1. (a)

   1. (1) The Division of Children and Family Services is responsible for coordinating services with Little Rock Air Force Base to ensure the immediate and on-going assessment and provision of services to active duty service members who are involved in open Division of Children and Family Services cases.

   2. (2) This includes:

      1. (A) Reports involving as an alleged victim a child of an active duty service member, as an alleged offender a person who is an active duty service member; and
      2. (B) Any report alleging child maltreatment:

2. (i) That occurred during an activity conducted or sanctioned by the United States Department of Defense or its subdivisions; or

   1. (ii) Occurring at a facility operated by the United States Department of Defense or its subdivisions.

3. (b) The Division of Children and Family Services will make diligent efforts to locate active duty service members and to determine what services are available to those clients through the Family Advocacy Program (FAP) on the military installation and via the Division of Children and Family Services.

   1. (c) The FAP at Little Rock Air Force Base will act as the central point of contact for all military branches and installations within the State of Arkansas.

      1. (d) The Little Rock Air Force Base FAP will coordinate, on behalf of Little Rock Air Force Base and other Arkansas military branches and installations, with the Division of Children and Family Services/Crimes Against Children Division to:
   2. (1) Develop a plan of investigation;
   3. (2) Share information; and
   4. (3) Coordinate the provision of necessary services for active duty service members.
4. (e) The FAP will determine eligibility for and coordinate available service provision through the base to active duty service members.
5. (f) Only the service member who was active duty at the time of the incident will be eligible for services through the military installation.

6. (g)

   1. (1) Not all military installations have services available locally.
   2. (2) The specific responsibilities and duties of each agency are delineated in the Department of Human Services-Little Rock Air Force Base Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), which is posted on CHRIS Net and is subject to renewal every three (3) years.
7. (h) To determine the individual responsibilities and operational protocol of the two (2) agencies, see the specifics of the agreement.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "04/2018"