OAR 413-010-0745: Central Office Review of CPS Founded Dispositions

(1) Central Office must conduct a review and issue a "Notice of Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision" (Form CF 315) within 60 days from the date Central Office receives a request for a review. (2) The Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review must occur as follows: (a) The CPS program office schedules a review of the CPS founded disposition when a written request for review and case file information is received from the local Child Welfare office. (b) The review may not include re-interviewing the victim; interviewing or meeting with the person requesting a review, with others associated with the requestor, or with others mentioned in the assessment; or conducting a field assessment of the allegation of abuse. (c) The review must be based on current child welfare practice and definitions of abuse. Rules in place at the time the CPS assessment was completed also must be considered. (d) The following must be considered by the Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Committee members and the Central Office Safety Program Manager or designee: (A) Relevant information and materials contained in the Department's child welfare case file, including the CPS assessment and disposition, screening information, assessment information and narrative, related police reports, medical reports, and information provided by the person requesting review; (B) Whether there is reasonable cause to believe that abuse occurred; (C) Whether there is reasonable cause to believe that the person requesting review is responsible for the abuse; and (D) Whether there is reasonable cause to believe that the type of abuse is correctly identified in the assessment. (e) The Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Committee must: (A) Make recommendations as follows: (i) Retain the founded disposition; (ii) Change the disposition to unfounded or unable to determine; (iii) Change the type of abuse (see OAR 413-015-1015 for a list of the types of abuse) for which the CPS Disposition was founded. (B) At the conclusion of the Review Committee, each committee member makes their respective recommendation known to the Central Office Safety Program Manager or designee. (f) The Central Office Safety Program Manager or designee must: (A) Observe the Review Committee; (B) Ask questions of the committee members as needed for clarification; (C) Consider the committee's recommendation or recommendations and the basis for the recommendation or recommendations; and (D) Make one of the following decisions: (i) Retain the founded disposition. (ii) Change the disposition to unfounded or unable to determine. (iii) Change the type of abuse (see OAR 413-015-1015 for a list of the types of abuse) for which the CPS Disposition was founded. (g) The decision and the basis for the decision must be documented. [ED. NOTE: Forms referenced are available from the agency.]