MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972
As Amended

Index for Chapter 015 of Title 43

43-15-1.  Title of chapter. 
43-15-3.  Powers and duties of Department of Human Services; appeal to Director of Division of Family and Children's Services for denial of foster care and/or adoption assistance.
43-15-5.  Administration of child welfare services. 
43-15-6.  Criminal background checks required for persons associated with childresidential facilities.
43-15-7.  County department authorized to provide protective services; appropriation of funds. 
43-15-9.  Chapter inapplicable to orphans' homes, etc. 
43-15-11.  Expenditure of county and municipal moneys for support and maintenance of homeless and destitute children. 
43-15-13.  Foster care placement program; objectives; system of individualized plans and reviews; training program for foster care parents; placement priorities and goals; changes in placement; notice to families; rights and responsibilities of foster parents.
43-15-15.  Registry of children in custody of state department of public welfare and public or private agencies. 
43-15-17.  Payments for supportive services. 
43-15-19.  Adoption resource exchange registry. 
43-15-21.  Penalty for releasing confidential information. 
43-15-23.  "Placing Out"; defined. 
43-15-25.  Elected officials as foster parents; payments on behalf of foster child. 
43-15-51.  Formation of multidisciplinary child protection teams to evaluate and investigate reports of child abuse and neglect; membership; order of Youth Court prerequisite to formation of teams; participation by experts and child advocacy centers; disclosure of information obtained from task force meetings prohibited. 
43-15-101. Purpose.
43-15-103. Definitions.
43-15-105. Division of Family and Children's Services to be licensing authority; duties.
43-15-107. Licensure requirements.
43-15-109. Information on application for license; information received through reports, complaints, investigations and inspections classified as "public".
43-15-111. Exemptions from licensure requirements.
43-15-113. Reinstatement of license following revocation.
43-15-115. Inspections of facilities.
43-15-117. General restrictions; advertising restrictions; regulation of fees; written disclosure of fees and charges.
43-15-119. Disciplinary proceedings.
43-15-121. Injunctions.
43-15-123. Criminal penalties.
43-15-125. Immunity for Department of Human Services and its employees.
43-15-201 Emergency medical services provider to take possession of certain abandoned children.
43-15-203 Notification to Department of Human Services that provider has taken possession of abandoned child; department to assume care, control, and custody of child upon receipt of notification.
43-15-205 Affirmative defense to crime of child abandonment.
43-15-207 Definition of "emergency medical services provider".
43-15-209 Immunity from liability.

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