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UT Code § 62A-4a-405 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 4 - Child Abuse or Neglect Reporting Requirements|Section 405 - Death of child -- Reporting requirements.

62A-4a-405. Death of child -- Reporting requirements.    (1) Any person who has reason to believe that a child has died as a result of abuse or neglect shall report that fact to:   (a) the local law enforcement agency, who shall report to the county attorney or district attorney as provided under Section 17-18a-202 or 17-18a-203; and     (b) the appropriate medical examiner in accordance with Title 26, Chapter 4, Utah Medical Examiner Act.       (2) After receiving a report described in Subsection (1), the medical examiner shall investigate and report the medical examiner's findings to:   (a) the police;     (b) the appropriate county attorney or district attorney;     (c) the attorney general's office;     (d) the division; and     (e) if the institution making the report is a hospital, to that hospital.      Amended by Chapter 237, 2013 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-406 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 4 - Child Abuse or Neglect Reporting Requirements|Section 406 - Photographs.

 Effective 5/14/2019  62A-4a-406. Photographs.    (1) Any physician, surgeon, physician assistant, medical examiner, peace officer, law enforcement official, or public health officer or official may take photographs of the areas of trauma visible on a child and, if medically indicated, perform radiological examinations.     (2) Photographs may be taken of the premises or of objects relevant to a reported circumstance of abuse or neglect.     (3) Photographs or X-rays, and all other medical records pertinent to an investigation for abuse or neglect shall be made available to the division, law enforcement officials, and the court.    Amended by Chapter 349, 2019 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-407 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 4 - Child Abuse or Neglect Reporting Requirements|Section 407 - Protective custody.

62A-4a-407. Protective custody.    (1) A physician examining or treating a child may take the child into protective custody not to exceed 72 hours, without the consent of the child's parent, guardian, or any other person responsible for the child's care or exercising temporary or permanent control over the child, when the physician has reason to believe that the child's life or safety will be in danger unless protective custody is exercised.     (2) The person in charge of a hospital or similar medical facility may retain protective custody of a child suspected of being abused or neglected, when he reasonably believes the facts warrant that retention. This action may be taken regardless of whether additional medical treatment is required, and regardless of whether the person responsible for the child's care requests the child's return.     (3) The division shall be immediately notified of protective custody exercised under this section. Protective custody under this section may not exceed 72 hours without an order of the district or juvenile court.     (4) A person who takes a child into, or retains a child in, protective custody under this section shall document:   (a) the grounds upon which the child was taken into, or retained in, protective custody; and     (b) the nature of, and necessity for, any medical care or treatment provided to the child.      Amended by Chapter 75, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-408 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 4 - Child Abuse or Neglect Reporting Requirements|Section 408 - Written reports.

62A-4a-408. Written reports.    (1) Reports made pursuant to this part shall be followed by a written report within 48 hours, if requested by the division. The division shall immediately forward a copy of that report to the statewide central register, on forms supplied by the register.     (2) If, in connection with an intended or completed abortion by a minor, a physician is required to make a report of incest or abuse of a minor, the report may not include information that would in any way disclose that the report was made in connection with:   (a) an abortion; or     (b) a consultation regarding an abortion.      Amended by Chapter 207, 2006 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-410 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 4 - Child Abuse or Neglect Reporting Requirements|Section 410 - Immunity from liability -- Exception.

