(A)A public children
services agency (PCSA) shall issue a protective service alert (PSA) if either
of the following occurs:
(1)The PCSA
receives an abuse or neglect report, the whereabouts of a child or his or her
parent, guardian, or custodian are unknown, and the PCSA has reason to believe
the child is in immediate danger of serious harm.
(2)The PCSA
determines that protective services are needed, the whereabouts of the child or
his or her parent, guardian, or custodian are unknown and the PCSA has reason
to believe the child remains at risk of abuse or neglect.
(B)The PCSA shall
issue a PSA in the statewide automated child welfare information system
(SACWIS) and specify whether the PSA is to be processed as an in-state or out
-of- state alert.
(C)Upon creation of a PSA, the PCSA issuing
the PSA shall be referenced as the originating PCSA.
(D)A non-originating PCSA shall notify the
originating PCSA no later than the next working day if a person(s) with an
active PSA has been located and document the notification in the case record.
(E)(C) Upon receipt of the notification that a person
has been located, the originating PCSA who has located a person shall cancel the PSA.
(F)(D) The PCSA is to set the expiration date of the
PSA at a minimum of one year from the creation date. The PSA will expire on the
expiration date selected as long as the requirement for a minimum of one year
is met A PSA will expire in ninety days from the
issue date.
(G)(E) A PSA may be extended
prior to the expiration date. A PSA extension will expire one year from the
issue date The originating PCSA shall complete a
PSA extension prior to the expiration of the PSA if the PCSA determines the
whereabouts of the child are still unknown and the child remains in immediate
danger of serious harm. Each PSA extension will expire ninety days from the
issue date.
Effective: 5/3/2021
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 6/17/2023
Certification: CERTIFIED ELECTRONICALLY
Date: 04/23/2021
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 2151.421, 5153.166
Rule Amplifies: 2151.421
Prior Effective Dates: 01/01/1987, 12/17/1994, 04/01/2001,
03/01/2006, 10/01/2009, 03/01/2014, 06/17/2018