Section 316.40 Frequency of Administrative Case Reviews

Section 316

TITLE 89: SOCIAL SERVICES

CHAPTER III: DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES

SUBCHAPTER a: SERVICE DELIVERY

PART 316 ADMINISTRATIVE CASE REVIEWS AND COURT HEARINGS

SECTION 316.40 FREQUENCY OF ADMINISTRATIVE CASE REVIEWS

Section 316.40  Frequency of

Administrative Case Reviews

a)         The first administrative case review shall be conducted within

six months after the temporary custody hearing.

b)         Following the six-month administrative case review,

administrative case reviews shall be conducted every six months.

c)         Additional

Administrative Case Reviews

1)         The Office of Administrative Case Review may schedule more

frequent case reviews for the following reasons:

A)        the case

requires more than the scheduled six-month review.  Such cases may be ones in

which it is important that follow-up on the recommendations made at the last

administrative case review is monitored; or

B)        the biological family requests an administrative case review

prior to the first six-month review; or

C)        cases of workers, teams, offices, and contributing agencies are

selected for special reviews because those workers, teams, offices, and contributing

agencies are shown to be non-compliant with mandated requirements.

Non-compliance of mandated requirements may include, but is not limited to:

i)          failure to establish and implement procedures for assessment

and case planning;

ii)         failure to set and conduct family meetings;

iii)        failure to establish or fully implement a Sibling Visitation

and Contact Plan that is in the best interests of the siblings in foster care;

and

iv)        failure to comply with current and ongoing consent decrees; or

D)        as

requested by the juvenile court overseeing the case.

2)         The caseworker and supervisor shall attend all administrative

case reviews scheduled by the Office of Administrative Case Review in

accordance with this subsection (c).