620.048 Cabinet to file petition within 72 hours if child remains placed outside of
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home during child protective services investigation under agreed upon safety
plan -- Cabinet to report on safety plans.
(1)During a child protective services investigation conducted pursuant to the authority
in this chapter where there is a safety plan negotiated and agreed upon between the
cabinet and the parent, guardian, person in a position of authority or special trust, as
defined in KRS 532.045, or other person having custodial control or supervision of
the child or responsibility for his or her welfare that the child cannot safely remain
in the home, the cabinet shall file a petition in court within seventy-two
(72)hours
if the child remains placed outside of his or her home for more than fourteen
consecutive days.
(2)All safety plans implemented pursuant to this section shall be compiled by the
cabinet on a quarterly basis into a report containing at a minimum the total number
of safety plans, the outcome of the safety plans, and the number of court petitions
filed.
(3)By December 1, 2024, and quarterly thereafter, the cabinet shall make available, on
its website and to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim
Joint Committee, Senate Standing Committee, and House Standing Committee on
Families and Children, the report on safety plans established in subsection
(2)of
this section.