Section 306.5  Termination of Child Protective Intervention

a)         Unless the Department is legally responsible for a child, the Department shall end continued protective involvement with all subjects of a child abuse or neglect report when the investigation is completed and

1)         the report is "unfounded"; or

2)         the report is "indicated", but the family is uncooperative or refuses assistance and the Juvenile Court does not take jurisdiction; or

3)         the report is "indicated", services have been provided or arranged for and the protective need no longer exists; or

4)         a maximum of eighteen (18) months has elapsed since the date of the most recent "indicated" report.

b)         When child welfare services are needed for reasons other than protective intervention, the Department shall offer continued child welfare services to the child and the family.