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Section 203.1 - Safety and risk assessments.

UT Code § 62A-4a-203.1 (2019) (N/A)
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(1) Child welfare caseworkers 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 the evidence-informed or evidence-based safety and risk assessments, the division shall assess at least the following: (a) threat to a 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) a child's particular vulnerabilities; (d) interventions required to protect a child; and (e) likelihood of future harm to a child.

(a) threat to a 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) a child's particular vulnerabilities;

(d) interventions required to protect a child; and

(e) likelihood of future harm to a child.

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