Alabama Administrative Code
Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Chapter 660-5-47 - INDIVIDUALIZED SERVICE PLANS
Section 660-5-47-.05 - Developing The Individualized Service Plan

(1) ISPs shall be developed, reviewed, and revised in partnership with the age-appropriate children, their parents, service providers, and other members of the child and family planning team; and be based on underlying conditions related to identified safety threats and risks.

(2) Initial ISPs must be completed within 30 days of when the determination is made that the case will be opened for on-going child welfare services.

(3) When removal occurs prior to the ISP's development, the team must meet within 72 hours of the removal to develop the initial ISP.

(4) Initial ISPs should address, at a minimum, a review of any existing safety plans to determine if they need to be continued or revised to help protect the children in their own home; the desired outcome (permanency goal) for the children, and the anticipated time-frame within which the goal will be achieved; any additional assessments needed to facilitate identification of strengths/needs, and the time-frames for obtaining those assessments; steps to address the children's basic health, mental health, and educational needs; attachment needs, including visiting and phone/mail contact if the decision is made to move the children; steps to promote a timely return home or placement with relatives, if either of these is the child's permanency goal.

(5) Initial ISPs will be reviewed at a meeting of the child and family planning team that is held within thirty (30) days of the date the initial ISP was developed to determine if implementation is occurring as planned, and if not, what revisions need to be made; and to complete an ISP if needed to address additional needs which have been identified and prioritized during the assessment process following the initial ISP.