Establishment and Maintenance of Central Registries for Child Abuse or Neglect Reports - Georgia
Establishment
Citation: Ann. Code § 49-5-24
To improve the availability and quality of programs and services for the protection of children and youth, the general assembly supports interagency efforts to gather comprehensive data and to actively share and disseminate data among those agencies responsible for making informed decisions regarding the treatment, care, security, and protection of children within this State. The general assembly finds that the goals and purposes of this chapter, including the goal to develop a seamless system of services for children and their families, would be furthered by the development of a central repository of data for planning and evaluation purposes and urges the agencies to work toward the development of such a central repository.
The Department of Human Services, working with the following agencies, shall develop and implement a workable statewide system for sharing data no later than October 1, 2024:
- Division of Family and Children Services of the department
- Department of Early Care and Learning
- Department of Community Health
- Department of Public Health
- Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities
- Department of Juvenile Justice
- Department of Education
- Georgia Crime Information Center
Each such agency shall provide information in written or electronic format as may be requested by the department.
Purpose
Citation: Ann. Code § 49-5-24
The Department of Human Services shall develop and implement a workable statewide system for sharing data relating to the care and protection of children between such agencies, utilizing existing statewide databases and data delivery systems to the greatest extent possible, to streamline access to such data.
Contents
Citation: Ann. Code § 49-5-24
Working with such agencies, the department shall establish an interagency data protocol to enable each agency to accurately and efficiently collect and share data with the other agencies in the most effective and expeditious manner.
Maintenance
Citation: Ann. Code § 49-5-24
Working with such agencies, the department shall establish an interagency data protocol to enable each agency to accurately and efficiently collect and share data with the other agencies in the most effective and expeditious manner.