Section 316.90  Decision Review

a)         When a child welfare contributing agency, substitute caregivers, or the child's or youth's caseworker with supervisory approval, disagrees with any portion of the case plan, including any amendments made by the reviewer, the individual will be entitled to a review of the decision.  Amendments that are the result of decisions made by the court at the permanency hearing or are the result of any other court order are not subject to a decision review.

b)         Requests for a decision review shall be made in writing and directed, within five working days after receiving the administrative case review report, to the Statewide ACR Administrator at 406 East Monroe, Mail Code #10, Springfield, Illinois  62701.

c)         A decision review conference shall be held within ten working days after the receipt of the request.  The decision review conference may be held via video conferencing or teleconferencing.  A final decision will be made by the Statewide ACR Administrator or designee, within ten working days after the conference.

d)         Except when an issue affects compliance with a court order or the residual rights of parents, implementation will be stayed until the Statewide ACR Administrator's final decision is issued.  The residual rights of parents are defined in Section 1-3 of the Juvenile Court Act of 1987 [705 ILCS 405/1-3].

e)         If changes to the case plan are required by the decision review, copies of the changes will be sent to all those who are entitled to a copy of the case plan with a notice of the specific changes made, the reason for the changes, and a statement of the right to appeal any such changes.

(Source:  Amended at 48 Ill. Reg. 12195, effective August 1, 2024)