1. (a) The Family Service Worker will:

   1. (1) Forward copies of all critical information that was not available at the time of the initial referral as it becomes available;
   2. (2) Keep the mental health professional informed of any changes in the child’s case or placement;
   3. (3) Coordinate all casework with the mental health provider;
   4. (4) Consult the mental health provider regarding permanency-planning decisions, in order to protect the child while engaging the family in a clinically appropriate manner;
   5. (5) Invite the child’s mental health professional to attend or otherwise participate in the Division of Children and Family Services staffings;
   6. (6) Provide a copy of the court order to the CMHC once the child has been discharged from Department of Human Services custody;
   7. (7) Communicate with any other department divisions or contracted providers who are involved in the case;
   8. (8) Communicate with the child’s school regarding the child’s treatment, needs, and progress;
   9. (9) Invite school personnel to attend staffings, case conferences, and family-centered meetings, as appropriate;
   10. (10) Document in the child’s case plan in CHRIS if the child is receiving school-based mental health treatment;
   11. (11) Document details about any responsibilities the mental health provider has regarding coordination of services;
   12. (12) Arrange a staff meeting within forty-eight (48) hours to discuss what services and assistance are needed to stabilize the foster placement when foster parents have requested that a child in foster care be removed from their home; and
   13. (13) Request that the licensed mental health professional from the CMHC or private mental health provider who is treating the child attend or otherwise participate in the required staffing to discuss removal of the child in foster care and options to support the placement.

2. (b) The division can expect that the CMHC will:

   1. (1) Assign a mental health professional to coordinate mental health treatment for the child, including but not limited to coordinating with other agencies, convening staffings, or assisting with the location of twenty-four-hour mental health placement, when needed;
   2. (2) Work with the division to ensure that mental health services complement case planning and management;
   3. (3) Make coordination services available after regular work hours;
   4. (4) Make the recommendation for the most appropriate disposition with regard to medical necessity;
   5. (5) Assist in securing appropriate mental health services in the area; and
   6. (6) Coordinate the mental health services being delivered by the mental health provider with the FSW.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "11/2011"