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Kentucky Chapter 620 — Dependency, Neglect, and Abuse

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  • KRS 620.010— Legislative purpose
  • KRS 620.020— Definitions for chapter
  • KRS 620.023— Evidence to be considered in determining the best interest of a child
  • KRS 620.025— Jurisdictional precedence
  • KRS 620.027— District Court's concurrent jurisdiction for child custody and visitation in permanent placement cases
  • KRS 620.029— Duties of cabinet relating to children who are victims of human trafficking -- Reporting requirements
  • KRS 620.030— Duty to report dependency, neglect, abuse, human trafficking, or female genital mutilation -- Husband-wife and professional-client/patient privileges not grounds for refusal to report -- Statewide reporting system -- Exceptions -- Penalties
  • KRS 620.032— Annual report by cabinet detailing reports received regarding female genital mutilation -- Monthly report by cabinet detailing child protective services reports received
  • KRS 620.040— Duties of prosecutor, police, and cabinet -- Prohibition as to school personnel -- Procedures -- Military status of parent or legal guardian -- Multidisciplinary teams
  • KRS 620.045— Funding for regional children's advocacy center
  • KRS 620.048— Cabinet to file petition within 72 hours if child remains placed outside of home during child protective services investigation under agreed upon safety plan -- Cabinet to report on safety plans
  • KRS 620.050— Immunity for good-faith actions or reports -- Investigations -- Confidentiality of reports -- Exceptions -- Parent's access to records -- Sharing of information by children's advocacy centers -- Confidentiality of interview with child -- Exceptions -- Confidentiality of identifying information regarding reporting individual -- Internal review and report -- Waiver -- Medical diagnostic procedures -- Sharing information with relatives -- Interaction among siblings who are not jointly placed
  • KRS 620.051— Background check of child abuse and neglect records -- Fee -- Central registry -- Administrative regulations
  • KRS 620.052— Provision of information to parent or legal guardian concerning community service programs for families in crisis when child protection investigation does not result in out-of-home placement of a child
  • KRS 620.055— External child fatality and near fatality review panel -- Creation -- Members -- Meetings -- Duties -- Responsibilities -- Information required to be provided to members -- Report and response -- Annual reports -- Confidentiality -- Destruction of information following conclusion of panel's examination -- Application of open records and open meetings law -- Limitation of liability -- Proceedings are privileged -- Annual evaluation of panel's work
  • KRS 620.060— Emergency custody orders
  • KRS 620.070— Dependency, neglect, or abuse action -- Service of petition and summons -- Contents of summons
  • KRS 620.072— Unannounced home visits concerning abused or neglected child -- Conditions requiring -- Request for assistance in gaining access to child
  • KRS 620.080— Temporary removal hearing
  • KRS 620.090— Temporary custody orders
  • KRS 620.095— Restriction on placement of nonoffender
  • KRS 620.100— Appointment of separate counsel -- Court-appointed special advocate volunteer -- Full adjudicatory hearing -- Notice of proceedings -- Separate counsel to advise cabinet employee
  • KRS 620.110— Petition for immediate entitlement to custody
  • KRS 620.120— Criminal charges tried separately
  • KRS 620.125— Testimony in adjudication not admissible in criminal proceeding except for purposes of impeachment
  • KRS 620.130— Alternatives to removal from custody
  • KRS 620.140— Dispositional alternatives
  • KRS 620.142— Custodial, permanency, and service options available to relative or fictive kin caregiver of an abused, neglected, or dependent child -- Application timeframe for relative or fictive kin caregiver to become a relative or fictive kin foster parent
  • KRS 620.145— Cabinet's assessment of child's educational needs
  • KRS 620.146— Notice to be given to school personnel of persons authorized to contact or remove a child of whom the cabinet has custody from school grounds
  • KRS 620.150— Visitation
  • KRS 620.155— Appeals
  • KRS 620.157— Repealed, 2020
  • KRS 620.160— Motion to seal child's record
  • KRS 620.170— Voluntary commitments
  • KRS 620.180— Administrative regulations
  • KRS 620.190— Citizen foster care review boards -- Local citizen foster care review boards
  • KRS 620.200— Support services for local citizen foster care review boards
  • KRS 620.210— Training of board members
  • KRS 620.220— Information to Administrative Office of the Courts Citizen Foster Care Review Board Program
  • KRS 620.230— Case permanency plans
  • KRS 620.240— Case progress reports
  • KRS 620.250— Local citizen foster care review board's access to records
  • KRS 620.260— Conflict of interest
  • KRS 620.270— Scope of review of local citizen foster care review board -- Regional forums
  • KRS 620.280— Employees of cabinet and other agencies to appear at local board meetings
  • KRS 620.290— Board's findings and recommendations -- Report on children frequently moved
  • KRS 620.300— Repealed, 1992
  • KRS 620.310— State Citizen Foster Care Review Board established
  • KRS 620.320— Duties of State Citizen Foster Care Review Board
  • KRS 620.330— Support services for State Citizen Foster Care Review Board
  • KRS 620.340— Reports from local boards to state board
  • KRS 620.345— Repealed, 2023
  • KRS 620.350— Abandoned newborn infant -- Emergency custody order -- No investigation of abandonment -- Placement in foster home -- Inquiry to ensure that infant is not missing child -- Involuntary termination of parental rights
  • KRS 620.355— Information form for person who leaves infant -- Media campaign
  • KRS 620.360— Rights and responsibilities of foster parents -- Training of person investigating abuse or neglect in foster homes -- Foster parent approval -- Nonliability of cabinet
  • KRS 620.363— Rights of foster child
  • KRS 620.365— Notification when child in foster care is to be moved or reunified with family
  • KRS 620.500— Definitions for KRS 620.500 to 620.550
  • KRS 620.505— Court-appointed special advocate program -- Local board of directors -- Program director -- CASA volunteers
  • KRS 620.510— Support services and funding for CASA programs
  • KRS 620.512— Kentucky CASA network fund -- Creation and administration
  • KRS 620.515— Minimum requirements for CASA volunteer -- Training -- Oath
  • KRS 620.520— Information available to program directors and CASA volunteers
  • KRS 620.525— Duties of CASA volunteers
  • KRS 620.530— Court-Appointed Special Advocate Association
  • KRS 620.535— Duties of association
  • KRS 620.537— Director of association -- Qualifications -- Duties
  • KRS 620.540— Support services and funding for board
  • KRS 620.545— Reports from CASA programs
  • KRS 620.550— Notification of treatment planning conferences and reviews
  • KRS 620.990— Penalty