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Human Services committee delays action on HB 3795A amendment after DHS raises concerns
Summary
The committee opened a work session on a dash-3 amendment to House Bill 3795A, clarifying when “CERT” reviews apply to child welfare fatalities and near-fatalities, and rescheduled the measure for a public hearing after the Department of Human Services flagged workload and process issues.
The Senate Committee on Human Services opened a work session on May 15 to discuss a dash-3 amendment to House Bill 3795A, which the chair said adds the phrase "a report of suspected abuse" to clarify when a CERT review is triggered; the committee agreed to hold a public hearing on the amendment on Tuesday and to post a separate work session on Thursday as a backup.
The clarification concerns when a CERT review — originally established by Governor Ted Kulongoski by rule in 2005 and later placed in statute after 2007’s Carly’s Law — is required for serious child-welfare injuries and deaths. Chair…
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