Article 22.--REVISED KANSAS CODE FOR CARE OF CHILDREN
38-2227.Child advocacy centers.(a) A child advocacy center in this state shall:
(1) Be a private, nonprofit incorporated agency or a governmental entity.
(2) Have a neutral, child-focused facility where forensic interviews takeplace with childrenin appropriate cases of suspected or alleged physical, mental or emotionalabuse or sexual abuse. All agencies shall have a place tointeract with the child asinvestigative ortreatment needs require.
(3) Have a minimum designated staff that is supervised and approved by thelocal board of directors or governmental entity.
(4) Have a multidisciplinary team that meets on a regularly scheduled basisor as thecaseload of the community requires. The team shall include, but not be limitedto, representativesfrom the state or local office prosecuting such case, law enforcement, childprotective services,mental health services, a victim's advocate, child advocacy center staff andmedical personnel.
(5) Provide case tracking of child abuse cases seen through the center. Acenter shall alsocollect data on the number of child abuse cases seen at the center, by sex,race, age, and otherrelevant data, the number of cases referred for prosecution, and the number ofcases referred for medical services or mental health therapy.
(6) Provide medical exam services or mental health therapy, or both, on siteat the childadvocacy center, or provide referrals for medical exams or mental healththerapy, or both, to afacility not on the site of the child advocacy center.
(7) Have an interagency commitment, in writing, covering those aspects ofagencyparticipation in a multidisciplinary approach to the handling of casesinvolving physical, mental oremotional abuse.
(8) Provide that child advocacy center employees and volunteers at the centerare trained andscreened in accordance with K.S.A. 65-516, and amendments thereto.
(9) Provide training for child advocacy center staff who interview childrenin forensicchildren's interview technique.
(b) Any child advocacy center within this state that meets the standardsprescribed by thissection shall be eligible to receive state funds that are appropriated by thelegislature.
Article 22.--REVISED KANSAS CODE FOR CARE OF CHILDREN
38-2227.Child advocacy centers.(a) A child advocacy center in this state shall:
(1) Be a private, nonprofit incorporated agency or a governmental entity.
(2) Have a neutral, child-focused facility where forensic interviews takeplace with childrenin appropriate cases of suspected or alleged physical, mental or emotionalabuse or sexual abuse. All agencies shall have a place tointeract with the child asinvestigative ortreatment needs require.
(3) Have a minimum designated staff that is supervised and approved by thelocal board of directors or governmental entity.
(4) Have a multidisciplinary team that meets on a regularly scheduled basisor as thecaseload of the community requires. The team shall include, but not be limitedto, representativesfrom the state or local office prosecuting such case, law enforcement, childprotective services,mental health services, a victim's advocate, child advocacy center staff andmedical personnel.
(5) Provide case tracking of child abuse cases seen through the center. Acenter shall alsocollect data on the number of child abuse cases seen at the center, by sex,race, age, and otherrelevant data, the number of cases referred for prosecution, and the number ofcases referred for medical services or mental health therapy.
(6) Provide medical exam services or mental health therapy, or both, on siteat the childadvocacy center, or provide referrals for medical exams or mental healththerapy, or both, to afacility not on the site of the child advocacy center.
(7) Have an interagency commitment, in writing, covering those aspects ofagencyparticipation in a multidisciplinary approach to the handling of casesinvolving physical, mental oremotional abuse.
(8) Provide that child advocacy center employees and volunteers at the centerare trained andscreened in accordance with K.S.A. 65-516, and amendments thereto.
(9) Provide training for child advocacy center staff who interview childrenin forensicchildren's interview technique.
(b) Any child advocacy center within this state that meets the standardsprescribed by thissection shall be eligible to receive state funds that are appropriated by thelegislature.
Article 22.--REVISED KANSAS CODE FOR CARE OF CHILDREN
38-2227.Child advocacy centers.(a) A child advocacy center in this state shall:
(1) Be a private, nonprofit incorporated agency or a governmental entity.
(2) Have a neutral, child-focused facility where forensic interviews takeplace with childrenin appropriate cases of suspected or alleged physical, mental or emotionalabuse or sexual abuse. All agencies shall have a place tointeract with the child asinvestigative ortreatment needs require.
(3) Have a minimum designated staff that is supervised and approved by thelocal board of directors or governmental entity.
(4) Have a multidisciplinary team that meets on a regularly scheduled basisor as thecaseload of the community requires. The team shall include, but not be limitedto, representativesfrom the state or local office prosecuting such case, law enforcement, childprotective services,mental health services, a victim's advocate, child advocacy center staff andmedical personnel.
(5) Provide case tracking of child abuse cases seen through the center. Acenter shall alsocollect data on the number of child abuse cases seen at the center, by sex,race, age, and otherrelevant data, the number of cases referred for prosecution, and the number ofcases referred for medical services or mental health therapy.
(6) Provide medical exam services or mental health therapy, or both, on siteat the childadvocacy center, or provide referrals for medical exams or mental healththerapy, or both, to afacility not on the site of the child advocacy center.
(7) Have an interagency commitment, in writing, covering those aspects ofagencyparticipation in a multidisciplinary approach to the handling of casesinvolving physical, mental oremotional abuse.
(8) Provide that child advocacy center employees and volunteers at the centerare trained andscreened in accordance with K.S.A. 65-516, and amendments thereto.
(9) Provide training for child advocacy center staff who interview childrenin forensicchildren's interview technique.
(b) Any child advocacy center within this state that meets the standardsprescribed by thissection shall be eligible to receive state funds that are appropriated by thelegislature.
