§ 14-3-212 — Child protection teams; creation; composition; duties; records confidential

(a) The state agency and the local child protective agency
shall encourage and assist in the creation of child protection
teams within the communities in the state. The purposes of the
child protection teams shall be to identify or develop community
resources to serve abused and neglected children within the
community, to advocate for improved services or procedures for
such children and to provide information and assistance to the
state agency, local child protection agency and
multidisciplinary teams, if a multidisciplinary team has been
appointed. The department may promulgate reasonable rules and
regulations in accordance with the Wyoming Administrative
Procedure Act to define the roles and procedures of child
protection teams.
(b) The local child protection team shall be composed of:
(i) A member of the district attorney's office;
(ii) A designated representative from the school
district or districts within the area served by the team;
(iii) A representative from the local field office of
the department of family services;
(iv) A representative from the county government;
(v) A representative from each city and town in the
county;
(vi) Representatives from other relevant professions;
and
(vii) Temporary members selected for the needs of a
particular case as determined by the team.
(c) The local child protection team may:
(i) Assist and coordinate with the state agency, the
local child protective agency and all available agencies and
organizations dealing with children;
(ii) Repealed By Laws 2005, ch. 236, § 4.
(iii) Coordinate the provision of appropriate
services for abused and neglected children and their families;
(iv) Identify or develop community resources to serve
abused and neglected children and advocate for improved services
and procedures for such children;
(v) Identify training needs, sponsor training and
raise community awareness of child protection issues; and
(vi) Assist and make recommendations of appropriate
services in individual cases brought to it by the state agency
or the local child protection agency.
(d) The local child protection team shall not act as a
multidisciplinary team, but members of the child protection team
may serve on a multidisciplinary team if appointed pursuant to
W.S. 14-3-427.
(e) All records and proceedings of the child protection
teams are subject to W.S. 14-3-214.