Minnesota Statutes Public Welfare and Related Activities (Ch. 245-267) § 260C.202. Court review of disposition

Subd. 2. Court review for a child placed in foster care. (a) If the court orders a child placed in foster care, the court shall review the out-of-home placement plan and the child's placement at least every 90 days as required in juvenile court rules to determine whether continued out-of-home placement is necessary and appropriate or whether the child should be returned home.

(b) This review is not required if the court has returned the child home, ordered the child permanently placed away from the parent undersections 260C.503to260C.521, or terminated rights undersection 260C.301. Court review for a child permanently placed away from a parent, including where the child is under guardianship of the commissioner, is governed bysection 260C.607.

(c) When a child is placed in a qualified residential treatment program setting as defined insection 260C.007, subdivision 26d, the responsible social services agency must submit evidence to the court as specified insection 260C.712.

(d) No later than three months after the child's placement in foster care, the court shall review agency efforts to search for and notify relatives pursuant tosection 260C.221, and order that the agency's efforts begin immediately, or continue, if the agency has failed to perform, or has not adequately performed, the duties under that section. The court must order the agency to continue to appropriately engage relatives who responded to the notice undersection 260C.221in placement and case planning decisions and to consider relatives for foster care placement consistent withsection 260C.221. Notwithstanding a court's finding that the agency has made reasonable efforts to search for and notify relatives undersection 260C.221, the court may order the agency to continue making reasonable efforts to search for, notify, engage, and consider relatives who came to the agency's attention after sending the initial notice undersection 260C.221.

(e) The court shall review the out-of-home placement plan and may modify the plan as provided undersection 260C.201, subdivisions 6and7.

(f) When the court transfers the custody of a child to a responsible social services agency resulting in foster care or protective supervision with a noncustodial parent under subdivision 1, the court shall notify the parents of the provisions ofsections 260C.204and260C.503to260C.521, as required under juvenile court rules.

(g) When a child remains in or returns to foster care pursuant tosection 260C.451and the court has jurisdiction pursuant tosection 260C.193, subdivision 6, paragraph (c), the court shall at least annually conduct the review required undersection 260C.203.