Section 465IAC2-15.1-14. Termination of the voluntary collaborative care agreement

   (a) The older youth may terminate the voluntary collaborative care agreement prior to the expiration of the voluntary collaborative care agreement for any reason, by:

(1) notifying the department in writing that the older youth desires to withdraw from the collaborative care program; or

(2) signing a form provided by the department that will indicate to the court that the department and the youth agree to terminate the voluntary collaborative care agreement.

  (b) The department may terminate the voluntary collaborative care agreement before the youth turns twenty (20) years of age, in accordance with the procedure specified in this section, for any of the following reasons:

(1) The older youth indicates in writing a desire to withdraw from the collaborative care program.

(2) The older youth fails to maintain eligibility for the collaborative care program.

(3) The older youth fails to submit documentation to support eligibility, including, but not limited to, report cards or pay stubs, at least quarterly.

(4) The older youth fails to report changes that may affect eligibility to the department by the end of the business day following the change.

(5) The older youth fails to comply with his or her case plan.

(6) The older youth violates any written standards of conduct specified by the VCCA, this rule, or the host home agreement.

(7) The older youth moves out of the state of Indiana.

(8) The older youth moves from approved collaborative care placement without notifying DCS.

(9) The older youth fails to meet, face-to-face, with assigned department personnel on at least a monthly basis.

(10) A court does not approve the voluntary collaborative care agreement within one hundred eighty (180) days.

  (c) When the department determines that it will terminate the voluntary collaborative care agreement without the concurrence of the older youth, the department will provide the youth with written notice of the termination, which shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(1) Notice of the reasons for termination.

(2) Notice of the ability to request a court hearing regarding the cause of the termination of the voluntary collaborative care agreement, pursuant to IC 31-28-5.8-8(b).

(Department of Child Services; 465 IAC 2-15.1-14; filed Oct 12, 2016, 2:03 p.m.: 20161109-IR-465160055FRA)