Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Upon completion
of a child fatality investigation by Child Care Licensing in which one or more
allegations of abuse or neglect are confirmed against an individual who works
under the auspices of an agency foster home or agency foster group home, the
department may release a summary report containing the following information:
(1) the name of the child-placing agency that
most recently verified the home and the date of verification;
(2) if previously verified by the same or
another child-placing agency:
(A) the name of
each prior child-placing agency that verified the home;
(B) the dates on which any prior verification
began and ended; and
(C) the reason
for any prior closure of the home if the information is documented in the
department's records;
(3) for each allegation of abuse or neglect
investigated against an individual in the same home in the five-year period
ending with the child fatality:
(A) the date
on which the investigation was initiated;
(B) the type of alleged abuse or
neglect;
(C) the disposition of the
investigation;
(D) whether an
appeal of the disposition is pending; and
(E) whether the deceased child was an alleged
victim of any of the prior allegations of abuse or neglect;
(4) any violations of minimum
standards at the same home in the five-year period ending with the child
fatality;
(5) a description of the
types of training required to be completed by the foster parent, employees, or
other persons providing care or supervision of a child in the same home and a
summary explanation of any training standards violated in the five-year period
ending with the child fatality to the extent documented in the department's
records; and
(6) a summary of any
remedial actions taken by Child Care Licensing against the home or the
child-placing agency that verified the home in the five-year period ending with
the child fatality.
(b)
Upon completion of a child fatality investigation by Child Care Licensing in
which one or more allegations of abuse or neglect are confirmed against an
individual who works under the auspices of an independent foster home,
independent foster group home, or general residential operation, the department
may release a summary report containing the following information:
(1) the date on which the home or operation
was licensed;
(2) for each
allegation of abuse or neglect investigated against an individual in the same
home or operation in the five-year period ending with the child fatality:
(A) the date on which the investigation was
initiated;
(B) the type of alleged
abuse or neglect;
(C) the
disposition of the investigation;
(D) whether an appeal of the disposition is
pending; and
(E) whether the
deceased child was an alleged victim of any of the prior allegations of abuse
or neglect;
(3) any
violations of minimum standards at the home or operation in the five-year
period ending with the child fatality;
(4) a description of the types of training
required to be completed by a foster parent, employee, director or other person
providing care or supervision of a child in the home or operation and a summary
explanation of any training standards violated in the five-year period ending
with the child fatality to the extent documented in the department's records;
and
(5) a summary of any remedial
actions taken by Child Care Licensing against the home or operation in the
five-year period ending with the child fatality.
(c) Notwithstanding any other provision in
this subchapter, if a child was living with a licensed or verified child-care
provider at the time of death, but the injuries that led to the child's death
occurred prior to placement with that provider and Child Protective Services
confirmed a finding of abuse or neglect in connection with the child fatality,
the department may provide information under §
702.309
of this title (relating to What types of information may the department release
following completion of an abuse or neglect investigation conducted by Child
Protective Services that involves a child fatality?).
