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State Responsibilities for Children

W. Va. Code § 49-2-101— Authorization and responsibility; Bureau for Social Services
W. Va. Code § 49-2-102— Staffing Allocation for Child Protective Services Workers
W. Va. Code § 49-2-103— Proceedings by the state department
W. Va. Code § 49-2-104— Education of the public
W. Va. Code § 49-2-105— Administrative and judicial review
W. Va. Code § 49-2-106— Department responsibility for foster care homes
W. Va. Code § 49-2-107— Foster-home care; minimum standards; certificate of operation; inspection
W. Va. Code § 49-2-108— Visits and inspections; records
W. Va. Code § 49-2-109— Placing children from other states in private homes of state
W. Va. Code § 49-2-110— Development of standards of child care
W. Va. Code § 49-2-111— Supervision of child welfare agencies by the department; records and reports
W. Va. Code § 49-2-111a— Performance based contracting for child placing agencies
W. Va. Code § 49-2-111b— Study of kinship foster care families
W. Va. Code § 49-2-111c— Priorities for use of funds
W. Va. Code § 49-2-112— Family homes; approval of incorporation by Secretary of State; approval of articles of incorporation
W. Va. Code § 49-2-113— Residential child-care centers; licensure, certification, approval, and registration; requirements
W. Va. Code § 49-2-114— Application for license or approval
W. Va. Code § 49-2-115— Conditions of licensure, approval and registration
W. Va. Code § 49-2-115a— Head Start program licenses
W. Va. Code § 49-2-116— Investigative authority; evaluation; complaint
W. Va. Code § 49-2-117— Revocation; provisional licensure and approval
W. Va. Code § 49-2-118— Closing of facilities by the secretary; placement of children
W. Va. Code § 49-2-119— Supervision; consultation; State Fire Marshall to cooperate
W. Va. Code § 49-2-120— Penalties; injunctions; venue
W. Va. Code § 49-2-121— Rule-making
W. Va. Code § 49-2-122— Waivers and variances to rules
W. Va. Code § 49-2-123— Annual reports; directory; licensing reports and recommendations
W. Va. Code § 49-2-124— Certificate of need not required; conditions; review
W. Va. Code § 49-2-125— Commission to Study Residential Placement of Children; findings; requirements; reports; recommendations
W. Va. Code § 49-2-126— The Foster Child Bill of Rights
W. Va. Code § 49-2-127— The Foster and Kinship Parent Bill of Rights
W. Va. Code § 49-2-127a— Foster and kinship parent duties; foster parent and kinship parent agreements
W. Va. Code § 49-2-128— Reasonable and prudent foster parent standard
W. Va. Code § 49-2-129— Transitional living services, scattered-site living arrangements, and supervised group settings; eligibility criteria
W. Va. Code § 49-2-130— Limitation of liability; mandatory errors and omissions insurance
W. Va. Code § 49-2-201— Findings and purpose
W. Va. Code § 49-2-202— When family preservation services required
W. Va. Code § 49-2-203— Caseload limits for home-based preservation services
W. Va. Code § 49-2-204— Situational criteria requiring service
W. Va. Code § 49-2-205— Service delivery through service contracts; accountability
W. Va. Code § 49-2-206— Special services to be provided
W. Va. Code § 49-2-207— Development of home-based family preservation services
W. Va. Code § 49-2-301— Findings and intent; advisory council
W. Va. Code § 49-2-302— Creation of statewide quality rating system; rule-making; minimum requirements
W. Va. Code § 49-2-303— Statewide quality improvement system; financial plan; staffing requirements; public awareness campaign; management information system; financial assistance for child care programs; program staff; child care consumers
W. Va. Code § 49-2-304— Quality rating and improvement system pilot projects; independent third-party evaluation; modification of proposed rule and financial plan; report to Legislature; limitations on implementation
W. Va. Code § 49-2-401— Continuation, transfer and renaming of trust fund; funding
W. Va. Code § 49-2-501— Children to whom article applies; intent
W. Va. Code § 49-2-502— Powers of the secretary
W. Va. Code § 49-2-503— Report of birth of special health care needs child
