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UT Code § 62A-4a-110 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 110 - Receipt of gifts -- Volunteer services.

 Effective 5/14/2019  62A-4a-110. Receipt of gifts -- Volunteer services.    (1) The division may receive gifts, grants, devises, and donations. These gifts, grants, devises, donations, or their proceeds shall be credited to the program which the donor designates and may be used for the purposes requested by the donor, if the request conforms to state and federal law. If a donor makes no specific request, the division may use the gift, grant, devise, or donation for the best interest of the division.     (2) The division may:   (a) accept and use volunteer labor or services of applicants, recipients, and other members of the community. The division may reimburse volunteers for necessary expenses, including transportation, and provide recognition awards and recognition meals for services rendered. The division may cooperate with volunteer organizations in collecting funds to be used in the volunteer program. Those donated funds shall be considered as private, nonlapsing funds until used by the division, and may be invested under guidelines established by the state treasurer;     (b) encourage merchants and providers of services to donate goods and services or to provide them at a nominal price or below cost;     (c) distribute goods to applicants or consumers free or for a nominal charge and tax free; and     (d) appeal to the public for funds to meet applicants' and consumers' needs which are not otherwise provided for by law. Those appeals may include Sub-for-Santa Programs, recreational programs for minors, and requests for household appliances and home repairs, under rules established by the division.      Amended by Chapter 335, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-111 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 111 - Fraudulently obtained services -- Recovery.

62A-4a-111. Fraudulently obtained services -- Recovery.  If it is discovered that a person is fraudulently obtaining, or has fraudulently obtained, services offered by the division in accordance with this chapter, the division shall take all necessary steps, including legal action through the attorney general, to recover all money or the value of services fraudulently obtained. The division may establish an agreement with the Office of Recovery Services to fulfill the requirements of this section.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 260, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-112 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 112 - Request to examine family services payment.

 Effective 5/14/2019  62A-4a-112. Request to examine family services payment.    (1) An individual who is a taxpayer and resident of this state and who desires to examine a payment for services offered by the division in accordance with this chapter, shall sign a statement using a form prescribed by the division. That statement shall include the assertion that the individual is a taxpayer and a resident, and shall include a commitment that any information obtained will not be used for commercial or political purposes. No partial or complete list of names, addresses, or amounts of payment may be made by any individual under this subsection, and none of that information may be removed from the offices of the division.     (2) The division shall, after due consideration of the public interest, define the nature of confidential information to be safeguarded by the division and shall establish rules to govern the custody and disclosure of confidential information, as well as to provide access to information regarding payments for services offered by the division.     (3) This section does not prohibit the division or its agents, or individuals, commissions, or agencies duly authorized for the purpose, from making special studies or from issuing or publishing statistical material and reports of a general character. This section does not prohibit the division or its representatives or employees from conveying or providing to local, state, or federal governmental agencies written information that would affect an individual's eligibility or ineligibility for financial service, or other beneficial programs offered by that governmental agency. Access to the division's program plans, policies, and records, as well as consumer records and data, is governed by Title 63G, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and Management Act.     (4) Violation of this section is a class B misdemeanor.    Amended by Chapter 335, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-113 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 113 - Division's enforcement authority -- Responsibility of attorney general to represent division.

