Chapter 6 - CHILDREN'S HOMES AND WELFARE AGENCIES
- Section 26-6-1 - Agencies and institutions defined as child welfare agencies-Department of Social Services
- Section 26-6-1.1 - Chapter not applicable to day care services provided by school board for children of enrolled students
- Section 26-6-1.2 - Definitions
- Section 26-6-2 to 26-6-6 - [Repealed]
- Section 26-6-6.1 - Continuing foster care to age twenty-one
- Section 26-6-7 - [Repealed]
- Section 26-6-8 - License required to place child for adoption-Relatives and guardian excepted
- Section 26-6-9 - License or registration required for child care or placement by public or private agency-Waiver violation as misdemeanor
- Section 26-6-10 - [Repealed]
- Section 26-6-11 - Application for license-Investigation-Issuance-Conditions-Records-Public inspection
- Section 26-6-12 - Provisional license authorized
- Section 26-6-13 - Duration of licenses-Suspension or revocation-Assignment prohibited-Display or availability for inspection
- Section 26-6-14 - Categories of child welfare agency licenses
- Section 26-6-14.1 - Family day care defined-Number of children allowed
- Section 26-6-14.2 - Registration of family day care homes-Rules-Exemption-Investigation-Duration of registration-Assignment prohibited
- Section 26-6-14.3 - Issuance of child welfare license-Criminal record of applicant to be secured-Waiver by applicant-When application denied
- Section 26-6-14.4 - Persons to whom criminal record requirement applies
- Section 26-6-14.5 - Waiver, fingerprinting, and declaration as condition of employment-Time-Immediate termination of employee
- Section 26-6-14.6 - Meaning of conviction-Evidence of conviction
- Section 26-6-14.7 - Transfer of criminal record clearance when changing employment
- Section 26-6-14.8 - Unregistered family day care defined-Number of children allowed
- Section 26-6-14.9 - Submission of employees' names to department-Central registry background checks-Notification to provider-Issuance of certificate
- Section 26-6-14.10 - Prohibition of licensure, registration, or operation by person convicted of child abuse or other felony, or whose name appears on registry-Failure to report as misdemeanor
- Section 26-6-14.11 - Prohibition of child care by person convicted of child abuse, sex offense, or other felony, or whose name appears on registry-Violation as misdemeanor
- Section 26-6-14.12 - Before and after school day care exempt from zoning, uniform building, and safety provisions
- Section 26-6-14.13 - Information from another state's central registry or national crime database to be used only for background check
- Section 26-6-15 - Specification in licenses and registration certificates of work authorized
- Section 26-6-15.1 - Additional number of children in day care-Staff-to-child ratios
- Section 26-6-15.2 - Additional number of children in day care center operating preschool program
- Section 26-6-16 - Rules for child care by licensed or registered agencies promulgated by department-Matters included in rules
- Section 26-6-17 - [Repealed]
- Section 26-6-18 - [Repealed]
- Section 26-6-18.1 - Establishment and support of day care centers by counties and municipalities
- Section 26-6-18.2 - [Repealed]
- Section 26-6-18.3 - Appropriation for day care centers
- Section 26-6-18.4 - Approved programs required for payments to nonprofit organizations-Records and periodic audit
- Section 26-6-18.5 - Exemption of program from zoning, building and fire and life safety codes
- Section 26-6-19 - Department of Health visitations and inspections
- Section 26-6-20 - Records on children in care of agencies-Information confidential
- Section 26-6-20.1 - Definition of terms
- Section 26-6-20.2 - Separation of residents' moneys required of homes and centers
- Section 26-6-20.3 - Demand trust account deposit of moneys not kept in center-Deposit with state treasurer by public agency
- Section 26-6-20.4 - Deposit of money for resident when over specified amount
- Section 26-6-20.5 - Surety bond required of facility handling more than specified monthly amount-Bond amount
- Section 26-6-20.6 - Safeguards and records required of facilities
- Section 26-6-20.7 - Public audit of records
- Section 26-6-20.8 - Revocation of license-Cause
- Section 26-6-20.9 - Surrender of moneys and funds upon discharge of resident-Receipt-Deposited funds
- Section 26-6-20.10 - Escheat of unclaimed property under specified value after death of resident-Notice to relatives-Time-Disposition of property or money
- Section 26-6-21 - Placement of children for adoption-Consent by agency to adoption
- Section 26-6-21.1 - [Repealed]
- Section 26-6-22 - Notice to remove child from child welfare agency
- Section 26-6-23 - Grounds for revocation or refusal to issue or renew child welfare agency license or registration
- Section 26-6-23.1 - Revocation or refusal to issue or renew license or registration for child abuse or violence
- Section 26-6-23.2 - Central registry background checks on employees
- Section 26-6-24 - Notice of intended revocation or refusal of renewal of license or registration-Hearing on protest-Temporary suspension
- Section 26-6-25 - Investigation by department of unlicensed and unregistered operations-Further action by department
- Section 26-6-26 - [Repealed]
- Section 26-6-27 - Educational and incidental activities exempt from chapter-State institutions
- Section 26-6-28 - Reduction of number of children in foster care
- Section 26-6-29 - Shelters for battered spouses exempt
- Section 26-6-30 to 26-6-34 - [Repealed]
- Section 26-6-35 - Foster care for person under continuing juvenile jurisdiction who is over the age of majority
- Section 26-6-36 - Definitions relating to religious child-placement agencies
- Section 26-6-37 - Adverse action defined
- Section 26-6-38 - Child-placement agency not required to provide service that conflicts with sincere written religious policy
- Section 26-6-39 - State may not take adverse action against child-placement agency acting on basis of sincere written religious policy
- Section 26-6-40 - Licensure and state benefit programs available to religious child-placement agency
- Section 26-6-41 - Religious child-placement agency to be independent from state
- Section 26-6-42 - Child-placement agency may not decline service on basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin
- Section 26-6-43 - Claim or defense based on sections 26-6-36 to 26-6-50
- Section 26-6-44 - Relief available for successful claim or defense
- Section 26-6-45 - Sovereign immunity not waived
- Section 26-6-46 - Broad protection of free exercise of religious beliefs and moral convictions
- Section 26-6-47 - Other law in conflict preempted
- Section 26-6-48 - Time for asserting claim
- Section 26-6-49 - Construction with federal law
- Section 26-6-50 - Other child-placement agencies not limited by actions of religious child-placement agency-Best interest of child
- Section 26-6-51 - Monitor-Designation-Primary duty
- Section 26-6-52 - Monitor-Powers and duties
- Section 26-6-53 - Findings of abuse or neglect-Report
- Section 26-6-54 - Persons requesting assistance-Identity-Confidentiality
- Section 26-6-55 - Hinderance of monitor-Violation as misdemeanor
- Section 26-6-56 - Retaliatory acts-Prohibition-Violation as misdemeanor
- Section 26-6-57 - Persons making report-Identity-Confidentiality