Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 26B-2-124 - Congregate care program requirements(1) As used in this section, "disruption plan" means a child specific plan used: (a) when the private-placement child stops receiving services from a congregate care program; and(b) for transporting a private-placement child to a parent or guardian or to another congregate care program.(2) A congregate care program shall keep the following for a private-placement child whose parent or guardian lives outside the state:(a) regularly updated contact information for the parent or guardian that lives outside the state; and(3) If a private-placement child whose parent or guardian resides outside the state leaves a congregate care program without following the child's disruption plan, the congregate care program shall:(a) notify the parent or guardian, office, and local law enforcement authorities;(b) assist the state in locating the private-placement child; and(c) after the child is located, transport the private-placement child:(i) to a parent or guardian;(ii) back to the congregate care program; or(iii) to another congregate care program.(4) This section does not apply to a guardian that is a state or agency.(5) The office shall make rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, describing:(a) additional mandatory provisions for a disruption plan; and(b) how a congregate care program shall notify the office when a private-placement child begins receiving services.Renumbered from § 62A-2-125 and amended by Chapter 305, 2023 General Session ,§ 119, eff. 5/3/2023.Added by Chapter 117, 2021 General Session ,§ 4, eff. 5/5/2021.