2021 Minnesota Statutes

260E.10 NOTIFICATION TO REPORTERS.

Subdivision 1.Screening notification.

If requested, the agency responsible for assessing or investigating a report shall inform the reporter within ten days after the report was made, either orally or in writing, whether the report was accepted or not. If the responsible agency determines the report does not constitute a report under this chapter, the agency shall advise the reporter that the report was screened out.

Subd. 2.Final notification.

Any person mandated to report shall receive a summary of the disposition of any report made by that reporter, including whether the case has been opened for child protection or other services, or if a referral has been made to a community organization, unless release would be detrimental to the best interests of the child. Any person who is not mandated to report shall, upon request to the local welfare agency, receive a concise summary of the disposition of any report made by that reporter, unless release would be detrimental to the best interests of the child.

History:

1Sp2020 c 2 art 7 s 10