55 Pa. Code § 3490.401 - Intercounty transfer of cases
(a)
County agencies shall share that information which will assist them in
protecting children.
(b) When a
report of suspected child abuse is under investigation, a report is being
assessed to determine the need for general protective services or when a case
has been accepted for protective services and the family moves to another
county, and the address is known, the county agency shall:
(1) Immediately telephone the receiving
county agency and tell them:
(i) The name and
address of the child and parents.
(ii) The reason for agency
involvement.
(iii) The status of
the case.
(iv) The services that
were being provided.
(v) The level
of risk assigned to the case.
(vi)
Other information that would assist the receiving agency.
(2) Within 24 hours of the phone call, send a
fax to the receiving agency to confirm the referral. The faxed information
shall contain:
(i) The name and address of the
child and parents.
(ii) The level
of risk assigned to the case.
(iii)
The status of the case.
(c) The receiving agency shall accept the
referral and determine what services are necessary to protect the child from
abuse or neglect.
(d) When the case
is a high risk case, the receiving county agency shall reassess the risk of
abuse or neglect to the child and see the child within 24 hours of receiving
the telephone referral. The county agency worker shall see the child at the
child's new address.
(e) The
receiving agency shall notify the referring agency of the status of the
referral upon completing the investigation or assessment.
(f) Regardless of whether or not the address
of the child and family is known, within 72 hours of the telephone referral,
the referring agency shall fax or send by overnight mail to the receiving
agency the following:
(1) The family
demographics.
(2) The current
family service plan and placement amendment.
(3) The current risk assessment matrix and
summary.
(4) Court petitions and
court orders.
(5) A social summary,
when available.
(6) A copy of the
CY-48 and other relevant ChildLine forms.
(7) Other information that would assist the
receiving agency in providing services to the child and parents.
(g) When a report of suspected
child abuse or neglect is under investigation or assessment or when a case has
been accepted for protective services and the family moves to another county,
and the county where the child has moved to is known but not the street
address, the referring county agency shall telephone the receiving county and
give it the names and dates of birth of the child and parents.
(h) The referring and receiving agency shall
make reasonable efforts to locate the family, including as appropriate, based
on the age of the child and other circumstances, by contacting the following:
(1) Post office of the last known
address.
(2) School.
(3) Health professionals and health
agencies.
(4) Domestic relations
office.
(5) Parent locator
services.
(6) Law enforcement
official.
(7) County assistance
office.
(8) Known
relatives.
(9) Known
neighbors.
(i) The
referring and receiving county shall document their efforts to locate the child
and family.
(j) The receiving county
shall notify the referring county:
(1) Within
10 days of locating the child and family, when found.
(2) When the county has exhausted all
reasonable efforts to locate the family.
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