Art. 508.1. Multidisciplinary investigative team; care coordination

            A. Care coordination teams shall comply with the rules of multidisciplinary investigative teams in accordance with this Part.

            B. Care coordination teams are responsible for the investigation and multidisciplinary coordination of child trafficking cases, accepted by the team in compliance with the team’s protocols. Each team shall develop and institute interagency protocols in accordance with Article 510.

            C.(1) A care coordination team may obtain all information necessary to perform its official duties from any public agency, department or other organization, including material otherwise made confidential or privileged. Any confidential or privileged material or verbal information obtained by a team member during an investigation shall be disclosed only as necessary to other team members, and shall not be disclosed to any agency or individual not represented on the multidisciplinary team unless otherwise required by law.

            (2) Any public or private department, agency, or organization may share with a care coordination entity all information that is made confidential by law when it is needed to provide or secure services under this Chapter. Confidential information shared with or provided to a care coordination entity remains the property of the providing organization.

            D. "Care coordination entity" or "care coordination team" means entities that are authorized by the Department of Children and Family Services through a procurement contract to provide care coordination services and specialized multidisciplinary teams for victims of human trafficking, pursuant to R.S. 46:51.

            Acts 2026, No. 737, §3, eff. June 1, 2026.