 Effective 5/5/2021  62A-4a-410. Immunity from liability -- Exception.    (1)   (a) Any person who in good faith makes a report under Section 62A-4a-403, 62A-4a-404, or 62A-4a-405, or who otherwise notifies the division or a peace officer or law enforcement agency of suspected abuse or neglect of a child, is immune from civil and criminal liability in connection with the report or notification.     (b) Except as provided in Subsection (3), any person, official, or institution taking photographs or X-rays, assisting an investigator from the division, serving as a member of a child protection team, or taking a child into protective custody in accordance with this part, is immune from civil or criminal liability in connection with those actions.       (2) This section does not provide immunity with respect to acts or omissions of a governmental employee except as provided in Title 63G, Chapter 7, Governmental Immunity Act of Utah.     (3) The immunity described in Subsection (1)(b) does not apply if the person, official, or institution:   (a) acted or failed to act through fraud or willful misconduct;     (b) in a judicial or administrative proceeding, intentionally or knowingly gave, upon a lawful oath or in any form allowed by law as a substitute for an oath, false testimony material to the issue or matter of inquiry in the proceeding; or     (c) intentionally or knowingly:   (i) fabricated evidence; or     (ii) except as provided in Subsection (4), with a conscious disregard for the rights of others, failed to disclose evidence that:   (A) was known to the person, official, or institution; and     (B)   (I) was known by the person, official, or institution to be relevant to a material issue or matter of inquiry in a pending judicial or administrative proceeding if the person, official, or institution knew of the pending judicial or administrative proceeding; or     (II) was known by the person, official, or institution to be relevant to a material issue or matter of inquiry in a judicial or administrative proceeding, if disclosure of the evidence was requested of the employee by a party to the proceeding or counsel for a party to the proceeding.             (4) Immunity is not lost under Subsection (3)(c)(ii), if the person, official, or institution:   (a) failed to disclose evidence described in Subsection (3)(c)(ii), because the person, official, or institution is prohibited by law from disclosing the evidence; or     (b)   (i) in accordance with the provisions of 45 C.F.R. 164.502(g)(5), refused to disclose evidence described in Subsection (3)(c)(ii) to a person who requested the evidence; and     (ii) after refusing to disclose the evidence under Subsection (4)(b)(i), complied with or responded to a valid court order or valid subpoena received by the person, official, or institution to disclose the evidence described in Subsection (3)(c)(ii).        Amended by Chapter 419, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-411 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 4 - Child Abuse or Neglect Reporting Requirements|Section 411 - Failure to report -- Threats and intimidation -- Penalties.

 Effective 5/5/2021  62A-4a-411. Failure to report -- Threats and intimidation -- Penalties.    (1) If the division has substantial grounds to believe that an individual has knowingly failed to report suspected abuse, neglect, fetal alcohol syndrome, or fetal drug dependency in accordance with this part, the division shall file a complaint with:   (a) the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing if the individual is a health care provider, as defined in Section 62A-4a-404, or a mental health therapist, as defined in Section 58-60-102;     (b) the appropriate law enforcement agency if the individual is a law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 53-13-103; and     (c) the State Board of Education if the individual is an educator, as defined in Section 53E-6-102.       (2)   (a) An individual is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the individual willfully fails to report the suspected abuse, neglect, fetal alcohol syndrome, or fetal drug dependency in accordance with this part.     (b) If an individual is convicted under Subsection (2)(a), the court may order the individual, in addition to any other sentence the court imposes, to:   (i) complete community service hours; or     (ii) complete a program on preventing abuse and neglect of children.       (c) In determining whether it would be appropriate to charge an individual with a violation of Subsection (2)(a), the prosecuting attorney shall take into account whether a reasonable individual would not have reported suspected abuse or neglect of a child because reporting would have placed the individual in immediate danger of death or serious bodily injury.     (d) Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, a prosecuting attorney may not use an individual's violation of Subsection (2)(a) as the basis for charging the individual with another offense.     (e) A prosecution for failure to report under Subsection (2)(a) shall be commenced within two years after the day on which the individual had knowledge of the suspected abuse, neglect, fetal alcohol syndrome, or fetal drug dependency and willfully failed to report.       (3) Under circumstances not amounting to a violation of Section 76-8-508, an individual is guilty of a class B misdemeanor if the individual threatens, intimidates, or attempts to intimidate a child who is the subject of a report under this part, the individual who made the report, a witness, or any other person cooperating with an investigation conducted in accordance with this chapter.    Amended by Chapter 419, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-415 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 4 - Child Abuse or Neglect Reporting Requirements|Section 415 - Law enforcement interviews of children in state custody.

62A-4a-415. Law enforcement interviews of children in state custody.    (1) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the division may not consent to the interview of a child in the division's custody by a law enforcement officer, unless consent for the interview is obtained from the child's guardian ad litem.     (2) Subsection (1) does not apply if a guardian ad litem is not appointed for the child.    Enacted by Chapter 322, 2010 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-601 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 6 - Child Placing|Section 601 - Definitions.

 Effective 5/9/2017  62A-4a-601. Definitions.  For purposes of this part:  (1) "Child placing" means the same as that term is defined in Section 62A-2-101.     (2) "Child-placing agency" means the same as that term is defined in Section 62A-2-101.     (3) "High needs child" means a child:   (a) with an attachment or trauma-related disorder;     (b) who suffered from prenatal exposure to alcohol or drugs;     (c) who is the subject of an intercountry adoption;     (d) who was previously adopted; or     (e) who is in foster care.      Amended by Chapter 148, 2017 General SessionAmended by Chapter 401, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-603 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 6 - Child Placing|Section 603 - Injunction -- Enforcement by county attorney or attorney general.