 Effective 9/1/2021  62A-4a-113. Division's enforcement authority -- Responsibility of attorney general to represent division.    (1) The division shall take legal action that is necessary to enforce the provisions of this chapter.     (2)   (a) Subject to Section 67-5-17 and the attorney general's prosecutorial discretion in civil enforcement actions, the attorney general shall enforce all provisions of this chapter, in addition to the requirements of Title 80, Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings, and Chapter 4, Termination and Restoration of Parental Rights, relating to protection, custody, and parental rights termination for abused, neglected, or dependent minors.      (b) The attorney general may contract with the local county attorney to enforce the provisions of this chapter and Title 80, Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings, and Chapter 4, Termination and Restoration of Parental Rights.     (c) It is the responsibility of the attorney general's office to:   (i) advise the division regarding decisions to remove a minor from the minor's home;     (ii) represent the division in all court and administrative proceedings related to abuse, neglect, and dependency including, but not limited to, shelter hearings, dispositional hearings, dispositional review hearings, periodic review hearings, and petitions for termination of parental rights; and     (iii) be available to and advise caseworkers on an ongoing basis.       (d)   (i) The attorney general shall designate no less than 16 full-time attorneys to advise and represent the division in abuse, neglect, and dependency proceedings, including petitions for termination of parental rights.     (ii) The attorneys described in Subsection (2)(d)(i) shall devote their full time and attention to the representation described in Subsection (2)(d)(i) and, insofar as it is practicable, shall be housed in or near various offices of the division statewide.         (3)   (a) The attorney general's office shall represent the division with regard to actions involving minors who have not been adjudicated as abused or neglected, but who are otherwise committed to the custody of the division by the juvenile court, and who are placed in custody of the division primarily on the basis of delinquent behavior or a status offense.     (b) Nothing in this section may be construed to affect the responsibility of the county attorney or district attorney to represent the state in the matters described in Subsection (3)(a) in accordance with Sections 80-3-104 and 80-4-106.      Amended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-114 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 114 - Financial reimbursement by parent or legal guardian.

 Effective 9/1/2021  62A-4a-114. Financial reimbursement by parent or legal guardian.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (5), the division shall seek reimbursement of funds it has expended on behalf of a child in the protective custody, temporary custody, or custody of the division, from the child's parents or legal guardians in accordance with an order for child support under Section 78A-6-356.     (2) A parent or any other obligated person is not responsible for support for periods of time that a child is removed upon a finding by the juvenile court that there were insufficient grounds for that removal and that child is returned to the home of the parent, parents, or legal guardians based upon that finding.     (3) In the event that the juvenile court finds that there were insufficient grounds for the initial removal, but that the child is to remain in the custody of the state, the juvenile court shall order that the parents or any other obligated persons are responsible for support from the point at which it became improper to return the child to the home of the child's parent, parents, or legal guardians.     (4) The attorney general shall represent the division in any legal action taken to enforce this section.     (5)   (a) A parent or any other obligated person is not responsible for support if:   (i) the parent or other obligated person's only source of income is a government-issued disability benefit; and     (ii) the benefit described in Subsection (5)(a)(i) is issued because of the parent or other person's disability, and not the child's disability.       (b) A person who seeks to be excused from providing support under Subsection (5)(a) shall provide the division and the Office of Recovery Services with evidence that the person meets the requirements of Subsection (5)(a).      Amended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-115 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 115 - Administrative proceedings.

62A-4a-115. Administrative proceedings.  The department and division shall comply with the procedures and requirements of Title 63G, Chapter 4, Administrative Procedures Act, in their adjudicative proceedings.  Amended by Chapter 75, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-119 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 119 - Division required to produce "family impact statement" with regard to rules.

62A-4a-119. Division required to produce "family impact statement" with regard to rules.  Beginning May 1, 2000, whenever the division establishes a rule, in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, those processes shall include an assessment of the impact of that rule on families. Those assessments shall determine the impact of the rule on the authority of parents to oversee the care, supervision, upbringing, and education of children in the parents' custody. The division shall publish a family impact statement describing those assessments and determinations, within 90 days of the establishment of each rule.  Amended by Chapter 75, 2009 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-120 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 120 - Accommodation of moral and religious beliefs and culture.

62A-4a-120. Accommodation of moral and religious beliefs and culture.    (1) The division shall adopt rules in accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, and establish procedures to accommodate the moral and religious beliefs, and culture, of the minors and families it serves, including:   (a) the immediate family and other relatives of a minor in any type of custody or otherwise under the jurisdiction of the court;     (b) foster and other out-of-home placement families; and     (c) adoptive families.       (2) The accommodation under Subsection (1) applies to placements, treatment plans, services, and other activities of the division.    Amended by Chapter 382, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-121 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 1 - General Provisions|Section 121 - Reimbursement of motor vehicle insurance coverage for foster child.

