Oklahoma Administrative Code
Title 135 - Commission on Children and Youth
Chapter 10 - Programs, Boards, and Councils: Operation and Administration
Subchapter 25 - Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams
Section 135:10-25-3 - Approval of freestanding multidisciplinary child abuse team
Universal Citation: OK Admin Code 135:10-25-3
Current through Vol. 41, No. 13, March 15, 2024
(a) Definitions. The following words and terms, when used in the Subchapters, shall have the following meaning, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1)
"Annual survey" means a
written document submitted to the Commission summarizing the activities of the
team as related to child protection investigations and services with the data
elements and format proscribed by the Commission.
(2)
"Annual Site Review" means
the annual on-site review of multidisciplinary team records that assist the
Commission in determining the functioning of the freestanding multidisciplinary
team.
(3)
"Commission"
means the Oklahoma Commission on Children and Youth
(4)
"Confidentiality statement"
means the written document signed by the multidisciplinary team members
assuring that all proceedings conducted during team meetings and child
protective investigations will be kept confidential according to clearly
defined limits, state law, and respective agency policy and
procedure.
(5)
"Community
Needs Assessment" means conducting a process that results in a written
document that identifies available services, service gaps, untapped resources
and community based priorities for improvement or development of services to
the victim and family according to the format and schedule of the
Commission.
(6)
"Child Abuse
Multidisciplinary Account" means a continuing fund established by the
Oklahoma Legislature for the purpose of providing operating funds to
provisionally functioning and functioning multidisciplinary teams.
(7)
"Child Advocacy Center"
means a child friendly, safe and neutral location in which law enforcement and
child protective services may conduct and observe forensic interviews with
children who are alleged victims of crimes and where non-offending family
members may receive support, crisis intervention, and referrals for mental
health and medical treatment.
(8)
" Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team" means a Multidisciplinary
Child Abuse team utilized by a Child Advocacy Center to meet National
Accreditation Standards.
(9)
"Data Collection" means multidisciplinary teams shall maintain
data on every case reviewed by the multidisciplinary team in the format
proscribed by the Commission.
(10)
"Expertise" means individual team members' obtaining training and
experience in a particular aspect of the multidisciplinary team approach,
conducting legally sound and age appropriate interviews, effective
investigation techniques, or knowledge about how to conduct joint
investigations.
(11)
"Freestanding multidisciplinary team" means a team not used by a
child advocacy center for its accreditation.
(12)
"Functioning Freestanding
Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team" means a freestanding
multidisciplinary team that has met minimal standards promulgated by the
Commission.
(13)
"Provisionally Functioning Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse
Team" means a team that has met the minimal freestanding
multidisciplinary team standards for a new team.
(14)
"Non-Functional Freestanding
Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team" means a team that has not met the
minimal standards promulgated by the Commission.
(15)
"Joint Investigations"
means law enforcement and child welfare staff collaborative investigation with
written protocols to decrease duplicative efforts and to ensure a thorough
process.
(16)
"Interagency
agreement(s)" means the written document(s) signed by the
multidisciplinary team member agencies that specify the cooperative effort of
the member agencies to the team and delineates roles and
responsibilities.
(17)
"Initial Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team Training"
means training conducted during the early formation of the team where
individual team members are oriented to the multidisciplinary child abuse team
approach.
(18)
"Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team" means a group of individuals
of differing disciplines working together collaboratively on a common
purpose.
(19)
"Protocol" means specific methods and procedures used to conduct
child protection investigations and interviews.
(20)
"Standards" means the
criteria used to determine functionality of a multidisciplinary team.
(b) Types of Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team.
(1)
Functioning Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team. A
Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team shall be included on the list
of Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Teams when documentation that
supports compliance with minimal standards for a functioning freestanding
multidisciplinary child abuse team.
(2)
Provisionally Functioning
Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team. A Provisionally
Functioning Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team shall be included
on the list of Functioning Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team when
documentation supports compliance with minimal standards for a provisionally
functioning Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team.
(3)
Non-Functioning Freestanding
Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team. A Non-Functioning Freestanding
Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team shall be removed from the list of
Functioning Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team when documentation
does not support compliance with minimal standards for a functioning or
provisionally functioning Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse
Team.
(c) Annual On-Site Review.
(1) Annual On-Site
Visit. Commission staff annually shall conduct one on-site compliance visit to
each Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team to document compliance
with minimal Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team
standards.
(2) During each on-site
compliance visit Commission staff shall request a completed Annual Survey
document and review Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team:
interagency agreement, confidentiality statements, member sign-in sheets,
joint-investigation and interview protocol, case review documentation, training
records, financial accountability policies, and other documents to ascertain
compliance with minimal standards.
(d) Forms. Commission staff shall use standardized on-site review forms available for public inspection.
(e) Reports. Commission staff shall annually issue a Freestanding Multidisciplinary Child Abuse Team Summary Report.
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