Source: https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/rules/?id=9560.0220
Timestamp: 2015-04-25 18:15:56
Document Index: 211726661

Matched Legal Cases: ['art 9560', 'art 9560', 'art 6', 'arts 1', 'art 4', 'art 11', 'art 1']

9560.0220 - Minnesota Administrative Rules
Print RulesHuman Services DepartmentChapter 9560Part 9560.0220
9560.02189560.0221
Basic procedures. The local agency shall follow the basic requirements in part 9560.0216 when a report alleges maltreatment by a person within the family unit who is responsible for the child's care. The local agency shall also collect available and relevant information to determine whether maltreatment occurred and whether protective services are needed as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.556, subdivision 10, paragraph (h). Relevant information includes information on the existence of substance abuse and domestic violence as specified in Minnesota Statutes, section 626.556, subdivision 10, paragraph (a).
Coordination with law enforcement. The local agency shall:
Child interviews. For family assessments, it is the preferred practice to request a parent or guardian's permission to interview the child prior to conducting the child interview, unless doing so would compromise the safety assessment. When a local agency and a law enforcement agency that coordinate assessments and investigations jointly determine that an interview by one person with the child who is reported to be maltreated is in the best interests of the child, and the interview is conducted by the law enforcement agency, the interview can be substituted for the procedures in items A to F.
Parent interviews. The local agency shall interview parents and persons responsible for the child's care within the family unit. The agency must use a question-and-answer interviewing format with questioning as nondirective as possible to elicit spontaneous responses. These interviews must take place immediately if substantial child endangerment is alleged and within five calendar days for all other reports unless postponement is necessary to prevent risk to a child or interference with law enforcement's investigation. If, after reasonable effort, the local agency is unable to locate a parent, this requirement is waived. All interviews with witnesses and collateral sources must be audiotaped when conducting investigations whenever possible.
Interview of alleged offender. In the initial stages of an assessment or investigation, the agency must conduct a face-to-face interview of the alleged offender. The interview with the alleged offender may be postponed if it jeopardizes an active law enforcement investigation. The agency must use a question-and-answer interviewing format with questioning as nondirective as possible to elicit spontaneous responses. The local agency must provide the alleged offender with an opportunity to make a statement. The alleged offender may submit supporting documentation relevant to the assessment or investigation. The interviews must be audiotaped when conducting an investigation whenever possible.
Other interviews. When necessary to make the determinations in subpart 6, the local agency shall interview other persons whom the agency believes may have knowledge of the alleged maltreatment. The agency must use a question-and-answer interviewing format with questioning as nondirective as possible to elicit spontaneous responses. All interviews with witnesses and collateral sources must be audiotaped whenever possible.
Local agency determinations. When the local agency has completed its investigation under subparts 1 to 5, the local agency shall make determinations.
Early determination of maltreatment allegations. If the collected information shows no basis for a full assessment or investigation, the local agency may make a determination of no maltreatment early in an assessment, close the case, and retain immunity.
Determining the need for protective intervention. The local agency shall determine the need for protective intervention according to items A to C.
Protective intervention procedure. When the local agency provides protective intervention, the local agency shall:
Removal procedures. The local agency shall follow the procedures in items A to E when a child is removed from the home.
Statutory Authority: MS s 14.388; 256.01; 256E.05; 257.175; 393.07; 626.556
History: 13 SR 303; 17 SR 3412; L 1999 c 139 art 4 s 2; 25 SR 1772; L 2003 1Sp14 art 11 s 11; L 2005 c 159 art 1 s 15; 32 SR 565