Alabama Administrative Code
Title 660 - ALABAMA DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES
Chapter 660-5-34 - PROTECTIVE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN
Section 660-5-34-.13 - CPS Prevention Policy And Procedures
Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 02, November 27, 2024
(1) Introduction.
(2) CPS Prevention Intake - To the extent possible, thorough and complete information about a child's and family's circumstances/conditions is obtained from the person making the referral. When situations are not appropriate for intervention by the Department, referral information on other community resources is provided.
(3) CPS Prevention Assessment CPS Prevention assessment is designed to determine whether family conditions and circumstances are presenting risks that are significant enough to warrant ongoing services to prevent child maltreatment. The county in which the children are currently living is responsible for conducting the CPS Prevention assessment.
(4) Analysis and Decision Making - CPS Prevention analysis and decisionmaking involves analyzing parents' or primary caregivers' protective capacities; determining to what extent parents or primary caregivers are able and willing to control threats and manage risks; and determining if identified risks are significant enough to warrant ongoing services in order to prevent maltreatment.
(5) Need for On Going Child Protective Services - Ongoing services are provided when the CPS Prevention assessment reveals a significant risk of maltreatment. Significant risk of maltreatment is defined as conditions or circumstances revealed during the CPS Prevention assessment that are likely to cause abuse/neglect if ongoing services are not provided to the child/family. The provision of ongoing services is voluntary unless a safety threat exists or services have been court ordered. When the CPS Prevention assessment reveals the children are safe, no significant risks have been identified, and the parents or primary caregivers have protective capacities sufficient to protect the children, the provision of ongoing services is not necessary.
Author: Jerome Webb
Previous Rule 660-5-34-.12 was renumbered to .13 as per certification filed May 4, 2007; effective June 8, 2007.
Statutory Authority: Code of Ala. 1975, Title 38, §26(10); Title 26, §142; Title 38 §26(8).