43-1-51 - Creation of division; areas of responsibility. - Mississippi Statutes

§ 43-1-51. Creation of division; areas of responsibility.
 

There is hereby created within the Department of Human Services a single and separate Division of Family and Children's Services. The division shall be responsible for the development, execution and provision of services in the following areas: (a) protective services for children; (b) foster care; (c) adoption services; (d) special services; (e) interstate compact; (f) licensure; and (g) such services as may be designated by the board. Employees working within the division shall be limited to work within the areas of service enumerated herein. Services enumerated under Section 43-15-13 et seq. for the foster care program shall be provided by qualified staff with appropriate case loads. 
 

Sources: Laws,  1986, ch. 500, § 36; Laws, 1989, ch. 544, § 65; Laws, 1998, ch. 516, § 1; Laws, 2008, ch. 541, § 3, eff from and after July 1, 2008.