62A-4a-121. Reimbursement of motor vehicle insurance coverage for foster child.    (1) Within the amounts appropriated to the division for the purposes described in this section, the division may reimburse a foster parent for providing owner's or operator's security covering a foster child's operation of a motor vehicle in amounts required under Section 31A-22-304 if the foster child is in the legal custody of the division.     (2) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division shall make rules establishing:   (a) a procedure for providing the reimbursement to a foster parent described in Subsection (1);     (b) eligibility requirements for a foster parent to qualify for a reimbursement under this section; and     (c) a method for determining the amount of reimbursement that a foster parent is eligible to receive under this section.       (3) The division shall report to the Transportation Interim Committee no later than November 30, 2009:   (a) the number of foster children in the legal custody of the Division of Child and Family Services who have been issued a driver license;     (b) the results and impacts on the division and on foster parents signing for a foster child to receive a driver license; and     (c) the division's cost of reimbursing foster parents for providing owner's or operator's security in accordance with Subsection (1).      Enacted by Chapter 314, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-202.4 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 2 - Child Welfare Services|Section 202.4 - Access to criminal background information.

 Effective 9/1/2021  62A-4a-202.4. Access to criminal background information.    (1) For purposes of background screening and investigation of abuse or neglect under this chapter and Title 80, Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings, the division shall have direct access to criminal background information maintained pursuant to Title 53, Chapter 10, Part 2, Bureau of Criminal Identification.     (2) The division and the Office of Guardian Ad Litem are authorized to request the Department of Public Safety to conduct a complete Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal background check through the national criminal history system (NCIC).    Amended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-202.6 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 2 - Child Welfare Services|Section 202.6 - Conflict child protective services investigations -- Authority of investigators.

 Effective 5/12/2020  62A-4a-202.6. Conflict child protective services investigations -- Authority of investigators.    (1)   (a) The department, through the Office of Quality and Design, shall conduct an independent child protective service investigation to investigate reports of abuse or neglect if:   (i) the report occurs while the child is in the custody of the division; or     (ii) the executive director determines that, if the division conducts the investigation, the division would have an actual or potential conflict of interest in the results of the investigation.       (b) When a report is made while a child is in the custody of the division that indicates the child is abused or neglected:   (i) the attorney general may, in accordance with Section 67-5-16, and with the consent of the department, employ a child protective services investigator to conduct a conflict investigation of the report; or     (ii) a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103, may, with the consent of the department, conduct a conflict investigation of the report.       (c) Subsection (1)(b)(ii) does not prevent a law enforcement officer from, without the consent of the department, conducting a criminal investigation of abuse or neglect under Title 53, Public Safety Code.       (2) The investigators described in Subsection (1) may also investigate allegations of abuse or neglect of a child by a department employee or a licensed substitute care provider.     (3) The investigators described in Subsection (1), if not law enforcement officers, shall have the same rights, duties, and authority of a child protective services investigator employed by the division to:   (a) make a thorough investigation upon receiving either an oral or written report of alleged abuse or neglect of a child, with the primary purpose of that investigation being the protection of the child;     (b) make an inquiry into the child's home environment, emotional, or mental health, the nature and extent of the child's injuries, and the child's physical safety;     (c) make a written report of their investigation, including determination regarding whether the alleged abuse or neglect was supported, unsupported, or without merit, and forward a copy of that report to the division within the time mandates for investigations established by the division; and     (d) immediately consult with school authorities to verify the child's status in accordance with Sections 53G-6-201 through 53G-6-206 when a report is based upon or includes an allegation of educational neglect.      Amended by Chapter 250, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-202.8 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 2 - Child Welfare Services|Section 202.8 - Child protection team meeting -- Timing.