 Effective 5/12/2020  62A-4a-603. Injunction -- Enforcement by county attorney or attorney general.    (1) The Office of Licensing within the department or any interested person may commence an action in district court to enjoin any person, agency, firm, corporation, or association violating Section 62A-4a-602.     (2) The Office of Licensing shall:   (a) solicit information from the public relating to violations of Section 62A-4a-602; and     (b) upon identifying a violation of Section 62A-4a-602:   (i) send a written notice to the person who violated Section 62A-4a-602 that describes the alleged violation; and     (ii) notify the following persons of the alleged violation:   (A) the local county attorney; and     (B) the Division of Occupational and Professional Licensing.           (3)   (a) A county attorney or the attorney general shall institute legal action as necessary to enforce the provisions of Section 62A-4a-602 after being informed of an alleged violation.     (b) If a county attorney does not take action within 30 days after the day on which the county attorney is informed of an alleged violation of Section 62A-4a-602, the attorney general may be requested to take action, and shall then institute legal proceedings in place of the county attorney.       (4)   (a) In addition to the remedies provided in Subsections (1) and (3), any person, agency, firm, corporation, or association found to be in violation of Section 62A-4a-602 shall forfeit all proceeds identified as resulting from the transaction, and may also be assessed a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation.     (b) Each act in violation of Section 62A-4a-602, including each placement or attempted placement of a child, is a separate violation.       (5)   (a) All amounts recovered as penalties under Subsection (4) shall be placed in the General Fund of the prosecuting county, or in the state General Fund if the attorney general prosecutes.     (b) If two or more governmental entities are involved in the prosecution, the penalty amounts recovered shall be apportioned by the court among the entities, according to their involvement.       (6) A judgment ordering the payment of any penalty or forfeiture under Subsection (4) is a lien when recorded in the judgment docket, and has the same effect and is subject to the same rules as a judgment for money in a civil action.    Amended by Chapter 250, 2020 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-605 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 6 - Child Placing|Section 605 - Establishing proof of authority.

 Effective 5/9/2017  62A-4a-605. Establishing proof of authority.  A child-placing agency is not required to present its license, issued under Chapter 2, Licensure of Programs and Facilities, or its certificate of incorporation, or proof of its authority to consent to adoption, as proof of its authority in any proceeding in which it is an interested party, unless the court or a party to the proceeding requests that the agency or its representative establish proof of authority. Amended by Chapter 148, 2017 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-606 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 6 - Child Placing|Section 606 - Child-placing agency responsibility for educational services -- Payment of costs.

 Effective 3/22/2018  62A-4a-606. Child-placing agency responsibility for educational services -- Payment of costs.    (1) A child-placing agency shall ensure that the requirements of Subsections 53G-6-202(2) and 53G-6-203(1) are met through the provision of appropriate educational services for all children served in the state by the agency.     (2) If the educational services are to be provided through a public school, and:   (a) the custodial parent or legal guardian resides outside the state, then the child placing agency shall pay all educational costs required under Sections 53G-6-306 and 53G-7-503; or     (b) the custodial parent or legal guardian resides within the state, then the child placing agency shall pay all educational costs required under Section 53G-7-503.       (3) Children in the custody or under the care of a Utah state agency are exempt from the payment of fees required under Subsection (2).     (4) A public school shall admit any child living within its school boundaries who is under the supervision of a child placing agency upon payment by the agency of the tuition and fees required under Subsection (2).    Amended by Chapter 415, 2018 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-607 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 6 - Child Placing|Section 607 - Promotion of adoption -- Agency notice to potential adoptive parents.

