Section 410IAC29-2-2. Case closure

   The department or local health officer may close cases under either of the following conditions:

(1) A case may be designated "case complete" if:

(A) referrals have been made to individuals and agencies for long term developmental, environmental, and medical follow-up; and

(B) the child has two (2) or more consecutive confirmed blood lead tests for which the BLL is less than ten (10) μg/dL in a six (6) month period, and environmental lead hazards have been remediated and passed a dust clearance test.

(2) A case may be designated "administratively closed" for any of the following reasons:

(A) The child moves to another state and a case referral has been made to the appropriate state lead poisoning prevention program. This referral must be made not later than ten (10) working days after the case manager learns of the move, and the department shall keep the case open until the case is confirmed as received by the state to which it has been transferred.

(B) The child moves to another county in Indiana and a case referral has been made to the appropriate local health department. This referral must be made not later than ten (10) working days after the case manager learns of the move, and the department shall keep the case open until the case is confirmed as received by the local health department to which it has been transferred.

(C) The child reaches his or her seventh birthday and referrals have been made to individuals and agencies for long term developmental, environmental, and medical follow-up.

(D) The child can no longer be located or contacted and five (5) attempts have been made to contact the child during a twenty-six (26) week closure window according to the following action periods:

(i) At least one (1) telephone call to the parent or guardian after the first four (4) weeks of the twenty-six (26) week closure window.

(ii) At least one (1) letter to the parent or guardian between nine (9) and thirteen (13) weeks into the twenty-six (26) week closure window.

(iii) At least one (1) certified letter to the parent or guardian between thirteen (13) and twenty-one (21) weeks into the twenty-six (26) week closure window.

(iv) At least one (1) attempted home visit to the child's last known address after twenty-four (24) weeks into the twenty-six (26) week closure window.

Actions completed later than the action period shall be recorded against the twenty-six (26) week closure window in the week in which they were performed.

(E) Case management is blocked for religious or other legally recognized reasons, and documentation of these reasons is on file.

(F) The death of the child.

(Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 29-2-2; filed Jan 2, 2007, 2:49 p.m.: 20070131-IR-410050189FRA; readopted filed Sep 11, 2013, 3:19 p.m.: 20131009-IR-410130346RFA)