Child Protective Services Handbook Revision August 2012

This revision of the Child Protective Services Handbook was published on August 1, 2012. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.

Notification of CPS Investigation Findings

Contact With Child

Pre-Service Training for Adoptive Parents

Notification of CPS Investigation Findings (PATS 3827)

CPS staff were informed of this policy with the issuance of PSA 09-075 on March 16, 2009. The items below are revised to document changes in types of notification letters made in IMPACT in 2009. See:

2273 Notification of Investigation Findings

2273.1 Notification of Investigation Findings to a Parent, Guardian, or Substitute Parent

2273.11 Notification of Investigation Findings to Parents or Guardians

2273.12 Parent or Guardian Is a Perpetrator

2273.13 Notification of Investigation Findings to a Substitute Parent

2273.2 Notification of Investigation Findings to Alleged Perpetrators

2273.21 Adult Alleged Perpetrators Who Are Not Parents, Guardians, or Substitute Parents

2273.22 Alleged Perpetrators Who Are Minors and Are Not Parents

2273.23 Any Designated Perpetrator or Ruled Out Perpetrator

2273.24 School Investigations

2273.3 Notification of Investigation Findings to Alleged Victims

2273.4 Notification of Investigation Findings to Reporters

2273.41 Reporter Lives with a Member of the Family or Household That Was Reported

2273.5 Time Frames for Providing Notification of Investigation Findings

2273.6 Special Requirements for Notification of Investigation Findings

2273.61 Exceptions to Providing Notification of Investigation Findings or to Time Frame

2273.62 Investigations Involving Children in CPS Conservatorship

2273.63 Releasing Investigation Findings

2273.64 Optional Provision of Investigation Findings to Parents of Non-Victims

2285 Documenting Notification of Investigation Findings

2285.1 Accessing and Documenting Notification of Investigation Findings Letters

2285.2 Documenting Exceptions to Providing Notification of Investigation Findings Letters

Appendix 2273: Flow Chart and Decision Tree: Persons Entitled to Notification of Investigation Findings and Which Notification Letter is Appropriate

The appendices below have been deleted:

Appendix 2273-A: Persons to be Notified at the End of the Investigation

Appendix 2273-B: Required Notifications by Time Frames, with Exceptions Noted

Information in items 2273.7 and 2273.8 were incorporated into the items listed above, but were inadvertently left in the handbook. This oversight was corrected 8/15/12, with the deletion of:

2273.7 Notifying a Reporter When the Investigation Is Complete

2273.8 Special Notification Requirements

Contact With Child (PATS 4832)

The item below is revised to include policy and procedure regarding out-of-state placement. See:

6311 Contact With the Child

Pre-Service Training for Adoptive Parents (PATS 5267)

The items below are revised and added to reflect that adoptive parents may be exempt for pre-service training if they:

  •   are related;

  •   have a pre-existing relationship;

  •   or have previous adoption experience.

See:

7220 Pre-service Training of Foster and Adoptive Homes

7221 Pre-Service Training

7222 Pre-Service Training Requirements

7223 Mutual Assessment and Selection

7224 When to Use Full Pre-service or Abbreviated Pre- Service Training

7725 Withdrawal and Home Closures

7226 Pre-Service Training Exception for Foster Caregivers

7227 Pre-Service Training Requirements for Prospective Adoptive Parents