Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-34-.14

Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 1, October 31, 2024

Section 660-5-34-.14 - Glossary

(1)Imminent Risk of Placement (into DHR custody and/or foster care) - Family conditions and circumstances that threaten child safety are present and interacting in such a way that it leads a reasonable person to conclude that there is a very high likelihood that a child will need to be placed.

(2)Safety Threat - A condition or circumstance that presents a risk of serious harm to the children.

(3)Serious Harm - Significant physical injury; sexual abuse; severe impairment in a child's functioning; permanent disability or disfigurement; or death.

(a) "Severe impairment in a child's functioning" is a serious deficit in a child's behavior or cognition.

(4)Protective Capacities - Parent/primary caregiver resources that can or do provide for child safety. These capacities include, but are not limited to, parenting/caregiving knowledge and skills; attachment to the children; awareness of and ability to interpret and meet children's needs; and a willingness and ability to act protectively when the children experience safety threats.

(5)Primary CareGiver - The adult who assumes the parental role and has the major responsibility for a child's care. This may include, but is not limited to, a parent, stepparent, adoptive parent, another relative or a non-relative rearing a child for an absent or incapacitated parent. This also includes any person who has assumed or been delegated responsibility for the care, supervision, transportation, and/or control of children through their employment, unpaid service as a volunteer, or connection with (e.g., students completing an educational practicum, board members) an out-of-home care setting.

(6)Risk of Maltreatment - Family conditions or circumstances that, if left unchanged, can cause child abuse/neglect.

(7)CPS Prevention Referral - Intake information that does not rise to the level of child abuse/neglect according to statutory and departmental definitions or the information provided is insufficient to determine whether a CA/N report exists but, reveals the children may be at risk of maltreatment.

(8)CPS Prevention Assessment - Process used by child welfare staff to gather, analyze, and make decisions about children who may be at risk of maltreatment.

(9)Significant Risk of Maltreatment - Conditions or circumstances revealed during the CPS Prevention assessment that are likely to cause abuse/neglect if ongoing services are not provided.

Ala. Admin. Code r. 660-5-34-.14

New Rule: Filed January 5, 2004; effective February 9, 2004. Repealed and New Rule: Filed June 2, 2006; effective July 7, 2006. Repealed and New Rule: Filed May 4, 2007; effective June 8, 2007.

Previous Rule 660-5-34-.13 was renumbered to .14 as per certification filed May 4, 2007; effective June 8, 2007.

Author: Jerome Webb

Statutory Authority:Code of Ala. 1975, Title 26, §§ 26-16-50 through -53.