should, of course, review the entire draft policy document to become acquainted with all of the proposed changes. The following summary of changes is presented in order by Section. Preamble the Bureau remains indebted to the many stakeholders who participated in the development of the original policy manual in 2003, the Bureau is now several versions past that original effort. The names and job titles listed in the preamble date back to a much earlier time and most of the individuals listed have retired or moved on to other roles. Sadly, some of those listed have passed away. Section 1—Legislative Authority The Bureau proposes to replace outdated statutory language with current statutory language. Section 2—Confidentiality and Availability of Case Records The Bureau proposes to update this Section to parallel confidentiality language that is proposed for updating in the Bureau’s Vocational Rehabilitation Program, to bring consistency and increased detail to these policies. Section 3—Referral and Eligibility This Section introduces proposed replacement wording that is subsequently found throughout the draft updates. In general, is replaced with to acknowledge that “child” “client” some of the individuals served by the Children’s Services Program have reached the age of consent. The scenarios
should, of course, review the entire draft policy document to become acquainted with all of the proposed changes. The following summary of changes is presented in order by Section. Preamble the Bureau remains indebted to the many stakeholders who participated in the development of the original policy manual in 2003, the Bureau is now several versions past that original effort. The names and job titles listed in the preamble date back to a much earlier time and most of the individuals listed have retired or moved on to other roles. Sadly, some of those listed have passed away. Section 1—Legislative Authority The Bureau proposes to replace outdated statutory language with current statutory language. Section 2—Confidentiality and Availability of Case Records The Bureau proposes to update this Section to parallel confidentiality language that is proposed for updating in the Bureau’s Vocational Rehabilitation Program, to bring consistency and increased detail to these policies. Section 3—Referral and Eligibility This Section introduces proposed replacement wording that is subsequently found throughout the draft updates. In general, “child” is replaced with “client” to acknowledge that some of the individuals served by the Children’s Services Program have reached the age of consent. The scenarios
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