1. (a) A case staffing is a meeting of all involved parties for the purpose of assessing the current status of the child and family strengths and needs and developing or updating the case plan accordingly.
2. (b) Case staffings will address all appropriate issues relevant to the needs and strengths of the family.
3. (c) A case staffing may be held for various reasons based on the needs of the child and family.

4. (d) Situations which require a staffing include but are not limited to:

   1. (1) Developing the initial case plan;
   2. (2) Reviewing progress or making changes in the case plan to include reviewing progress or making changes to the transitional plan for a child fourteen (14) years of age or older in an out-of-home placement;
   3. (3) Reviewing situations where a child has been in three (3) or more out-of-home placements within a twelve-month period;
   4. (4) Addressing challenges that bring a child or family into a state of crisis;
   5. (5) Determining the need for ongoing services and/or supports; and
   6. (6) Reviewing the need for case closure before a case is closed.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "02/2015"