§ 12-18-106 - Cooperative agreements. - Arkansas Statutes

12-18-106. Cooperative agreements.

(a) The Director of the Department of Human Services shall implement a coordinated multidisciplinary team approach to intervention in reports involving severe maltreatment and all reports requested by a prosecuting attorney pertaining to a law enforcement or prosecuting attorney's investigation by initiating formal cooperative agreements with:

(1) Law enforcement agencies;

(2) Prosecuting attorneys; and

(3) Other appropriate agencies and individuals.

(b) The director may enter into cooperative agreements with other states to create a national child maltreatment registration system.