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    4100 Overview of Investigations

    4110 Components of a Thorough Investigation

    4120 Supervisor Consultations During an Investigation

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    4122 Interim Staffing With Supervisor

    4123 Dispositional Staffing and Determining the Findings

    4130 Protecting a Reporter’s Confidentiality During an Investigation

    4131 Identifying New Reporters During an Investigation

    4200 Preparing for the Investigation

    4210 Reviewing the Intake Report Narrative and Determining the Allegations

    4211 Writing the Allegation

    4212 Evaluating Allegations of Licensing Minimum Standards Violations During an Investigation

    4220 Preparing Equipment and Other Required Items

    4230 Background Checks on Principals

    4240 Contacting the Reporter

    4250 Risk Assessment of Regulatory History

    4251 Requesting a Risk Assessment of Regulatory History

    4252 Conducting a Risk Assessment of Regulatory History

    4253 Documenting the Risk Assessment of Regulatory History

    4300 Conducting the Investigation

    4310 Initiating the Investigation

    4311 Time Frames for Initiation

    4311.1 Time Frame for Initiating a Priority 1 (P1) Investigation

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    4312 Time Frames for Face-to-Face Contact with Alleged Victims

    4313 Documenting Face-to-Face Contacts with Alleged Victims

    4313.1 Documenting Contacts with Alleged Victims in CLASS

    4313.2 Documenting Contacts with Alleged Victims in IMPACT

    4320 Collecting Evidence

    4321 Collecting Evidence Related to Interviews

    4322 Taking Photographs as Evidence

    4323 Obtaining Written Documents as Evidence

    4323.1 Obtaining Medical Records

    4323.2 Obtaining Reports From Law Enforcement

    4323.3 Reviewing Documents From CPS

    4323.4 Obtaining Documents From the Operation

    4324 Maintaining Records of Correspondence

    4400 Conducting Interviews

    4410 Recording Interviews

    4411 Testing the Recording Equipment

    4412 Authenticating the Recording

    4413 Exceptions to Recording the Interview

    4414 Documenting Whether an Interview Was Recorded

    4415 Using an Alternative Recording Device

    4420 Observing and Interviewing Children

    4421 Age and Ability Requirements for Observing and Interviewing Children

    4422 Observing and Interviewing Alleged Victims

    4422.1 Interview Takes Place Before Receipt of Intake Report

    4422.2 Contacting a Children’s Advocacy Center About Certain Allegations

    4423 Observing and Interviewing a Child Related to a Child Care Provider

    4430 Interviewing Adults

    4431 Interviewing Alleged Perpetrators

    4431.1 Before Conducting an Interview with an Alleged Perpetrator

    4431.2 During an Interview with an Alleged Perpetrator

    4431.3 Interview of an Alleged Perpetrator by Law Enforcement

    4431.4 Alleged Perpetrator Fails to Cooperate with the Investigation

    4432 Interviewing Principal and Collateral Sources

    4440 Requesting a Courtesy Interview

    4450 Interviewing Persons With Limited English Proficiency

    4451 Using an Interpreter to Conduct an Interview

    4452 Documenting the Use of Interpretation Services

    4500 Assessing the Immediate Safety of Children

    4510 Evaluating the Need for a Safety Plan

    4511 Safety Assessments

    4512 Danger Indicators

    4520 Implementing a Safety Plan

    4521 Supervisory Review of the Safety Plan

    4521.1 Restricting an Alleged Perpetrator’s Contact With Children or Role at the Operation

    4521.2 Requesting That an Operation Stop Operating

    4522 Documenting the Safety Plan

    4523 Notifying the Licensing Representative of the Safety Plan

    4524 Operation Refuses to Implement a Safety Plan

    4530 Evaluating and Ending a Safety Plan

    4531 Revising or Extending a Safety Plan

    4540 Handling Immediate Danger to Children

    4541 Emergency Release

    4550 Injunctive Relief

    4551 Temporary Restraining Order

    4552 Injunction

    4553 Following Up On an Injunction

    4600 Completing the Investigation

    4610 Time Frames for Completion of the Investigation

    4611 Extending Time Frames for Completing an Investigation

    4611.1 Criteria for Requesting Additional Time to Complete the Investigation

    4611.2 Documenting an Extension

    4611.3 Obtaining an Additional Extension

    4611.4 Time Frame for Supervisor to Approve or Reject an Extension Request

    4620 Possible Dispositions

    4621 Elements of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation

    4622 Roles of Persons Involved in the Investigation

    4623 Assigning the Severity to a Reason to Believe Disposition

    4624 Issuing a Finding of Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation When the Perpetrator Cannot Be Determined

    4625 Allegations That Merit Administrative Closure

    4625.1 Investigator Responsibilities When Recommending an Administrative Closure

    4625.2 Supervisor and Program Administrator Responsibilities When Approving an Administrative Closure

    4700 Submitting and Approving Investigations

    4710 Submitting an Investigation

    4720 Reviewing an Investigation

    4721 Investigations Requiring Secondary Approval

    4722 Submitting an Investigation for Secondary Approval

    4730 Rejecting and Resubmitting an Investigation

    4740 After an Investigation Is Approved

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