (6) months of the initial review and within every six (6) months thereafter for as long as the child remains in care. The foster care review committee shall adhere to policy and procedure of the foster care review committee as established by the Fort Peck Tribal Executive Board.
(b) Whether or not the foster care review process is used or a petition for return is filed, the Court shall hold a hearing, following the procedures under Section 505 of this Title, to determine if the basis for the original disposition is still in existence. The first hearing after the Order of disposition shall be held ninety (90) days after that Order. Subsequent hearings shall be held every six (6) months or For youth who have been in the same placement for three (3) years or more, the Court, in its discretion, may extend the review period to one (1) year. If the Court finds that there is no longer clear and convincing evidence that grounds for out of home placement exist, the Court shall order the return of the youth to the parent(s), legal guardian or custodian.
(AMENDED AS PER RESOLUTION NO. 1574-2001-2, DATED 02/26/2000)