Iowa Administrative Code › Agency 441 - Human Services Department › Title XIV - Grant/contract/payment Administration › Chapter 151 - Juvenile Court Services Directed Programs › Rule 441-151.1 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 47, No. 3, July 24, 2024
"At risk"
or
"high risk"
means that a child has been referred to juvenile court services for a
				  delinquency violation or has exhibited behaviors likely to result in a juvenile
				  delinquency referral.
"Casefile "
means a paper or electronic file
				  that includes referral information, information generated during assessment,
				  documentation of court proceedings, other eligibility determinations, case
				  plans, and case reports, including quarterly progress reports. Case files of
				  providers also include records of provider-child contact that document
				  provision of services.
"Case record"
means a minimal record that
				  identifies the child and the service provided and documents the child's
				  eligibility. A case record is maintained when a case file is not
				  required.
"Certification of the court"
means that the
				  chief juvenile court officer has determined that (1) the court-ordered services
				  fall within the defined services pursuant to Iowa Code section
				  232.141, subsections (4)
				  and (5), and (2) there are sufficient funds in the district's fiscal year fund
				  allocation to pay for all court-ordered services.
"Child"
means a person under 18 years of
				  age. "Child" also includes a person up to 19½ years of age when (1) the
				  person is adjudicated delinquent and the dispositional order is entered while
				  the person is 17 years of age (in which case, the order terminates 18 months
				  after the date of disposition), or (2) the person, as an adult, has been
				  transferred to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and is adjudicated as
				  having committed a delinquent act before becoming an adult (in which case, the
				  dispositional order automatically terminates 18 months after the last date upon
				  which jurisdiction could attach). Also included is a juvenile who has been
				  adjudicated by the court to have committed a delinquent act upon the child
				  reaching 18 years of age until the child is 21 years of age, if the child and
				  juvenile court services determine the child should remain under the guidance of
				  juvenile court services.
"Child welfare and juvenile justice plan "
means the annual plan for using decategorized funds within each department
				  service area.
"Court-ordered services "
means the defined
				  or specific care and treatment that are ordered by the court for an eligible
				  child and for which no other payment source is available to cover the
				  cost.
"Department"
means the department of human
				  services.
"Eligible child"
means a child who has been
				  adjudicated delinquent, is at risk, or has been certified by the chief juvenile
				  court officer as eligible for court-ordered services.
"Graduatedsanction services"
means
				  community-based interventions; school-based supervision; and supportive
				  enhancements. Graduated sanction services are provided in community-based
				  settings to an eligible child who is adjudicated delinquent or who is at risk
				  of adjudication. Services are directed to help the child transition into
				  productive adulthood and to prevent or reduce criminal charges, out-of-home
				  placement, and recidivism. Graduated sanction services are also known as "early
				  intervention and follow-up services" or "community-based delinquency programs"
				  and are intended to enhance life skills of eligible children by providing
				  quality services and purchasing goods to achieve individual and programmatic
				  outcomes. Purchase of goods and services shall be monitored to ensure
				  compliance with state and federal limitations on use of funds.
"Juvenile court officer"
means a person
				  appointed as a juvenile court officer or a chief juvenile court officer under
				  Iowa Code chapter 602.
"Provider"
means a public agency, including
				  a school district or government unit, or a private agency, organization or
				  eligible individual authorized to do business in the state. The provider is
				  also known as the claimant.