Consent Decrees
In this year the BH vs McDonald class action lawsuit was initiated against the Directors of DCFS and the Illinois Department of Public Aid under the Adoption Assistance Welfare Act.
What is 1988?
These professionals are considered mandated reporters. (name 4)
Who are: DCFS personnel, Social Workers, Teachers, Child Welfare professionals, Priest, Doctors, Child Care workers
This should be completed for all Youth in Care within 24 hours of DCFS protective custody.
What is the initial health screening?
The unauthorized release of any information contained in records is considered this type of misdemeanor.
What is a Class A misdemeanor?
In 2011 this lawsuit was brought against the state for not providing sufficient behavioral health care to adolescents in DCFS custody.
What is NB vs Norwood?
These persons may be involved in reportable events.
Who are children/youth, employees, foster parents or relative/kinship caregivers?
A copy of this should accompany all children in DCFS custody to any placement.
What is a Health Passport?
These DCFS case workers should not have access to records.
Who are case workers not providing services to the subject(person) that the record is about?
These are two of the purposes of the BH vs McDonald Decree.
What is to ensure that children in DCFS care are free from foreseeable and preventable harm OR receive at least minimally adequate food, shelter and clothing, OR minimally adequate health care, OR receive mental health care, OR are free from unreasonable and unnecessary intrusions by DCFS upon their emotional and psychological well being, OR receive at least minimally adequate training, education and services to be able to survive outside of DCFS care?
Medication refusal by a youth is considered this.
What is a reportable event?
The comprehensive Health Examination should be completed in this number of days.
What is 21 days?
These DCFS staff, who are not case workers, may have access to records.
Who are staff investigating reports?
This is the purpose of the NB vs Norwood Decree.
What is to ensure that HFS develops a BH delivery model to provide children with required mental and behavioral health services?
Property damage of this amount or more is considered a reportable event.
What is $50?
This should be developed for all children within 30 days of DCFS temporary custody.
What is a written case plan?
A caregiver or guardian must be this to access records.
What is legally authorized?
Failure by mandated reporters to report suspected child abuse or neglect is this type of misdemeanor.
What is class A?
This does not constitute grounds for failure to report.
What is privileged communication?
The BH vs McDonald requires that these must have timelines.
What are permanency goals and goal achievement?
Staff of this department may be granted access to records.
What is professional regulation?