Or. Admin. R. 407-045-0860

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 6, June 1, 2024

Section 407-045-0860 - Responsibilities of the Office of Investigations and Training

(1) When OIT receives a report of abuse, OIT shall notify a law enforcement agency within the county where the report was made. If the abuse is reported to have occurred in a different county, OIT must also cross-report to the law enforcement agency in the county where the reported abuse occurred.

(2) OIT shall cross-report to law enforcement on the same day the OIT screener determines the report requires an immediate or a 24-hour response.

(a) Required same day cross-reports include but are not limited to reports of moderate to severe physical abuse, visible injuries to a child, sexual abuse, or the suspicious or unexpected death of a child. Same day reports may be cross-reported verbally, by electronic transmission, or by hand delivery.

(b) When a cross-report is verbal and OIT and law enforcement do not respond to the report together, OIT must send a completed screening report to law enforcement.

(3) All other reports, including those investigated at screening but closed, must be cross-reported to law enforcement no later than ten days after the Department receives the report. The cross-report may be made by electronic transmission, hand delivery, or regular mail.

(4) When OIT receives a report of alleged abuse or neglect, OIT shall notify the child's parent or legal guardian that an allegation has been made, unless notice is prohibited by law or court order or would compromise the child's safety or a criminal investigation. If the child is in the legal custody of the Department, OIT shall notify the child's assigned Department caseworker, if notice has not already been provided. If the child has been placed at the CCP through the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA), OIT shall notify OYA. If OIT has reason to believe the child is an Indian child, OIT shall notify the tribe within 24 hours from the time the report was received by the Department. In cases in which OIT finds reasonable cause to believe that a child has died as a result of abuse or where the death occurred under suspicious or unknown circumstances, OIT shall notify the appropriate law enforcement agency.

Or. Admin. R. 407-045-0860

DHSD 12-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef.12-3-07 thru 5-30-08; DHSD 4-2008, f. & cert. ef. 5-30-08; DHSD 5-2010, f. 6-30-10, cert. ef. 7-1-10

Stat. Auth: ORS 409.050 & 418.005

Stats. Implemented: ORS 418.005 & 419B.005 - 419B.050