(a) A home visitation program under this subchapter shall provide face-to-face home visits by nurses, social workers, and other early childhood and health professionals or trained and supervised lay workers to:
(1) Build healthy parent and child relationships;
(2) Empower families to be self-sufficient;
(3) Enhance social and emotional development;
(4) Improve maternal, infant, or child health outcomes, including reducing preterm births;
(5) Improve the health of the family;
(6) Increase school readiness;
(7) Promote positive parenting practices;
(8) Support cognitive development of children; or
(9) Reduce incidences of child maltreatment and injury.
(b) The State Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board, the Department of Health, and the Department of Human Services shall cooperate to ensure accountability of home visitation.
Section: 20-78-902 20-78-903 20-78-904 20-78-905 20-78-906 20-78-907 20-78-908 NextLast modified: November 15, 2016