1. (a) The Child Abuse Hotline Worker will:

   1. (1) If the alleged offender resides in another state and the suspected maltreatment occurred in another state or country:

      1. (A) Document receipt of the report;
      2. (B) Forward the report to the Child Abuse Hotline of the state or country where the alleged offender resides or the incident occurred; and
      3. (C) If child protection is an issue, forward the report to the Department of Human Services or the equivalent governmental agency of the state or country where the alleged offender resides; or
   2. (2) If the alleged maltreatment occurred in another state, but the alleged offender is a resident of Arkansas and the report of child maltreatment or suspected maltreatment in the other state or country would also be child maltreatment in Arkansas at the time the incident occurred, refer the report to the Division of Children and Family Services or the Crimes Against Children Division as appropriate.

2. (b) The Division of Children and Family Services or the Crimes Against Children Division will:

   1. (1) Contact the other state and advise them of Arkansas’s willingness to assist its investigation;

   2. (2)

      1. (A) Interview the alleged offender in an effort to assist the investigative agency from the other state or country.
      2. (B) However, the investigative agency from the other state or country must take responsibility for the investigation; and
   3. (3) Notify the alleged offender that if the allegation is determined to be true, the offender’s name will be placed in the Child Maltreatment Central Registry.

Codification Notes: This section as promulgated prior to codification into the Code of Arkansas Rules provided as follows: "09/2011"