§587-88 - Child protective review panel.
[§587-88] Child protective review panel. (a) The department shall establish a child protective review panel to review each case of serious abuse. Based upon its review, the panel shall submit a report of findings and recommendations to the director. The department shall appoint members of the child protective review panel who may include, but not be limited to:
(1) Any physician treating the child for abuse;
(2) Any child protective services worker assigned to the case and the worker's supervisor;
(3) The guardian ad litem for the child, appointed under section 587-34, if applicable;
(4) The members of the child's multidisciplinary team or child protective services consultant; and
(5) Other child protective services workers and supervisors.
(b) Members of the child protective review panel shall serve without compensation and shall not be reimbursed for costs, except for state employees serving within the scope of their employment who shall receive compensation and reimbursements as provided by law or by collective bargaining.
(c) Members of the child protective review panel shall be immune from any liability for injuries and damages arising from the panel's report under subsection (a).
(d) This section shall not be construed as interfering with any authority of the department or the courts to remove, to place, or to order any disposition on custody of the abused child under this chapter.
(e) As used in this section, "serious abuse" means reabuse, hospitalization, or death arising from an abuse. [L 1998, c 134, pt of §2]