The Department shall conduct a developmental and social-emotional screening within 45 days after the Department is granted temporary custody of a child. When a child under the age of 3 is engaged in intact family services, the Department shall offer to conduct a developmental screening within 60 days after the Department opens the case. For children in intact cases who are ages 3 through 5, the intact caseworker shall refer the child for a developmental screening. The Department shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this Section.
325 ILCS 5/8.2a
Developmental and social-emotional screening; indicated finding of abuse or neglect
Known as the Abused and Neglected Child Reporting Act
The act spans §§ 325-5-1 to 325-5-9-1 (66 sections).
P.A. 97-930, eff. 8-10-12.
Official source: Illinois General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Illinois statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.