(a) Unless otherwise expressly stated, this chapter
applies to:
(1) allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation
involving a juvenile and an employee, volunteer, or other individual
working under the auspices of a facility or program, regardless of
the physical location of the alleged abuse, neglect, or exploitation;
(2) serious incidents involving a juvenile that:
(A) occur on the premises of a program or facility;
or
(B) regardless of the physical location, occur while
in the presence of an employee, volunteer, or other individual working
under the auspices of a facility or program; and
(3) a death of a juvenile that:
(A) occurs on the premises of a program or facility;
(B) results from an illness, incident, or injury that
occurred, was discovered, or was reported on the premises of a program
or facility; or
(C) regardless of the physical location, occurs while
in the presence of an employee, volunteer, or other individual working
under the auspices of a facility or program.
(b) For purposes of this chapter, "working under the
auspices of a facility or program" includes providing a service to
juveniles when that service is:
(1) a condition of probation, deferred prosecution,
or release; or
(2) a condition otherwise imposed by a juvenile court
or juvenile probation department.
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