Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 6, June 28, 2024
Section 24-3 - Case Reviews and Identification Of Appropriate Local Review BoardsThe following policies shall determine which local review board shall review a particular child's case unless extenuating or unusual circumstances arise:
A. Cases of children residing in foster families shall be reviewed by a review board in the judicial circuit of the county of the party holding legal custody. Although members of a sibling group may reside in different judicial circuits in different foster families, all of the siblings shall be reviewed by the same review board in the judicial circuit of the county of the party holding legal custody.B. Cases of children who reside in child-caring facilities or residential group care homes where children routinely reside for six months or longer shall be reviewed by a review board assigned to the facility or residential group care home in the judicial circuit where the facility or residential group care home is located. The review will be held at the facility or residential group care home unless otherwise agreed by the parties. If a child is placed in a facility or residential group care home and the child's siblings are placed in a family foster home or homes, all of the siblings shall be reviewed by the review board assigned to the child-caring facility or residential group care home until the child leaves said child-caring facility or residential group care home. If members of a sibling group are placed in different child-caring facilities or residential group care homes when they enter care, the case shall be reviewed by the review board assigned to the child-caring facility or residential group care home closest to the county of the party holding legal custody and the review will be held at the child-caring facility or residential group care home unless otherwise agreed by the parties. Cases of children who reside in child-caring facilities or residential group care homes where children do not routinely reside for six months or longer shall be reviewed by a review board in the judicial circuit of the party holding legal custody.C. If the complexity of the case so warrants, the same review board shall continue to review the case regardless of the location of the child, the siblings, or the party holding legal custody. Factors to be considered are, but are not limited to, judicial proceedings in process and numbers of parties that have attended previous reviews.D. If a question arises as to which review board shall review a particular case due to extenuating or unusual circumstances, review board staff shall make this decision.Amended by State Register Volume 10, Issue No. 2, eff February 28, 1986.