Rule 70.401 - Service eligibilityChildren shall be eligible for services without regard to individual or family income when they are adjudicated delinquent or a juvenile court officer or other approved referral entity determines they are at risk and in need of contracted services.
70.401(1) Juvenile court services shall maintain in the child's case file documentation of the child's adjudication or at-risk status as well as the child's need for services, as applicable. 70.401(2) The chief juvenile court officer shall establish written procedures for screening and approving referrals for services and make the procedures available to the district's juvenile court officers and other approved referral entities.70.401(3) The juvenile court officer shall determine the child to be in need of services as evidenced by one or more of the following situations:a. Schools, parents, or community organizations, due to complaints of delinquent activities or activities that put a child at risk of involvement in the juvenile justice system, indicate the need for intervention and guidance of the child.b. A petition has been filed alleging delinquent behavior.c. Juvenile court services action has been initiated including, but not limited to, diversion, informal adjustment agreements, and adjudication and disposition proceedings, including consent decrees.70.401(4) The chief juvenile court officer may approve services for up to six consecutive months at a time, except that service approval shall not extend beyond the current state fiscal year unless a contract is in effect to assume the cost for the services provided in the next state fiscal year. The referring officer shall reevaluate the child's eligibility and need for these services in accordance with procedures established by the respective juvenile court services district.70.401(5) Referrals shall not be made or accepted when funds for the program are not available; the chief juvenile court officer shall inform referring entities when program funds are no longer available.70.401(6) Each chief juvenile court officer may approve follow-up services for a child adjudicated to have committed a delinquent act upon the child reaching 18 years of age until the child is 21 years of age, as indicated in Iowa Code section 232.8(5)(a).70.401(7)Service components.a. Services may include, but are not limited to, the following components: (1) Cognitive-behavioral therapy.(4) Behavioral contracting or contingency management.(5) Family counseling, including child and parent relationships and parenting skills.(6) Family crisis counseling.(8) Social skills training.(11) Restitution or community service.(12) Remedial academic program.(13) Individual counseling.(14) Job-related training, including job-seeking skills, as well as training for specific jobs and on-the-job training experiences.(15) Personal skills, including anger management, stress reduction, and self-esteem.(17) Accountability and acceptance of responsibility.(18) Victim empathy and self-advocacy.(19) Activities of daily living and time management.(20) School attendance and truancy issues.(21) Violence prevention.b. The contract must specify what is required of the provider, including transportation services, as needed.c. Services may be co-located with school programs. Although the costs of the state-funded educational programming shall not be funded through the early intervention and follow-up programs/graduated sanctions appropriation, programs shall be developed so that there is close coordination between the treatment and the state-funded educational components.Iowa. R. Juv. Ct. Serv. Direct. Prog. 70.401
Court Order December 2, 2022, effective 7/1/2023.