 Effective 9/1/2021  62A-4a-202.8. Child protection team meeting -- Timing.    (1) A child protection team may assemble for a particular case when:   (a) the case demonstrates:   (i) the likelihood of severe child abuse or neglect; or     (ii) a high risk of repetition as evidenced by previous involvements with law enforcement or the division; and       (b) the child protection team is assembled for the purpose of information sharing and identification of resources, services, or actions that support the child and the child's family.       (2) Subject to Subsection (3), if the division files a petition under Section 80-3-201, the division shall convene a child protection team meeting to:   (a) review the circumstances of the filing of the petition; and     (b) develop or review implementation of a safety plan to protect the child from further abuse, neglect, or dependency.       (3) The child protection team meeting required under Subsection (2) shall be held within the shorter of:   (a) 14 days of the day on which the petition is filed under Section 80-3-201 if the conditions of Subsection (3)(b) or (c) are not met;     (b) 24 hours of the filing of the petition under Section 80-3-201, excluding weekends and holidays, if the child who is the subject of the petition will likely be taken into protective custody unless there is an expedited hearing and services ordered under the protective supervision of the court; or     (c) 24 hours after receipt of a child into protective custody, excluding weekends and holidays, if the child is taken into protective custody as provided in Section 62A-4a-202.3.       (4) At its meeting the child protection team shall review the complete child protective services and foster care history of the child and the child's parents and siblings.    Amended by Chapter 29, 2021 General SessionAmended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-203 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 2 - Child Welfare Services|Section 203 - Removal of a child from home -- Reasonable efforts to maintain child in home -- Exception -- Reasonable efforts for reunification.

 Effective 9/1/2021  62A-4a-203. Removal of a child from home -- Reasonable efforts to maintain child in home -- Exception -- Reasonable efforts for reunification.    (1) Because removal of a child from the child's home affects protected, constitutional rights of the parent and has a dramatic, long-term impact on a child, the division shall:   (a) when possible and appropriate, without danger to the child's welfare, make reasonable efforts to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of a child from the child's home prior to placement in substitute care;     (b) determine whether there is substantial cause to believe that a child has been or is in danger of abuse or neglect, in accordance with the guidelines described in Title 80, Chapter 3, Abuse, Neglect, and Dependency Proceedings, before removing the child from the child's home; and     (c) when it is possible and appropriate, and in accordance with the limitations and requirements of Sections 80-3-406 and 80-3-409, make reasonable efforts to make it possible for a child in substitute care to return to the child's home.       (2)   (a) In determining the reasonableness of efforts needed to maintain a child in the child's home or to return a child to the child's home, in accordance with Subsection (1)(a) or (c), the child's health, safety, and welfare shall be the paramount concern.     (b) The division shall consider whether the efforts described in Subsections (1) and (2) are likely to prevent abuse or continued neglect of the child.       (3) When removal and placement in substitute care is necessary to protect a child, the efforts described in Subsections (1) and (2):   (a) are not reasonable or appropriate; and     (b) should not be utilized.       (4) Subject to Subsection (5), in cases where sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, abandonment, severe abuse, or severe neglect are involved, the state has no duty to make reasonable efforts to, in any way, attempt to:   (a) maintain a child in the child's home;     (b) provide reunification services; or     (c) rehabilitate the offending parent or parents.       (5) Nothing in Subsection (4) exempts the division from providing court ordered services.    Amended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-203.1 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 2 - Child Welfare Services|Section 203.1 - Safety and risk assessments.

 Effective 5/10/2016  62A-4a-203.1. Safety and risk assessments.    (1) Child welfare caseworkers within the division shall use evidence-informed or evidence-based safety and risk assessments to guide decisions concerning a child throughout a child protection investigation or proceeding.     (2) As part of the evidence-informed or evidence-based safety and risk assessments, the division shall assess at least the following:   (a) threat to a child's safety;     (b) protective capabilities of a parent or guardian, including the parent or guardian's readiness, willingness, and ability to plan for the child's safety;     (c) a child's particular vulnerabilities;     (d) interventions required to protect a child; and     (e) likelihood of future harm to a child.      Enacted by Chapter 231, 2016 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-205.5 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 2 - Child Welfare Services|Section 205.5 - Prohibition of discrimination based on race, color, or ethnicity.

 Effective 9/1/2021  62A-4a-205.5. Prohibition of discrimination based on race, color, or ethnicity.    (1) As used in this section, "adoptable children" means children:   (a) who are in the custody of the division; and     (b)   (i) who have permanency goals of adoption; or     (ii) for whom a final plan for pursuing termination of parental rights has been approved in accordance with Section 80-3-409.         (2) Except as required under the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. Secs. 1901-1963, the division may not base its decision for placement of adoptable children on the race, color, ethnicity, or national origin of either the child or the prospective adoptive parents.     (3) The basis of a decision for placement of an adoptable child shall be the best interest of the child.    Amended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session