(Revision. 6/1/24)
AS 47.17.030 Action on Reports; Termination of Parental Rights
To ensure that Protective Services Reports that are received on employees of the Office of Children’s Services (OCS) are handled in a highly sensitive, objective and confidential manner.
Office of Children’s Services (OCS) is required to assess reports of child abuse or neglect and take action, in accordance with law, that may be necessary to prevent further harm to the child or to ensure the proper care and protection of the child.
In the event that a Protective Services Report (PSR) is received on an OCS employee, the Division Operations Manager or their designee must be immediately notified. The Division Operations Manager will, on a case by case basis, determine which field office and/or region will be assigned to provide the intake screening decision, initial assessment and family services (if necessary).
An Initial Assessment of an employee, regardless of its assigned priority level, must be handled in an expeditious matter. The Division Operations Manager must be frequently consulted and apprised on the status of the case.
If the PSR leads to an open case on the employee, inclusion of fellow OCS employees in the case, other than those directly assigned to the case, is highly discouraged and must be avoided; any exceptions to this must be approved by the Division Operations Manager or Director.
A substantiated PSR on an employee may be grounds for dismissal.