Reporting and Notification – If, during the course of a child abuse, neglect, or

Reporting and Notification – If, during the course of a child abuse, neglect, or exploitation investigation, an MDCPS employee suspects a child has been or is being trafficked, or a parent has been or is being trafficked and the child is at risk, the employee will immediately provide this information to MCIA. MCIA will immediately call the local law enforcement office in the jurisdiction where the alleged trafficking occurred and notify the MDCPS Statewide Human Trafficking Coordinator and the National Human Trafficking Hotline. MCIA will also notify the MDCPS Human Trafficking Coordinator. The assigned MDCPS investigator will notify the local Federal Bureau of Investigation office of any human trafficking reports received. The assigned MDCPS investigator will also notify the district attorney’s office and appropriate state and federal prosecutors within forty-eight (48) hours of receiving the report. The following information will be given to other law enforcement agencies when informing them of reports involving suspected human trafficking: 1. The name and address of the child; 2. The names and addresses of the parents; 3. The name and address of the suspected perpetrator; 4. The names and addresses of all witnesses, including the reporting party if a material witness to the abuse; 5. A brief statement of the facts indicating that the child has been abused and any other information from the Agency files or known to the investigator making the investigation, including medical records or other records, which may assist law enforcement or the district attorney in investigating and/or prosecuting the case; and, 6. What, if any, action is being taken by MDCPS.