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620.072
Unannounced home visits concerning abused or neglected child -Conditions requiring -- Request for assistance in gaining access to child.
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If the cabinet's initial determination as to the risk of harm to and immediate safety
of an abused or neglected child as defined in KRS 600.020 requires an investigation
pursuant to administrative regulations promulgated by the cabinet, including
consideration of information on the nature and extent of a present danger or threat
of danger to the child or cabinet staff, and if the investigation requires a visit to the
residence or location where the reported abuse or neglect occurred, the cabinet shall
make the visit unannounced, in addition to any other actions taken to protect the
child.
If the initial visit is necessary, after it is completed, the cabinet shall incorporate
unannounced visits with any necessary scheduled visits until the welfare of the child
has been safeguarded in accordance with administrative regulations promulgated by
the cabinet.
If there is reason to believe a child is in imminent danger, or if a parent or caretaker
of a child refuses the cabinet entry to a child's home or refuses to allow a child to be
interviewed, the cabinet may request assistance:
(a) From law enforcement; or
(b) Through a request for a court order pursuant to KRS 620.040(5)(a).
A school or a child-care provider shall provide the cabinet access to a child subject
to an investigation without parental consent.
Effective: June 29, 2017
History: Created 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 1, effective June 29, 2017.
Legislative Research Commission Note (6/29/2017). 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 2
provided that this statute created in 2017 Ky. Acts ch. 188, sec. 1 may be cited as the
Tucker Act.
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