Section 21. Documentation

A. PSD shall document investigation assignments and requirements, as described herein at 8.10.3.9, 8.10.3.10, 8.10.3.11, and 8.10.3.12 NMAC, and shall document the investigation decision, disposition and notice of results of the investigation letter in FACTS as described herein at 8.10.3.17 and 8.10.3.19 NMAC. B. PSD shall document reasonable efforts made to prevent removal of a child from the home and efforts to reunify the child if removal was required during the investigation. Documentation shall be included in the case record and in the affidavit for custody. C. All information obtained by PSD in an abuse and neglect investigation is confidential and may not be publically released. (See Protective Services General Policies, Subsection A of 8.8.2.15 NMAC). [8.10.3.21 NMAC - Rp, 8.10.3.20 NMAC, 9/29/2015] 8.10.3.22 NOTIFICATION OF THE INVESTIGATIVE DECISION AND RIGHT TO ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW AND ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING: A. The PSD worker shall provide parents, guardians, resource families, pre-adoptive parents and treatment foster parents who were the subject of the investigation the notice of results of the investigation letter. The PSD worker shall send the notice of the results of the investigation letter within the 45 day time frame, or with a possible 30 day extension. (See above at Subsection A of 8.10.3.17 NMAC). B. The PSD worker shall notify parents, guardians, resource families, pre-adoptive parents and treatment foster parents who were the subject of a substantiated investigation, which is not the subject of a pending children’s court case, in writing that the decision to substantiate the investigation may be reviewed through PSD’s administrative review process. A client seeking an administrative review shall request the review in writing to PSD within 10 days of the action or notice of the proposed action. C er parents who were the subject of a substantiated investigation, which is not the subject of a pending children’s court case, in writing that the decision to substantiate the investigation may be reviewed through PSD’s administrative review process. A client seeking an administrative review shall request the review in writing to PSD within 10 days of the action or notice of the proposed action. C. If the investigation decision is upheld after being reviewed through PSD’s administrative review process, then PSD shall send a formal letter to the parent, guardian, resource family, pre-adoptive parent or treatment foster parent, who was the subject of the investigation, notifying them of the decision to uphold the 8.10.3 NMAC 9 substantiation and that the upheld decision may be reviewed through CYFD’s administrative hearing process. The parent, guardian, resource family, pre-adoptive parent or treatment foster parent shall request an administrative hearing in writing to the PSD director’s office within 10 days of of the action.