Administration Of Programs

In order to receive funding, the organization administering a child abuse prevention program must comply with the following administrative requirements. (1) The program administration must assure that funds allocated for child abuse prevention under Public Chapter 930 shall be used to provide services in addition to those already provided by the Department of Children’s Services. (2) The program administration must be a public organization or private, non-profit corporation, and be tax-exempt under Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code. (3) The program administration must comply with T.C.A. §§37-1-403 and 14-25-103 by reporting cases of suspected abuse of children and adults to the Department of Children’s Services. (4) The program administration must comply with all applicable rules and regulations according to T.C.A. Title 4, Chapter 5, “Administrative Procedures Act”. (5) The program administration must submit an annual report from each service funded to include statistics on the number of persons requesting the service; the number of children and/or adults served; the type of service rendered; the characteristics of the persons served; and the number and types of referrals made to other community resources. No information contained in the report shall identify any persons served or enable any persons to determine the identity of such a person. In addition, the program administration will conduct a self evaluation study annually to determine program effectiveness. (6) The program administration shall be in compliance with Titles “VI” and “VII” of the “Civil Rights Act of 1964”, Section 504 of the “Rehabilitation Act of 1973”, Title “IX” or the “Education Amendments of 1972”, and the “Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1975”. (7) The organization must have a governing board which meets regularly with the staff. Membership on the governing board should include individuals who reside in the community 0250-7-5 by the program, who represent the racial and ethnic make-up of the community, who have an understanding CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION STANDARDS CHAPTER 0250-7-5 of the problem of child neglect and abuse, who have an interest in tile development and provision of services to potential victims and the victims of child neglect and abuse. Former clients or child abuse, neglect, of perpetrator programs may serve on the board.