Statewide Intake

Handbook Revision, July 2015

This revision of the Statewide Intake Policy and Procedures Handbook was published on July 2, 2015. Summaries of new or revised items are provided below.

Chronic Caller Policy

Removing Example Questions to Ask From the Handbook

Requesting Information From an Anonymous Reporter

Screener Question

Removing Example Questions to Ask From the Handbook (PATS 7652)

The items below are being revised to remove example questions from the SWI Handbook, which is no longer considered the best place to house these example questions. See:

4200 CPS Intake Assessment Guidelines

4210 Determining Physical Abuse in CPS Reports

4211 Factors to Consider When Determining PHAB

4212 Questions to Ask Regarding PHAB

4220 Determining Emotional Abuse in CPS Reports

4221 Factors to Consider When Determining EMAB

4222 Questions to Ask Regarding EMAB

4230 Determining Sexual Abuse in CPS Reports

4231 Factors to Consider When Determining SXAB

4232 Questions to Ask Regarding SXAB

4231 4232.1 Identification and Location of the SXAB Victim

4232 4232.2 Reports Regarding a Sexually Active Minor

4240 Determining Physical Neglect in CPS Reports

4241 Factors to Consider When Determining PHNG

4242 Questions to Ask Regarding PHNG

4250 Determining Medical Neglect in CPS Reports

4251 Factors to Consider When Determining MDNGG

4252 Questions to Ask Regarding MDNG

4260 Determining Neglectful Supervision in CPS Reports

4261 Factors to Consider When Determining NSUP

4262 Questions to Ask Regarding NSUP

4270 Determining Abandonment in CPS Reports

4271 Factors to Consider When Determining ABAN

4272 Questions to Ask Regarding ABAN

4271 4273 Baby Moses Reports

4271.1 4273.1 Designated Emergency Infant Care (DEIC) Providers

4271.2 4273.2 Criteria for a Baby Moses Report

4271.21 4273.21 Infant Is Brought to a DEIC Provider

4271.21 4273.22 Infant is Born at a Medical Facility But Mother Is Unwilling to Parent

4271.3 4273.3 Questions to Ask Regarding Baby Moses Reports

4271.4 4273.4 SWI Procedures for Baby Moses Intakes

4271.5 4273.5 Situations That Do Not Meet Baby Moses Intake Criteria

4280 Determining Refusal to Assume Parental Responsibility in CPS Reports

4281 Factors to Consider When Determining RAPR

4282 Questions to Ask Regarding RAPR

4281 4283 Youth in the Custody of the Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD)

4281.1 4283.1 Requests For Placement Assistance From TJJD Received By Phone

4281.2 4283.2 Requests For Placement Assistance From TJJD Received Through The Internet (E-Reports)

Requesting Information From an Anonymous Reporter (7977)

The items below are revised to make them consistent with policy elsewhere in the handbook, which states that anonymous reporters who decline to provide their names and contact information are still asked to provide the name of the county from which they are calling. See:

2120 Assessing Reports

2130.1 Anonymous Reporters

2130.2 Providing the Call Identification Number (Call ID)

Chronic Caller Policy (PATS 8152)

The item below is revised to be consistent with recent changes to the related APS facility policy. See:

2161 Chronic Callers

In addition, the following section has been deleted:

7420 Allegations Made By an APS Facility Client That Are Frivolous or Patently Without a Factual Basis

The deletion of 7420 has resulted in the following sections being moved and renumbered:

7420 7430 Investigating Client-to-Client Sexual Contact at an APS Facility

7430 7440 Investigating Client-to-Client Aggression at a Facility That APS Facility Investigates

7440 7450 Investigating Injuries of Unknown Origin at a Facility That APS Facility Investigates

7450 7460 Investigating Pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Disease at a Facility That APS Facility Investigates

7460 7470 Investigating Issues Related to Restraint, Seclusion, or Clinical Time-Out at a Facility That APS Facility Investigates

7470 7480 Allegations Related to a Client Who No Longer Lives in an APS Facility or Receives APS Services

Screener Question (PATS 8162)

The item below is revised to clarify language in the screener question that the question encompasses all principals, not just family members. See:

4931 CPS Screener Eligibility Question