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.16 — Timeline For Screening.
260E.16 TIMELINE FOR SCREENING. (a) The local welfare agency shall determine if the report is to be screened in or out as soon as possible but in no event longer than 24 hours after the report is received. (b) When determining whether a report will be screened in or out, the agency receiving the report […]
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 […]
Section 260E.10 — Notification To Reporters.
260E.10 NOTIFICATION TO REPORTERS. Subdivision 1. Screening notification. If requested, the agency responsible for assessing or investigating a report shall inform the reporter within ten days after the report was made, either orally or in writing, whether the report was accepted or not. If the responsible agency determines the report does not constitute a report […]
Section 260E.11 — Agency Designated To Receive Reports.
260E.11 AGENCY DESIGNATED TO RECEIVE REPORTS. Subdivision 1. Reports of maltreatment in facility. A person mandated to report child maltreatment occurring within a licensed facility shall report the information to the agency responsible for licensing or certifying the facility under sections 144.50 to 144.58, 241.021, and 245A.01 to 245A.16; or chapter 144H, 245D, or 245H; […]
Section 260E.12 — Required Actions Of The Responsible Agency And Law Enforcement Upon Receiving Report.
260E.12 REQUIRED ACTIONS OF THE RESPONSIBLE AGENCY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT UPON RECEIVING REPORT. Subdivision 1. Police department or county sheriff. (a) The police department or the county sheriff shall immediately notify the local welfare agency or agency responsible for child protection reports under this chapter orally and in writing when a report is received. (b) […]