(1) The Department of Human Services may use abuse and neglect reports maintained by the department for the purpose of providing protective services or screening subject individuals.
(2) The department shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The rules adopted in subsection (2) of this section may include:
(a) Notice and opportunity for due process for a department employee found to be unfit; and
(b) Notice and opportunity for hearing in accordance with ORS chapter 183 for a subject individual described in ORS 409.025 (3)(c).
(4) Reports maintained under this section are confidential and may not be disclosed for any purpose other than in accordance with this section or any other provision of law. [2007 c.444 §2]
Note: Sections 3 and 5, chapter 444, Oregon Laws 2007, provide:
Sec. 3. (1) The Department of Human Services shall convene a committee consisting of employees of the department and representatives of entities that provide care on behalf of the department to develop recommendations to the department for the use of abuse and neglect reports to screen:
(a) Persons who are licensed, certified, registered or otherwise regulated by the department to provide care; and
(b) Employees of persons described in paragraph (a) of this subsection.
(2) The recommendations of the committee under subsection (1) of this section shall include, but not be limited to:
(a) A process for the use of abuse and neglect reports in determining the fitness of individuals described in subsection (1)(a) and (b) of this section to provide care;
(b) Detailed information about securing the resources for a data system to collect and maintain all abuse and neglect reports;
(c) Identification of the resources necessary to implement the recommendations; and
(d) A schedule for implementing the recommendations.
(3) The department may present a proposal based on the recommendations of the committee, the implementation plan and a supporting budget request to the Seventy-fifth Legislative Assembly. [2007 c.444 §3]
Sec. 5. Section 3 of this 2007 Act is repealed July 1, 2009. [2007 c.444 §5]
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