State Child Welfare Policies and Procedures

CHAPTER 0500: CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES AND INTAKE

This chapter focuses on requirements related to intake, investigations and child protective services. Included in this chapter are policies on ASFA (reasonable efforts); CAPTA-IDEA; Differential Response; Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA); Multi-Ethnic Placement Act (MEPA); Nevada Initial Assessment (NIA); Nevada Safety Assessment; Risk Assessment; response to environmental exposure; Substantiation; Termination of Parental Rights (TPR) and Child Abuse and Neglect Screenings and NCID Requirements for Prospective Foster and Adoptive Parents.

0501 - ASFA – Reasonable Efforts

• Policy 0501

0502 - Developmental Assessments and Services Policy

• Policy 0502
• FPO 0502A - CAPTA Referral Form
• FPO 0502B - Documenting Referrals

0503 - Differential Response (Under Review)

0504 - Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA)

• Policy 504
• FPO 0504A – Assessing for Indian Heritage
• FPO 0504B – Ancestry Chart
• FPO 0504C – Determining Tribal Eligibility and Notice of Court Proceedings
• FPO 0504D – Nevada Tribes, ITCN and Urban Organizations

0505 - Family First Prevention Services Policy

• Policy 0505

0506 - Intake

• Policy 0506

0507 - School Investigation

• Policy 0507 - School Investigation Policy
• Policy 0507A - Resource and Referral Brochure

0508 - Nevada Initial Assessment (NIA)

• Policy 0508

0509 - Alternative Nevada Initial Assessment

• Policy 0509
• Alternative NIA Guide for Case Workers and Supervisors
• Alternative NIA Guide for Coordinators and Managers

0510 - Nevada Safety Assessment

• Policy 0510

0512 – Safe Haven Response

• Policy 0512

0513 - Investigation Findings and Closure

• 0513 - Investigation Findings and Closure
• FPO 0513A - Guidelines for Substantiating

0516 - Overturning Child Maltreatment Findings in UNITY

• Policy 0516
• FPO 0516A - Overturning Child Maltreatment Findings Form

0517 -Sealing Central Registry Records

• Policy 0517
• FPO 0517A - Sealing of Records Request Form

0518 - Safe Sleep of Infants for Rural Region DCFS

• Policy 0518
• FPO 0518A - Sleep Safe Tri-Fold Brochure
• FPO 0518B - Sleep Safe Tri-Fold Brochure SPANISH Version
• FPO 0518C — Partner Agency List.docx

0519 - CARA Plan of Care

• Policy 0519
• FPO 0519A – Practice Guidelines for CARA Plan of Care
• FPO 0519B – Tips for Caregivers on Caring for Substance Affected Infants