Handbook Revision, July 1, 2022

CCI Investigation Jurisdiction and Program Organization (PATS 13804)

This handbook revision updates the statutory authority and program structure of CCI, including the child care operations that fall within CCI’s investigative jurisdiction and expectations of investigation caseloads.

See:

1000 Legal Basis, Regulated Programs, Records, and Technology

1100 DFPS Regulatory Authority to Investigate Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation

1110 Licensing’s Regulatory Activities

1110 Federal Laws and Requirements

1111 The United States Constitution

1112 The Social Security Act

1113 The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act

1120 Legal Support for Policies and Procedures State Laws Supporting Child Care Investigations

1121 Texas Human Resources Code

1121 District and Regional Procedures

1122 Licensing Statutes Texas Family Code

1123 Licensing Rules (Texas Administrative Code)

1123.1 Chapters in the Texas Administrative Code Applicable to Licensing

1124 State Laws Regulating Child Care

1130 CCI Ethics of Regulation

1140 Child Care Operations and Activities Subject to Regulated Regulation by Licensing

1141 Types of Child Day Care Operations

1142 Types of Residential Child Care

1143 Types of Licensed Administrators

1150 Investigation Jurisdiction

1151 Referring Additional a Report of Abuse, Neglect, or Exploitation for Investigation When New Allegations to Appropriate Agencies Are Received During an Ongoing Investigation

1152 Determining Whether an Unregulated Operation Is Subject to Regulation

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1200 Program Organization

1210 CCI State Office

1220 Complex Investigations Division

1221 The Role of the Supervisor in All Investigations

1222 The Role of the Supervisor in an Abuse or Neglect Investigation

1230 Field Program Administrators

1240 1220 The Role of the Supervisor

1241 Supervisor Experience and Training

1250 The Role of the Investigator

1251 1211 Worker Safety

1252 Investigator Training Curriculum

1253 Guidelines for Average Caseloads

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1313.1 Twenty-Four-Hour Awake Night Supervision (Residential Child Care Only)