Arkansas Code Title 9. Family Law § 9-5-109. Eligibility for contracts

(1) Has a signed memorandum of understanding as provided by § 9-5-110;

(2) Operates under the authority of a governing board;

(3) Participates on a multidisciplinary team of persons involved in the investigation or prosecution of child abuse cases;

(4) Has developed a method of statistical information gathering on children receiving services through the child safety center and shares the statistical information with the statewide organization, the Department of Human Services, and the Attorney General upon request;

(5) Has a volunteer program;

(6) Employs an executive director who is answerable to the board of directors of the public or nonprofit entity and who is not the exclusive salaried employee of any public agency partner;

(7) Provides for ongoing training for child safety center staff to provide best practices in forensic interviewing and medical and mental examinations to children who are examined at child safety centers; and

(8) Operates under a working protocol that includes, at a minimum, a statement of:

(b)(1) The Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas may waive the requirements specified in subsection (a) of this section if the Children's Advocacy Centers of Arkansas determines that the waiver will not adversely affect the child safety center's ability to carry out its duties under this chapter.

(2) Any waiver that is granted under subdivision (b)(1) of this section shall be identified in the written contract with the child safety center.