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AR Code § 9-5-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Arkansas Child Safety Center Act|§ 9-5-108. Access to specialized medical examinations and psychological examinations

 (a) The child safety centers shall provide or provide access to specialized medical examinations and psychological examinations for their clients, to the extent funding is appropriated and available.  (b) Medical providers operating under this chapter shall be capable of performing:  (A) A complete medical history;  (B) An evaluation of a child or an adolescent for evidence of sexual abuse or sexual assault including photo documentation of examination findings for recognition of genital and anal findings that are clearly normal or normal variants and common patterns of healed injuries;  (C) Collection of forensic evidence;  (D) Evaluation for sexually transmitted diseases, pregnancy, and other related sexual abuse and assault;  (E) Performance of tests and treatment as appropriate; and  (F) Testimony in court as to the findings.
AR Code § 9-5-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Arkansas Child Safety Center Act|§ 9-5-109. Eligibility for contracts

 (a) A public entity or a nonprofit entity is eligible for a contract under § 9-5-107 if the entity:  (1) Has a signed memorandum of understanding as provided by § 9-5-110;  (2) Operates under the authority of a governing board;  (3) Participates on a multidisciplinary team of persons involved in the investigation or prosecution of child abuse cases;  (4) Has developed a method of statistical information gathering on children receiving services through the child safety center and shares the statistical information with the statewide organization, the Department of Human Services, and the Attorney General upon request;  (5) Has a volunteer program;  (6) Employs an executive director who is answerable to the board of directors of the public or nonprofit entity and who is not the exclusive salaried employee of any public agency partner;  (7) Provides for ongoing training for child safety center staff to provide best practices in forensic interviewing and medical and mental examinations to children who are examined at child safety centers; and  (8) Operates under a working protocol that includes, at a minimum, a statement of:  (A) The child safety center's mission;  (B) Each agency's role and commitment to the child safety center;  (C) The type of cases to be handled by the child safety center;  (D) The child safety center's procedures for conducting case reviews and forensic interviews and for ensuring access to specialized medical services and mental health services; and  (E) The child safety center's policies regarding confidentiality and conflict resolution.      (b)  (1) The Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission may waive the requirements specified in subsection (a) of this section if the commission determines that the waiver will not adversely affect the child safety center's ability to carry out its duties under this chapter.  (2) Any waiver that is granted under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be identified in the written contract with the child safety center.    (c) Funds shall be withheld from an established child safety center that no longer meets the standards for funding.
AR Code § 9-5-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Arkansas Child Safety Center Act|§ 9-5-110. Interagency memorandum of understanding

 (a) Before a child safety center may be established under this chapter, a memorandum of understanding regarding the agreement on the levels of participation of each entity shall be executed among:  (1) The Division of Children and Family Services of the Department of Human Services;  (2) The Crimes Against Children Division of the Division of Arkansas State Police;  (3) Representatives of county and municipal law enforcement agencies that investigate child abuse in the area to be served by the child safety center; and  (4) The prosecuting attorney.    (b) A memorandum of understanding executed under this section shall include the agreement on the levels of each entity's participation and cooperation in:  (1) Developing a cooperative, multidisciplinary-team approach to investigations of child abuse;  (2) Reducing, to the greatest extent possible, the number of interviews required of a victim of child abuse with the goal of minimizing the negative impact of the investigation on the child; and  (3) Developing, maintaining, and supporting, through the child safety center, an environment that emphasizes the best interests of children and that provides best practices in child abuse investigations.    (c) A memorandum of understanding executed under this section may include the agreement of one (1) or more participating entities to provide office space and administrative services necessary for the child safety center's operation.  (d) A memorandum of understanding executed under this section shall include the following provisions that:  (1) When available and appropriate during the course of a child maltreatment investigation on reports of alleged sexual abuse, and when appropriate, alleged severe physical abuse, the child safety center shall be utilized for forensic interviews and forensic medical examinations and will ensure access for specialized mental health services; and  (2) The person who conducts the forensic interview shall be:  (A) Adequately trained in interviewing child victims; and  (B) Prepared to testify in any administrative or judicial proceeding regarding the forensic interview.
AR Code § 9-5-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Arkansas Child Safety Center Act|§ 9-5-111. Fiscal requirements

