12 CCR 2509-2-7.110 - NOTICE TO THE PERSON FOUND TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT

A. The county department shall notify the person found responsible for child abuse or neglect of the finding by first-class mail to the responsible person's last known mailing address, using a form approved by the State Department. The county department shall retain a copy of the notice in the case file showing the date of mailing.

B. At a minimum, the notice shall include the following information:

1. The type and severity level of the abuse or neglect, the date the referral was made to the county department, which county department completed the assessment, the date the county made the finding in the state automated case management system, and information concerning persons or agencies that have access to the information.

2. The circumstances under which information contained in the state automated case management system will be provided to other individuals or agencies.

3. How to access the county's dispute resolution process. Counties are authorized to offer a county dispute resolution process to persons alleged to be responsible for an incident of child abuse or neglect.

4. The right of the person found responsible to request a state level appeal as set forth in Section 7.111 . The county shall provide the State Department approved appeal form to the person.

5. Notice that the scope of the appeal is limited to challenges that the finding(s) are not supported by a preponderance of the evidence or that the actions found to be child abuse or neglect do not meet the legal definitions of child abuse or neglect. The State Department will be responsible for defending the determination at the State level fair hearing.

6. A full explanation of all alternatives and deadlines contained in Sections 7.111 through 7.112.

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12 CCR 2509-2-7.110

38 CR 19, October 10, 2015, effective 11/1/2015 39 CR 17, September 10, 2016, effective 10/1/2016 39 CR 19, October 10, 2016, effective 11/1/2016 40 CR 11, June 10, 2017, effective 7/1/2017 40 CR 13, July 10, 2017, effective 8/1/2017 41 CR 01, January 10, 2018, effective 2/1/2018 41 CR 03, February 10, 2018, effective 3/2/2018 41 CR 15, August 10, 2018, effective 9/1/2018 42 CR 03, February 10, 2019, effective 3/15/2019 43 CR 09, May 10, 2020, effective 6/1/2020 44 CR 01, January 10, 2021, effective 1/30/2021 44 CR 13, July 10, 2021, effective 7/30/2021 44 CR 21, November 10, 2021, effective 11/30/2021 44 CR 23, December 10, 2021, effective 12/30/2021 45 CR 01, January 10, 2022, effective 1/30/2022 45 CR 05, March 10, 2022, effective 3/30/2022 45 CR 11, June 10, 2022, effective 6/30/2022 46 CR 03, February 10, 2022, effective 3/2/2023 46 CR 09, May 10, 2023, effective 6/1/2023 46 CR 11, June 10, 2023, effective 7/1/2023