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Title 22 - SOCIAL SERVICESAgency 40 - DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL SERVICESChapter 730 - INVESTIGATION OF CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT IN OUT OF FAMILY COMPLAINTSPart II - Policy
Article 1 - Out of Family Investigation Policy
Section 22VAC40-730-90 - Contact with the alleged abuser or neglector

22 Va. Admin. Code § 40-730-90

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Current through Register Vol. 40, No. 17, April 8, 2024
Section 22VAC40-730-90 - Contact with the alleged abuser or neglector
A. The CPS worker shall interview the alleged abuser or neglector according to a plan developed with the regulatory staff person, facility administrator, or designee. Where there is an apparent conflict of interest, the local department shall use discretion regarding who is to be included in the interview. At the onset of the initial interview with the alleged abuser or neglector, the CPS worker shall notify him in writing of the general nature of the valid complaint and the identity of the alleged victim child to avoid any confusion regarding the purpose of the contacts.
B. The alleged abuser or neglector has the right to involve a representative of his choice to be present during his interviews.

22 Va. Admin. Code § 40-730-90

Derived from VR615-45-5 § 2.8, eff. January 26, 1994; amended, Virginia Register Volume 19, Issue 3, eff. November 20, 2002; amended, Virginia Register Volume 30, Issue 6, eff. January 1, 2014.

Statutory Authority: § 63.2-217 of the Code of Virginia.