 Every child safety center shall:   (1) Incorporate in this state as a private nonprofit corporation that is exempt from taxation under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), as it existed on January 1, 2007, and that has the primary purpose of providing services to child victims of child abuse;  (2) Be governed by a board of directors;  (3) Develop and implement written personnel policies that state the child safety center's employment practices;  (4) Develop and implement written procedures that conform with the uniform system of recordkeeping developed by the Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission or its designee to ensure proper handling of funds; and  (5) Provide the commission or its designee with statistical data that states the following:  (A) The type of investigative services and the number of children served by each type of investigative service provided by the child safety centers;  (B) The number, race, age, and gender of the children served each year; and  (C) The outcomes of services to children provided by the child safety centers, including without limitation:  (i) The number of founded maltreatment reports; and  (ii) The number of unfounded maltreatment reports and the ratio between founded and unfounded reports for each year.
AR Code § 9-5-112 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Arkansas Child Safety Center Act|§ 9-5-112. Right of entry

 The Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission or its designee may enter the premises of a child safety center at any time to ensure compliance with this chapter and the rules promulgated by the commission under this chapter.
AR Code § 9-5-113 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Arkansas Child Safety Center Act|§ 9-5-113. Reports

 The Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission or its designee shall provide an annual report by March 1 of each year to the Chair of the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth and the Chair of the House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs containing the following information:   (1) The incidence of child abuse in this state based on information obtained from child safety centers under this chapter;  (2) A description of child safety centers that meet the requirements of and receive funding from the commission or its designee under this chapter;  (3) The number of children receiving investigative services by the child safety centers that receive funding from the commission or its designee under this chapter; and  (4) Outcome data provided by the child safety centers.
AR Code § 9-5-114 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Arkansas Child Safety Center Act|§ 9-5-114. Admissibility of statements by an alleged child victim

 Nothing in this chapter precludes the admissibility of statements by an alleged child victim outside the scope of the forensic interview conducted at a child safety center, provided that sufficient safeguards are present to satisfy the admissibility requirements set forth in the Arkansas Rules of Evidence, relevant case law, and constitutional requirements.
AR Code § 9-5-115 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 5 - Arkansas Child Safety Center Act|§ 9-5-115. Immunity from civil liability

 The Arkansas Child Abuse/Rape/Domestic Violence Commission and its employees in their official capacities shall be immune from civil liability for performing their duties under this chapter.
AR Code § 9-6-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act|§ 9-6-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act”.
AR Code § 9-6-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act|§ 9-6-102. Definitions

 As used in this chapter:   (1) “Advocate” means an employee, supervisor, or administrator of a shelter;  (2) “Dating relationship” means a romantic or intimate social relationship between two (2) individuals that is not a casual relationship or an ordinary fraternization in a business or social context and that is determined by examining the following factors:  (A) The length of the relationship;  (B) The nature of the relationship; and  (C) The frequency of interaction between the two (2) individuals involved in the relationship;    (3) “Domestic abuse” means:  (A) Physical harm, bodily injury, or assault against an individual in a dating relationship by the other individual in the dating relationship or against a member of a family or household by another member of the family or household;  (B) Mental harm caused by the infliction of fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, or assault against an individual in a dating relationship by the other individual in the dating relationship or against a member of a family or household by another member of the family or household; or  (C) Sexual conduct between family or household members or between individuals in a dating relationship, whether minors or adults, that constitutes a crime under the laws of this state;    (4) “Family or household member” means a:  (A) Spouse;  (B) Former spouse;  (C) Parent;  (D) Child;  (E) Person related to another family or household member by blood;  (F) Person who cohabits with another family or household member or who cohabited in the past with another family or household member; and  (G) Person who shares one (1) or more children in common with another person;    (5) “Shelter” means an entity that:  (A) Provides services, including food, housing, advice, counseling, and assistance to victims of domestic abuse and their minor dependent children in this state; and  (B) Meets the program, fiscal, and training requirements of this chapter;    (6) “Statewide domestic violence entity” means an entity that:  (A) Provides all the required core and continuing education for statewide domestic violence shelters and programs;  (B) Is governed by a board of directors that is made up of a majority of publicly funded statewide domestic violence shelter program directors;  (C) Functions as the clearinghouse of domestic violence statistical data for Arkansas; and  (D) Exclusively services domestic violence programs; and    (7) “Volunteer” means a person who donates his or her time to provide services to victims at a shelter.
AR Code § 9-6-103 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act|§ 9-6-103. Establishment — Purpose and criteria

