Chapter 39.--MENTALLY ILL, INCAPACITATED AND DEPENDENT PERSONS; SOCIAL WELFARE
Article 17.--CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, FAMILIES; INTERAGENCY PROVISION OF SERVICES
39-1704.Regional interagency councils; convening of; purpose;chairperson; composition; procedure and meetings; duties; confidentiality.(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), the director, oran appointed designee of the director, ofeach area office of the department of socialand rehabilitation services shall convene a regional interagency council tocoordinate or assure delivery of services at such area office to children andadolescents who requiremultiple levels and kinds of specialized services which are beyond thecapability of one agency. The director, or the appointed designee of thedirector, shall serve as chairperson of thecouncil convened by such director or designee.
(b) In those areas where the secretary of social and rehabilitationservices determines that councils or committees already exist for the purposeof enhancing interagency cooperation and collaboration of service delivery, aregional interagency council as described in subsection (a) need not beconvened.
(c) Each regional interagency council shall consist of: (1) Authorizeddecisionmakers who are representative of agencies;(2) parents; (3) community business representatives; and (4) suchother persons as directors of area offices of the department of social andrehabilitation services may determine.
(d) Each regional interagency council shall establish its own internalprocedures and shall meet as often as needed to:
(1) Review all cases referred to them by one of the agencies represented orby a family member;
(2) develop a plan, negotiated with a family member and, where appropriate,the child or adolescent, for the provision of services to the child oradolescent and family whose case has been referred. This plan shall include adescription of each needed service and shall specify the agency responsible forproviding the service within the timeline specified by the council;
(3) maintain information sufficient to assess the effectiveness of theinteragency council in meeting the service needs of children and adolescentsand their families;
(4) make an annual report to the joint committee on children and familiesandto the Kansas commission on children, youth andfamilies regarding the local assessment;
(5) determine what service needs are not being met in their region anddevelop and plan to meet these service needs;
(6) make an annual report to the joint committee on children and familiesand to the Kansas commission on children, youth andfamilies regarding the service needs which are not being met and the plan tomeet these service needs;
(7) establish interagency agreements as necessary for coordination ofservices to children and adolescents and their families who are served by morethan one agency;
(8) refer any problems with service coordination to the joint committee onchildren and families and to the Kansas commission onchildren, youth and families; and
(9) ensure that members of the council receive training in collaborativeteaming as needed.
(e) Each regional interagency council and its members are responsible formaintaining confidentiality by securing appropriate authorizations from aparent or person acting as parent of a child or adolescent for release ofconfidential information received by the council.
Chapter 39.--MENTALLY ILL, INCAPACITATED AND DEPENDENT PERSONS; SOCIAL WELFARE
Article 17.--CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, FAMILIES; INTERAGENCY PROVISION OF SERVICES
39-1704.Regional interagency councils; convening of; purpose;chairperson; composition; procedure and meetings; duties; confidentiality.(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), the director, oran appointed designee of the director, ofeach area office of the department of socialand rehabilitation services shall convene a regional interagency council tocoordinate or assure delivery of services at such area office to children andadolescents who requiremultiple levels and kinds of specialized services which are beyond thecapability of one agency. The director, or the appointed designee of thedirector, shall serve as chairperson of thecouncil convened by such director or designee.
(b) In those areas where the secretary of social and rehabilitationservices determines that councils or committees already exist for the purposeof enhancing interagency cooperation and collaboration of service delivery, aregional interagency council as described in subsection (a) need not beconvened.
(c) Each regional interagency council shall consist of: (1) Authorizeddecisionmakers who are representative of agencies;(2) parents; (3) community business representatives; and (4) suchother persons as directors of area offices of the department of social andrehabilitation services may determine.
(d) Each regional interagency council shall establish its own internalprocedures and shall meet as often as needed to:
(1) Review all cases referred to them by one of the agencies represented orby a family member;
(2) develop a plan, negotiated with a family member and, where appropriate,the child or adolescent, for the provision of services to the child oradolescent and family whose case has been referred. This plan shall include adescription of each needed service and shall specify the agency responsible forproviding the service within the timeline specified by the council;
(3) maintain information sufficient to assess the effectiveness of theinteragency council in meeting the service needs of children and adolescentsand their families;
(4) make an annual report to the joint committee on children and familiesandto the Kansas commission on children, youth andfamilies regarding the local assessment;
(5) determine what service needs are not being met in their region anddevelop and plan to meet these service needs;
(6) make an annual report to the joint committee on children and familiesand to the Kansas commission on children, youth andfamilies regarding the service needs which are not being met and the plan tomeet these service needs;
(7) establish interagency agreements as necessary for coordination ofservices to children and adolescents and their families who are served by morethan one agency;
(8) refer any problems with service coordination to the joint committee onchildren and families and to the Kansas commission onchildren, youth and families; and
(9) ensure that members of the council receive training in collaborativeteaming as needed.
(e) Each regional interagency council and its members are responsible formaintaining confidentiality by securing appropriate authorizations from aparent or person acting as parent of a child or adolescent for release ofconfidential information received by the council.
Chapter 39.--MENTALLY ILL, INCAPACITATED AND DEPENDENT PERSONS; SOCIAL WELFARE
Article 17.--CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, FAMILIES; INTERAGENCY PROVISION OF SERVICES
39-1704.Regional interagency councils; convening of; purpose;chairperson; composition; procedure and meetings; duties; confidentiality.(a) Subject to the provisions of subsection (b), the director, oran appointed designee of the director, ofeach area office of the department of socialand rehabilitation services shall convene a regional interagency council tocoordinate or assure delivery of services at such area office to children andadolescents who requiremultiple levels and kinds of specialized services which are beyond thecapability of one agency. The director, or the appointed designee of thedirector, shall serve as chairperson of thecouncil convened by such director or designee.
(b) In those areas where the secretary of social and rehabilitationservices determines that councils or committees already exist for the purposeof enhancing interagency cooperation and collaboration of service delivery, aregional interagency council as described in subsection (a) need not beconvened.
(c) Each regional interagency council shall consist of: (1) Authorizeddecisionmakers who are representative of agencies;(2) parents; (3) community business representatives; and (4) suchother persons as directors of area offices of the department of social andrehabilitation services may determine.
(d) Each regional interagency council shall establish its own internalprocedures and shall meet as often as needed to:
(1) Review all cases referred to them by one of the agencies represented orby a family member;
(2) develop a plan, negotiated with a family member and, where appropriate,the child or adolescent, for the provision of services to the child oradolescent and family whose case has been referred. This plan shall include adescription of each needed service and shall specify the agency responsible forproviding the service within the timeline specified by the council;
(3) maintain information sufficient to assess the effectiveness of theinteragency council in meeting the service needs of children and adolescentsand their families;
(4) make an annual report to the joint committee on children and familiesandto the Kansas commission on children, youth andfamilies regarding the local assessment;
(5) determine what service needs are not being met in their region anddevelop and plan to meet these service needs;
(6) make an annual report to the joint committee on children and familiesand to the Kansas commission on children, youth andfamilies regarding the service needs which are not being met and the plan tomeet these service needs;
(7) establish interagency agreements as necessary for coordination ofservices to children and adolescents and their families who are served by morethan one agency;
(8) refer any problems with service coordination to the joint committee onchildren and families and to the Kansas commission onchildren, youth and families; and
(9) ensure that members of the council receive training in collaborativeteaming as needed.
(e) Each regional interagency council and its members are responsible formaintaining confidentiality by securing appropriate authorizations from aparent or person acting as parent of a child or adolescent for release ofconfidential information received by the council.
