1. (1) A child welfare caseworker within the division shall use evidence-informed or evidence-based safety and risk assessments to guide decisions concerning a child throughout a child protection investigation or proceeding.

2. (2) As part of an evidence-informed or evidence-based safety and risk assessment, the child welfare caseworker shall assess at least the following:

   1. (a) threat to the child's safety;
   2. (b) protective capabilities of a parent or guardian, including the parent or guardian's readiness, willingness, and ability to plan for the child's safety;
   3. (c) the child's particular vulnerabilities;
   4. (d) interventions required to protect the child; and
   5. (e) likelihood of future harm to the child.

Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 334, 2022 General Session