Section 301.30 Introduction

Section 301

Section 301.30  Introduction

Placement or substitute care

services means the care of children for whom the Department is legally

responsible who require a living arrangement away from their families due to

abuse, neglect, dependency, voluntary surrender of parental rights or consent to

adopt by a specified person, or voluntary placement agreement and for whom the

Department has determined that family preservation services are not appropriate

because such services are not in the child's best interest or would not protect

the child from imminent risk of harm.  Placement services include foster family

or relative home care, care provided in a group home or child care institution

or other institution. Placement is intended to be a temporary situation for the

children during the time that the parents' ability to care for the child is

being evaluated or the parents are receiving services to alleviate the problems

in the home so the family can be reunited. However, there may be times when it

is in the best interests of the child to seek a permanent placement away from

the child's family. In these instances a permanency goal other than family

reunification is sought. The complete range of permanency goals is described in

89 Ill. Adm. Code 315 (Permanency Planning).