Section 316.90 Decision Review

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 316.90 DECISION REVIEW

Section 316.90  Decision

Review

a)         When a contributing agency, substitute caregivers, or the youth

in care's caseworker with supervisory approval, disagrees with any portion of

the case plan, including any amendments made by the reviewer, the individual

will be entitled to a review of the decision.  Amendments that are the result

of decisions made by the court at the permanency hearing or are the result of

any other court order are not subject to a decision review.

b)         Requests for a decision review shall be made in writing and directed,

within five working days after receiving the administrative case review report,

to the Statewide ACR Administrator at 406 East Monroe, Mail Code #10,

Springfield, Illinois  62701.

c)         A decision review conference shall be held within ten working

days after the receipt of the request.  The decision review conference may be

held via video conferencing or teleconferencing.  A final decision will be made

by the Statewide ACR Administrator or designee, within ten working days after

the conference.

d)         Except when an issue affects compliance with a court order or

the residual rights of parents, implementation will be stayed until the

Statewide ACR Administrator's final decision is issued.  The residual rights of

parents are defined in Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 [705 ILCS

405/1-3].

e)         If changes to the case plan are required by the decision

review, copies of the changes will be sent to all those who are entitled to a

copy of the case plan with a notice of the specific changes made, the reason

for the changes, and a statement of the right to appeal any such changes.