1. (a) The FSW Investigative Supervisor or County Supervisor will:

   1. (1) Determine if an accepted report meets the following secondary review request criteria:

      1. (A) Report does not contain sufficient information for the Department of Human Services to make contact with the alleged victim; or
      2. (B) The allegations are identical to a previous report that has had a prior preliminary investigation within the past six (6) months and was administratively closed;
   2. (2) If an accepted report meets one (1) of the secondary review request criteria above, forward the request with pertinent information to the Division of Children and Family Services Prevention and Reunification Unit for a secondary review; and

   3. (3) If the accepted report does not meet one (1) of the secondary review request criteria, but there is otherwise reason to believe a registered report does not warrant assignment for investigation, contact a Child Abuse Hotline Supervisor for a review before the report is initiated and cite at least one (1) of the following reasons:

      1. (A) The allegations would not constitute child maltreatment as defined in the Child Maltreatment Act, Arkansas Code § 12-18-101 et seq.; or
      2. (B) The same incident involving identical alleged offenders and victims has already been assessed.

2. (b) Regarding reports that meet secondary review criteria, the division’s Prevention and Reunification Unit will:

   1. (1) Review the report and make determinations based on the following considerations:

      1. (A) Review of the report to ensure it meets all acceptance requirements under Arkansas Code §§ 12-18-303 – 12-18-310;
      2. (B) Review of all relevant information pertaining to the report, to include, but not limited to:
3. (i) Current report to ensure:
4. (a) (a) Reporter or collateral information is available;
5. (b) (b) Information is sufficient for the department to make contact with the alleged victim; and

6. (c) (c) The current allegations are not identical to a previous report that has had a prior preliminary investigation within the past six (6) months and was administratively closed;

   1. (ii) Previous investigations of child maltreatment pertaining to the current alleged offender; and

      1. (iii) Previous case history in CHRIS; and
      2. (C) Call to reporter (if known) to ascertain additional information on the allegation and related information to determine if report warrants assignment to field for investigation; and

   2. (2) After secondary review of the accepted child maltreatment report:

      1. (A) Assign credibly accepted reports to the appropriate county office investigative or differential response pathway; or

      2. (B) Complete steps to screen out the accepted referral under Arkansas Code § 12-18-303.

         1. (c) Regarding reports that do not meet secondary review criteria but otherwise does not warrant assignment for investigation, the Child Abuse Hotline Supervisor and appropriate hotline staff will:
   3. (1) Determine whether to screen out the report; and
   4. (2) Notify the CPS Manager and County Supervisor if the report is screened out.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "02/2020"