Section 315.130 Developing the Case Plan

Section 315

TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES

CHAPTER III: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

SUBCHAPTER a: SERVICE DELIVERY

PART 315 PERMANENCY PLANNING

SECTION 315.130 DEVELOPING THE CASE PLAN

Section 315.130  Developing

the Case Plan

Based on the information

gathered during the assessment process described in Section 315.100 and through

negotiation during the caseworker's contacts, visits, and at the initial family

meeting, the caseworker and family shall develop a plan of intervention that is

based on the family's strengths and needs and that addresses how the children's

needs for health and safety will be met.

a)         Purpose of the Case Plan

The case plan

is a written plan that is established between the Department and the children

and family served, and any involved service providers. The purpose of the case plan

is to:

1)         formulate goals for the child based on the child's needs for

health, safety, and well-being that were identified during the assessment

process;

2)         identify what actions the family, the caseworker, caregiver,

and others will take to meet the needs of the child and achieve permanency;

3)         identify what additional interventions and services will be

provided to the family, the caregiver, and the child in order to meet the

child's needs and achieve permanency; and

4)         ensure that the parents and children have frequent visitation

and contact with one another, and that sibling groups develop and preserve

their relationships.

b)         State and Federal Requirement

Case plans are

required by the Children and Family Services Act [20 ILCS 505/6a] and the

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675) regardless of whether the child and family

are served directly by the Department or through purchase of service providers.

The case plan must ensure that the health and safety of the child are the

paramount concerns that guide all service, placement, and planning provisions.

c)         Time Frames

1)         Visitation and Contact Plan

0 ILCS 505/6a] and the

Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 675) regardless of whether the child and family

are served directly by the Department or through purchase of service providers.

The case plan must ensure that the health and safety of the child are the

paramount concerns that guide all service, placement, and planning provisions.

c)         Time Frames

1)         Visitation and Contact Plan.  The initial visitation and contact

plan shall be completed by the siblings’ caseworkers, foster parents and

children/siblings and forwarded to the juvenile court no later than 10 days

after the award of temporary custody when the child has siblings who are also

in substitute care.  The visitation and contact plan shall be reviewed by the

caseworker regularly and changed and updated as specified in 89 Ill. Adm. Code

301.220 (Sibling Visitation).

2)         Case Plan.  The initial case plan shall be completed by the

caseworker and forwarded to the juvenile court no later than 45 days after

placement and must be reviewed at least once every six months thereafter.  The case

plan shall be changed and updated as the child and family's situation changes

and shall be reviewed regularly as specified in Section 315.150 (Revising the Case

Plan).

d)         Contents of the Case Plan

Case plans

shall contain the following information:

1)         The names of the children for whom the Department is legally

responsible or to whom the Department is providing services;

2)         The health and safety factors that have resulted in placement

of the children away from the family home and an identification of any problems

that are causing continued placement of the children away from the home;

3)         What outcomes would be considered a resolution to these

problems and the strengths the family possesses to achieve these outcomes;

4)         A description of the type of placement, the reasons for the

out of home placement; the reason why the child has been put in their current

placement, the resources or other support

causing continued placement of the children away from the home;

3)         What outcomes would be considered a resolution to these

problems and the strengths the family possesses to achieve these outcomes;

4)         A description of the type of placement, the reasons for the

out of home placement; the reason why the child has been put in their current

placement, the resources or other support that will be necessary to maintain

the placement; and, where a residential placement has been deemed necessary, a

description of how and when a plan for moving the child to the least

restrictive, most homelike placement consistent with the child's best interest

can be developed;

5)         The services to be provided to the parents, for each child

while in care, and the foster parents (if necessary, when the child is placed

in foster care) that may best resolve these problems;

6)         The health care to be provided to the child and the mental

health care to be provided to address the child's serious mental health needs

as well as a description of the child's physical, developmental, educational or

mental disability and any non-educational specialized services the child is

receiving or should receive for each disability.  If an Individual Treatment

Plan (ITP) or Rehabilitative Services Plan exists for the child, it shall be

attached to the case plan.  To the extent available and accessible, the case plan

shall incorporate the health records of the child, including:

A)        the names and addresses of the child's health provider;

B)        a record of the child's immunizations;

