External Resources

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• ​​​Adam Walsh Child Protection and Safety Act of 2006​
• ​​​​Administrative Office of the Courts (AOC) forms​
• AOC-DNA-1​
  
• Adoption and Safe Families Act (ASFA)
• AMT Children of Hope Foundation
  
• Annual Credit Report.com
  
• Ansel-Casey Life Skills Assessment​
  
• Casey Inventory for Pregnant Teens
  
• CHFS-96 Purchase Requisition Form
  
• Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) ​
  
• Children's Bureau
• Children’s Bureau’s Custom Report Builder
• Child Care Assistance Program (CCAP)​
  
• Child Welfare Information Gateway
  
• Citizen Foster Care Review Board Policy and Procedure Manual​
  
• CDC's Developmental Milestones​
• Code of Federal Regulations​​​​
• Consumer Financial Protection Bureau​
  
• Dept. for Behavioral Health, Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities-Provider Directory
  
• E-Cigarettes & Vaping /American Lung Association
  
• Family Court Rules of Procedure and Practice (FCRPP)​
  
• FBI Public Service Announcement: Violent Online Networks Target Vulnerable and Underage Populations Across the United States and Around the Globe.​
  
• Federal Poverty Guidelines
  
• Free Credit Scores: Check and Monitor\ Intuit Credit Karma
  
• GUIDANCE FOR THE PLACEMENT OF TRANSGENDER, NON-BINARY, AND GENDER EXPANSIVE YOUTH IN CONGREGATE CARE
  
• HANDS Health Access Nurturing Development Services​
  
• Health and Human Services Poverty Guidelines​
  
• Home/ Smokefree Teen
  
• Human trafficking training videos
  
• John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood​
  
• Kentucky Association of Sexual Assault Programs, Inc
• Kentucky Benefits | kynect​
  
• Kentucky Domestic Violence Association
  
• Kentucky Early Intervention System (KEIS)​
  
• KY F​ACES​
  
• Ky Moms MATR​ 
  
• Kentucky Office of Vocational Rehabilitation Application Worksheet​
  
• Ky Relative Caregiver Video
  
• Ky RISE Benefits Flyer​
  
• Legislative Research Commission​​
• LYFT Learning Life Skills Reimagined ​
  
• Methamphetamine Awareness:  Drug Endangered Child Training Network
• National Association of Social Workers (NASW) Code of Ethics ​
  
• National Domestic Violence Hotline
• National Youth in Transition Database (NYTD)
  
• Office of Inspector General Regional Map
  
• Pediatric Abusive Head Trauma Training​​
  
• Protecting Youth From the Harms of Vaping /Smoking and Tobacco Use/ CDC​
  
• Putative Father Search and Registry​
  
• Safeguarding Your Child's Future​
  
• Sex Offender Registry 
  
• Supreme Court of Kentucky Rules and Procedures (Civil Rules)
  
• Social Security Act 477 John H. Chafee Foster Care Program for Successful Transition to Adulthood​
  
• The Trevor Project-Suicide Prevention for LGBTQ + Young People​
  
• TWIST News
• TWIST Tips
  
• US Citizenship Resource Center​
  
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families
• United States Code​
• Victim’s Advocates publications
• Violence Against Women Office Website
• Voices of the Commonwealth (VOC)​
  
• Women, Infants, and Children's Program (WIC)​
  
• 200 KAR 2:006 Employees' reimbursement for travel
• Kentucky Drug Abuse Treatment Programs​​
  

Legal Reference Websites

• ​H.R.4980 Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Families Act​
• ​SEC. 422 [42 USC.622] State Plans for C​hild Welfare Services​​
  
• 25 CFR Part 23 Indian Child Welfare​
• 10 USC 1787 (2023) Reporting of Child Abuse​
• 25 USC Ch.21: Indian Child Welfare​
  
• 25 USC 1901 Congressional findings​
  
• 25 USC 1902 Congressional declaration of policy​
  
• 25 USC 1911 Indian tribe jurisdiction over Indian child custody proceedings​
  
• USC Title 42- The Public Health and Welfare​
  
• 42 USC 622: State plans for child welfare services​
  
• 42 USC 671 State plan for foster care and adoption assistance
• 42 USC 675: Definitions​​
• 42 USC 677 John H Chafee Foster Care Independence​
  
• 42 USC 1397 Purposes of division; authorization of appropriations​
  
• 42 USC 1996 Protection and preservation of traditional religions of Native Americans ​
  
• 42 USC 2000d Prohibition against exclusion from participation in, denial of benefits of, and discrimination under federally assisted programs on the grounds of race, color, or national origin​
  
• 42 USC 12101 Findings and purpose​
  
• 42 USC 5106a: Gra​nts to States for child abuse or neglect prevention and treatment programs. ​
  
• 42 CFR 164.508 Uses and disclosures for which an authorization is required​
  
• 45 CFR 1324.402 Program administration​
  
• 45 CFR 1355.25 Principles of Child and Family Services​
  
• 45 CFR 1355.38 Enforcement of section 471(a)(18) of the Act regarding the removal of barriers to interethnic adoption​
  
• 45 CFR Part​ 164-502 Uses and disclosures of protected health information: General rules. 

