ORS 418.806
Policy
(1)
The purpose of the Critical Incident Review Teams under ORS 418.806 (Policy) to 418.816 (Critical Incident Review Team website) is to increase child safety by:(a)
Rapidly drawing lessons from a particular critical incident for the improvement of systems administered by the Department of Human Services;(b)
Increasing the department’s accountability to the public;(c)
Evaluating and learning from cases designated as critical incidents;(d)
Ensuring timely responses by the department with respect to critical incidents and recommendations that result from critical incident reviews; and(e)
Increasing the department’s ability to address and recommend necessary changes to child welfare systems.(2)
Reviews conducted by teams under ORS 418.806 (Policy) to 418.816 (Critical Incident Review Team website) are in addition to and separate from reviews conducted by county multidisciplinary child abuse teams formed under ORS 418.747 (County teams for investigation), statewide interdisciplinary teams formed under ORS 418.748 (Statewide team on child abuse and suicide) and the department’s child welfare protocols regarding Notification and Review of Child Fatalities and Notification and Review of Sensitive Issues. [2019 c.555 §3]
Source:
Section 418.806 — Policy, https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.html
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