The following guiding principles shall be incorporated into the system of care: (1) Services shall be child-centered and family-centered and give priority to keeping children with their families; (2) Services shall be community-based, with decision-making responsibility and management at the regional and local levels; (3) Services shall be comprehensive, addressing the child's physical, educational, social, and emotional needs; (4) Agency resources and services shall be shared and coordinated; (5) Services shall be provided in the least restrictive setting consistent with effective services and as close to home as appropriate; (6) Services shall be culturally and ethnically sensitive; (7) Services shall address the unique needs and potential of each child and shall be sufficiently flexible to meet highly individualized child and family needs; (8) Services shall promote early identification and intervention; and (9) Services shall be designed to protect the rights of children. Acts 1991, No. 964, § 3. The following guiding principles shall be incorporated into the system of care: (1) Services shall be child-centered and family-centered and give priority to keeping children with their families; (2) Services shall be community-based, with decision-making responsibility and management at the regional and local levels; (3) Services shall be comprehensive, addressing the child's physical, educational, social, and emotional needs; (4) Agency resources and services shall be shared and coordinated; (5) Services shall be provided in the least restrictive setting consistent with effective services and as close to home as appropriate; (6) Services shall be culturally and ethnically sensitive; (7) Services shall address the unique needs and potential of each child and shall be sufficiently flexible to meet highly individualized child and family needs; (8) Services shall promote early identification and intervention; and (9) Services shall be designed to protect the rights of children. Acts 1991, No. 964, § 3. The following guiding principles shall be incorporated into the system of care: (1) Services shall be child-centered and family-centered and give priority to keeping children with their families; (2) Services shall be community-based, with decision-making responsibility and management at the regional and local levels; (3) Services shall be comprehensive, addressing the child's physical, educational, social, and emotional needs; (4) Agency resources and services shall be shared and coordinated; (5) Services shall be provided in the least restrictive setting consistent with effective services and as close to home as appropriate; (6) Services shall be culturally and ethnically sensitive; (7) Services shall address the unique needs and potential of each child and shall be sufficiently flexible to meet highly individualized child and family needs; (8) Services shall promote early identification and intervention; and (9) Services shall be designed to protect the rights of children. Acts 1991, No. 964, § 3. The following guiding principles shall be incorporated into the system of care: (1) Services shall be child-centered and family-centered and give priority to keeping children with their families; (2) Services shall be community-based, with decision-making responsibility and management at the regional and local levels; (3) Services shall be comprehensive, addressing the child's physical, educational, social, and emotional needs; (4) Agency resources and services shall be shared and coordinated; (5) Services shall be provided in the least restrictive setting consistent with effective services and as close to home as appropriate; (6) Services shall be culturally and ethnically sensitive; (7) Services shall address the unique needs and potential of each child and shall be sufficiently flexible to meet highly individualized child and family needs; (8) Services shall promote early identification and intervention; and (9) Services shall be designed to protect the rights of children. Acts 1991, No. 964, § 3.
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