FINAL BILL REPORT

SB 6338

                                   C 39 L 88

BYSenators Kiskaddon, Stratton, Craswell, Wojahn, Garrett, Kreidler, Bailey and McDonald; by request of Department of Social and Health Services

Revising provisions governing consultation by department of social and health services on reports of abuse.

Senate Committee on Children & Family Services

House Committe on Human Services

SYNOPSIS AS ENACTED

BACKGROUND:

The 1987 Legislature amended the statute to require the Department of Social and Health Services to establish and work with multi-disciplinary teams and other consultants in case planning in child abuse cases.  The amendatory phrase "with consultants designated by the department" was inadvertently placed in the wrong sentence in the subsection.  As the statute currently reads, the department cannot work with consultants and multi-disciplinary teams unless first requested to do so.

SUMMARY:

The 1987 amendatory language, "without consultants designated by the department," is moved from the ninth sentence in subsection (6) to the third sentence in subsection (6).  The proper placement of the phrase will allow the Department of Social and Health Services to conduct case planning with designated consultants whenever it deems appropriate.

VOTES ON FINAL PASSAGE:

      Senate    48     0

      House 92   0

EFFECTIVE:June 9, 1988