2013 Rhode Island General Laws
Title 42 - State Affairs and Government
Chapter 42-72 - Department of Children, Youth, and Families
Section 42-72-5.3 - Accreditation.


RI Gen L § 42-72-5.3 (2013) What's This?

§ 42-72-5.3 Accreditation. – (a) The standards set by the Council on Accreditation (COA) are nationally recognized as best practices for protecting and providing services to abused and neglected children.

(b) Achieving and maintaining these standards requires a solid commitment from the legislative, executive and judicial branches of government;

(c) It is the intent of the general assembly to provide the resources for the department of children, youth, and families to meet, achieve and sustain accreditation by the Council on Accreditation;

(d) Upon the appropriation of sufficient funds and resources by the general assembly, the department of children, youth, and families shall initiate the process for seeking COA accreditation no later than July 1, 2011 and shall submit an accreditation plan to the governor, the speaker of the house of representatives, the president of the senate, the chairperson of the house committee on health, education and welfare, the chairperson of the senate committee on health and human services, the chairpersons of the finance committees of the house and senate, and to the chairpersons of the judiciary committees of the house and senate no later than July 1, 2012. Said plan shall include, at a minimum, the following:

(1) Inputs, including updated staffing requirements, a timetable for achieving those requirements, and any additional costs associated with achieving accreditation;

(2) Outcomes, including an assessment based on statistical and other evidence, of the impact of accreditation on the number of abused and neglected children, the nature of their abuse, and the relationships between such children and their families.

(e) The general assembly shall appropriate sufficient funds for expenses associated with achieving initial COA accreditation and subsequent re-accreditation with said funds being placed in a restricted receipt account to be used solely for this purpose.

History of Section.
(P.L. 2010, ch. 130, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 134, § 1.)

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