Illinois Administrative Code

Section 356.70 Notice and Appeal of Provider Rates a) Provider Eligibility – Purchase of service providers for whom the Department calculates individual rates (refer to Section 356.30(b)(3)) or negotiates rates (refer to Section 356.30(c)) are eligible to appeal their rates, subj…

Section 356.80 Reimbursement for Program Enhancements a) Any change in rates due to program enhancements submitted for the reasons cited below in relation to current cost impacts, either positive or negative, as a result of the review process, will be reflected in a contract amen…

Section 357.1 Purpose (Renumbered) (Source: Renumbered to Section 357.10 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997)

Section 357.10 Purpose The purpose of this Part is to explain how the Department purchases professional services on behalf of the children, youth and families it serves and what the Department requires from a purchase of service provider. This Part does not apply to the goods and…

Section 357.100 Contract Approval Federal and State regulations authorize the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services to purchase service and care for eligible children and families from purchase of service providers. Purchase of service providers shall meet the follo…

Section 357.11 Fiscal Reports and Records (Renumbered) (Source: Renumbered to Section 357.120 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997)

Section 357.110 Compliance During the Contract Period Purchase of service providers under contract to the Department must comply with Federal and State laws and regulations and Department rules. When the provider signs the purchase of service contract, this signature shall be the…

Section 357.12 Required Documentation (Renumbered) (Source: Renumbered to Section 357.130 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997)

Section 357.120 Fiscal Reports and Records a) Purchase of service providers shall furnish the Department with any required reports during the contract period in a manner specified in this Section. b) When all of the contracts with one provider expire or terminate prior to the end…

Section 357.13 Contract Termination (Renumbered) (Source: Renumbered to Section 357.140 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997)

Section 357.130 Required Documentation a) Purchase of service providers shall maintain financial records for 5 years from the expiration or termination of each contract. The Department reserves the right to inspect all purchase of service provider records that relate to services …

Section 357.140 Contract Termination a) The Department of Children and Family Services and the purchase of service provider reserve the right to terminate a purchase of service contract at any time upon provision of 30 days written notice to the other party. However, if either pa…

Section 357.2 Definitions (Renumbered) (Source: Renumbered to Section 357.20 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997)

Section 357.20 Definitions "Adult" means a person age 18 and older. "Department", as used in this Part, means the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services. "Equal proposals for family preservation services" means proposals received by the Department which have been ass…

Section 357.3 Procuring Services (Renumbered) (Source: Renumbered to Section 357.40 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997)

Section 357.30 Purchase of Day Care Services a) The Department may purchase day care services for an eligible child in any legal child care arrangement including, but not limited to, licensed day care facilities, facilities exempt from licensing, and relatives and individuals who…

Section 357.4 Issuance of Requests for Proposals (Renumbered) (Source: Renumbered to Section 357.50 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997)

Section 357.40 Procuring Services a) The Department procures professional child welfare and youth services by means of negotiated contracts and competitively bid contracts. b) Negotiated contracts are used in the following circumstances: 1) When the nature of the service is such …

Section 357.5 Content of Requests for Proposals (Renumbered) (Source: Renumbered to Section 357.60 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997)

Section 357.50 Issuance of Requests for Proposals The Department shall ensure that RFPs are issued to current purchase of service contractors and issued in such a manner that the development of needed new services will be encouraged and that new purchase of service providers will…

Section 357.6 Evaluation of Proposals (Renumbered) (Source: Renumbered to Section 357.70 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997)

Section 357.60 Content of Requests for Proposals a) Requests for proposals will be in writing and contain the necessary information to enable a prospective provider to prepare a proposal. The RFP shall include: 1) A description of the work to be performed. 2) The submission proce…

Section 357.7 Notification of Awards (Renumbered) (Source: Renumbered to Section 357.80 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997)

Section 357.70 Evaluation of Proposals When deciding which applicant shall be awarded a contract, the Department shall consider the following factors: a) The type of services to be provided as described in the RFP; b) The target population for which their services are intended as…

Section 357.8 Disclosure of Proposals (Renumbered) (Source: Renumbered to Section 357.90 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997)

Section 357.80 Notification of Awards a) After the evaluation of proposals has been completed, the Department will notify in writing the applicant(s) selected as well as those not selected. b) Upon written request of an unsuccessful applicant, the Department will describe the rea…

Section 357.9 Contract Approval (Renumbered) (Source: Renumbered to Section 357.100 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997)

Section 357.90 Disclosure of Proposals All proposals received pursuant to a request for proposal become the property of the Department. (Source: Renumbered from Section 357.8 at 21 Ill. Reg. 13160, effective October 1, 1997

Section 359.1 Purpose The purpose of these rules is to identify the various types of services for which the Department may provide payment on behalf of children and families served by the Department.

