POLICY: Reports of Harm will be prioritized according to the immediate or "potential" risk of harm to the child.

POLICY: Reports of Harm will be prioritized according to the immediate or potential risk of

harm to the child. The assigned priority determines the division's response time.

Each case accepted for investigation will be assigned a priority rating of "Priority 1", "Priority 2" or "Priority 3", contingent on the severity of the reported risk of harm to the child.

The priority rating assigned determines the response time to the Report of Harm.

a. "Priority 1" must be responded to within 24 hours of the time the report is received by the

division. Priority 1 reports are defined as reports which present the greatest degree of risk

to the child and requires an emergency response; including reports that the child:

1. is believed to be in immediate danger;
* There was NO immediate danger.

2. is believed to be unattended and is of an age, or possesses special needs which would

indicate the child would be subject to imminent danger of physical harm if left

unsupervised;
*They were not ever unattended

3. has suffered potential serious physical injury as a result of abuse or neglect;
*Nope, not that one either.

4. is believed to be in immediate need of medical attention and is being denied such

treatment or follow through for treatment;
*They had a clean bill of health from their doctor. Dental was finished. Eye check up were finished. [L] had new glasses and another new pair on order. The other two were fine.

5. who is the subject of the report has died as a result of suspicious causes and has

siblings who remain in the home;
*Not that one.

6. has disclosed sexual abuse and there is current risk/accessibility.
*This is were one of the lies were used for the kidnapping. NONE of them were sexually abused. [L] State Police report came back as a "false positive" from forensics. The initial lab used by OCS conventionally started all this by stating she had been molested.  This is were the word "potential" comes in and a meal ticket for OCS, lawyers, judges, ad litems and on and on. Can't make money without a product.

b. "Priority 2" must be responded to within 72 hours of the time the report is received by the

division. Priority two reports are defined as reports which indicate that while the situation is

serious, information available does not indicate the child is in immediate danger.

c. "Priority 3" must be responded to within seven (7) calendar days of the time the report is

received by the division. Priority three reports are defined as reports which indicate that a

delay in assessing the situation will not result in significant additional harm to the child

The priority rating may be revised if additional information is received prior to the investigation