OAR 413-010-0055
Mandatory Disclosure if in the Child’s Best Interest

(1)

Unless client information is exempt from disclosure under another provision of law, and if disclosure is in the child’s best interest, the Department will disclose client information records to the following persons:

(a)

Employees of the Department of Human Services to the extent necessary to perform their official duties, determine the child’s or family’s eligibility for services, or provide services to the child or family;

(b)

The Division of Child Support of the Department of Justice, when information is needed in order to locate children or absent parents, and to establish support for children in substitute care; and

(c)

Treatment providers, foster parents, adoptive parents, school officials or other persons providing services to the child or family to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to provide services to the child or family. Such services include, but are not limited to, those provided by foster parents, child care centers, private child caring agencies, treatment centers, Indian social service or child welfare agencies, physicians and other health care providers, mental health professionals, volunteers, student interns, and child protection teams.

(2)

Sensitive Review Committee.

(a)

The Director of the Department of Human Services (Director) may choose to convene, either on the Director’s own motion or upon a request of the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House, a sensitive review committee for the purpose of reviewing the actions of the Department, in order to improve the quality of and strengthen child welfare practice in future cases. If the Director convenes a committee at the request of the President or the Speaker, then the Director must submit the final written report containing the findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the committee to the President and the Speaker no more than 180 days after receiving the request from the President or the Speaker.

(b)

Unless client information is exempt from disclosure under ORS Chapter 192 (Records) or another provision of law, and if disclosure is in the child’s best interest, the Director or the Director’s designee must direct disclosure of relevant client information to persons appointed to a sensitive review committee convened by the Director.

(A)

Any record disclosed to the committee members must be kept confidential by the members of the committee and must be used only for the purpose for which the record was disclosed.

(B)

Any records disclosed to the committee members must be returned to the Department upon completion of the review.

Source: Rule 413-010-0055 — Mandatory Disclosure if in the Child’s Best Interest, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=413-010-0055.

413‑010‑0000
Definitions 413‑010‑0010
Purpose 413‑010‑0030
Protection of Information 413‑010‑0035
Prohibited Disclosures 413‑010‑0045
Mandatory Disclosure 413‑010‑0055
Mandatory Disclosure if in the Child’s Best Interest 413‑010‑0065
Discretionary Disclosure 413‑010‑0068
Disclosure of Information Exempt Under the Public Records Law 413‑010‑0075
Disclosure Procedures 413‑010‑0170
Purpose 413‑010‑0175
Definitions 413‑010‑0180
Rights of Children and Young Adults in the Legal Custody of the Department 413‑010‑0185
Department Responsibilities 413‑010‑0200
Purpose 413‑010‑0210
Department Responsibilities 413‑010‑0220
Interrogation/Polygraph 413‑010‑0230
Attorney Interview 413‑010‑0240
Other Interviews 413‑010‑0300
Purpose 413‑010‑0310
Definition 413‑010‑0320
Relative Involvement in Case Planning and Court Hearings 413‑010‑0330
Communication and Visitation 413‑010‑0340
Department Responsibility to Make Diligent Efforts to Place a Child or Young Adult with Relatives 413‑010‑0400
Purpose 413‑010‑0410
Definitions 413‑010‑0420
Right to Review 413‑010‑0430
Grievances Not Subject to These Rules 413‑010‑0440
Informal Complaint Review 413‑010‑0480
Judicial Review 413‑010‑0500
Purpose, Right to Request Hearing, Applicable Rules, and Computation of Time 413‑010‑0502
Representation 413‑010‑0505
Hearing Requests 413‑010‑0510
Notice 413‑010‑0515
Continuation of Benefits 413‑010‑0520
Informal Conference 413‑010‑0525
Burden of Proof 413‑010‑0530
Withdrawals and Dismissals 413‑010‑0535
Proposed and Final Orders 413‑010‑0700
Purpose 413‑010‑0705
Definitions 413‑010‑0710
Required Forms 413‑010‑0714
Notice and Review when the Perpetrator is a Department Employee 413‑010‑0715
Providing Notice of a CPS Founded Disposition 413‑010‑0716
Providing Notice of a CPS Founded Disposition and Other Documents to a Juvenile 413‑010‑0717
Inquiry about a Review When a CPS Founded Disposition was Made Prior to August 4, 2000 413‑010‑0718
Inquiry about a Review of a CPS Founded Disposition When a Person Believes They Have Not Received a Notice 413‑010‑0720
Information Included in the “Notice of a CPS Founded Disposition” (Form CF 313) 413‑010‑0721
Making a Request for a Review of a CPS Founded Disposition 413‑010‑0722
Determining When Legal Findings Preclude a Right to Request a Review and Providing Notice of Legal Proceeding (Form CF 317) 413‑010‑0723
Providing a Notice of Legal Finding (Form CF 318) 413‑010‑0724
Providing a Notice of Waived Rights (Form CF 316) When a Request for Review Has Been Received 413‑010‑0732
Local Child Welfare Office Responsibilities Related to Notices and Reviews 413‑010‑0735
Local Child Welfare Office Review of CPS Founded Dispositions 413‑010‑0738
Notice of Local Child Welfare Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision 413‑010‑0740
Requesting a Central Office Review 413‑010‑0743
Local Office Responsibilities in a Request for Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review 413‑010‑0745
Central Office Review of CPS Founded Dispositions 413‑010‑0746
Notice of Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision 413‑010‑0748
Review Initiated by the Department 413‑010‑0750
Revising Founded Abuse Dispositions in the Department’s Electronic Information System
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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