Statewide Intake
Handbook Revision, July 2015
This revision of the Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on July 2, 2015. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.
Removing Example Questions to Ask From the Handbook
Requesting Information From an Anonymous Reporter
Removing Example Questions to Ask From the Handbook (PATS 7652)
The items below are being revised to remove example questions from the SWI Handbook, which is no longer considered the best place to house these example questions. See:
4200 CPS Intake Assessment Guidelines
4210 Determining Physical Abuse in CPS Reports
4211 Factors to Consider When Determining PHAB
4212 Questions to Ask Regarding PHAB
4220 Determining Emotional Abuse in CPS Reports
4221 Factors to Consider When Determining EMAB
4222 Questions to Ask Regarding EMAB
4230 Determining Sexual Abuse in CPS Reports
4231 Factors to Consider When Determining SXAB
4232 Questions to Ask Regarding SXAB
4231 4232.1 Identification and Location of the SXAB Victim
4232 4232.2 Reports Regarding a Sexually Active Minor
4240 Determining Physical Neglect in CPS Reports
4241 Factors to Consider When Determining PHNG
4242 Questions to Ask Regarding PHNG
4250 Determining Medical Neglect in CPS Reports
4251 Factors to Consider When Determining MDNGG
4252 Questions to Ask Regarding MDNG
4260 Determining Neglectful Supervision in CPS Reports
4261 Factors to Consider When Determining NSUP
4262 Questions to Ask Regarding NSUP
4270 Determining Abandonment in CPS Reports
4271 Factors to Consider When Determining ABAN
4272 Questions to Ask Regarding ABAN
4271 4273 Baby Moses Reports
4271.1 4273.1 Designated Emergency Infant Care (DEIC) Providers
4271.2 4273.2 Criteria for a Baby Moses Report
4271.21 4273.21 Infant Is Brought to a DEIC Provider
4271.21 4273.22 Infant is Born at a Medical Facility But Mother Is Unwilling to Parent
4271.3 4273.3 Questions to Ask Regarding Baby Moses Reports
4271.4 4273.4 SWI Procedures for Baby Moses Intakes
4271.5 4273.5 Situations That Do Not Meet Baby Moses Intake Criteria
4280 Determining Refusal to Assume Parental Responsibility in CPS Reports
4281 Factors to Consider When Determining RAPR
4282 Questions to Ask Regarding RAPR
4281 4283 Youth in the Custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD)
4281.1 4283.1 Requests For Placement Assistance From TJJD Received By Phone
4281.2 4283.2 Requests For Placement Assistance From TJJD Received Through The Internet (E-Reports)
Requesting Information From an Anonymous Reporter (7977)
The items below are revised to make them consistent with policy elsewhere in the handbook, which states that anonymous reporters who decline to provide their names and contact information are still asked to provide the name of the county from which they are calling. See:
2120 Assessing Reports
2130.1 Anonymous Reporters
2130.2 Providing the Call Identification Number (Call ID)
Chronic Caller Policy (PATS 8152)
The item below is revised to be consistent with recent changes to the related APS facility policy. See:
2161 Chronic Callers
In addition, the following section has been deleted:
7420 Allegations Made By an APS Facility Client That Are Frivolous or Patently Without a Factual Basis
The deletion of 7420 has resulted in the following sections being moved and renumbered:
7420 7430 Investigating Client-to-Client Sexual Contact at an APS Facility
7430 7440 Investigating Client-to-Client Aggression at a Facility That APS Facility Investigates
7440 7450 Investigating Injuries of Unknown Origin at a Facility That APS Facility Investigates
7450 7460 Investigating Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease at a Facility That APS Facility Investigates
7460 7470 Investigating Issues Related to Restraint, Seclusion, or Clinical Time-Out at a Facility That APS Facility Investigates
7470 7480 Allegations Related to a Client Who No Longer Lives in an APS Facility or Receives APS Services
The item below is revised to clarify language in the screener question that the question encompasses all principals, not just family members. See:
4931 CPS Screener Eligibility Question