 (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall establish the Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Grant Program to assist in the funding of domestic violence shelters in Arkansas.  (b) The purpose and criteria of the program is to:  (1) Annually evaluate each shelter receiving funds under this chapter for compliance with the program, fiscal, and training requirements under this chapter;  (2) Promulgate rules for the evaluation of each shelter receiving funds under this chapter;  (3) Adopt a uniform system of recordkeeping to ensure the proper handling of funds by a shelter receiving funds under this chapter;  (4) Provide training and technical assistance to shelters receiving funds under this chapter to ensure minimum standards of service delivery;  (5) Serve as a clearinghouse for information relating to domestic abuse; and  (6) Provide educational programs on domestic abuse for the benefit of the general public, victims, specific groups of persons, and other persons as needed.    (c) The department shall establish rules to implement this chapter.
AR Code § 9-6-104 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act|§ 9-6-104. Receipt of money

 Except to the extent that moneys are available in the Domestic Violence Shelter Fund, a statewide domestic violence entity that receives a grant under this chapter shall not accept money or other assistance from the United States Government or any other entity or person if the acceptance would obligate the State of Arkansas.
AR Code § 9-6-105 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act|§ 9-6-105. Determination of grant awards

 (a) The Department of Finance and Administration shall:  (1) Establish the criteria for grant applications and awards in accordance with § 9-6-103(b);  (2) Review and grant or deny all or part of a grant application submitted under this chapter in accordance with § 9-6-103(b); and  (3) Retain oversight of all grant expenditures under this chapter.    (b) A statewide domestic violence entity that is awarded a grant under this chapter shall use the moneys that the statewide domestic violence entity receives to distribute funds to shelters that meet the requirements of this chapter.
AR Code § 9-6-106 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act|§ 9-6-106. Operational requirements of shelters receiving domestic violence shelter funds

 A statewide domestic violence entity that receives a grant under this chapter shall distribute funds to a shelter if the shelter:   (1) Develops and implements a written nondiscrimination policy to provide services without regard to race, religion, color, age, marital status, national origin, ancestry, or sexual orientation;  (2) Provides a facility that is open, accessible, and staffed by an advocate or a volunteer each day of the calendar year and twenty-four (24) hours each day;  (3) Provides emergency housing and related supportive services in a safe and protective environment for victims of domestic abuse and their children;  (4)  (A) Provides a crisis telephone hotline that is answered by an advocate or a volunteer who meets the training requirements under this chapter each day of the calendar year and twenty-four (24) hours each day.  (B) The crisis telephone hotline required under subdivision (4)(A) of this section shall not be answered by an answering machine, answering service, or mobile telephone voicemail;    (5)  (A) Requires all advocates and volunteers who provide direct services to victims to sign a written confidentiality agreement that prohibits the release of:  (i) The name or other personal and identifying information about a victim served at the shelter; and  (ii) The name or other personal and identifying information about a family or household member of a victim served at the shelter.    (B) The confidentiality agreement required under subdivision (5)(A) of this section does not:  (i) Apply to an advocate who testifies in court under a lawfully issued witness subpoena; or  (ii) Prevent disclosure for federal grant review, audit, or reporting;      (6) Develops and implements a written plan for outreach efforts to aid victims of domestic violence;  (7) Provides peer support groups for victims;  (8) Provides assistance and court advocacy for victims seeking orders of protection; and  (9) Provides training and educational information on domestic violence for professionals, community organizations, and interested individuals.
AR Code § 9-6-107 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act|§ 9-6-107. Fiscal requirements

 A statewide domestic violence entity that receives a grant under this chapter shall distribute funds to a shelter if the shelter:   (1) Incorporates in this state as a private nonprofit corporation that is exempt from taxation under the Internal Revenue Code, 26 U.S.C. § 501(c)(3), and that has the primary purpose of providing services to victims of domestic abuse or domestic violence;  (2) Is governed by a board of directors;  (3) Develops and implements written personnel policies that state the shelter's employment practices;  (4) Develops and implements written procedures that conform with the uniform system of recordkeeping developed by the Department of Finance and Administration or its designee to ensure proper handling of funds; and  (5) Provides the department or its designee with statistical data that states the following:  (A) The type of services provided by the shelter; and  (B) The number of victims and children served each year.
AR Code § 9-6-108 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act|§ 9-6-108. Training requirements