• ​45 CFR 135​5.52 CCWIS project requirements​​
  

• KRS 11A.020 Public servant prohibited from certain conduct-Exception-Disclosure of personal or private interest​
  
• KRS 15A.068 Duties of department if child may be victim of human trafficking- Administrative regulations​​
  
• KRS 61.872 Right of Kentucky residents to inspect public records
• KRS 61.874 Abstracts, Memoranda, Copies... ​
  
• KRS 61.876 Agency to adopt rules and regulations-Standardized form 
  
• KRS 61.8​78 Certain public records exempted from inspection except on order of the court​​
  
• KRS 194A.050 Execution of policies, plans, and programs--Administrative regulations--Fees​
  
• KRS 199.011 Definitions for chapter​
  
• KRS 199.462 Criminal background investigation of applicant to provide foster care, relative caregiver services, fictive kin placement, or adoptive home, and of applicant's adult household members......​
  
• KRS 199.470 Petition for adoption of child-Parties-residence requirement-approval of secretary-Exceptions
• KRS 199.473 Placement of children by private person-Home study required​
  
• KRS 199.503 Putative father registry​
  
• KRS 199.505 Request for search of putative father registry​
  
• KRS 199.​680 Nonreimbursement of out-of-state providers of residential care for children--Exception-Administrative Reg.​
  
• KRS 199.801 Procedure for placement of children who are in the custody of the department​
  
• KRS 202A.011 Definitions for chapter​
  
• KRS 205.010 Definitions for chapter​
  
• KRS 205.730 Cabinet's duty to locate custodial and noncustodial parents​
  
• KRS 209.020 Definitions for chapter
• KRS 209.030 Administrative regulations Reports of adult abuse, neglect or exploitation-Cabinet actions Status and disposition reports​
  
• KRS 209.140 Confidentiality of Information​
  
• KRS 210.290 Cabinet may act as fiduciary for certain disabled or partially disabled adult residents
  
• KRS 214.181 Legislative findings-General consent to testing for HIV- Emergency procedures- Disclosures of test results-Voluntary testing programs in each county. 
  
• KRS 214.185 Diagnosis and treatment of disease, addictions or other conditions of minor- Provision of outpatient mental health counseling-Effective cons.
• KRS 214.420 Records declared confidential Application 
• KRS 214.625 Legislative findings-Consent for medical procedures and tests including HIV infection _Physicians' responsibility Confidentiality of results Exceptions Disclosure Network ​​
  
• KRS 309.301 Licensing for interpreters required--Exceptions
  
• KRS 387.530 Filing of petition-Contents-Application of persons or entity desiring appointment
• KRS 387.540 Interdisciplinary evaluation report. ​
  
• KRS 387.740 Emergency powers of court-Petition and hearing on emergency appointment​
  
• KRS 403.740 Domestic Violence order-Restrictions-Temporary child support- Expiration and reissuance
• KRS 403.750 Order of protection for family member or unmarried couple upon filing of petition or action under KRS Chapter 403​​
• KRS 406.021 Determination of paternity-liability of noncustodial parent​
  
• KRS 529.010 Definitions ​
• KRS 529.100 Human Trafficking​
  
• KRS 600.020 Definitions for KRS Chapters 600 to 645​​
  
• KRS 605.030 Duties of court-designated worker
  
• KRS 605.090​ Alternative treatment for committed children-Notice of inappropriate behaviour of child-Procedures for removal of child committed as dependent, neglected, or abused--Reports--Written transfer summary--Placement of public offenders​
  
• KRS 605.110 Smoking cessation services, medical care, and educational programs for committed children​
  
• KR​S 605.120 Payments to home where children are placed reimbursement system for foster parents-Pilot projects-Kinship care program -Administrative regulations - Decisions regarding haircuts and hairstyles....
  
