§ 50-25.1-04.1 — State child protection team - How created - Duties

North Dakota § 50-25.1-04.1

• Jurisdiction: North Dakota
• Title 50: Public Welfare
• Ch. 50-25.1: Child Abuse and Neglect

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1. The department shall name the members of the state child protection team. The
department is responsible for all reports made pursuant to this chapter. The
department shall set meetings for the purposes of fulfilling the duties set forth in
sections 50-25.1-02 and 50-25.1-04.
2. Under procedures adopted by the team, the team may meet at any time, confer with
any individuals, groups, and agencies, and may issue reports or recommendations on
any aspect of child abuse, neglect, or death resulting from abuse or neglect the team
deems appropriate. All reports or recommendations issued are subject to section
50-25.1-11, except that the team shall make available information reflecting the
disposition of reports of institutional child abuse, neglect, or death resulting from abuse
or neglect, when the identity of persons reporting, and of the children and parents of
children involved, is protected.
3. In every case of alleged institutional child abuse or neglect, the state child protection
team shall make a determination whether child abuse or neglect is indicated. Upon a
determination that institutional child abuse or neglect is indicated, the state child
protection team promptly shall make a written report of the determination. When a
report includes an allegation or report of institutional child abuse and neglect as
defined in section 50-25.1-02, the state child protection team promptly shall notify the
commissioner of the department or commissioner's designee of the determination.
Notwithstanding section 50-25.1-11, the department shall notify the superintendent of
public instruction, the school district administrator, and the president or chairman of the
school board or a private school's governing body or entity if the subject of the report is
a public or private school.
4. If a determination that institutional child abuse or neglect is indicated relative to a
residential facility or setting either licensed, certified, or approved by the department or
a residential facility or setting that receives funding from the department, that facility or
setting shall engage in an improvement plan approved by the department. Failure to
complete the approved improvement plan must result in notification to the residential
facility or setting's board of directors and to any entity that accredits the facility or
setting. Notification must include the written report of the state child protection team,
the approved improvement plan, and areas of deficiency that resulted in the
notification.