§ 620.048

620.048 Cabinet to file petition within 72 hours if child remains placed outside of home during child protective services investigation -- Cabinet to report on safety plans. (1) During a child protective services investigation conducted pursuant to t he authority in this chapter where a child is placed outside of his or her home on a safety plan, 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 (14) co nsecutive 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 Comm ittee on Families and Children, the report on safety plans established in subsection (2) of this section. Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Created 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 144, sec.

and House Standing Comm ittee on Families and Children, the report on safety plans established in subsection (2) of this section. Effective: July 15, 2024 History: Created 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 144, sec. 8, effective July 15, 2024.