Current through August 26, 2024
(1) COURT REPORT.
(a) The agency responsible under s.
938.069,
Stats., for preparing a report to be submitted to the court in accordance with
s.
938.33, Stats.,
shall set out the content in a format prescribed by the court.
(b) The agency under par. (a) shall give a
copy of the report, together with any other relevant information, to the lead
agency within 5 working days after the dispositional hearing.
(2) RESPONSIBILITY FOR
PLANNING SERVICES. The lead agency is responsible for planning services for the
youth and the youth's family.
(3)
RESPONSIBILITY FOR PROVIDING SERVICES. The lead agency is responsible for the
provision of services to the youth and the youth's family. The lead agency may
either provide some or all of the needed services directly or contract with
another agency or person to provide some or all of the services.
(4) GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SERVICES. The
services for a youth shall build on the youth's strengths and shall be directed
to the goals under s.
DCF 80.01(2).
(5) CASE MANAGEMENT.
(a)
Designation of case manager.
The lead agency shall designate a case manager to provide case
management for each youth under the agency's court-ordered custody or
supervision.
(b)
Individualized case plan.
1.
Development. The case manager is responsible for the development of a case plan
for a youth within 30 days after the dispositional hearing, with the
involvement of the youth and, when in the youth's best interest, the youth's
parents, guardian, or legal custodian.
2. Review. The case plan shall be jointly
reviewed by the case manager, the worker and the worker's supervisor when it is
initially developed and at 6-month intervals. The case manager is responsible
for informing a youth and, when in the youth's best interest, the youth's
parents, guardian, or legal custodian about the frequency of plan review and
review methods. The case manager shall require that a progress report be
written each time the plan is revised, but at least every 6 months. The
progress report shall be placed in a youth's case file.
(c)
Offer of services to the family.
The case manager shall offer a youth's family, guardian or legal
custodian, as appropriate, needed and available services related to the
habilitation or rehabilitation of the youth. The offer shall be made in person
and confirmed in writing. In this paragraph, "in person" means either
face-to-face or by telephone.
(d)
Termination of services. When services are terminated, the
case manager shall give written notice of service termination to the youth and
to the youth's parents, guardian, or legal custodian and shall place a copy of
the notice in the youth's case file.
(6) CONDITIONS OF SUPERVISION. The lead
agency shall require all of the following:
(a) The conditions of supervision and the
possible consequences of a violation of the conditions of supervision are
stated in writing and the copies of the statement are given to the youth and
the youth's parents, guardian, or legal custodian.
(b) The conditions of supervision are
explained to the youth and, if possible and necessary, to the youth's parents,
guardian, or legal custodian.
(c)
The youth signs a copy of the conditions of supervision to acknowledge receipt
and comprehension of the conditions. If the youth refuses to sign, a report of
the explanation and the delivery of a copy of the conditions to the youth shall
be maintained in the youth's case file.
(7) CASE FILES. The lead agency shall
maintain a case file on every youth who is provided services under this
chapter, which shall include all of the following:
(a) The court report.
(b) The court order.
(c) The individualized case plan, plan
revisions, revision justifications, and progress reports.
(d) Service agreements.
(e) The statement of the conditions of
supervision.
(f) A copy of the
notice of service termination when services have been terminated.
