Statutes | Klamath Juvenile Ordinance Title 2 Chapter 15 ยง 15.67 | 2020

(a) The policy of the Klamath Tribes is that each report of abuse and neglect reported to a law enforcement agency or the Social Services Department shall be staffed with a multi-disciplinary team
(b) There is hereby created the Child Protective Team, a multi-disciplinary team consisting of at least three (3), but not more than seven (7) persons appointed by the Tribal Council of the Klamath Tribes to serve such terms designated at the time of their appointment. Members shall be recruited from groups or professions with special interest or expertise in child welfare and child abuse and neglect, which may include but not be limited to members representative of law enforcement, the Social Services Department, child counseling and adolescent mental health services, other health services, and child welfare agencies. The Tribal Council of the Klamath Tribes may remove members of the Child Protective Team at any time, with or without cause.
(c) The Child Protective Team shall review all suspected cases of abuse or neglect under this Ordinance and make recommendations as to the disposition of a case, including but not limited to preventative services referral, treatment, and other possible disposition actions.
(d) The Child Protective Team shall issue recommendations on each substantiated case. A copy of such recommendations will be submitted to and retained by the Social Services Department and the Juvenile Court. These reports of recommendation shall be kept of record for a period not to exceed seven (7) years from the date of the report.
(e) Records reviewed by the Child Protective Team are confidential and may not be disclosed except as allowed by this Ordinance provided that nothing in this Subsection shall be deemed to prevent such records from being used or introduced in a court proceeding. All participants will be required to sign a confidentiality agreement to this effect prior to serving on the team.  A copy of the executed form shall be kept in the records of the Social Services Department.