Office of the Children's Ombudsman

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Section
2.2-438

Definitions

Section
2.2-439

Children's Ombudsman; establishment; appointment; removal

Section
2.2-440

Procedures; training; complaint; investigation; notification of safety concerns

Section
2.2-441

Individuals making complaint to Children's Ombudsman

Section
2.2-442

Children's Ombudsman; powers

Section
2.2-443

Victim of child abuse or child neglect; powers of Children's Ombudsman; child fatality cases; investigation

Section
2.2-444

Decision to investigate; notice; pursuing administrative remedies or channels of complaint; further investigation; violation of state or federal criminal law; complaint against child-placing agency; petition requesting court jurisdiction or termination of parental rights

Section
2.2-445

Department and child-placing agency; duties; information to be provided to biological parent, adoptive parent, or foster parent; access to departmental computer networks

Section
2.2-446

Confidentiality of record of Children's Ombudsman; disclosure; limitations; release of certain information

Section
2.2-447

Report of findings; recommendations; consultation with individual, Department, local department, or child-placing agency; publication of adverse opinion; notice of actions; information provided to complainant; child fatality investigation; report

Section
2.2-448

Penalty for filing complaint or cooperating in investigation prohibited

Section
2.2-449

Children's Advocacy Fund