Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS
Division 17 - CRITICAL INCIDENT RESPONSE TEAMS (CIRT) AND DISCRETIONARY REVIEWS
Section 413-017-0085 - CIRT Final Reports
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 413-017-0085
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Each CIRT must submit a final report to the Department and share the report to the Department's public website.
(a) Timelines for
the final report:
(A) The final report must be
submitted to the Department no later than the 100th day following the date the
Department appointed a CIRT.
(B)
The Department must publish the final report on the Department's website no
later than 10 days after the department receives the report from a
CIRT.
(C) The Department director
has the discretion to extend the timeline for sharing the final report to the
public website when:
(i) The report, even if
modified, will compromise a law enforcement agency investigation; and
(ii) The public interest does not
outweigh the potential consequences of disclosure.
(b) When sharing the final report
has been delayed, the Department must provide the following information on the
public website:
(A) The status of an expected
publication date for the final report;
(B) Any information the Department determines
will not compromise a law enforcement agency investigation;
(C) Any information that does not require
redaction.
(2) Components of a CIRT final report.
(a) CIRT final reports must be written in a
manner that respects the dignity of the child, the child's
family and those involved in the critical incident case and
must also include:
(A) The date the
Department first became aware of the critical incident and, if
different, the date the critical incident was assigned for a
CPS assessment;
(B) A description of the critical
incident;
(C) The
CPS assessment disposition specific to the critical
incident as required in ORS
419B.026
and the date the disposition was determined;
(D) The date the Department's director or
designee assigned a CIRT;
(E) The
date a CIRT submitted the final report to the Department;
(F) Whether members of the public were
appointed to a CIRT;
(G) The number
of meetings held and dates of the meetings;
(H) The number of participants at each
meeting;
(I) A description of all
Department contacts related to the critical incident including
all contacts with the deceased child, the deceased child's
siblings or the deceased child's parents, foster parents or other
caretakers.
(J) A description of
relevant alleged abuse of other children in the deceased child's home at the
time of the critical incident;
(K) A description of relevant prior
Department reports regarding the deceased child, deceased
child's siblings or the deceased child's parent, foster parents or other care
takers which must include including:
(i) A
summary of the specific nature of any abuse allegations;
(ii) A summary of the Department's assessment
activities related to any allegations of abuse;
(iii) The disposition of the reports,
including whether the reports were assigned for assessment or
investigations.
(L) A
description of any concerns the team has regarding actions taken or not taken
by the Department or law enforcement agencies in response to the
critical
incident or events that led to the
critical incident.
(b) A CIRT final report must not include:
(A) Confidential information that may not be
disclosed to the public pursuant to state or federal law; and
(B) The names of any person assigned to the
team or any personally identifiable information regarding any person involved
in the critical incident case, including but not limited to
employees of the Department, the Oregon Health Authority or law
enforcement.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005 & ORS 419B.024
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005 & ORS 419B.024
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