§ 9-16-105. Provision of services by contract

(a) The Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services may provide family preservation services directly or may contract with a private, nonprofit social service agency or qualified individual to provide such services.

(b) In the event a nonprofit social service agency or qualified individual is contracted by the Department of Human Services, to provide family preservation services, the contract shall include requirements for:

1. (1) Provider acceptance of any client referred by the department for family preservation services;

2. (2) Limitation of caseload;

3. (3) Availability of twenty-four-hour crises intervention services to families served by the program;

4. (4) Completion of the required training curriculum for family preservation services; and

5. (5) Provision of and conduct of an internal program evaluation and cooperation with an external evaluation as directed by the division.