14-3-215. Interagency children's collaborative.
(a) There is created an interagency children's collaborative. The collaborative shall be composed of:
(i) The director of the department of family services, or his designee;
(ii) The director of the department of health, or his designee;
(iii) The superintendent of public instruction, or his designee;
(iv) The director of the department of workforce services, or his designee; and
(v) The governor's appointee who shall represent families receiving services from the state agencies represented in paragraphs (i) through (iv) of this subsection.
(b) The department of family services shall adopt rules by July 1, 2005, to establish guidelines for review of case files of children in state custody as a result of any action commenced under this title. The rules shall be adopted by the department of family services with the advice of the departments of education, health and workforce services. In addition to providing for the review of cases and the progress made towards returning children in state custody to their homes, communities or other permanent placements, the guidelines shall provide specific processes for:
(i) Local multidisciplinary teams to voluntarily present case files to the collaborative for review;
(ii) The review of cases in which more than one (1) state agency provides services to the child and his family; and
(iii) The review of statewide availability and utilization of resources for children in state custody.
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