Section 316.80  Caseworker Responsibilities at the Administrative Case Review

The assigned caseworker shall:

a)         present a completed case plan, based on the assessment, and developed in collaboration with the family;

b)         present a recommendation regarding the permanency goal;

c)         report on the placement, best interests, health, safety, and well-being of the child or youth;

d)         present a copy of the Visitation and Contact Plan and report on the efforts made to encourage and maintain sibling relationships;

e)         present a copy of a Post-Permanency Sibling Contact Plan when one has been developed;

f)         report on the progress of the parent or parents to date toward changing the behaviors and conditions that require the child or youth to be in substitute care;

g)         provide a statement as to whether the child or youth can return home, and, if so, when and with what supports;

h)         provide the casework rationale and supporting documentation for all decisions and recommendations; and

i)          provide all case specific documentation and verbal information relevant to the family, including, but not limited to: child and family team meetings; case planning; in-person case contacts; visitation (both parent and sibling);

1)         any mediation agreements in the case; and

2)         child or youth psychotropic medication and any pending requests for psychotropic medication approval and supervision.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 12195, effective August 1, 2024)