 A statewide domestic violence entity that receives a grant under this chapter shall distribute funds to a shelter if the shelter:   (1)  (A) Requires each member of its board of directors to attend an orientation that is administered by a statewide domestic violence entity and approved by the Department of Finance and Administration or its designee within six (6) months after joining the board of directors.  (B) The orientation required under subdivision (1)(A) of this section shall include an explanation of the dynamics of domestic violence and the role of a board member;    (2)  (A) Requires each advocate and volunteer who provides direct services to victims to attend fifteen (15) hours of initial staff training approved by the department or its designee.  (B) The initial staff training required under subdivision (2)(A) of this section shall include without limitation the following topics of instruction:  (i) Crisis intervention;  (ii) Case management;  (iii) Safety planning;  (iv) Individual or group facilitation; and  (v) Proper procedure for answering the crisis telephone hotline; and      (3)  (A) Requires each advocate who provides direct services to victims to attend ten (10) hours of continuing education annually that is approved by the department or its designee.  (B) The continuing education required under subdivision (3)(A) of this section shall include without limitation the following topics of instruction:  (i) Crisis intervention;  (ii) Case management;  (iii) Safety planning;  (iv) Individual or group facilitation; and  (v) The proper procedure for answering the crisis telephone hotline.
AR Code § 9-6-109 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act|§ 9-6-109. Right of entry

 A statewide domestic violence entity that receives a grant under this chapter shall have the right to enter and inspect the premises of a shelter receiving funds under this chapter and perform an annual evaluation or otherwise determine compliance with this chapter.
AR Code § 9-6-110 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act|§ 9-6-110. Reports

 The Secretary of the Department of Finance and Administration or his or her designee shall provide an annual report by October 1 of each year to the Chair of the Senate Interim Committee on Children and Youth and the Chair of the House Committee on Aging, Children and Youth, Legislative and Military Affairs containing the following information:   (1) The incidence of domestic violence in this state based on information obtained from shelters that receive funds under this chapter;  (2) A description of shelters that meet the requirements of and receive funds under this chapter; and  (3) The number of persons assisted by the shelters that receive funds under this chapter.
AR Code § 9-6-111 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 1 - General Provisions|Chapter 6 - Arkansas Domestic Violence Shelter Act|§ 9-6-111. Disclosure of information

 Information from files, reports, evaluations, inspections, or other sources that is received by the Department of Finance and Administration and its employees and designees or by a statewide domestic violence entity that receives funds under this chapter and its employees and designees is confidential and shall not be disclosed publicly in a manner that identifies an individual or facility.
AR Code § 9-16-101 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 16 - Family Preservation Services Program Act|§ 9-16-101. Title

 This chapter shall be known as the “Family Preservation Services Program Act”.
AR Code § 9-16-102 (2020)
2020 Arkansas Code|Title 9 - Family Law|Subtitle 2 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 16 - Family Preservation Services Program Act|§ 9-16-102. Definition

 As used in this chapter, “family preservation services” means services for children and families that are designed to help families at risk or in crisis, including adoptive and extended families, and include:   (1) Service programs designed to help a child:  (A) When safe and appropriate, be returned to the family from which he or she has been removed;  (B) Be placed for adoption;  (C) Be placed with a legal guardian; and  (D) If adoption or legal guardianship is determined not to be safe and appropriate for the child, be placed in some other planned, permanent living arrangement;    (2) Preplacement preventive services programs, such as intensive family preservation programs, designed to help a child at risk of foster care placement remain safely with his or her family;  (3) Service programs designed to provide follow-up care to a family to which a child has been returned after a foster care placement;  (4) Respite care of children to provide temporary relief for parents and other caregivers, including foster parents; and  (5) Services designed to improve parenting skills by reinforcing a parent's confidence in his or her strengths and by helping a parent identify where improvement is needed and to obtain assistance in improving those skills with respect to matters such as child development, family budgeting, coping with stress, and health and nutrition.