Furlough Policies and Procedures

PURPOSE: Furloughs granted to youth residing in Division of Youth Services (DYS) facilities should be purposeful and constructive supplements to the treatment program. Only through well-justified deliberation should furloughs be granted. (1) Requests for furloughs require verbal and written approval by the service coordinator with written notification to identified officials, parent(s) or guardian(s), courts, and those that require notification under the law pertaining to victim’s rights. (2) Upon approval of the request for furlough, the service coordinator or facility manager shall arrange for transportation. (3) A furlough authorization form should be prepared to accompany the youth. (The form should identify the youth, state the date, and purpose of the furlough, and include the name and phone number of the DYS residential facility authorizing the furlough.) (4) If a youth fails to return from a furlough at the designated time, the youth is required to call the DYS facility manager or the service coordinator to provide justification for the delay and to establish an estimated time of return. If the youth does not notify the DYS facility manager or the service coordinator or fails to provide satisfactory justification for the delay, the DYS facility manager or the service coordinator shall determine the youth to be a runaway and shall contact law enforcement and request the apprehension and detention of the youth pending the return of the youth to the division. The DYS facility manager or the service coordinator shall submit a critical incident report. AUTHORITY: sections 219.036 and 660.017, RSMo 2016.* Original rule filed Dec. 30, 1975, effective Jan. 9, 1976. Amended: Filed Feb. 10, 2000, effective Aug. 30, 2000. Amended: Filed Aug. 8, 2018, effective March 30, 2019. *Original authority: 219.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1993 and 660.017, RSMo 1993, amended 1995.