Statewide Intake

Handbook Revision, March 2014

This revision of the Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on March 3, 2014. A summary of the revised material is provided below.

Changes to SWI Correspondence Policy

The Re-Entry Process

Problematic Intakes

Changes to SWI Correspondence Policy (PATS 6452)

The following items are revised to reflect changes to SWI’s internal procedures for processing correspondence.

See:

3320 Correspondence Mailed or Faxed to SWI

3321 Processing Handling Correspondence Using Electronic Documents and Email

3322 [new item] Processing Correspondence When Electronic Documents and/or Email are Unavailable

3323 3322 Completing the Correspondence Cover Sheet and Documenting a Records Search

3324 3323 Entering Correspondence in IMPACT

3324.1 [new item] Correspondence: IMPACT Documentation for an Existing IMPACT Report

3324.2 [new item] Correspondence: IMPACT Documentation for a New Report

3324.3 [new item] Determining the Reporter and Documenting Related Information in Correspondence

3324.4 [new item] Narrative Documentation Specific to Correspondence

3324 Completed Correspondence

Cross-references to these items were updated in:

3131 General Information and Description Section

The Re-Entry Process (PATS 6477)

The entire 3170 section is revised to clarify the circumstances under which intake staff transfer calls to the re-entry queue, to include additional reasons for making re-entry requests, and to update or delete outdated references. See:

3170 Re-Entering a Report in IMPACT (Re-Entry)

3171 Definitions of Re-Entry and Re-Entry Queue

3172 Program Responsibilities for Re-Entry

3172.1 Reasons for Requesting a Re-Entry

3172.2 Removing a Problematic Report From a Workload

3172.3 Notifying the Customer Service Center About a Problematic Report

3172.4 Changes That Can Be Made to a Report by Program Staff

3173 SWI Procedures for a Re-Entry

3173.1 Confirming Program Authorization of a Re-Entry Request

3173.2 When the Data Corrections Department Requests a Re-Entry

3173.3 What to Ask From Requestors of a Re-Entry

3173.4 Intake Specialists Not Assigned to the Re-Entry Queue

3173.5 Intake Specialists Assigned to the Re-Entry Queue

3173.51 Re-Entry Requests That Must Be Processed by a SWI Supervisor or Worker V

3173.52 Processing a Re-Entry Request in IMPACT From the Re-Entry Queue

3173.53 If the Re-Entry Request Is Invalid

3173.54 If the Re-Entry Request Is Valid

3173.55 Completing a Valid Request for Re-Entry in IMPACT

Cross-references to the renamed item 3170 above were updated in:

2361 When DFPS Staff Make a Report for Their Own DFPS Program

2612 Handling Complaints from Field Staff Regarding SWI

3111 Call Entry Section

Problematic Reports – Intakes & I&Rs That Are Stuck or Marked for Deletion (PATS 6617)

The item below is added to explain how to process intake reports and I&Rs that are stuck in the intake stage or are marked for deletion. This revision was published on February 11, 2014.

See:

3940 Stuck Intakes or Intakes Marked for Deletion