Section 40-11-12.2. – Permanency plan — Order of court.
§ 40-11-12.2. Permanency plan — Order of court. (a) At every regularly scheduled family court review and/or permanency hearing of any child found to be abused or neglected under § 40-11-12, or dependent under § 14-1-34, the department shall present a written reunification and/or permanency plan to the court for approval. The plan shall include […]
Section 40-11-12.3. – Guardianship subsidy.
§ 40-11-12.3. Guardianship subsidy. The state may make funds available through the department of children, youth and families for special reimbursement to guardians appointed pursuant to this chapter. These funds will be disbursed in accordance with the guidelines to be promulgated by the department of children, youth and families. History of Section.P.L. 1994, ch. 195, […]
Section 40-11-12.4. – Restraining orders.
§ 40-11-12.4. Restraining orders. (a) Whenever the family court has assumed jurisdiction by way of the filing of a petition pursuant to chapter 1 of title 14 or chapter 11 of this title, the court, upon notice to the individual to be restrained and after a hearing, may restrain the individual so notified from interfering […]
Section 40-11-12.5. – Review of young adults under the court’s legal supervision and receiving care and placement services from DCYF.
§ 40-11-12.5. Review of young adults under the court’s legal supervision and receiving care and placement services from DCYF. (a) In the case of a young adult, between the ages of eighteen (18) and twenty-one (21), who has executed a voluntary placement agreement for continued care and placement responsibility from the department and for legal […]
Section 40-11-13. – Confidentiality of reports and records — Penalty for disclosure.
§ 40-11-13. Confidentiality of reports and records — Penalty for disclosure. (a) All records concerning reports of child abuse and neglect, including reports made to the department, shall be confidential except as specifically provided by this chapter or as specifically provided by § 42-72-8 or specifically authorized by the family court in furtherance of the […]
Section 40-11-9. – Duties of law enforcement agency.
§ 40-11-9. Duties of law enforcement agency. Upon the receipt of a report concerning the alleged abuse or neglect of a child, it shall be the duty of the law enforcement agency to investigate further and to report the results of the investigation to the department and/or family court; provided, however, if there is reasonable […]
Section 40-11-10. – Use of physician’s report for petition for removal.
§ 40-11-10. Use of physician’s report for petition for removal. In the case of an ex parte petition for removal under this chapter, a signed physician’s report that a child is abused or neglected as previously defined shall be sufficient to support approval of the ex parte petition for removal. History of Section.P.L. 1976, ch. […]
Section 40-11-11. – Abrogation of privileged communications.
§ 40-11-11. Abrogation of privileged communications. The privileged quality of communication between husband and wife and any professional person and his or her patient or client, except that between attorney and client, is hereby abrogated in situations involving known or suspected child abuse or neglect and shall not constitute grounds for failure to report as […]
Section 40-11-3.3. – Duty to report — Sexual abuse of a child in an educational program.
§ 40-11-3.3. Duty to report — Sexual abuse of a child in an educational program. (a) Any person who has reasonable cause to know or suspect that any child has been the victim of sexual abuse by an employee, agent, contractor, or volunteer of an educational program as defined in § 40-11-2 shall, within twenty-four […]
Section 40-11-4. – Immunity from liability.
§ 40-11-4. Immunity from liability. Any person participating in good faith in making a report pursuant to this chapter shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed. Any participant shall have the same immunity with respect to participation in any judicial proceeding resulting from the report. History […]