Delaware Code Title 16. Health and Safety § 901. Purpose

(1) Provides for comprehensive, multidisciplinary investigative and protective services for abused and neglected children and children who are victims of suspected human trafficking.

(2) Mandates that reports of child abuse, neglect, or suspected human trafficking be made to the appropriate authorities.

(3) Requires various agencies in Delaware's child protection system to work together to ensure the safety of children who are the subject of reports of abuse, neglect, or suspected human trafficking by conducting coordinated multidisciplinary investigations where required, judicial proceedings and family assessments, and by providing necessary services.

(4) Provides for the protection of children in facilities or organizations primarily concerned with child welfare and care that are required to be licensed under Delaware law by requiring the Delaware Department of Justice to notify any such facility where an employee of, or other person associated with, the facility has been charged with or convicted of an offense involving child sexual abuse, exploitation, or human trafficking.