HB4344 S FIN AMT #1 3-10

Johnson  7909

The Committee on Finance moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. for House Bill 4344—A Bill to repeal §49-2-125 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended; to amend and reenact §49-2-809; to amend and reenact  §49-4-405 of said code;  to amend and reenact §49-4-601; and to amend and reenact §49-9-101, §49-9-103, §49-9-105, §49-9-106 and §49-9-107 of said code, all relating to foster care; deleting outdated language; requiring that any report by a physician mandatory reporter shall be automatically considered accepted by centralized intake and a referral for investigation made; requiring circuit courts to enable multidisciplinary treatment team to meet monthly; including managed care case coordinator in multidisciplinary treatment team; requiring sheriff’s office to serve notice of hearing without additional compensation; requiring foster care ombudsman to make recommendations in accordance with the Foster Child Bill of Rights and the Foster and Kinship Parent Bill of Rights; authorizing ombudsman to have access to kinship family; exempting foster care ombudsman from testifying about official duties; making ombudsman’s records confidential and not admissible in evidence; removing circumstance for authorizing disclosure of confidential matters; making investigation of complaint confidential except when imminent risk of harm reported to foster care ombudsman; and requiring ombudsman to maintain confidentiality with respect to all matters and exceptions.

Adopted

Rejected