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Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook Revision September 2012
This revision of the Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on September 4, 2012. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.
Relay Texas
The item below is revised to clarify that Relay Texas, a telephone service used by persons who are deaf, hearing-impaired, or who have speech disabilities, is contacted by the reporter, not the intake specialist. See:
1420 Relay Texas Operator Services
The following items contain updated cross-references to the CPS Handbook:
2135.1 Reporter Notification From CPS
3434.2 Processing a Report on a Minor Who Wants or Has Had an Abortion
4300 CPS Assessment of Priority and Risk
4570 Child in CPS Conservatorship