§ 12-18-106 - Cooperative agreements.
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.