Section 316.70 Roles and Responsibilities of the Administrative Case Reviewer

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 316.70 ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE CASE REVIEWER

Section 316.70  Roles and

Responsibilities of the Administrative Case Reviewer

a)         The administrative case reviewer has the responsibility and

authority to manage the case review process, which includes:

1)         excluding or limiting participation, as needed, to those with

a right to share in the process, or excluding or limiting participation of any

individual when necessary to promote the achievement of the purposes of the

review;

2)         convening and conducting a review in such a way as to

encourage discussion and participation while respecting the rights and culture

of all participants;

3)         maintaining the focus of the group on the case plan with good

time management; and

4)         advising clients and other participants of their rights and

providing an explanation of the purposes of the administrative case review

process, assuring disclosure.

b)         The administrative case reviewer shall ensure the review:

complies with this Part and Department procedures, is consistent with good

child welfare practice, and is conducted in compliance with 42 U.S.C. 675 and

any State or federal court consent decree affecting Department practice.  This

responsibility includes:

1)         ensuring that the purposes of the administrative case review

are carried out;

2)         determining that the permanency goal and the evaluation of

progress are consistent with the facts of the case as presented at the

administrative case review, that the outcomes, tasks, and time frames are

appropriate for the permanency goal, ensure caseworker and supervisor

compliance with 89 Ill. Adm

ensuring that the purposes of the administrative case review

are carried out;

2)         determining that the permanency goal and the evaluation of

progress are consistent with the facts of the case as presented at the

administrative case review, that the outcomes, tasks, and time frames are

appropriate for the permanency goal, ensure caseworker and supervisor

compliance with 89 Ill. Adm. Code 315 (Permanency Planning) and Department

procedures in developing the permanency goal and case plan, and amending or

changing the case plan accordingly;

3)         recommending modification or change in the case plan, when in

the reviewer's professional judgement, the case plan or permanency goal is

insufficient based on information presented at the review.  The reviewer,

however, may not change a permanency goal established by the court;

4)         ensure the youth in care's foster parents, relative

caregivers, or child care institution administrators are using normalcy

parenting and the Reasonable and Prudent Parent Standard. At each ACR,

reviewers shall ask whether children have regular ongoing opportunities to

engage in age or developmentally appropriate extracurricular, enrichment,

cultural, and social activities (including by consulting with the youth in care

in an age-appropriate manner about the opportunities of the youth in care to

participate in such activities);

5)         review the Illinois Foster Child and Youth Bill of Rights at

each review with the youth in care and their parents or legal guardians;

6)         convening administrative case reviews sooner than the

regularly scheduled case reviews when the facts of the case indicate the need

for a review;

7)         recommending a child and family team meeting; and

8)         providing a written report of the findings through the Case

Review Information Packet (CRIP) and ACR Feedback form.