Section 2.4 Records - Purpose
In accordance with the Community Services Agreement, each provider shall maintain full and complete records of program operations in compliance with state records retention requirements. Records are defined as those documents that capture program
activity, participant information and outcomes, and fiscal data.
Teen REACH providers shall comply with the Local Records Act which regulates the destruction and preservation of public records within the State of Illinois.
IDHS may require longer retention of records and/or submission of such records to the Department if the records cover a time period still open to audit.
Records to be retained include:
- All fiscal operations
- Source documentation for program reviews and audits
- School performance and attendance of participants, and other documents of participant outcomes
- Program participation of children and youth
- Equipment purchases
- Equipment Inventory list
- Others as required by IDHS
