WV SB1029

Requires the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources to provide parents with a "Plain-Language Statement of Immediate Rights" and "Plain-Language Statement of Ongoing Rights" at first contact during a child protective services investigation

Immediate rights statement must be written on a single page in large font at an eighth-grade reading level and include rights to refuse home entry without a warrant, refuse services, know why CPS is involved, and be free from discrimination

Ongoing rights statement must inform parents of their right to confidentiality, access to their case file, notification of investigation results, information about major actions taken, and the ability to appeal or grieve decisions

CPS workers must document in case records that both rights statements were provided and make reasonable efforts to explain the immediate rights statement verbally

Statements must be available in alternative formats and languages as required by law to accommodate disabilities affecting hearing, vision, or speech