Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-34-.01

Current through Register Vol. 42, No. 7, April 30, 2024

Section 660-5-34-.01 - Definition Of Protective Services For Children

Services directed toward preventing or remedying abuse, neglect, or exploitation of children under the age of 18 years unable to protect their own interests or harmed or threatened with harm by a person responsible for the individual's health or welfare (and for runaways) through:

(1) nonaccidental physical or mental injury;

(2) sexual abuse or exploitation;

(3) or negligent treatment or maltreatment including the failure to provide adequate food, medical treatment, clothing or shelter. Services include: identifying children in need of protection, receiving child abuse and neglect reports, making reports to the central registry, assessing complaints or reports, diagnosis and evaluation, making reports to courts having juvenile court jurisdiction, providing casework and counseling services, providing information and referral, supervision of child in home of parents or relatives, arranging protective placement, providing legal services, arranging medical care, making use of community resources, including training for parents and providing shelter care including clothing when shelter care is provided in a purchase of service contract. Shelter (and clothing and transportation under a purchase of service contract) is limited to 30 days in any six months period. Service also includes transportation of runaways from and to another state and transportation for children returned to this state and transportation for children returned to the state and from this state to another state pursuant to placement agreements. In combination with these services certain other services may be provided without regard to income when used to prevent or remedy abuse, neglect, or exploitation of the individual receiving protective services for children. These services are: homemaker services for children (limited to 90 days Without Regard To Income [WRTI] in any six months period) and day care for children (limited to 90 days WRTI in any six months period).

Author: Jerome Webb

Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-34-.01

Effective October 11, 1983. Repealed: Effective August 11, 1988. Readoption: effective August 11, 1988. Amended: Filed February 4, 2003; effective March 11, 2003. Repealed and New Rule: Filed September 4, 2003; effective October 9, 2003. Repealed and New Rule: Filed June 2, 2006; Effective July 7, 2006. Repealed and New Rule: Filed May 4, 2007; effective June 8, 2007.

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, Titles 12, 26, and 38; Title XX of the Social Security Act, 42 U.S.C. 1397.