CHAPTER 620. DEPENDENCY, NEGLECT, AND ABUSE  


010. Legislative purpose.
020. Definitions for chapter.
023. Evidence to be considered in determining the best interest of a child.
025. Jurisdictional precedence.
027. District Court's concurrent jurisdiction for child custody and visitation in permanent placement cases.
029. Duties of cabinet relating to children who are victims of human trafficking.
030. Duty to report dependency, neglect, abuse, or human trafficking -- Husband-wife and professional-client/patient privileges not grounds for refusal to report -- Exceptions -- Penalties.
040. Duties of prosecutor, police, and cabinet -- Prohibition as to school personnel -- Multidisciplinary teams.
045. Funding for regional children's advocacy center.
050. Immunity for good faith actions or reports -- Investigations -- Confidentiality of reports -- Exceptions -- Parent's access to records -- Sharing of information by children's advocacy centers -- Confidentiality of interview with child -- Exceptions -- Confidentiality of identifying information regarding reporting individual -- Internal review and report.
055. External child fatality and near fatality review panel -- Creation -- Members -- Meetings -- Duties -- Responsibilities -- Information required to be provided to members -- Confidentiality -- Destruction of information following conclusion of panel's examination -- Application of open records and open meetings law -- Limitation of liability -- Annual evaluation of panel's work.
060. Emergency custody orders.
070. Dependency, neglect, or abuse action -- Contents of summons.
080. Temporary removal hearing.
090. Temporary custody orders.
095. Restriction on placement of nonoffender.
100. Appointment of separate counsel -- Court-appointed special advocate volunteer -- Full adjudicatory hearing -- Notice of proceedings.
110. Petition for immediate entitlement to custody.
120. Criminal charges tried separately.
130. Alternatives to removal from custody.
140. Dispositional alternatives.
145. Cabinet's assessment of child's educational needs.
150. Visitation.
155. Appeals.
160. Motion to seal child's record.
170. Voluntary commitments.
180. Administrative regulations.
190. Citizen foster care review boards -- Local citizen foster care review boards.
200. Support services for local citizen foster care review boards.
210. Training of board members.
220. Information to Administrative Office of the Courts Citizen Foster Care Review Board Program.
230. Case permanency plans.
240. Case progress reports.
250. Local citizen foster care review board's access to records.
260. Conflict of interest.
270. Scope of review of local citizen foster care review board.
280. Employees of cabinet and other agencies to appear at local board meetings.
290. Board's findings and recommendations -- Report on children frequently moved.
300. Repealed, 1992. [Repealed]
310. State Citizen Foster Care Review Board established.
320. Duties of State Citizen Foster Care Review Board.
330. Support services for State Citizen Foster Care Review Board.
340. Reports from local boards to state board.
350. Abandoned newborn infant -- Emergency custody order -- No investigation of abandonment -- Placement in foster home -- Inquiry to ensure that infant is not missing child -- Involuntary termination of parental rights.
355. Information form for person who leaves infant -- Media campaign.
360. Rights and responsibilities of foster parents -- Training of person investigating abuse or neglect in foster homes -- Nonliability of cabinet.
Court-Appointed Special Advocates
500. Definitions for KRS 620.500 to 620.550.
505. Court-appointed special advocate program -- Local board of directors -- Program director -- CASA volunteers.
510. Support services and funding for CASA programs.
515. Minimum requirements for CASA volunteer -- Training -- Oath.
520. Information available to program directors and CASA volunteers.
525. Duties of CASA volunteers.
530. Court-Appointed Special Advocate Association.
535. Duties of association.
537. Director of association -- Qualifications -- Duties.
540. Support services and funding for board.
545. Reports from CASA programs.
550. Notification of treatment planning conferences and reviews.
Penalty
990. Penalty.