Title 49, Chapter 5, Section 224
( 49-5-224)
The commissioner of human resources shall submit an annual report to
the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, the House and Senate
Education Committees, the House Health and Ecology Committee, the
Senate Committee on Youth, Aging, and Human Ecology, the Governor,
and the Children and Youth Coordinating Council. The report shall
contain a copy of the updated State Plan for the Coordinated System
of Care. The report shall also contain the following information on
severely and emotionally disturbed children and adolescents
receiving services directly or indirectly through the Department of
Human Resources, the Department of Education, or any other state
agency: (1) The number and ages of children in out-of-state residential
facilities; (2) The number and ages of children in in-state residential
facilities; (3) The number and ages of children in nonresidential treatment; (4) Annual public funds expended for out-of-state placements, the
sources of such funds, and the average cost per child of such
out-of-state placement; (5) Annual public funds expended for in-state residential
placements, the sources of such funds, and their average cost per
child of such in-state residential placement; (6) Annual public funds expended for nonresidential treatment, the
sources of such funds, and the average cost per child of such
nonresidential treatment; (7) The average length of stay in out-of-state and in-state
placements; and (8) The number and ages of children placed in out-of-home
treatment compared to the total number of children in each county
of the state. |