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9-5-109. Eligibility for contracts.
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9-5-109. Eligibility for contracts.
(a) A public entity or a nonprofit entity is eligible for a contract under § 9-5-107 if the entity:
(1) Has a signed memorandum of understanding as provided by § 9-5-110;
(2) Operates under the authority of a governing board;
(3) Participates on a multidisciplinary team of persons involved in the investigation or prosecution of child abuse cases;
(4) Has developed a method of statistical information gathering on children receiving services through the child safety center and shares the statistical information with the statewide organization, the Department of Human Services, and the Attorney General upon request;
(5) Has a volunteer program;
(6) Employs an executive director who is answerable to the board of directors of the public or nonprofit entity and who is not the exclusive salaried employee of any public agency partner;
(7) Provides for ongoing training for child safety center staff to provide best practices in forensic interviewing and medical and mental examinations to children who are examined at child safety centers; and
(8) Operates under a working protocol that includes, at a minimum, a statement of:
(A) The child safety center's mission;
(B) Each agency's role and commitment to the child safety center;
(C) The type of cases to be handled by the child safety center;
(D) The child safety center's procedures for conducting case reviews and forensic interviews and for ensuring access to specialized medical services and mental health services; and
(E) The child safety center's policies regarding confidentiality and conflict resolution.
(b)(1) The Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission may waive the requirements specified in subsection (a) of this section if the commission determin
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-5-109
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9-5-109. Eligibility for contracts.
(a) A public entity or a nonprofit entity is eligible for a contract under § 9-5-107 if the entity:
(1) Has a signed memorandum of understanding as provided by § 9-5-110;
(2) Operates under the authority of a governing board;
(3) Participates on a multidisciplinary team of persons involved in the investigation or prosecution of child abuse cases;
(4) Has developed a method of statistical information gathering on children receiving services through the child safety center and shares the statistical information with the statewide organization, the Department of Human Services, and the Attorney General upon request;
(5) Has a volunteer program;
(6) Employs an executive director who is answerable to the board of directors of the public or nonprofit entity and who is not the exclusive salaried employee of any public agency partner;
(7) Provides for ongoing training for child safety center staff to provide best practices in forensic interviewing and medical and mental examinations to children who are examined at child safety centers; and
(8) Operates under a working protocol that includes, at a minimum, a statement of:
(A) The child safety center's mission;
(B) Each agency's role and commitment to the child safety center;
(C) The type of cases to be handled by the child safety center;
(D) The child safety center's procedures for conducting case reviews and forensic interviews and for ensuring access to specialized medical services and mental health services; and
(E) The child safety center's policies regarding confidentiality and conflict resolution.
(b)(1) The Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission may waive the requirements specified in subsection (a) of this section if the commission determines that the waiver will not adversely affect the child safety center's ability to carry out its duties under this chapter.
(2) Any waiver that is granted under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be identified in the written contract with the child safety center.
(c) Funds shall be withheld from an established child safety center that no longer meets the standards for funding.
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9-5-107. Program requirements.
Each child safety center shall:
(1) Provide a comfortable, private, child-friendly setting that is both physically and psychologically safe for diverse populations of children and their families;
(2) Be a part of a multidisciplinary team;
(3) Have a nonprofit entity responsible for program, fiscal operations established, and implement best administrative practices;
(4) Promote policies, practices, and procedures that are culturally competent;
(5) Promote forensic interviews that are:
(A) Legally sound;
(B) Of a neutral, fact-finding nature; and
(C) Coordinated to avoid duplicative interviewing;
(6) Provide or provide access to, or both, specialized medical evaluations and treatment services to all child safety center clients;
(7) Provide team discussion and information-sharing regarding the investigation, case, and status needed on a routine basis by the child and family; and
(8) Develop and implement a system for monitoring case progress and tracking case outcomes.
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-5-107
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 9-5-107. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.
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9-5-110. Interagency memorandum of understanding.
(a) Before a child safety center may be established under this chapter, a memorandum of understanding regarding the agreement on the levels of participation of each entity shall be executed among:
(1) The Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services;
(2) The Crimes Against Children Division of the Division of Arkansas State Police;
(3) Representatives of county and municipal law enforcement agencies that investigate child abuse in the area to be served by the child safety center; and
(4) The prosecuting attorney.
(b) A memorandum of understanding executed under this section shall include the agreement on the levels of each entity's participation and cooperation in:
(1) Developing a cooperative, multidisciplinary-team approach to investigations of child abuse;
(2) Reducing, to the greatest extent possible, the number of interviews required of a victim of child abuse with the goal of minimizing the negative impact of the investigation on the child; and
(3) Developing, maintaining, and supporting, through the child safety center, an environment that emphasizes the best interests of children and that provides best practices in child abuse investigations.
(c) A memorandum of understanding executed under this section may include the agreement of one (1) or more participating entities to provide office space and administrative services necessary for the child safety center's operation.
(d) A memorandum of understanding executed under this section shall include the following provisions that:
(1) When available and appropriate during the course of a child maltreatment investigation on reports of alleged sexual abuse, and when appropriate, alleged severe physical abuse, the c
Source: Arkansas Code — historical release 78 (November 6, 2020) · 9-5-110
Stored review status: Historical 2020-11-06 source release; later amendments not reconciled; machine-extracted, not independently legally reviewed; source heading status: text_in_historical_source. The source passage cites 9-5-110. This identifies an authority to review, not proof of applicability.