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Permanency Type

Placement episodes that end during the specified period, with one of the following placement episode termination reason types [PLC_EPST. TERM_TY_C] recorded in CWS/CMS [CWS/CMS codes in square parentheses], are included in the denominator and classified as ‘Reunified’ or ‘Guardianship’ as follows::

Reunified

• Reunified with Parent/Guardian (Court) [5439]
• Reunified with Parent/Guardian (Non-Crt) [5440]
• Child Released Home [5513]

Guardianship

• Guardianship [5434, 5516]