Statewide Intake

Handbook Revision, July 1, 2013

This revision of the Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on July 1, 2013. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.

PN Documentation (PATS 5797)

CPS School Reports (PATS 5233)

PN Documentation

The items below are revised to reflect more detailed documentation requirements. See:

3132 Conclusion Section

3150 Saving or Closing a Report

3634 Additional Information on an Intake Still Being Processed by SWI

4300 CPS Assessment of Priority

4435 Processing Intakes Not Assigned a Priority (PNs) [previously 3500]

The item below is revised to update a cross-reference. See:

3150 Saving or Closing a Report

CPS School Reports

The items below are revised to provide clarification about reports involving school personnel as alleged perpetrators. CPS program staff have worked with SWI Quality Assurance (QA) to provide guidance about situations that meet guidelines for an intake, as opposed to situations that are not under CPS jurisdiction to investigate. See:

4490 Reports Involving Schools

4491 Reports of Abuse or Neglect That Involve Home Schooling

4492 Reports of Abuse or Neglect That Involve Boarding Schools

4493 Reports Involving School Personnel

4493.1 Intake Criteria

4493.11 Abuse and Neglect Allegations

4493.12 Alleged Perpetrator

4493.13 Alleged Victim

4493.14 Location Where Abuse or Neglect Occurred

4493.15 Time of Incident

4493.2 Documentation

4493.21 School Personnel as Alleged Perpetrators (APs)

4493.22 Parents as Alleged Perpetrators (APs)

4494 DADS Unable to Locate Parent or Guardian of a Child in an ICF/ID or Nursing Facility