Section 260E.31 — Reporting Of Prenatal Exposure To Controlled Substances.
260E.31 REPORTING OF PRENATAL EXPOSURE TO CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES. Subdivision 1. Reports required. (a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person mandated to report under this chapter shall immediately report to the local welfare agency if the person knows or has reason to believe that a woman is pregnant and has used a controlled substance […]
Section 260E.32 — Toxicology Tests Required.
260E.32 TOXICOLOGY TESTS REQUIRED. Subdivision 1. Test; report. (a) A physician shall administer a toxicology test to a pregnant woman under the physician’s care or to a woman under the physician’s care within eight hours after delivery to determine whether there is evidence that she has ingested a controlled substance if the woman has obstetrical […]
Section 260E.33 — Reconsideration And Appeal Of Maltreatment Determination Following Investigation.
260E.33 RECONSIDERATION AND APPEAL OF MALTREATMENT DETERMINATION FOLLOWING INVESTIGATION. Subdivision 1. Following family assessment. Administrative reconsideration is not applicable to a family assessment since no determination concerning maltreatment is made. Subd. 2. Request for reconsideration. (a) Except as provided under subdivision 5, an individual or facility that the commissioner of human services, a local welfare […]
Section 260E.34 — Immunity.
260E.34 IMMUNITY. (a) The following persons are immune from any civil or criminal liability that otherwise might result from the person’s actions if the person is acting in good faith: (1) a person making a voluntary or mandated report under this chapter or assisting in an assessment under this chapter; (2) a person with responsibility […]
Section 260E.35 — Data Practices.
260E.35 DATA PRACTICES. Subdivision 1. Maintaining data. Notwithstanding the data’s classification in the possession of any other agency, data acquired by the local welfare agency or the agency responsible for assessing or investigating the report during the course of the assessment or investigation are private data on individuals and must be maintained according to this […]
Section 260E.36 — Specialized Training And Education Required.
260E.36 SPECIALIZED TRAINING AND EDUCATION REQUIRED. Subdivision 1. Job classification; continuing education. (a) The commissioner of human services, for employees subject to the Minnesota Merit System, and directors of county personnel systems, for counties not subject to the Minnesota Merit System, shall establish a job classification consisting exclusively of persons with the specialized knowledge, skills, […]
Section 260E.37 — Child Protection Workers; Training.
260E.37 CHILD PROTECTION WORKERS; TRAINING. Subdivision 1. Definitions. (a) As used in this section, the following terms have the meanings given unless the specific context indicates otherwise. (b) “Advanced training” means training provided to a local child protection worker after the person has performed an initial six months of employment as a child protection worker. […]
Section 260E.22 — Interviews.
260E.22 INTERVIEWS. Subdivision 1. Authority to interview. (a) The agency responsible for assessing or investigating reports of maltreatment has the authority to interview the child, the person or persons responsible for the child’s care, the alleged offender, and any other person with knowledge of the maltreatment for the purpose of gathering facts, assessing safety and […]
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 […]