HB5530

Relating to the composition of the Critical Incident Review Team

Introduced·2/16/26
Intr Text

West Virginia HB5530 moves the Critical Incident Review Team from the Department of Human Services to the Office of Inspector General and modifies.

West Virginia HB5530 relocates the Critical Incident Review Team from the Department of Human Services to the Office of Inspector General. This team reviews fatalities and near fatalities involving children in the child welfare system and recommends prevention and intervention processes. The bill also modifies the team's composition, including members from the Bureau for Social Services, the Foster Care Ombudsman, the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, the Prosecuting Attorney’s Institute, the West Virginia State Police, and legislative representatives.

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History

Feb 16

House

Filed for introduction

Feb 16

House

To Health and Human Resources

Feb 16

House

Introduced in House