Section 26-16-50 Department of Human Resources to provide for teams; composition of teams. - Alabama Statutes

Section 26-16-50

Department of Human Resources to provide for teams; composition of teams.

The Department of Human Resources shall provide for the development and coordination of the multi-disciplinary child protection teams created by this article and for the services to be provided by such teams throughout the state. Such teams shall be composed of representatives from the local departments of human resources, the local law enforcement agencies, the local district attorneys' offices, and the local educational agencies. The teams may also include representatives from the local health field, mental health services, local social service agencies, and local members of the legal profession. Representatives of other professions or disciplines may be included if the local team as established deems them useful or necessary.

(Acts 1985, No. 85-682, p. 1078, §1.)