Children S Homes And Welfare Agencies

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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

26-6-2 to 26-6-6.Repealed by SL 1985, ch 211, §§2 to 6

Section
26-6-6.1

Continuing foster care to age twenty-one.

Section
26-6-7

26-6-7.Repealed by SL 1971, ch 165, §13

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

26-6-10.Repealed by SL 1986, ch 222

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

26-6-17.Repealed by SL 1985, ch 211, §11

Section
26-6-18

Repealed by SL 2012, ch 151, § 7.

Section
26-6-18.1

Establishment and support of day care centers by counties and municipalities.

Section
26-6-18.2

26-6-18.2.Repealed by SL 1985, ch 77, §42

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

26-6-21.1.Repealed by SL 2002, ch 130, §1

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

26-6-26.Repealed by SL 1985, ch 211, §14

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

26-6-30 to 26-6-34.Repealed by SL 2004, ch 167, §§6 to 10

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 §§ 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.