Section 9. Assignment And Initiation Of Investigation

A. Every accepted report concerning alleged child abuse or neglect shall be assigned for investigation according to the investigation priority as determined by statewide central intake (SCI). B. Investigation priority: The PSD worker shall initiate the investigation within the time frames established by PSD as follows: (1) An emergency report requires an investigation be initiated within three hours of the SCI supervisor’s screening decision. (2) A priority one report requires an investigation be initiated within 24 hours of the SCI supervisor’s screening decision. 8.10.3 NMAC 5 (3) A priority two report requires an investigation be initiated within five calendar days of the SCI supervisor’s screening decision. C. In cases when there has been a child fatality, the PSD worker shall not be required to make face to face contact with the deceased alleged victim for purposes of the initiation of the investigation.