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     The Department shall conduct a developmental and social-emotional screening within 45 days after the Department is granted temporary custody of a child. When a child under the age of 3 is engaged in intact family services, the Department shall offer to conduct a developmental screening within 60 days after the Department opens the case. For children in intact cases who are ages 3 through 5, the intact caseworker shall refer the child for a developmental screening. The Department shall promulgate rules necessary for the implementation of this Section.