Safety and risk assessments.

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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.




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