C)        the child's known medical problems; and

D)        the child's medications;

7)

A

description of the educational

program/services the child is receiving or needs to receive (including

information regarding Early Intervention, Head Start, or Pre-Kindergarten services

for preschool children)

mes and addresses of the child's health provider;

B)        a record of the child's immunizations;

C)        the child's known medical problems; and

D)        the child's medications;

7)

A

description of the educational

program/services the child is receiving or needs to receive (including

information regarding Early Intervention, Head Start, or Pre-Kindergarten services

for preschool children). To ensure educational stability, the placement may

take into account the appropriateness and proximity to the child's school, and

if the child is unable to remain in the same school, a plan for enrolling in

the new school. If an Individualized Education Plan (see 23 Ill. Adm. Code 226)

or an Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP) exists for a child, the Individualized

Education Plan or IFSP shall be included in the record.  To the extent

available and accessible, the case plan shall incorporate the education records

of the child, including:

A)        the names and addresses of the child's educational providers;

B)        the child's grade level performance; and

C)        the child's school record;

8)         Who will provide the services, how often they will be

provided, and an explanation of why these services will meet the needs of the

child;

9)         If the child is placed more than 150 miles from the home of

the parents or in a different state, the reasons why the placement is in the

best interests of the child;

10)         If the child is placed in a different state outside the home

of the parents, a requirement that the child be visited periodically, but not

less frequently than every six months by a caseworker of the Department or of

the state in which the child has been placed, as required in Section 315.110

(Worker Interventions and Contacts);

11)         If siblings are placed apart from one another, the reasons

why they are placed apart and what efforts have been and are being made to find

a joint placement for the sibling group;

12)         The permanency goal for each child and the re

seworker of the Department or of

the state in which the child has been placed, as required in Section 315.110

(Worker Interventions and Contacts);

11)         If siblings are placed apart from one another, the reasons

why they are placed apart and what efforts have been and are being made to find

a joint placement for the sibling group;

12)         The permanency goal for each child and the reason for

selecting the goal;

13)         In the case of a child for whom the permanency plan is

adoption or other permanent living arrangement, documentation of the steps the

Department is taking to find an adoptive family or other permanent living

arrangement;

14)         In the case of a child for whom the permanency plan is

independence or for a child 16 years of age or older, as appropriate, a written

description of the programs and services that will help the child prepare for

the transition from foster care to independent living;

15)         The responsibilities of the family and the child (when

appropriate) in fulfilling the case plan;

16)         The responsibilities of the Department and purchase of

service providers, if any, to assist the family in fulfilling the case plan;

17)         When children and families are separated and a court order

does not prohibit visitation, a parent-child and/or sibling visitation and contact

plan, in accordance with 89 Ill. Adm. Code 301 (Placement and Visitation

Services).  This plan shall include the time and place of visits, the frequency

of visits, the length of visits, and who shall be present at the visits

ng the case plan;

17)         When children and families are separated and a court order

does not prohibit visitation, a parent-child and/or sibling visitation and contact

plan, in accordance with 89 Ill. Adm. Code 301 (Placement and Visitation

Services).  This plan shall include the time and place of visits, the frequency

of visits, the length of visits, and who shall be present at the visits.  The

plan shall also note the permissible modes of communication siblings may use

between visits to stay in contact with one another;

18)        Whether the name, address, and telephone number of the foster

parent/relative caregiver may be released to the parent as determined by the

assessment conducted in accordance with Section 315.100(b)(3);

19)        The time frames for achieving the permanency goal and the

objectives to resolve identified problems and the specification of any

consequences to the child and family if the time frames are not met;

20)        A statement that the parents or child may disagree with the case

plan and that those disagreements will be recorded;

21)        An explanation of how parents or a child may request an appeal

and fair hearing as outlined in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 337 (Service Appeal Process);

and

22)

A haircare plan for each

child

developed in

consultation with the

child

based upon the

child's

developmental

abilities, as well as the

child's

parents or caregivers or appropriate

child care facility staff if not contrary to the

child's

wishes

.

