Hawaii Administrative Rules
Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES
Department of Human Services
Chapter 1610 - CHILD WELFARE CASEWORK SERVICES
Subchapter 3 - ASSESSMENT AND INTERVENTION SERVICES
Section 17-1610-25 - Intervention services
Current through August, 2024
(a) Based on an assessment of the family, the department shall determine and initiate assessment and treatment services, including but not limited to ohana conferencing, concurrent planning, multidisciplinary team consultation, and psychological, psychiatric, psychosexual or other needed evaluations pursuant to departmental procedures. The department shall provide appropriate and available services to eligible children and their families subject to the availability of funding and resources.
(b) Services may be provided by departmental staff as well as through purchase of service providers in accordance with section 17-1610-9.
(c) The department shall maintain regular contacts with the family and the child to:
(d) The department shall obtain periodic written or verbal reports from those persons or agencies providing counseling, treatment, or services to the child and family. The reports shall describe the issues being addressed, the child and family's response to services, recommendations for further treatment needs, and an assessment of the family's ability to provide a safe and nurturing home for the child.