CANS screening definition

CANS screening means Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths screening, a process of gathering information on the needs and strengths of a child or young adult for one or more of the following purposes:
CANS screening means Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths screening, a process of gathering information on the needs and strengths of a child or young adult:
CANS screening means Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths screening, a process of integrating information on a child’s needs and strengths for the purposes of case planning, service planning and determining the supervision needs of the child while in foster care. DHS reimburses a foster parent or relative caregiver on behalf of an eligible child when the CANS screening results indicate the child qualifies for a level-of-care payment. If a child qualifies for level-of-care payment through a CANS assessment, that amount can be added to the negotiated adoption assistance amount if requested by the parents. For example, if an adoption assistance rate of $350 was negotiated for a child and the child also qualified for a Level 2 CANS rate, then $414 will be added to the $350 for

Examples of CANS screening in a sentence

  • CYFD and HSD will identify, and Co-Neutrals must approve, the form of the Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths Crisis Assessment Tool (“CANS-CAT”) and comprehensive CANS screening tools to be used.

Related to CANS screening

  • Screening means the evaluation process used to identify an individual's ability to perform activities of daily living and address health and safety concerns.

  • Animal means any nonhuman animate being endowed with the power of voluntary action.

  • Study means the investigation to be conducted in accordance with the Protocol.