Section 359.10 Overpayments and Repayments a) When an overpayment for a service occurs, the Department will seek to recover the amount overpaid in the following ways: 1) The Department will deduct the amount of the overpayment from future payments to the service provider or from …

Section 359.11 Limitation on Federal Financial Participation a) Beginning with the third week for which foster care maintenance payments are made on behalf of a child placed in a child-care institution, the Department will not receive Federal payments for amounts expended for fos…

Section 359.2 Definitions "Child-care institution" means a private child-care institution, or a public child-care institution that accommodates no more than 25 children, and is licensed or approved by the Department, meeting the standards established for the licensing. In the cas…

Section 359.3 Introduction The Department will pay for substitute care living arrangements for children for whom the Department is legally responsible, for child welfare services to children and their families determined eligible for them, and for goods, services and benefits nec…

Section 359.4 Payments for Substitute Care Services a) Foster care maintenance payments may be made under this Part only on behalf of a child who has been removed from the home of a relative into foster care, by voluntary placement agreement or judicial determination, and meets t…

Section 359.5 Payments for Family Preservation and Auxiliary Services Payments are made for the following services provided to children and their families when in compliance with the requirements of negotiated contracts, and authorized approval levels: a) After care services are …

Section 359.6 Payments for Independent Living Arrangements The Department may make payments directly to a youth 16 years of age or older for whom the Department has legal responsibility when by plan the youth is living independently from direct caretaker supervision in order to a…

Section 359.7 Payments for Children's Personal and Physical Maintenance The Department shall provide payment for goods and services necessary to ensure the personal and physical maintenance of placed children for whom the Department is legally responsible. These goods and service…

Section 359.8 Payments for Unmarried Mothers (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 21 Ill. Reg. 10904, effective July 29, 1997)

Section 359.9 Payments for Medical Care a) Youth for whom DCFS is legally responsible (youth in care) and youth in care adopted with a monthly adoption or subsidized guardianship subsidy payment are eligible for services through the Department of Healthcare and Family Services' (…

Section 360.1 Purpose The purpose of these rules is to explain what grants-in-aid may be offered by the Department, how to apply for grants-in-aid from the Department, what information is considered when deciding whether a grant application will be approved, post-grant-award requ…

Section 360.2 Definitions "Child abuse and neglect grants" means the grants-in-aid program for the research, demonstration or practice development for the prevention or treatment of child abuse and neglect. "Grants-in-aid" are funding mechanisms whereby the Department makes award…

Section 360.3 General Characteristics of Grants in-Aid a) Grants-in-aid are subject to the Illinois Grant Funds Recovery Act [30 ILCS 705]. b) Grants-in-aid are used for the following general purposes: 1) To provide initial start-up funding for programs in their developmental sta…

Section 360.4 Applications for Grants a) The Department accepts applications for grants on the basis of: 1) Proposals submitted in response to Requests for Proposals (RFP's) issued by the Department. 2) Direct applications for grants based on the applicant's demonstration that th…

Section 360.5 Grants-in-Aid for Day Care (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 21 Ill. Reg. 15486, effective December 15, 1997)

Section 360.6 Grants-in-Aid for Child Abuse and Neglect Research, Demonstration and Development a) Grants-in-aid relating to child abuse and neglect may be provided as funding is available, for the specific purposes of: 1) reviewing or conducting applied or client research to fur…

Section 360.7 Continuation of Grants-in-Aid (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 8 Ill. Reg. 17263, effective October 1, 1984)

Section 360.8 Monitoring and Required Reports (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 8 Ill. Reg. 17263, effective October 1, 1984)

Section 361.1 Purpose The purpose of these rules is to describe the requirements which counties must meet after the effective date of this Part in order to make placements under Section 5-7 of the Juvenile Court Act and to be reimbursed for placements made under Sections 3-3 and …

Section 361.2 Definitions "Children adjudicated as wards of the court" as used in this part means a minor placed under the guardianship of a probation officer or agency pursuant to Section 5-7 of the Juvenile Court Act because the minor has been adjudicated by the court to be a m…

Section 361.3 Reimbursement for Shelter Care a) Illinois counties will be reimbursed by the Department for placements made under Section 3-3 of the Juvenile Court Act (shelter care) for a maximum of 90 days subject to the provisions of Section 361.6 below. b) The Department will …