A)         The

haircare plan shall include the following:

i)

necessary haircare steps to be taken to preserve the

child's

desired connection to the

child's

race, culture, gender, religion,

and identity;

ii)

the desires of the youth as they pertain to the child's

haircare;

iii)

any training or resources required by the caregiver or

appropriate

child care facility staff to

provide culturally

competent

haircare

and which preserves the child's connections as

outlined in subsection (d)(22)(A)(i)

preserve the

child's

desired connection to the

child's

race, culture, gender, religion,

and identity;

ii)

the desires of the youth as they pertain to the child's

haircare;

iii)

any training or resources required by the caregiver or

appropriate

child care facility staff to

provide culturally

competent

haircare

and which preserves the child's connections as

outlined in subsection (d)(22)(A)(i). Training shall occur in a timely manner

following procedures set forth by the Department;

iv)        The

steps to be taken

and who should be contacted

specific to the

child's

haircare needs

during emergency and

health situations,

including, but not limited to: lice infestations; scalp

rashes and infections; cancer treatments; and alopecia. The steps shall address

the child's needs for medical support, emotional support, and long-term

prevention strategies [20 ILCS 505/7.3b]; and

v)         any equipment or supplies needed to manage the child's haircare.

B)        If a child indicates they can maintain their haircare needs

without assistance, a caregiver or appropriate child care facility staff shall

still provide the child with any needed products including, but not limited to

brushes, combs, curling irons, hair straighteners, blow dryers, shampoo,

conditioner, hairspray, hair gel, barrettes, hair clips, ponytail holders, hair

ties, hairpins, rollers, and oils.

C)        The assigned caseworker shall review the haircare plan at least

monthly with children, parents, foster families, and caregivers at monthly

contacts as outlined in Section 315.110 (Worker Interventions and Contacts). Issues

related to the haircare plan may be subject to appeal as defined under 89 Ill.

Adm. Code 337 (Service Appeal Process).

e)         Child

and Family Teams shall be used when developing the case plan and shall include:

1)         A

statement of the reasonable and good faith effort of the Department to identify

and include all the individuals described in 42 U.S.C

erventions and Contacts). Issues

related to the haircare plan may be subject to appeal as defined under 89 Ill.

Adm. Code 337 (Service Appeal Process).

e)         Child

and Family Teams shall be used when developing the case plan and shall include:

1)         A

statement of the reasonable and good faith effort of the Department to identify

and include all the individuals described in 42 U.S.C. 675a(c)(1)(B)(ii) on the

child's family and permanency team; (42 U.S.C. 675a(c)(1)(B)(iii)(I))

2)         All

contact information for members of the family and permanency team, as well as

contact information for other family members and fictive kin who are not part

of the family and permanency team unless prohibited by provisions found in

Section 315.100(b)(3); (42 U.S.C. 675a(c)(1)(B)(iii)(II))

3)         Evidence

that meetings of the family and permanency team, including meetings relating to

the assessment required under 42 U.S.C. 675a(c)(1)(A), are held at a time and

place convenient for family; (42 U.S.C. 675a(c)(1)(B)(iii)(III))

4)         If

reunification is the goal, evidence demonstrating that the parent from whom the

child was removed provided input on the members of the family and permanency

team; (42 U.S.C. 675a(c)(1)(B)(iii)(IV))

5)         Evidence

that the assessment required under 42 U.S.C. 675a(c)(1)(A) is determined in

conjunction with the family and permanency team; (42 U.S.C.

675a(c)(1)(B)(iii)(V))

6)         A

statement regarding the placement preferences of the family and permanency team

relative to the assessment that recognizes the child should be placed with

their siblings unless there is a finding by the court that such placement is

contrary to their best interest; and (42 U.S.C. 675a(c)(1)(B)(iii)(VI))

7)         If

the placement preferences of the family, permanency team, and child are not the

placement setting recommended by the qualified individual conducting the

assessment under 42 U.S.C

sment that recognizes the child should be placed with

their siblings unless there is a finding by the court that such placement is

contrary to their best interest; and (42 U.S.C. 675a(c)(1)(B)(iii)(VI))

7)         If

the placement preferences of the family, permanency team, and child are not the

placement setting recommended by the qualified individual conducting the

assessment under 42 U.S.C. 675a(c)(1)(A), the reasons why the preferences of

the team and of the child were not recommended. (42 U.S.C.

675a(c)(1)(B)(iii)(VII)).