Section 205 – Contracts with private providers.

• (1) This chapter does not prohibit the division from contracting with private providers or other agencies for:
  • (a) the construction, operation, and maintenance of juvenile facilities; or
  • (b) the provision of care, treatment, and supervision of minors who have been committed to the division.

• (2) All programs for the care, treatment, and supervision of minors committed to the division shall be licensed in compliance with division standards within six months after commencing operation.

• (3) A contract for the care, treatment, and supervision of a minor committed to the division shall be executed in accordance with the performance-based contracting system developed under Section 63M-7-208.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 261, 2021 General Session