Section 260E.23 — Documenting Interviews With Child Maltreatment Victims.
260E.23 DOCUMENTING INTERVIEWS WITH CHILD MALTREATMENT VICTIMS. Subdivision 1. Policy. It is the policy of this state to encourage adequate and accurate documentation of the number and content of interviews conducted with alleged child maltreatment victims during the course of a child maltreatment assessment or investigation, criminal investigation, or prosecution, and to discourage interviews that […]
Section 260E.24 — Conclusion Of Family Assessment Or Family Investigation By Local Welfare Agency.
260E.24 CONCLUSION OF FAMILY ASSESSMENT OR FAMILY INVESTIGATION BY LOCAL WELFARE AGENCY. Subdivision 1. Timing. The local welfare agency shall conclude the family assessment or the investigation within 45 days of the receipt of a report. The conclusion of the assessment or investigation may be extended to permit the completion of a criminal investigation or […]
Section 260E.25 — Provision Of Medical Care.
260E.25 PROVISION OF MEDICAL CARE. (a) If lack of medical care due to a parent’s, guardian’s, or caretaker’s good faith selection and dependence upon spiritual means or prayer for treatment or care of disease or remedial care for the child in lieu of medical care may result in serious danger to the child’s health, the […]
Section 260E.13 — Report To Ombudsman.
260E.13 REPORT TO OMBUDSMAN. When a local welfare agency receives a report or otherwise has information indicating that a child who is a client, as defined in section 245.91, has been the subject of maltreatment at an agency, facility, or program, as defined in section 245.91, the local welfare agency shall, in addition to its […]
Section 260E.14 — Agency Responsible For Screening And Assessment Or Investigation.
260E.14 AGENCY RESPONSIBLE FOR SCREENING AND ASSESSMENT OR INVESTIGATION. Subdivision 1. Facilities and schools. (a) The local welfare agency is the agency responsible for investigating allegations of maltreatment in child foster care, family child care, legally nonlicensed child care, and reports involving children served by an unlicensed personal care provider organization under section 256B.0659. Copies […]
Section 260E.15 — Screening Guidelines.
260E.15 SCREENING GUIDELINES. (a) Child protection staff, supervisors, and others involved in child protection screening shall follow the guidance provided in the maltreatment screening guidelines issued by the commissioner and, when notified by the commissioner, shall immediately implement updated procedures and protocols. (b) Any modification to the screening guidelines must be preapproved by the commissioner […]
Section 260E.065 — Training For Reporters.
260E.065 TRAINING FOR REPORTERS. The local welfare agency must offer training to a person required to make a report under section 260E.055 or 260E.06. The training may be offered online or in person and must provide an explanation of the legal obligations of a reporter, consequences for failure to report, and instruction on how to […]
Section 260E.07 — Retaliation Prohibited.
260E.07 RETALIATION PROHIBITED. (a) An employer of any person required to make reports under section 260E.06, subdivision 1, or 260E.11, subdivision 1, shall not retaliate against the person for reporting in good faith maltreatment pursuant to this chapter or against a child with respect to whom a report is made, because of the report. (b) […]
Section 260E.08 — Criminal Penalties For Failure To Report; Civil Penalty For Making False Report.
260E.08 CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR FAILURE TO REPORT; CIVIL PENALTY FOR MAKING FALSE REPORT. (a) A person mandated by section 260E.06, subdivision 1, to report who knows or has reason to believe that a child is maltreated, as defined in section 260E.03, or has been maltreated within the preceding three years, and fails to report is […]
Section 260E.09 — Reporting Requirements.
260E.09 REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. (a) An oral report shall be made immediately by telephone or otherwise. An oral report made by a person required under section 260E.06, subdivision 1, to report shall be followed within 72 hours, exclusive of weekends and holidays, by a report in writing to the appropriate police department, the county sheriff, the […]