 Effective 9/1/2021  62A-4a-607. Promotion of adoption -- Agency notice to potential adoptive parents.    (1)   (a) The division and all child-placing agencies licensed under this part shall promote adoption when that is a possible and appropriate alternative for a child. Specifically, in accordance with Section 62A-4a-205.6, the division shall actively promote the adoption of all children in its custody who have a final plan for termination of parental rights pursuant to Section 80-3-409 or a primary permanency plan of adoption.     (b) Beginning May 1, 2000, the division may not place a child for adoption, either temporarily or permanently, with any individual or individuals who do not qualify for adoptive placement pursuant to the requirements of Sections 78B-6-117, 78B-6-102, and 78B-6-137.       (2) The division shall obtain or conduct research of prior adoptive families to determine what families may do to be successful with their adoptive children and shall make this research available to potential adoptive parents.     (3)   (a) A child-placing agency licensed under this part shall inform each potential adoptive parent with whom it is working that:   (i) children in the custody of the state are available for adoption;     (ii) Medicaid coverage for medical, dental, and mental health services may be available for these children;     (iii) tax benefits, including the tax credit provided for in Section 59-10-1104, and financial assistance may be available to defray the costs of adopting these children;     (iv) training and ongoing support may be available to the adoptive parents of these children; and     (v) information about individual children may be obtained by contacting the division's offices or its Internet site as explained by the child-placing agency.       (b) A child-placing agency shall:   (i) provide the notice required by Subsection (3)(a) at the earliest possible opportunity; and     (ii) simultaneously distribute a copy of the pamphlet prepared by the division in accordance with Subsection (3)(d).       (c) As a condition of licensure, the child-placing agency shall certify to the Office of Licensing at the time of license renewal that it has complied with the provisions of this section.     (d) Before July 1, 2000, the division shall:   (i) prepare a pamphlet that explains the information that is required by Subsection (3)(a); and     (ii) regularly distribute copies of the pamphlet described in Subsection (3)(d)(i) to child-placing agencies.       (e) The division shall respond to any inquiry made as a result of the notice provided in Subsection (3)(a).      Amended by Chapter 262, 2021 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-608 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 6 - Child Placing|Section 608 - Choose Life Adoption Support Restricted Account.

62A-4a-608. Choose Life Adoption Support Restricted Account.    (1) There is created in the General Fund the "Choose Life Adoption Support Restricted Account."     (2) The account shall be funded by:   (a) contributions deposited into the Choose Life Adoption Support Restricted Account in accordance with Section 41-1a-422;     (b) appropriations to the account by the Legislature;     (c) private contributions; and     (d) donations or grants from public or private entities.       (3) The Legislature shall appropriate money in the account to the division.     (4) The division shall distribute the funds in the account to one or more charitable organizations that:   (a) qualify as being tax exempt under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code;     (b) have as part of their primary mission the support, promotion, and education of adoption programs; and     (c) are licensed or registered to do business within the state in accordance with state law.       (5)   (a) An organization described in Subsection (4) may apply to the division to receive a distribution in accordance with Subsection (4).     (b) An organization that receives a distribution from the division in accordance with Subsection (4) shall expend the distribution only to:   (i) produce and distribute educational and promotional materials on adoption;     (ii) conduct educational courses on adoption; and     (iii) provide other programs that support adoption.       (c) In accordance with Title 63G, Chapter 3, Utah Administrative Rulemaking Act, the division may make rules providing procedures and requirements for an organization to apply to the division to receive a distribution under Subsection (4).      Enacted by Chapter 438, 2011 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-702 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 7 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children|Section 702 - Financial responsibility.

62A-4a-702. Financial responsibility.  Financial responsibility for a child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall, in the first instance, be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article V of the compact. However, in the event of partial or complete default of performance thereunder, the provisions of Title 78B, Chapter 12, Utah Child Support Act, may also be invoked.  Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-703 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 7 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children|Section 703 - Division as public authority.

62A-4a-703. Division as public authority.  The "appropriate public authorities," as used in Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall, with reference to this state, mean the division. The division shall receive and act with reference to notices required by Article III of the compact.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 260, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-704 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 7 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children|Section 704 - Director as authority.

62A-4a-704. Director as authority.  As used in Paragraph (1) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, "appropriate authority in the receiving state," with reference to this state, means the director of the division.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 260, 1994 General Session
UT Code § 62A-4a-705 (2021)
2021 Utah Code|Title 62A - Utah Human Services Code|Chapter 4a - Child and Family Services|Part 7 - Interstate Compact on Placement of Children|Section 705 - Fulfillment of requirements.

62A-4a-705. Fulfillment of requirements.  Requirements for visitation, inspection, or supervision of children, homes, institutions, or other agencies in another party state which may apply under Part 2, Child Welfare Services, shall be deemed to be met if performed pursuant to an agreement entered into by appropriate officers or agencies of this state, or a subdivision thereof, as contemplated by Paragraph (2) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children.  Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 260, 1994 General Session