Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS
Division 10 - CLIENT RIGHTS
Section 413-010-0745 - Central Office Review of CPS Founded Dispositions
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 413-010-0745
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) Central Office must conduct a review and issue a "Notice of Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision" (Form CF 315) within 60 days from the date Central Office receives a request for a review.
(2) The Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review must occur as follows:
(a) The CPS program office schedules a review
of the CPS founded disposition when a written request for review and case file
information is received from the local Child Welfare office.
(b) The review may not include
re-interviewing the victim; interviewing or meeting with the person requesting
a review, with others associated with the requestor, or with others mentioned
in the assessment; or conducting a field assessment of the allegation of
abuse.
(c) The review must be based
on current child welfare practice and definitions of abuse. Rules in place at
the time the CPS assessment was completed also must be considered.
(d) The following must be considered by the
Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Committee members and the Central
Office Safety Program Manager or designee:
(A) Relevant information and materials
contained in the Department's child welfare case file, including the CPS
assessment and disposition, screening information, assessment information and
narrative, related police reports, medical reports, and information provided by
the person requesting review;
(B)
Whether there is reasonable cause to believe that abuse occurred;
(C) Whether there is reasonable cause to
believe that the person requesting review is responsible for the abuse;
and
(D) Whether there is reasonable
cause to believe that the type of abuse is correctly identified in the
assessment.
(e) The
Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Committee must:
(A) Make recommendations as follows:
(i) Retain the founded disposition;
(ii) Change the disposition to unfounded or
unable to determine;
(iii) Change
the type of abuse (see OAR 413-015-1015 for a list of the types of abuse) for
which the CPS Disposition was founded.
(B) At the conclusion of the Review
Committee, each committee member makes their respective recommendation known to
the Central Office Safety Program Manager or designee.
(f) The Central Office Safety Program Manager
or designee must:
(A) Observe the Review
Committee;
(B) Ask questions of the
committee members as needed for clarification;
(C) Consider the committee's recommendation
or recommendations and the basis for the recommendation or recommendations;
and
(D) Make one of the following
decisions:
(i) Retain the founded
disposition.
(ii) Change the
disposition to unfounded or unable to determine.
(iii) Change the type of abuse (see OAR
413-015-1015 for a list of the types of abuse) for which the CPS Disposition
was founded.
(g) The decision and the basis for the
decision must be documented.
Forms referenced are available from the agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005
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