Statewide Intake

Handbook Revision, March 2015

This revision of the Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on March 2, 2015. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.

Clarification to 7310 Client Dies in a Facility Under APS Jurisdiction

Updates to PN References

Assessing Reports on the Death of a Child

Child Safety Check Alert List (CSCAL)

Clarification to 7310 Client Dies in a Facility Under APS Jurisdiction (PATS 7782)

The items below are revised to clarify the language in section 7310 and specify what happens when reports do not meet the criteria for an intake.

See:

7310 When a Client Dies in a Facility or Program Which Falls Under APS Facility Investigations Jurisdiction

Updates to PN References (PATS 7502)

The items below are revised to reflect three new PN codes used by SWI that have been added to IMPACT. This policy is not new, as the codes have previously been in use, but they were not previously available in IMPACT. See:

3142.7 Closure Code

3150 Saving or Closing a Report

3310 Internet Reports (E-Reports)

3311 Requesting and Processing E-Reports

3311.1 Requesting Procedures

3311.2 Processing Procedures

3311.3 Information and Referral (I&Rs)

3311.4 Saving or Closing

4300 CPS Assessment of Priority

4310 Assessment of Priority 1

4320 Assessment of Priority 2

4330 Assessment of Priority N

4331 Past Abuse or Neglect; No Current Safety Issues; No Apparent Risk of Recurrence in the Foreseeable Future

4332 Additional Information from Specific Collateral or Principal (COL/PRN) Is Needed

4333 Child Death/Review Needed

4334 Reasons for Assessing a PN

4423 Child Death Report That Has Already Been Investigated

4435 Processing Intakes Assigned a Priority of N (PNs)

Assessing Reports on the Death of a Child (PATS 6937)

The items below are revised to clarify how to assess reports that involve the death of a child. See:

2330 The Death of a Child

2331 Death of a Child Reported by Law Enforcement

2332 A Child’s Death While in CPS Conservatorship

2332.1 Notifying the Local CPS Office of the Death of a Child

2332.2 A Child’s Death Report for CPS

2332.3 A Child’s Death Report for RCCL

2332.4 A Child’s Death Report for DCL

2332.5 A Child’s Death in a Facility Under the Jurisdiction of APS Facility Investigations

2332.6 A Child’s Death in a TYC Placement

2332.7 A Child’s Death in a Nursing Home

4340 Limited Locating Information

4350 Reviewing Allegations and Dispositions on a Previous CPS Case

4360 Assessing CPS Reports of Abuse or Neglect When the Alleged Perpetrator Is Deceased

4421 Allegations Involving Recent Child Death

4422 Death of a Child Reported by Law Enforcement

4423 Child Death Report That Has Already Been Investigated

4423.1 New Allegations after Child Death Investigation is Closed

4424 Past Child Death That Has Never Been Investigated

4425 Current Abuse or Neglect Alleged That Includes Vague Child Death Information

4435 Procedures for Intakes Not Assigned a Priority (PNs)

4940 Assignment and Call-Out

Child Safety Check Alert List (CSCAL) (PATS 7867)

The purpose of this revision is to:

  •   document the addition of a Child Safety Alert Check List choice on the Disaster Relief dropdown box of the Intake Call Entry Page in IMPACT; and

  •   provide direction for assessment when there is not an Open Case or UTC.

See:

4413 Child Safety Check Alert List (CSCAL)