Current through January 14, 2025
Rule 31-9-1.25 - Child Abuse, Incident Reports and Complaints1. Facility shall maintain a clear, confidential and accessible means for youth and staff to report suspected child abuse.2. Facility administrator or his/her designee ensures that staff, contractors and volunteers comply with state mandatory child abuse reporting laws.3. Any person who reports or alleges a complaint of abuse shall not experience retaliation.4. The facility administrator or his/her designee or his/her designee maintains, reviews, and when appropriate, fully investigates all reports of major incidents at the facility, including all uses of physical force, all uses of restraints or isolation, all incidents in which a youth or staff is injured, all incidents involving contraband, and all significant property damage by youth. Staff members alleged to be involved in the incident do not conduct the investigation.5. Written policies, procedures, and actual practices ensure that the facility administrator or his/her designee advise those making complaints of the results of the complaints or abuse reports or the actions taken to the extent the information is available.6. The facility shall have a policy for code of conduct requiring staff to report misconduct of other staff members. Staff who fail to adhere to the policy shall be subject to appropriate discipline. 7. Staff receive specific training in handling disclosures of victimization or other sensitive information made to them by youth.Miss. Code Ann. §§ 43-21-901 to 43-21-915 (Rev. 2016).