1. (1) The purpose of assigning a CIRT is to increase child safety by:

   1. (a) Rapidly drawing lessons from a critical incident to improve systems administered by the Department;
   2. (b) Increasing the Department’s accountability to the public;
   3. (c) Evaluating and learning from cases designated as critical incidents;
   4. (d) Ensuring timely responses by the Department with respect to a critical incident and recommendations that result from the critical incident reviews;
   5. (e) Increasing the Department’s ability to address and recommend necessary changes to systems.
2. (2) Reviews conducted as provided in these rules are in addition to and separate from reviews conducted by a county Multi-Disciplinary Team pursuant to ORS 418.747, a State Fatality Review Team pursuant to ORS 418.748,or activities related to documented Department processes for notification and review of child fatalities.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 418.005 & ORS 419.024

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 418.005 & ORS 419.024

History

CWP 47-2019, adopt filed 09/27/2019, effective 10/01/2019