(1) The purpose of the Critical Incident Review Teams under ORS § 418.806 to 418.816 is to increase child safety by:

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(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 to 418.816 are in addition to and separate from reviews conducted by county multidisciplinary child abuse teams formed under ORS § 418.747, statewide interdisciplinary teams formed under ORS § 418.748 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]

418.806 to 418.816 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 418 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.