Current through the 2024 Fourth Special Session
Section 80-2-403 - Child welfare caseworker safety and risk assessments(1) A child welfare caseworker 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 an evidence-informed or evidence-based safety and risk assessment, the child welfare caseworker shall assess at least the following: (a) threat to the 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) the child's particular vulnerabilities;(d) interventions required to protect the child; and(e) likelihood of future harm to the child.Renumbered from § 62A-4a-203.1 by Chapter 334, 2022 General Session ,§ 38, eff. 9/1/2022.Added by Chapter 231, 2016 General Session ,§ 2, eff. 5/10/2016.