HB 1930 - DIGEST |
Requires the department of social and health services to: (1) Notify a person accused of abuse or neglect within seventy-two hours of receiving the report of alleged abuse or neglect; and |
(2) Develop training to be provided to foster parents concerning allegations of child abuse and neglect. |
Requires agencies investigating allegations of child abuse or neglect to advise foster parents of their basic rights and certain other information. |
Prohibits one or more prior unfounded allegations of abuse or neglect from being used by the department to determine whether abuse or neglect has occurred. |
Changes the time period in which the department must destroy records of unfounded or inconclusive reports of child abuse or neglect. |
Prohibits a child from being removed from a foster family home unless there is a preponderance of evidence indicating that the safety, health, or welfare of the child is in jeopardy. |
Requires, under certain circumstances, foster parents be given visitation with a child during an investigation if the child is removed from the foster family home because of an allegation of abuse or neglect against the foster parents. |