HB 2647 Summary

• Amends Arizona Revised Statutes Section 8-455 regarding the Department of Child Safety's centralized intake hotline for reporting suspected child abuse or neglect.

• Adds new subsection (G) exempting the department from preparing a DCS report for alleged abuse or neglect that occurred in a foreign country when the child is in custody of the federal government.

• Renumbers existing subsections (G) through (L) to (H) through (M) to accommodate the new foreign jurisdiction exemption.

• Maintains existing requirements for hotline operations, risk assessment tools, DCS report preparation criteria, and access to information for authorized department personnel.