Title 49, Chapter 4A, Section 13
( 49-4A-13)
As used in this Code section, the term "family attention home" means
a private family home that has contracted with the Department of
Juvenile Justice to provide 24 hour, short-term care for youth in
the custody of the department and placed by the department in the
home. Said youth are either awaiting a juvenile court hearing or
have been temporarily removed from their homes for other reasons.
Prior to a youth being placed in a private family attention home, an
assessment of the youth's risk to the public will be completed by
the department, and based on that assessment a plan of care for each
youth will be developed within 72 hours after placement. This plan
shall detail the youth's need for adult supervision, the youth's
need for structured after-school activities, the need for electronic
monitoring, if appropriate, and any other additional treatment needs
while the youth is in the home. This plan of care shall be
developed and implemented to ensure the safety of the children and
youth in each private family attention home and the residents of the
communities in which the private family attention homes are located. |