Handbook Revision, August 1, 2024
This revision of the Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on August 1, 2024. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.
DCR and RCCR Reports with an Unknown Alleged Perpetrator and an Alleged Sex Offender (PATS 14225)
This policy revision includes the following updates to subsections of 8000 Day Care Investigations (DCI) and HHS Day Care Regulation (DCR) and 9000 Residential Child Care Investigations (RCCI) and HHSC Child Care Regulation (CCR):
- 8720 was updated to instruct intake specialists to create an unknown alleged perpetrator when a child dies in a DCR operation and there are no clear allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
- The information in 8751 moved to 8750, and information was added to the table column headers to provide clarity.
- 8752 was renumbered to 8751 and updated to provide guidance to intake specialists regarding how to document allegations involving a sex offender in a DCI report when there is a specific outcry of sexual abuse (SXAB) and when there is no outcry of SXAB.
- 9720 was updated to instruct intake specialists to create an unknown alleged perpetrator when a resident dies in an RCCR operation and there are no clear allegations of abuse, neglect, or exploitation.
- The information in 9751 moved to 9750, and information was added to the table column headers to provide clarity.
- 9752 was renumbered to 9751 and updated to provide guidance to intake specialists regarding how to document allegations involving a sex offender in an RCCI report when there is a specific outcry of SXAB and when there is no outcry of SXAB.
See:
5300 APS Allegations
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8222 Alleged Perpetrator (AP)
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8720 A Child’s Death in a DCR Operation
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8750 Assessing Reports of an Alleged Sex Offender in a DCR Setting
8751 Assessing Reports of Alleged Sex Offenders in an In-Home Day Care
8751 8752 Assessing Documenting Reports of an Alleged Sex Offenders at in a DCR Operations or Facilities Facility
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9222 Alleged Perpetrator (AP)
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9720 A Resident’s Death in an RCCR Operation
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9750 Assessing Reports of an Alleged Sex Offender in an RCCR Setting
9751 Assessing Reports of Alleged Sex Offenders in a Foster Home
9751 9752 Assessing Documenting Reports of an Alleged Sex Offenders at in an RCCR Facilities Facility