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. 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: (A) Legally sound; (B) Of a neutral, fact-finding nature; and (C) Coordinated to avoid duplicative interviewing; (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. Acts 2007, No. 703, § 5