• KRS 605.150 Authority to promulgate administrative regulations ​
  
• KRS 610.010 District Court jurisdiction of juvenile matters​ ​
• KRS 610.060 Duty of court upon formal proceeding-Right to attend proceeding-Payment for counsel​
  
• KRS 610.080 Bifurcated hearings in juvenile proceedings​
  
• KRS 610.110 Disposition of case​
  
• KRS 610.120 Review or termination of disposition orders​
  
• KRS 610.125 Permanency hearing after custody give to Departmenf of Juvenile Justice or cabinet​
  
• KRS 610.127 Parental circumstances negating requirement for reasonable efforts to reunify child with family​
  
• KRS 610.170 Court-ordered child support​
  
• KRS 610.342 Full access to all records relating to a child for that child's attorney -Enforcement by court order ​
  
• KRS 615.030 Interstate Compact for the Placement of Children
• KRS 615.040 Definitions-Financial responsibilty​
  
• KRS 620.020 Definitions for chapter​​
  
• KRS 620.029 Duties of cabinet relating to children who are victims of human trafficking​
  
• KRS 620.030 Duty to report dependency, neglect, abuse or human trafficking​
  
• KRS 620.040 Duties of prosecutor, police, and cabinet-Prohibition as to school personnel-Multidisciplinary teams​​
  
• KRS ​620.050 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 -- Waiver -- Medical diagnostic procedures -- Sharing information with relatives -- Interaction among siblings who are not jointly placed.​​
  
• KRS 620.060 Emergency custody orders
  
• KRS 620.070 Dependecy, neglect, or abuse action--Service of petition and summons- Contents of summons​
  
• KRS 620.072 Unannounced home visits concerning an abused or neglected child ​
  
• KRS 620.080 Temporary removal hearing​
  
• KRS 620.090 Temporary custody orders​​
  
• KRS 620.100 Appointment of separate counsel-Court-appointed special advocate volunteer​
  
• KRS 620.110 Petition for immediate entitlement to custody​
  
• KRS 620.130 Alternatives to removal from custody​
  
• KRS 620.140 Dispositional alternatives​​
  
• KRS 620.142 Custodial, permanency, and service options to relative or fictive kin caregiver​
  
• KRS 620.145 Cabinet's assessment of child's educational needs​
  
• KRS 620.170 Voluntary commitments​
  
• KRS 620.180 Administrative regulations​
  
• KRS 620.190 Citizen foster care review boards​
  
• KRS 620.200 support services for local foster care review boards
• KRS 620.220 Information to Administrative Office of the Courts, Citizen Foster Care Review Board​
  
• KRS 620.250 Local citizen foster care review boards access to records​
  
• KRS 620.363 RIghts of foster child​
  
• KRS 620.500 Definitions ​
  
• KRS 620..520 Information available to program directors and CASA volunteers
• KRS 620.525 Duties of CASA volunteers​
  
• KRS 625.025 Extension of wardship to age twenty-one​
  
• KRS 625.040 Petition​
• KRS 625.041​ Party to action--Guardian and litem to be appointed​
  
• KRS 625.042 Conduct of hearings
• KRS 625.043 Termination orders​
  
• KRS 625.045 Confidentiality and sealing of files and records​​
• KRS 625.050 Requirements and conditions of petition​​
  
  
• KRS 625.065 Putative father party to proceedings​
  
• KRS 625.080 Conduct of hearings​
  
• KRS 625.090 Grounds for involuntary termination of parental rights​
  
• KRS 625.100 Termination orders​
  
• KRS 625.108 Confidentiality and sealing of files and records​
  
• KRS 630.120 Conduct of dispositional hearings-Prohibition against commitment for certain alcohol and tobacco offenses​
  
• KRS 630.125 Child not to be charged with or found guilty of status offense related to human trafficking.​ 
  
• ​KRS 401.010 Adult may have name changed by District Cour​t
  
• KRS 401.020 Parents or guardian may have child's name changed in District, Family , or Circuit Court--Relevant Factors​
  
• KRS 438.311 Unlawful acts by persons under 21 relating to purchase or receipt of tobacco product, alternative nicotine product, or vapor product 
  
• 45 KAR 1;080 Standards for Title VI reporting​
  
• 920 KAR 1:070 Services for individuals who are deaf, hard of hearing, or speech impaired​
  
• 922 KAR 1:300 Standards for child-caring facilities​
  
• 922 KAR 1:310 Standards for child-placing agencies placing children who are in the custody of a state agency​. 
  
• 922 KAR 1:140 Pemanency services​​
  
• 922 KAR 1:320 Services appeals​
  
• 922 KAR 1:330 Child protective services​​
  
• 922 KAR 1:350 Requirements for public child welfare agency foster parents, adoptive parents, and respite care providers
• 922 KAR 1:495 Training requirements for foster parents, adoptive parents, and respite care providers for children in the custody of the cabinet​
  
• 922 KAR 1:510 Authorization for disclosure of protection and permanency records​
  
• 922 KAR 1:520 High-risk supplement for resource home. ​​
• 922 KAR 1:565 Service array for a relative or fictive kin caregiver​​
  
• 922 KAR 5:070 Adult Protective services​
  
• PL 96-​272 Adoption Assistance and Child Welfare Act of 1980​
  
• PL 110-351 110th Congress an Act​​​
  
• PL 113-183 Preventing Sex Trafficking and Strengthening Familes Act​
  
• PL 117-348 Trafficking Victims Prevention and Protection Reauthorization Act of 2022​
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