AGENCY: Department of Human Services. Division of Child and Family Services. Midvale Office

SERIES: 20973
TITLE: Substantiated child abuse and neglect reports
DATES: 1980-1995.
ARRANGEMENT: Alphabetical by client surname

DESCRIPTION: This record series is a case file of reported damage or threatened damage to the physical or emotional health and welfare of a child through neglect or abuse and includes causing non-accidental physical or mental injury, incest, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, molestation, or repeated negligent treatment or maltreatment. Investigations are required upon receipt of a report in an effort to protect the best interest of the children, offer protective services to prevent harm to the children, stabilize the home environment, and preserve family life when possible. Information from Abuse and Neglect Report 741 is put into the Central Register (which is an automated data record on the agencies local data system established by UCA 78-3b-12).__This series includes the Child Abuse/Neglect Report (Form 741), a narration for services, a listing of the type of services, a rehabilitative treatment plan, and all other data collected as a result of an investigation.

RETENTION

DISPOSITION

RETENTION AND DISPOSITION AUTHORIZATION

Retention and disposition for this series is proposed and has not yet been approved.

FORMAT MANAGEMENT

Paper: Retain in Office for 1 year after case closes and then transfer to State Records Center. Retain in State Records Center for 29 years and then destroy.

APPRAISAL

Administrative Legal

This disposition is based on UCA 78-3c-3 (1992), which specifies that data in these records are restricted in order to enhance and promote the recovery of victims involved in abuse and neglect cases.

PRIMARY DESIGNATION

Controlled

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