(a) (1) The court shall appoint a multidisciplinary team to review cases in which a juvenile fails to substantially comply with the development of the immediate intervention plan pursuant to K.S.A. 38-2346(b), and amendments thereto. The team may be a standing multidisciplinary team or may be appointed for a specific juvenile. (2) The supreme court shall appoint a multidisciplinary team facilitator in each judicial district. The supreme court may appoint a convener and facilitator for a multiple district multidisciplinary team. (b) The multidisciplinary team facilitator shall invite the following individuals to be part of the multidisciplinary team: (1) The juvenile; (2) the juvenile's parents, guardians or custodial relative; (3) the superintendent of schools or the superintendent's designee; (4) a clinician who has training and experience coordinating behavioral or mental health treatment for juveniles if such clinician is available; and (5) any other person or agency representative who is needed to assist in providing recommendations for the particular needs of the juvenile and family. (c) Any person appointed as a member of a multidisciplinary team may decline to serve and shall incur no civil liability as a result of declining to serve. (d) This section shall take effect on and after January 1, 2017.
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