Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIII - Service Administration › Chapter 130 - General Provisions › Rule 441-130.7 - Case Plan

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
The department worker shall develop a case plan with or on
				  behalf of persons approved to receive services. However, a case plan is not
				  required (1) for child or adult protective assessment, (2) for foster care
				  cases in which the department does not have custody, guardianship or a
				  voluntary placement agreement, or (3) when child care is the only service. A
				  case plan shall be developed with or on behalf of every other person approved
				  to receive services unless the person has a case manager as specified in
				  441-Chapter 24. When department services are provided before an individual
				  program plan in compliance with 441-Chapter 24 is approved, a department case
				  plan must be developed according to the requirements of this rule.
When individual case management services are being provided
				  under 441-Chapter 24 for persons with an intellectual disability, a
				  developmental disability, or chronic mental illness, the rules in 441-Chapter
				  24 on time limits, plan format and on who develops the plan shall apply for
				  adults and for children whose services are not under court jurisdiction. The
				  department worker shall determine eligibility for those services provided by
				  the department; however, a separate department case plan need not be developed.
				  If the individual program plan does not include sufficient information to meet
				  department service requirements or the requirements in this chapter, the person
				  providing department social casework shall complete either a case plan or
				  addendum and coordinate distribution to the persons who receive the individual
				  program plan with the case manager.
The case plan shall become part of the client's case record.
				  The client shall participate in the development of this plan to the extent
				  possible. The case plan shall be consistent with other service or program
				  plans. A copy of the case plan shall be provided to the client or, when
				  indicated, to the parent or representative of the client. For adult services,
				  the case plan shall be recorded using Form 470-0583, Individual Client Case
				  Plan. For children's services, the case plan shall be known as the case
				  permanency plan and shall be prepared using Form 470-3453, Family Case
				  Plan.
(1) Services shall be directed
				toward the social services block grant goals of:
a. Achieving or maintaining self-support to
				prevent, reduce or eliminate dependency.
b. Achieving or maintaining self-sufficiency,
				including reduction or prevention of dependency.
c. Preventing or remedying neglect, abuse or
				exploitation of children or adults unable to protect their own interest, or
				preserving, rehabilitating or reuniting families.
d. Preventing or reducing inappropriate
				institutional care by providing for community-based care, home-based care, or
				other forms of less intensive care.
e. Securing referral or admission for
				institutional care when other forms of care are not appropriate, or providing
				services to individuals in institutions.