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Ark. Code Ann. § 9-5-107

Program requirements

Known as the Arkansas Child Safety Center Act

The act spans §§ 9–9 (15 sections).

Acts 2007, No. 703, § 5.

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: Legally sound;

(6) Of a neutral, fact-finding nature; and

(7) Coordinated to avoid duplicative interviewing;

(8) Provide or provide access to, or both, specialized medical evaluations and treatment services to all child safety center clients;

(9) Provide team discussion and information-sharing regarding the investigation, case, and status needed on a routine basis by the child and family; and

(10) Develop and implement a system for monitoring case progress and tracking case outcomes.

Current official text: Arkansas General Assembly. Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Arkansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.