Section 337.60 Who May Appeal

Section 337

Section 337.60  Who May

Appeal

a)         The following persons may appeal decisions made by or on

behalf of the Department in accordance with Section 337.70 of this Part:

1)         families and children who receive child welfare services,

either directly from the Department or through its provider agency;

2)         families and children requesting child welfare services from

the Department; or

3)         foster parents or relative caregivers who have care and

custody of a child for whom the Department is legally responsible.

b)         The appeal may be requested by:

1)         families and children who receive child welfare services,

either directly from the Department or through its provider agency;

2)         families and children requesting child welfare services from

the Department;

3)         foster parents or relative caregivers who have care and

custody of a child for whom the Department is legally responsible;

4)         the authorized representative of any of the above persons; or

5)         an individual who has been appointed by a court to legally act

on behalf of the above parties including the guardian ad litem for a child;

when monetary claims are at issue, an individual appointed by the court as

administrator of the estate or a person acting in a similar capacity may appeal

for the deceased person.  A certified copy of the court's order must be

provided as authorization to represent such persons unless the appointment is

as a Guardian Ad Litem in Juvenile Court.

c)         If an appellant has an authorized representative or an

individual legally acting on the appellant's behalf, that representative or

individual may exercise the rights of the party in the mediation or emergency

review and the fair hearing.  These rights include the right to review and copy

case materials pursuant to 89 Ill. Adm

appointment is

as a Guardian Ad Litem in Juvenile Court.

c)         If an appellant has an authorized representative or an

individual legally acting on the appellant's behalf, that representative or

individual may exercise the rights of the party in the mediation or emergency

review and the fair hearing.  These rights include the right to review and copy

case materials pursuant to 89 Ill. Adm. Code 431, Confidentiality of Personal

Information of Persons Served by the Department, to receive Department notices,

to speak in the mediation or emergency review and the fair hearing, and to take

any other actions permitted an appellant in this Part.