§ 42-72.7-3 - Organization.
SECTION 42-72.7-3
§ 42-72.7-3 Organization. – (a) The coordination of children's community social services, education, andmental health pilot program shall oversee children's services councils in two(2) geographic divisions of the state. The pilot program shall be conducted inthe existing Pawtucket/Central Falls local coordinating council and theexisting Washington County local coordinating council. Each of the localcoordinating councils which are conducting the pilot children's servicescoordination program shall be comprised of their existing membership and mayadditionally include, but are not limited to, including in their membership,any combination of the following:
(1) A former consumer child now over the age of eighteen (18);
(2) A present or former consumer parent or guardian;
(3) A local school district representative;
(4) A community mental health representative;
(5) A local representative of the department of children,youth, and families;
(6) A local representative of the department of humanservices;
(7) A representative of the department of mental health,retardation and hospitals;
(8) A representative of a health maintenance organizationproviding services in the geographic area; and
(9) A representative of the department of health.
(b) A local coordinating councils meeting may proceed only ifat least one of the consumer members set forth in this section is present.
(c) Each of the coordination of children's services councilsshall convene community planning teams (CPTs, formerly referred to as CASSPCase Review teams) which shall be charged with the responsibility of receivingreferrals of a child and family for planning purposes where the child and/orfamily are in need of education and/or care and treatment. The composition ofthe community planning team for a particular child may include, but shall notbe limited to, any combination of the following:
(1) The child, when appropriate;
(2) The parent(s) and/or guardian(s) of the child;
(3) A representative of the local education authority;
(4) A representative of the community mental health agencywhich serves the geographic area in which the child resides;
(5) A representative of the local department of children,youth, and families regional office, which serves the geographic area in whichthe child resides;
(6) Other involved service providers;
(7) Others knowledgeable about the child or invited by aparent;
(8) Others invited by any involved agency;
(9) A representative of the local department of humanservices office, which serves the geographic area in which the child resides;
(10) A representative of the department of mental health,retardation, and hospitals;
(11) A representative of the health maintenance organizationor other health insurer, which provides coverage to the child, if applicable;
(12) A present or former consumer parent or guardian who isnot the parent or guardian of the child being considered by the communityplanning team; and
(13) A representative of the department of health when thecommunity planning team is considering a child under the age of three (3).
(d) A community planning team meeting may proceed only if thechild, when appropriate, and/or the parent or guardian of the child is present.