FFPSA Jeopardy
The federal government shifted funding from placement to this focus.
What is preventing out-of-home placement and keeping youth safely at home?
The CFST assesses this.
What is the youth's likelihood of going into placement?
When answering an RMS sample, staff should use this guide.
What is the RMS Participant Instruction Guide?
Plans are not official until this occurs.
What is obtaining required signatures?
A low-risk youth with no automatic qualifier.
What is a non-candidate?
RMS helps determine the amount of time spent on these activities for reimbursement.
What are Title IV-E activities?
A CFST is required whenever this document is reviewed.
What is the CPCP (Community Case Plan)?
Program A should only be used for these activities.
What are candidacy determination and initial intake activities?
A verbal authorization may allow a plan to be marked signed if documented here.
What are Case Management notes and the CP2?
A youth scores high risk, CFST = 7, and is not receiving FFT/MST.
What is a Traditional Candidate?
These two evidence-based services can be claimed under FFPSA prevention funding.
What are FFT and MST?
Youth scoring this or lower on the CFST without an automatic qualifier are non-candidates.
What is 5 or less?
You should never include this information in RMS comments.
What is identifiable youth information?
If a family refuses to participate in plan development, they become this.
What is a non-candidate?
A youth is an FFPSA candidate but is in detention at the time of the sample.
What Program Code F Secure Detention?
Iowa is investigating this promising service for future use.
What is On the Way Home?
A score of this level or higher may qualify a youth as a Traditional or FFPSA Candidate.
What is 6 or higher?
Monthly placement visits (JVIS) are coded as this activity.
What is 103 Case Management?
FFPSA candidates require this assessment.
What is a Safety Assessment?
A youth remains in detention or shelter more than 30 days.
What is an automatic qualifier for candidacy?
This process includes IDAs, CFSTs, CPCP development, and intake activities.
What is candidacy determination?
Name one automatic qualifier.
Statewide, this was the top RMS error type in both Q1 and Q2 2026.
What is Incorrect Placement Type?
If a youth scores Safe With Safety Plan or Unsafe, this is required.
What is a Safety Plan?
A youth is in a PMIC, State Training School, living with the other parent, or in inpatient substance abuse treatment.
What is NOT a candidate for care?