INSTRUCTIONS TO STAFF 340:75-19-16
Revised 6-1-07
1. Records review request.
(1) The county office immediately notifies the Children and Family Services Division (CFSD) tribal coordinator of any request by the child's tribe or the Secretary of the Interior (Secretary) to review the records of an Indian child.
(2) The CFSD tribal coordinator, in consultation with the local county, decides whether the records are reviewed at State Office (S.O.) or the local office, and notifies the requesting tribe or Secretary of the date and location of the review.
(A) If the records are reviewed at the local office, the CFSD tribal coordinator travels to the local office for the review.
(B) If the review occurs at S.O., the Child Welfare (CW) worker brings the case record to S.O. and is present at the review.