A: Yes. In CARES V1, Financial Management Funding Assistance Payments and Prevention Services will be specifically included for prevention services and administrative costs including foster care candidacy determinations.

A: Yes. BCIA forms will be automatically created and stored upon approval of specified allegation substantiations.

A: Currently, there is no plan to incorporate online mandated reporting as a feature of CWS-CARES V1.

A: Yes. Assuming system data mappings are defined in the user stories before document templates are developed and templates are being integrated with the new CARES system.

A: Yes. Data mappings are expected to be defined in the user stories for template development and integration to begin.

A: For Child Welfare Systems-California Automated Response and Engagement System (CWS-CARES) V1, the only planned external access will be for Resources Family Approval (RFA) and Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) providers.

A: For Child Welfare Services/Case Management System (CWS/CMS) training, Counties can utilize their Regional Training Academy (RTA) for various on-boarding training materials. In addition, the State shares policies and guidance to Counties and Tribes via Division 31 Regulations and current All County Letters (ACLs) and All County Information Notices (ACINs).

A: The screening number will remain the same (for the screening) throughout the life cycle of a child’s involvement with the child welfare system. Should the screening advance to an investigation and/or a case, the investigation and case numbers would be different. CWS-CARES V1 will maintain the history of all “units of work,” including screening, investigations, child welfare cases, court cases and eligibility files, associated with a given person.

A: Electronic submissions of Suspected Child Abuse Reports (SCARs) is currently out of scope for CWS-CARES V1.

A: A “talk-to-text” feature is currently out of scope for CWS-CARES V1.