Section 306.3  Termination of Children's Cases

a)         A child's case shall be closed as a unique identification number when the Department's legal relationship with the child has ended.  However, services may continue to be provided to the child as a member of the family who is receiving services.

b)         The Department shall seek to end its legal relationship with children:

1)         within 90 calendar days after achieving the written permanency goal of returning the child from an out-of-home placement to his family ("return home"); or

2)         when the child's parents are uncooperative with the Department but do meet minimum parenting standards; or

3)         within 90 calendar days after a minor has been completely emancipated under the Emancipation of Mature Minors Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1979, ch. 40, par. 2201 et seq.); or

4)         within 60 calendar days after a child dies; or

5)         when a child between 18 and 20 years of age

A)        achieves self-sufficiency as specified in the written service plan; or

B)        refuses to accept or fulfill his responsibilities as specified in the written service plan; or

C)        fails to maintain satisfactory progress in a training/educational program as specified in the written service plan; or

D)        will be transferred upon reaching age 21 to another agency's treatment program due to severe mental, emotional or physical disability requiring intense residential care; or

6)         when a child has been returned home and the entire family disappears, flees or cannot be located for 3 months; or

7)         when a child has been legally adopted and post-adoptive services are not required or needed.