Illinois Administrative Code › Title 89 - SOCIAL SERVICES › Part 357 - PURCHASE OF SERVICE › Section 357.20 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 28, July 12, 2024
"Adult" means a person age 18 and older.
"Department", as used in this Part, means the Illinois
				Department of Children and Family Services.
"Equal proposals for family preservation services" means
				proposals received by the Department which have been assigned, after review,
				the same number of evaluation points and the services to be provided are equal
				pursuant to the requirements of Section
				357.70.
"Fiscal year" means July 1 through June 30.
"Illinois Sex Offender Registry" means the registry of felony
				child offenders operated and maintained by the Illinois State Police.
"Legal child care arrangement" means child care is being
				provided in a licensed child care facility, in a child care facility that is
				exempt from licensing, or in the child's own home.
"Minor traffic violation" means a traffic violation under the
				laws of the State of Illinois or any municipal authority therein or another
				state or municipal authority that is punishable solely by fines as a petty
				offense. (See Section 6-601 of the Illinois Driver Licensing Law [625
				ILCS 5/6-601 ].)
"Negotiated contract" means a written contract with an agency
				or individual to provide needed child welfare or youth services, which contract
				is not competitively bid, but rather is mutually agreed upon with a provider.
				Use of such contracts is further described in Section
				357.40.
"New service initiatives" means services that previously have
				not been provided by or purchased by the Department in the State or in a
				specific geographical area of the state.
"Professional services" as used in this Part means child
				welfare services as defined in 89 Ill. Adm. Code 302 (Services Delivered by the
				Department of Children and Family Services) and youth services, as defined in
				this Section.
"Program plan" means that part of the purchase of service
				contract that explains in detail who will be served, where and how they will be
				served and what outcomes are expected from the service.
"Purchase of service provider" means an agency or individual
				offering services to a Department client through a signed contract with the
				Department. As used in this Part, the term does not include grants-in-aid that
				are awarded pursuant to 89 Ill. Adm. Code 360 (Grants-in-Aid).
"Requests for proposals" or "RFPs" means a formal invitation to
				bid that the Department uses to obtain professional services. The RFP explains
				the purpose, outlines the scope of the work and solicits proposals from
				individuals or organizations for the funding of services for certain
				initiatives or projects undertaken by the Department.
"SACWIS" means the Statewide Automated Child Welfare
				Information System operated by the Department that replaced the CANTS
				system.
"Youth services" include but are not limited to community
				services, primary prevention, outreach and recreational opportunities,
				including the use of indigenous community volunteers to provide programs
				designed to correct conditions contributing to delinquency; diversion services,
				including client advocacy, family counseling, employment and educational
				assistance and service brokerage; and emergency services, including 24-hour
				crisis intervention and shelter care. Youth services are further defined in 89
				Ill. Adm. Code 310 (Delivery of Youth Services Funded by the Department of
				Human Services).