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26-14-7.2
Section 26-14-7.2 Child denied medical treatment due to parents' religious beliefs. (a) When
an investigation of child abuse or neglect by the Department of Human Resources determines
that a parent or legal guardian legitimately practicing his or her religious beliefs has not
provided specific medical treatment for a child, the parent or legal guardian shall not be
considered a negligent parent or guardian for that reason alone. This exception shall not
preclude a court from ordering that medical services be provided to the child when the child's
health requires it. (b) The department may, in any case, pursue any legal remedies, including
the initiation of legal proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, as may be necessary
to provide medical care or treatment for a child when the care or treatment is necessary to
prevent or remedy serious harm to the child, or to prevent the withholding of medically indicated
treatments from infants with disabilities and with life-threatening...
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27-54-2
Section 27-54-2 Definitions. For purposes of this chapter, the following terms have the following
meanings: (1) DAY TREATMENT SERVICES. Includes, but is not limited to: Physiological, psychological,
and psychosocial concepts, techniques, and processes necessary to maintain or develop functional
skills of clients, provided to individuals and groups for periods of more than two hours but
less than 24 hours a day. (2) HEALTH BENEFIT PLAN. A health care service plan governed by
the provisions of Article 6, Chapter 4, Title 10, and a group health insurance policy, including
an employee welfare health benefit plan, that covers hospital, medical, or surgical expenses,
issued by insurers, health maintenance organizations, preferred provider organizations, medical
service organizations, physician-hospital organizations, or any other person, firm, corporation,
joint venture, or other similar business entity that pays for, purchases, or furnishes health
care services to patients, insureds, or...
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30-3-153
Section 30-3-153 Implementation; required provisions; plan set by court. (a) In order to implement
joint custody, the court shall require the parents to submit, as part of their agreement,
provisions covering matters relevant to the care and custody of the child, including, but
not limited to, all of the following: (1) The care and education of the child. (2) The medical
and dental care of the child. (3) Holidays and vacations. (4) Child support. (5) Other necessary
factors that affect the physical or emotional health and well-being of the child. (6) Designating
the parent possessing primary authority and responsibility regarding involvement of the minor
child in academic, religious, civic, cultural, athletic, and other activities, and in medical
and dental care if the parents are unable to agree on these decisions. The exercise of this
primary authority is not intended to negate the responsibility of the parties to notify and
communicate with each other as provided in this article....
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38-12-38
Section 38-12-38 Review of subsidy. If the subsidy continues for more than one year, the eligibility
for and amount of the subsidy shall be reviewed at least annually by the department as provided
by rule. The subsidy continues regardless of the state in which the kinship guardian or successor
guardian resides, or the state to which the kinship guardian or successor guardian moves,
if the kinship guardian or successor guardian continues to be responsible for the child, provided
funding is available. (Act 2010-712, p. 1744, §9; Act 2016-129, §1.)...
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38-7-13
Section 38-7-13 Records to be kept by child-care facility; use and disclosure of information.
Every child-care facility shall keep and maintain such records as the department may prescribe
pertaining to the admission, progress, health and discharge of children under the care of
the facility. Records regarding children and facts learned about children and their relatives
shall be kept confidential by the child-care facility and by the department. The department
is authorized to promulgate rules and regulations governing the custody, use and disclosure
of information in such records. Any person who has arrived at the age of 19 and who was placed
by the department or by a licensed child-placing agency shall have the right to receive from
the department or from the licensed child-placing agency information concerning his placement;
except, that the name and address of a natural parent or relative shall be given by the department
or the licensed child-placing agency only with the consent of...
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38-7-3
Section 38-7-3 License to operate or conduct child-care facility - Requirements; recordkeeping;
parental notifications, etc.; affidavits; inspections and investigations. (a) No person, group
of persons, or corporation may operate or conduct any facility for child care, as defined
in this chapter, without being licensed or approved as provided in this chapter. (b)(1) Except
as provided in subdivision (2), the licensure requirements of this chapter do not apply to
a child-care facility that is operating as an integral part of a local church ministry or
a religious nonprofit school, and is so recognized in the church or school's documents, whether
operated separately or as a part of a religious nonprofit school unit, secondary school unit,
or institution of higher learning under the governing board or authority of the local church
or its convention, association, or regional body to which it may be subject. (2) A child-care
facility that receives state or federal funds or is operating for...
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12-15-313
Section 12-15-313 Ordering and preparation of report concerning a child and family; ordering,
conduct, and certification of findings of physical or mental examination of child prior to
hearing on petition generally; examination of parent, legal guardian, or legal custodian after
hearing where ability to care for or supervise child at issue. (a) After a petition alleging
dependency has been filed, the juvenile court may direct that a study and report to the juvenile
court be made by the Department of Human Resources with recommendations concerning the child,
his or her family, his or her environment, and other matters relevant to the need for treatment
or disposition of the case. (b) Where there are indications that the child may be physically
ill or a child with mental illness or an intellectual disability, on its own motion or motion
of a party, may order the child to be examined at a suitable place by a physician, psychiatrist,
psychologist, or other qualified examiner under the...
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38-12-37
Section 38-12-37 Application. (a) Applications for the program may be submitted by a prospective
kinship guardian. A written agreement between the prospective kinship guardian entering into
the program and the department shall precede the award of a kinship guardianship. The kinship
guardianship subsidy agreement and kinship guardianship subsidy shall become effective only
upon entry of an order of a court awarding kinship guardianship. The agreement shall specify,
at a minimum, the following: (1) The amount of, and manner in which, each kinship guardianship
assistance payment will be provided under the agreement, and the manner in which the payment
may be adjusted periodically, in consultation with the relative guardian, based on the circumstances
of the relative guardian and the needs of the child. (2) The additional services and assistance
that the child and relative guardian or successor guardian will be eligible for under the
agreement. (3) The procedure by which the relative...
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38-14-10
Section 38-14-10 Eligibility for means-tested public benefits. (a) An account owner's savings
and matching funds shall not affect his or her eligibility for any means-tested public benefits,
including, but not limited to, Medicaid, state children's health insurance programs, TANF,
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, supplemental security income, or government-subsidized
foster care and adoption payments, and child care or housing payments. (b) Funds deposited
in individual development accounts shall not be counted as income, assets, or resources of
the account owner for the purpose of determining financial eligibility for assistance or service
pursuant to any federal, federally assisted, state, or municipal program based on need. (Act
2011-641, p. 1626, §10.)...
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12-15-208
Section 12-15-208 Facilities to be used for detention or shelter care of children generally;
when child may be detained in jail or other facility for detention of adults; notification
of juvenile court, when child received at facility for detention of adult offenders or persons
charged with crimes; development of statewide system; Department of Youth Services to subsidize
detention in regional facilities, may contract for detention; transfer of child to detention
facility, when case transferred from juvenile court for criminal prosecution. (a) Persons
who shall not be detained or confined in secure custody include all of the following: (1)
STATUS OFFENDERS. Effective October 1, 2009, status offenders, as defined in this article,
shall not be detained or confined in secure custody, except that a status offender who is
charged with or who commits a violation of a valid court order may be detained in secure custody
in a juvenile detention facility for up to 72 hours in any six-month...
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