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

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 9, June 28, 2024
(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.
(a) Thereafter, ISP reviews must occur
			 at least every 180 days from the date of the initial ISP and more frequently as
			 needed. The team will establish an interim schedule for reviewing the ISP's
			 effectiveness and this schedule will vary depending upon the children's and
			 family's individual situation.
(b)
			 ISP meetings shall be held to review ISP and make needed revisions when the
			 following situations, at a minimum, occur: at the request of the parents, the
			 age appropriate child or other team members; when changes in family members'
			 circumstances warrant review and possible revision; prior to the decision to
			 remove a child from home; after an emergency change in a child's out-of-home
			 care placement is anticipated; when the ISP is not adequately managing the
			 risks or new risks are identified; when the children and/or family are making
			 little or no progress toward the established goal; when Medicaid rehabilitation
			 services have been authorized and a treatment plan review is required; after
			 ant review(i.e., judicial, administrative, State or County QA) recommends or
			 directs that changes be made; and within thirty (30) days prior to case
			 closure.
(c) The child and family
			 planning team shall meet and review the ISP within thirty (30) days prior to
			 the anticipated date of closing a family's case. The purpose of this review is
			 to determine if the family is able to provide minimally adequate care for the
			 children and if the parents and/or primary caregiver have sufficient protective
			 capacities to function independently of Departmental intervention.