049-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-7 - Service Provision

(a) The Department is responsible for providing child protective services to children and families. Services are provided in order to ensure safety, permanency, and well-being of children.

(b) Services may be offered at any time during the investigative or assessment tracks in accordance with the safety plan or the case plan. Service provision shall be based on keeping the child safe and lowering the level of risk.

(c) When the Department determines a report is substantiated, the parents or caretakers shall be offered services provided or arranged for by the Department. When the parents or caretakers are unwilling to accept services or when legal custody or guardianship through the Department is necessary to protect the child, the Department may seek court intervention.

(d) When the Department determines a report is unsubstantiated, services may be offered by the Department.

(e) When prevention services are deemed appropriate by the Department of Family Services, they may be provided if the family voluntarily accepts services.

(f) A written case plan shall be completed within sixty (60) days of out-of-home placement or thirty (30) days of the conclusion of the investigation or assessment, whichever occurs first, on all cases that remain open for services. A concurrent plan may also be developed. The case plan shall be based on:

(i) Safety assessment and plan;

(ii) Risk assessment;

(iii) Service needs of the child and family.

(g) The Department shall provide services consistent with the case plan.

Notes

049-2 Wyo. Code R. §§ 2-7