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38-9-8
shall be deemed satisfied if the report is made in accordance with the rules of the State Board
of Health. (2) Within seven days following an oral report, an investigation of any alleged
abuse, neglect, exploitation, sexual abuse, or emotional abuse shall be made by the county
department of human resources or the law enforcement official, whichever receives the report,
and a written report prepared which includes the following: a. Name, age, and address of the
person. b. Nature and extent of injury suffered by the person. c. Any other facts or
circumstances known to the reporter which may aid in the determination of appropriate action.
(b) All reports prepared by a law enforcement official shall be forwarded to the county department
of human resources within 24 hours. (c) The county department of human resources shall not
be required to investigate any report of abuse, neglect, exploitation, sexual abuse, or emotional
abuse that occurs in any facility owned and operated by the Alabama...
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38-15-4
for youths, youth transitional care facility, long term youth residential facility, private
alternative boarding school, private alternative outdoor program, and any organization entrusted
with the residential care of children in any organizational form or combination defined by
this section shall be afforded the following rights and any other rights adopted by the department
through rule, which shall be publicly posted and accessible to youth: a. To be afforded dignity
in his or her personal relationships with staff, youth, and other persons. b. To live
in a safe, healthy, and comfortable environment where he or she is treated with respect. c.
To be free from physical, sexual, emotional, or other abuse or corporal punishment. d. To
be granted a reasonable level of personal privacy in accommodations, personal
care and assistance, and visits. e. To confidential care of his or her records and personal
information, and to approve release of those records prior to the release of...
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26-14-3
Section 26-14-3 Mandatory reporting. (a) All hospitals, clinics, sanitariums, doctors, physicians,
surgeons, medical examiners, coroners, dentists, osteopaths, optometrists, chiropractors,
podiatrists, physical therapists, nurses, public and private K-12 employees, school teachers
and officials, peace officers, law enforcement officials, pharmacists, social workers, day
care workers or employees, mental health professionals, employees of public and private institutions
of postsecondary and higher education, members of the clergy as defined in Rule 505 of the
Alabama Rules of Evidence, or any other person called upon to render aid or medical assistance
to any child, when the child is known or suspected to be a victim of child abuse or neglect,
shall be required to report orally, either by telephone or direct communication immediately,
and shall be followed by a written report, to a duly constituted authority. (b)(1) When an
initial report is made to a law enforcement official, the...
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26-14-7
Section 26-14-7 Duties of Department of Human Resources. (a) The State or County Department
of Human Resources shall make a thorough investigation promptly upon either the oral or written
report. The primary purpose of such an investigation shall be the protection of the child.
(b) The investigation, to the extent that is reasonably possible, shall include: (1) The nature,
extent and cause of the child abuse or neglect; (2) The identity of the person responsible
therefor; (3) The names and conditions of other children in the home; (4) An evaluation of
the parents or person responsible for the care of the child; (5) The home environment and
the relationship of the child or children to the parents or other persons responsible for
their care; and (6) All other data deemed pertinent. (c) The investigation may include a visit
to the child's home, an interview with the subject child, and may include a physical, psychological,
or psychiatric examination of any child or children in that home....
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38-9-6
arrangement where appropriate. (e) Any record of the department or other agency pertaining
to such a person shall not be open for public inspection. Information in a record shall not
be disclosed publicly in such a manner as to identify individuals, but may be made available
on application for cause to persons approved by the commissioner of the department or by the
court. (f) Placement may be made in an appropriate alternative living arrangement such as
a licensed nursing home, licensed personal care facility, or approved foster care home.
No person shall be committed to a mental health facility under this chapter. A court may enter
orders granting the department additional time to locate an appropriate licensed facility
in which to place a person living in an unlicensed facility. (g) If the person is eligible
for the adult services program of the department, usual department policies shall be followed
in regard to fees or payments, or both. If the person's income or resources, or...
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38-12A-2
to have been perpetrated by a member of the foster parent's household, the process for disposition
of these allegations, and any review process for reports of indicated child abuse and neglect
upon receipt of the allegations. A written notification of any report in which a finding is
not indicated on the county level shall be provided to a foster parent within five days of
the findings. (21) The right to copies of all information relative to their family and services
contained in the personal foster home record. (22) The right to mediation procedures
that may be developed and adopted by the department and the Alabama Foster and Adoptive Parent
Association Board. The foster parent may request mediation in accordance with any mediation
policy adopted by the department and the Alabama Foster and Adoptive Parent Association Board
without threat of reprisal. (23) The right to appeal the closing of a foster family home by
the department in accordance with any appeal procedure adopted...
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26-14-8
Section 26-14-8 Statewide central registry. (a) For the purposes of this section, the following
words shall have the following meanings, respectively: (1) INDICATED. When credible evidence
and professional judgment substantiates that an alleged perpetrator is responsible for child
abuse or neglect. (2) NOT INDICATED. When credible evidence and professional judgment does
not substantiate that an alleged perpetrator is responsible for child abuse or neglect. (b)
The Department of Human Resources shall establish a statewide central registry for reports
of child abuse and neglect made pursuant to this chapter. The central registry shall contain,
but shall not be limited to: (1) All information in the written report; (2) Record of the
final disposition of the report, including services offered and services accepted; (3) The
names and identifying data, dates, and circumstances of any persons requesting or receiving
information from the registry; provided, however, that requests for...
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26-14-7.1
Section 26-14-7.1 Due process rights for persons under investigation by department. Any person
who comes under investigation by the Department of Human Resources for the abuse or neglect
of a child or children and who is employed by, serves as a volunteer for, holds a license
or certificate for, or is connected with any facility, agency, or home which cares for and
controls any children and which is licensed, approved, or certified by the state, operated
as a state facility, or any public, private, or religious facility or agency that may be exempt
from licensing procedures shall be granted the following due process rights by the Department
of Human Resources: (1) The department shall notify the alleged perpetrator that an investigation
has commenced against him or her after such investigation has officially begun in accordance
with written policies established by the Department of Human Resources. The notice shall be
in writing and shall state the name of the child or children...
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22-5A-4
Section 22-5A-4 Selection of community ombudsmen; training; certification; duties; area plan
to describe program; notification of department as to prospective ombudsmen; advisory committee
on program. (a) Each area agency on aging funded by the department shall select at least one
community ombudsman in each planning and service area established according to regulations
issued pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 1965, as amended. The community ombudsman shall
be an employee or contractual employee of the area agency on aging and shall certify to having
no association with any health care facility or provider for reward or profit. (b) The duties
of each community ombudsman shall be as follows: (1) To receive, investigate, respond to,
and attempt informally to resolve complaints made by or on behalf of recipients; (2) To report
immediately instances of fraud, abuse, neglect, or exploitation to the department of pensions
and security for investigation and follow-up pursuant to Chapter...
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26-16-52
Section 26-16-52 Ad hoc child abuse protection team advisory committee created; composition,
duties, etc.; annual report. Upon October 1, 1985, an ad hoc child abuse protection team advisory
committee shall be created and shall consist of the following members: The Governor of the
State of Alabama or his or her designated representative; the Director of the Department of
Human Resources; the Executive Director of the Child Abuse Trust Fund; the President of the
State Parents Teachers Association; two judges in the State of Alabama that preside over courts
exercising juvenile jurisdiction to be selected by the Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme
Court; one representative from the Association of County Department of Human Resources County
Directors to be selected by the Governor; the Executive Director of the Office of Prosecution
Services; the Chairman of the Victims Compensation Commission; and two other members selected
by the President of the Child Abuse Trust Fund. The committee...
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