"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 191/2 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.
