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Kansas Statutes Chapter 38. Minors § 38-23,102. Risk and needs assessment and access to services for juveniles in detention

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The secretary of corrections shall ensure that, when a juvenile is placed in detention, the juvenile shall:

(1) Receive a standardized risk and needs assessment within 72 hours or, if a standardized risk and needs assessment has been conducted on the juvenile, have the appropriate updates made to such assessment within 72 hours;

(2) receive an updated or completed case plan within 48 hours after the standardized risk and needs assessment has been conducted or updated; and

(3) have access to behavioral health services, mental health services and substance use treatment disorder services while in detention.

(b) The secretary of corrections shall coordinate with court services, community corrections and juvenile detention centers to provide the services required by this section in a timely manner. If the juvenile is in the custody of the secretary for children and families, the secretary of corrections shall coordinate with the secretary for children and families when providing such services. The cost of the assessments conducted or the services provided pursuant to subsection (a) may be assessed to the department of corrections.

(c) The secretary of corrections shall collect data related to the assessments conducted and the services provided pursuant to this section and shall report findings to the joint committee on corrections and juvenile justice on or before July 1 of each year.

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