Kentucky Revised Statutes Title LI. Unified Juvenile Code § 605.130.General duties of cabinet

(1) Locate and plan for all children who are dependent, neglected, or abused;

(2) Cooperate with and assist the courts of the various counties;

(3) Assist Circuit Courts through services to children whenever requested by the court. The cabinet may charge a reasonable fee for such services to be taxed as costs by the court;

(4) Assess all referrals received from a court-designated worker, pursuant to direction from the family accountability, intervention, and response team, to determine whether a basis exists to file a dependency, neglect, or abuse petition;

(5) Track and report to the oversight council created in KRS 15A.063 the number of referrals received, the number of investigations made upon those referrals, and the number and type of petitions filed in response;

(6) Identify all youth who have status offense charges and are committed or probated to the cabinet and report the number of committed and probated youth to the oversight council created in KRS 15A.063; and

(7) Perform such other services as may be deemed necessary for the protection of children.