Utah Code § 80-2-403

Child welfare caseworker safety and risk assessments
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(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) As part of an evidence-informed or evidence-based safety and risk assessment, the child
welfare caseworker shall assess at least the following:
(a) threat to the child's safety;
(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;
(c) the child's particular vulnerabilities;
(d) interventions required to protect the child; and
(e) likelihood of future harm to the child.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 334, 2022 General Session

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