| Written Report |
Within thirty (30) days of
notification to the SRU of a child’s death or other incident to be reviewed, the SRU
shall submit a written draft report of the case review to the
- Bureau Chief of Quality Management
- Commissioner
- Deputy/Assistant Commissioners
- Bureau Chief of Child Welfare Services
- Regional Administrator of the involved region.
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| Contents of Report |
The report shall include
- a chronology of the events
- a summary of services provided to the child and family
- a determination as to whether the Department
- provided adequate and appropriate services to the child and family
- complied with regulations and policy
- recommendations and guidelines for corrective action.
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| Distribution of Report |
When the report is approved by the Commissioner, the SRU
shall distribute the report to involved management staff. |
| Exit Interview |
When requested, the SRU shall conduct an exit interview with
involved staff. Staff may have a union representative who is a DCF employee present
during the exit interview. The representative must sign a confidentiality statement prior
to the interview.
The notes from the exit interview shall be included in the SRU case report. |
| Confidentiality |
The SRU report is a confidential document that cannot be
duplicated nor filed within the child’s case record. The report shall be maintained
in the SRU files. |
