Specialized Family Support Program Requirements

Section 139.205  Specialized Family Support Program Requirements a)         The following criteria must be met in order for a youth to be enrolled in the SFSP: 1)         The youth's parent or legal guardian must demonstrate and maintain residence in Illinois as defined in Section 2-10 of the Illinois Public Aid Code. 2)         The youth must be under the age of 18 at the time of SFSP enrollment. 3)         The youth must not be under the legal guardianship or in the legal custody of any unit of federal, State or local government. 4)         At the time of SFSP enrollment: A)        The youth must be admitted to a hospital or similar treatment facility for the primary purpose of psychiatric treatment and be determined clinically appropriate for discharge in accordance with facility policy; B)        The youth's parent or legal guardian refuses to take the youth home from the hospital or similar treatment facility because the parent or legal guardian has a reasonable belief that the youth will harm himself or herself or other family members upon returning home. 5)         The parent or legal guardian and youth have been referred and accepted for SFSP enrollment pursuant to Section 139.215.