§49-2-902. Division of Juvenile Services; Transfer of Functions; Juvenile Placement
(a) The Division of Juvenile Services is created within the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety. The director shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate and shall be responsible for the control and supervision of each of its offices. The director may appoint deputy directors and assign […]
§49-2-903. Powers and Duties; Comprehensive Strategy; Cooperation
The Division of Juvenile Services has the following duties as to juveniles in detention facilities or juvenile corrections facilities: (1) Cooperating with the United States Department of Justice in operating, maintaining and improving juvenile correction facilities and predispositional detention centers, complying with regulations thereof, and receiving and expending federal funds for the services;
§49-2-904. Rules for Specialized Training for Juvenile Corrections Officers and Detention Center Employees
The Division of Juvenile Services shall propose rules for Legislative approval pursuant to chapter twenty-nine-a of this code, which require juvenile corrections officers and detention center employees to complete specialized training and certification. The training programs shall meet the standards of those offered or endorsed by the Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention of […]
§49-2-803. Persons Mandated to Report Suspected Abuse and Neglect; Requirements
(a) Any medical, dental, or mental health professional, Christian Science practitioner, religious healer, school teacher or other school personnel, social service worker, child care or foster care worker, emergency medical services personnel, peace officer or law-enforcement official, humane officer, member of the clergy, circuit court judge, family court judge, employee of the Division of Juvenile […]
§49-2-804. Notification of Disposition of Reports
The Department of Health and Human Resources shall continue to develop, update and implement a procedure to notify any person mandated to report suspected child abuse and neglect pursuant to section eight hundred three of this article, of whether an investigation into the reported suspected abuse or neglect has been initiated and when the investigation […]
§49-2-805. Educational Programs; Requirements
Subject to appropriation in the budget, the department shall conduct educational and training programs for persons required to report suspected abuse or neglect, and the general public, as well as implement evidence-based programs that reduce incidents of child maltreatment including sexual abuse. Training for persons require to report and the general public shall include: (1) […]
§49-2-806. Mandatory Reporting of Suspected Animal Cruelty by Child Protective Service Workers
In the event a child protective service worker, in response to a report mandated by section eight hundred two and eight hundred three of this article, forms a reasonable suspicion that an animal is the victim of cruel or inhumane treatment, he or she shall report the suspicion and the basis therefor to the county […]
§49-2-604. Program Administration; Implementation; Procedures; Annual Evaluation; Coordination; Plans; Grievances; Reports
(a) The administering agency for the family support program is the Department of Health and Human Resources. (b) The Department of Health and Human Resources shall initially implement the family support program through contracts with an agency within four of the states behavioral health regions, with the four regions to be determined by the Department […]
§49-2-807. Mandatory Reporting to Medical Examiner or Coroner; Postmortem Investigation
Any person or official who is required pursuant to section eight hundred three of this article to report cases of suspected child abuse or neglect and who has reasonable cause to suspect that a child has died as a result of child abuse or neglect, shall report that fact to the appropriate medical examiner or […]
§49-2-605. Regional and State Family Support Councils; Membership; Meetings; Reimbursement of Expenses
(a) Each regional family support agency shall establish a regional family support council comprised of at least seven members, of whom at least a majority shall be persons with developmental disabilities or their parents or primary caregivers. Each regional family support council shall meet at least quarterly to advise the regional family support agency on […]