Section 214-RICR-30-00-1.19 - Missing Children/RunawaysA. Department staff, providers, and law enforcement work collaboratively to ensure that children identified as absent or missing from their living arrangement are located immediately, assessed for potential exploitation, receive the appropriate services and supports if necessary and have the current placement evaluated to ensure that the child or youth is placed in the most appropriate and supportive setting that maintains the child or youth's safety. Once any missing/runaway child or youth is located, the Department assesses the youth to determine the primary factors that contribute to the child or youth's running away, and the child or youth's experiences while absent from care.B. A child or youth is determined to be missing when he/she cannot be located within: 1. one (1) hour for children age birth to thirteen (13);2. one (1) hour for youth of any age determined to be high risk, as defined in § 1.5(L) of this Part, or3. within twenty-four (24) hours for youth fourteen (14) years and older.C. When a child cannot be located and is determined to be missing from any placement the placement provider, or parent/guardian if the child is placed at home, immediately: 1. Calls the Department's Child Abuse and Neglect Hotline at 1-800 -RI-CHILD.2. Notifies the local police department to file a missing person report. The local law enforcement enters missing child information into the National Crime Information Center (NCIC).214 R.I. Code R. 214-RICR-30-00-1.19
Adopted effective 12/27/2018