2221 Notice to Parent or Guardian of a Child in Out of Home Placement

 

Unless it is determined a notice is not in the child's best interest, the CPS specialist shall give notice of the investigation to the parent or guardian of child who has been alleged to be abused or neglected while in out of home care.  This policy does not include parents whose parental rights have been terminated.  The notice may be verbal or in writing.  Contact with parents shall be included on the PPS 2025, Agency Response Facility and Third Party Reports, for events assigned prior to July 1, 2017 and documented on the PPS 1010 Case Activity Log for events assigned on or after July 1, 2017.  Such notice should not be unreasonably delayed but need not take precedence over the other investigative activities.  Contact with the parent or guardian shall be coordinated with the Child Welfare Case Management Provider.