W. Va. Code § 49-2-504— Assistance by other agencies
W. Va. Code § 49-2-505— Cost of treatment
W. Va. Code § 49-2-601— Findings; intent
W. Va. Code § 49-2-602— Family support services; responsibilities; funds; case management; outreach; differential fees
W. Va. Code § 49-2-603— Eligibility; primary focus
W. Va. Code § 49-2-604— Program administration; implementation; procedures; annual evaluation; coordination; plans; grievances; reports
W. Va. Code § 49-2-605— Regional and state family support councils; membership; meetings; reimbursement of expenses
W. Va. Code § 49-2-701— Caregiver consent for minor's health care; treatment
W. Va. Code § 49-2-702— Duty of health care facility or practitioner
W. Va. Code § 49-2-703— Affidavit of caregiver consent; requirements
W. Va. Code § 49-2-704— Revocation and termination of consent; written notice; validity
W. Va. Code § 49-2-705— Good faith reliance on affidavit; applicability
W. Va. Code § 49-2-706— Exceptions to applicability
W. Va. Code § 49-2-707— Penalty for false statement
W. Va. Code § 49-2-708— Rule-making authority
W. Va. Code § 49-2-801— Purpose
W. Va. Code § 49-2-802— Establishment of child protective services; general duties and powers; administrative procedure; immunity from civil liability; cooperation of other state agencies
W. Va. Code § 49-2-802a— Information to be provided at the outset of a child protective services investigation
W. Va. Code § 49-2-803— Persons mandated to report suspected abuse and neglect; requirements
W. Va. Code § 49-2-804— Notification of disposition of reports
W. Va. Code § 49-2-805— Educational programs; requirements
W. Va. Code § 49-2-806— Mandatory reporting of suspected animal cruelty by child protective service workers
W. Va. Code § 49-2-807— Mandatory reporting to medical examiner or coroner; postmortem investigation
W. Va. Code § 49-2-808— Photographs and X rays
W. Va. Code § 49-2-809— Reporting procedures
W. Va. Code § 49-2-810— Immunity from liability
W. Va. Code § 49-2-811— Abrogation of privileged communications; exception
W. Va. Code § 49-2-812— Failure to report; penalty
W. Va. Code § 49-2-813— Statistical index; reports
W. Va. Code § 49-2-814— Task Force on Prevention of Sexual Abuse of Children
W. Va. Code § 49-2-901— Policy; cooperation
W. Va. Code § 49-2-902— Division of Juvenile Services; transfer of functions; juvenile placement
W. Va. Code § 49-2-903— Powers and duties; comprehensive strategy; cooperation
W. Va. Code § 49-2-904— Rules for specialized training for juvenile corrections officers and detention center employees
W. Va. Code § 49-2-905— Juvenile detention and corrections facility personnel
W. Va. Code § 49-2-906— Medical and other treatment of juveniles in custody of the division; consent; service providers; medical care; pregnant inmates; claims processing and administration by the department; authorization of cooperative agreements
W. Va. Code § 49-2-907— Examination, diagnosis classification and treatment; period of custody
W. Va. Code § 49-2-908— Educational services for juveniles placed in predispositional and postdispositional facilities; authorization; cooperation; rule-making
W. Va. Code § 49-2-909— Arrest authority of juvenile correctional and detention officers
W. Va. Code § 49-2-910— Juvenile trustee accounts and funds, earnings and personal property of juveniles; return of property; reports;
W. Va. Code § 49-2-911— Juvenile benefit funds; uses; reports
W. Va. Code § 49-2-912— Youth reporting centers
W. Va. Code § 49-2-913— Juvenile Justice Reform Oversight Committee
W. Va. Code § 49-2-1001— Purpose; intent
W. Va. Code § 49-2-1002— Responsibilities of the Department of Human Services and Division of Juvenile Services of the Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety; programs and services; rehabilitation; cooperative agreements
W. Va. Code § 49-2-1003— Rehabilitative facilities for status offenders; requirements; educational instruction
W. Va. Code § 49-2-1004— The Juvenile Services Reimbursement Offender Fund; use; expenditures
W. Va. Code § 49-2-1005— Legal custody; law-enforcement agencies
W. Va. Code § 49-2-1006— Reporting requirements; cataloguing of services