Statewide Intake
Handbook Revision, August 2015
This revision of the Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on August 3, 2015. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.
Reports Involving Motor Vehicles
Call-Outs in Emergency Situations
Baby Moses Law: Definition of Designated Emergency Care Provider
Reports Involving Motor Vehicles (PATS 7907)
The new items below are added to clarify the different types of reports involving motor vehicles, such as for DWI, unrestrained children, or children left unsupervised in vehicles. See:
4261 Reports Involving Motor Vehicles
4261.1 Driving Without a Car Seat or Seat Belt
4261.2 Caregiver Driving While Under the Influence of Drugs or Alcohol
4261.3 Children Left Alone in Vehicles
Call-Outs in Emergency Situations (PATS 8127)
The items below have been revised to update emergency call out procedures, including when to call home phone numbers of field staff on call, and references to CPS assignment charts. See:
2182.5 Requests From Field Staff to Speak With Other Field Staff
2190 Consulting (Staffing) With the Intake Supervisor
3900 Assignment and Call Out
3920 Call-Outs
3921 Call-Outs Performed by SWI Support Staff
3922 Call-Outs Performed by Intake Specialists
3922.1 Call-Outs for CPS and CCL When SWI Support Staff Is Not Available
3922.2 Call-Outs for APS In-Home and APS Facility Investigations
3922.3 3923 Call-Outs in Emergency Situations
3923.1 SWI Supervisor On-Call Schedule
3923 3925 Contacting On-Call Staff
3924 Documenting the Call-Out in IMPACT
3925 3924.1 Saving and Assigning Intakes
4942 CPS Call-Out Procedures, Assignment Chart, and Offices Open After Regular Business Hours
4942.1 CPS Offices Open After Regular Hours
Human Trafficking Policy (PATS 8232)
SWI has developed Human Tracking Policy in response to CPS's human trafficking policy. This involves the use of two new allegations at intake, SXTR and LBTR. These allegations will be used when the abuse falls under CPS jurisdiction.
See:
2323 Information & Referral Types
2323.1 I&R Non-DFPS Criminal Matter Referred to Law Enforcement
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2750 Reports Concerning Law Enforcement
2751 Reports of Abuse or Neglect Perpetrated by Law Enforcement
2751 2752 Reports of Abuse, and Neglect, Exploitation, or Death Investigated by Law Enforcement
2752 Reports of Abuse and Neglect Investigated by Law Enforcement
2752 2751 Reports of Abuse or Neglect Perpetrated by Law Enforcement
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3600 Processing an Information and Referral (I&R)
3610 Entering The In Re For an I&R
3620 3610 Processing an I&R That Is Saved and Closed At Intake
3630 3620 I&R Assigned to Support Staff
3631 3621 I&Rs Reports for Another Texas State Agency, Out-of State Agency, or Law Enforcement Agency
3631.1 I&R for the Texas Department of Public Safety Joint Crimes Information Center (JCIC)
3632 3622 I&R for Support Staff Call Out
3640 3630 I&R Transmitted to the DFPS Field by Intake Specialist
3641 3631 I&R For CCL Standards Violations and Client Rights for APS Facility Investigations
3642 3632 When Intake Specialist Calls Out an I&R
3643 3633 Additional Information for an Open DFPS Case
3644 3634 Additional Information on an Intake Still Being Processed by SWI
3650 3640 Modifying Reports
3651 3641 Changing an Open Intake Into an I&R
3652 3642 Closing an I&R Accidentally Saved and Assigned to Intake Specialist's Workload
3653 3643 Assigning an Intake or I&R Erroneously Saved and Assigned to Intake Specialist's Workload
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4100 Definitions
4270 Determining Abandonment in CPS Reports
4271 Alleged Perpetrators of Abandonment in CPS Reports
4272 4271 Baby Moses Reports
4272.1 4271.1 Designated Emergency Infant Care (DEIC) Providers
4272.2 4271.2 Criteria for a Baby Moses Report
4272.21 4271.21 Infant Is Brought to a DEIC Provider
4272.22 4271.22 Infant is Born at a Medical Facility But Mother Is Unwilling to Parent
4272.3 4271.3 Questions to Ask Regarding Baby Moses Reports
4272.4 4271.4 SWI Procedures for Baby Moses Intakes
4272.5 4271.5 Situations That Do Not Meet Baby Moses Intake Criteria
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4290 Determining Human Trafficking in CPS Reports [new item]
4291 Determining Labor Trafficking in CPS Reports [new item]
4291.1 Alleged Perpetrators of Labor Trafficking [new item]
4291.2 Labor Traffickers Not Investigated by CPS [new item]
4291.3 Work Situations that Do Not Involve Labor Trafficking [new item]
4292 Determining Sex Trafficking in CPS Reports [new item]
4292.1 Alleged Perpetrators of Sex Trafficking [new item]
4292.2 Sex Traffickers Not Investigated by CPS [new item]
Baby Moses Law: Definition of Designated Emergency Care Provider (PATS 8302)
The item below is revised to include “a freestanding emergency medical facility licensed under Chapter 254, Health and Safety Code” as a designated emergency care provider. See:
4272.1 Designated Emergency Infant Care (DEIC) Providers