§ 63-7-770 — Required disclosure of information to residential health facilities.

(A) Prior to and at the time the department places a child in a public or private residential facility following the removal of the child from the home, the department shall disclose to the chief executive officer of the facility, or to a designated employee of the facility who provides health-related services to the child, all information known by the person making the placement or reasonably accessible to the person making the placement that is necessary to provide adequate care and supervision for the child and to protect the health and safety of the child and of other children residing in and personnel working at the facility. The information that must be disclosed pursuant to this section includes, but is not limited to, medical and mental health conditions and history of the child, the nature of abuse or neglect to which the child has been subjected, behavioral strengths and challenges, and matters related to the child's educational needs. If the department does not have this information at the time of making the placement, a member of the child's casework team or the child's caseworker shall contact the designated employee of the facility to provide the information known to the casework team or reasonably accessible during the first working day following the placement. The child's caseworker shall research the child's record and shall supplement the information provided to the facility no later than the end of the first week of placement if additional information is found. When the child's caseworker acquires new information which is likely to affect either the ability of the facility to provide adequate care and supervision for the child or is likely to place the health and safety of the child or of other children residing in the facility or the facility's personnel at risk, the department shall disclose that information to the designated facility employee. The obligation to provide this information continues until the placement ends. (B) For purposes of this section, "public or private residential facility" means a group home, residential treatment center, or other facility that, pursuant to a contract with or a license or permit issued by the department, provides residential services to children in the custody of the department.

Legislative History

HISTORY: 2018 Act No. 165 (H.3699), SECTION 2, eff May 3, 2018. Subarticle 5 Intake and Investigation Duties of the Department of Social Services DERIVATION TABLE Showing the sections in former Chapter 7, Title 20 from which the sections in this subarticle were derived. NewSection FormerSection 63-7-900 20-7-650(A), (B),(T), (V) 63-7-910 20-7-640(A)-(C),(E), (F) 63-7-920 20-7-650(C)-(E), (R) 63-7-930 20-7-650(F)-(H) 63-7-940 20-7-650(J), (K) 63-7-950 20-7-652 63-7-960 20-7-650(P) 63-7-970 20-7-650(U) 63-7-980 20-7-650(S) 63-7-990 20-7-616