Statewide Intake
Handbook Revision, August 2014
This revision of the Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on August 1, 2014. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.
Medicaid Addresses (PATS 7152)
Children as Perpetrators in APS Intakes (PATS 7182)
Procedures for Calling a Reporter Back (PATS 7232)
Children in Care Who May Be Alleged Perpetrators (PATS 7242)
Medicaid Addresses (PATS 7152)
The item below is revised to clarify when to use the address type “Medicaid Card.” See:
3112.22 Address and Phone
Children as Perpetrators in APS Intakes (PATS 7182)
The item below is revised to be consistent with APS policy. See:
6230 Children as Perpetrators in an APS Intake
Procedures for Calling a Reporter Back (PATS 7232)
The items below are revised to provide clarification on calling back professional and non-professional reporters. See:
2133 Calling Back a Reporter
2133.1 Confidentiality and Safety of the Reporter
2133.2 Calling Back Professional Reporters
2133.3 Calling Back Nonprofessional Reporters
2134 Guidelines for Calling Back a Nonprofessional Reporter
Children in Care Who May Be Alleged Perpetrators (PATS 7242)
The following items are revised to clarify that children in DFPS care:
• can be alleged perpetrators (APs) in CPS and APS intakes; and
• cannot be APs in Licensing intakes, either day care licensing (DCL) or residential child care licensing (RCCL).
See:
4100 Definitions
5240 Child-on-Child Abuse or Neglect in a CCL-Regulated Facility