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Second Substitute S.B. 17

Representative Wayne A. Harper proposes the following substitute bill:


             1     
CHILD ABUSE AND NEGLECT REGISTRY -

             2     
MANAGEMENT AND LICENSING

             3     
INFORMATION SYSTEMS AMENDMENTS

             4     
2008 GENERAL SESSION

             5     
STATE OF UTAH

             6     
Chief Sponsor: Gene Davis

             7     
House Sponsor: Wayne A. Harper

             8     
             9      LONG TITLE
             10      General Description:
             11          This bill amends provisions of the Utah Human Services Code and the Juvenile Court
             12      Act of 1996 relating to the Management Information System maintained by the
             13      Department of Human Services.
             14      Highlighted Provisions:
             15          This bill:
             16          .    provides that reports that are found to be without merit and false may not be
             17      included in the Management Information System;
             18          .    provides that contract providers for the Division of Child and Family Services and
             19      designated court clerks may only have access to reports on the Management
             20      Information System that are substantiated or supported;
             21          .    requires that, when the division or a court makes a finding that a report is without
             22      merit, the division or the court must also determine whether the report is false;
             23          .    describes how long a report remains on the Management Information System;
             24          .    provides that proceedings for judicial review of a final agency action relating to a
             25      report on the Management Information System are closed to the public;


             26          .    grants rulemaking authority to the Judicial Council to ensure the confidentiality of
             27      the proceedings described above; and
             28          .     makes technical changes.
             29      Monies Appropriated in this Bill:
             30          None
             31      Other Special Clauses:
             32          None
             33      Utah Code Sections Affected:
             34      AMENDS:
             35          26-21-9.5, as last amended by Chapter 43, Laws of Utah 2007
             36          62A-2-121, as last amended by Chapter 152, Laws of Utah 2007
             37          62A-4a-1003, as last amended by Laws of Utah 2007, Chapter 152
             38          62A-4a-1008, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 77
             39          62A-4a-1009, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2006, Chapter 77
             40          78A-6-103, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             41          78A-6-323, as renumbered and amended by Laws of Utah 2008, Chapter 3
             42      ENACTS:
             43          62A-4a-1003.5, Utah Code Annotated 1953
             44     
             45      Be it enacted by the Legislature of the state of Utah:
             46          Section 1. Section 26-21-9.5 is amended to read:
             47           26-21-9.5. Criminal background check and Licensing Information System check.
             48          (1) For purposes of this section:
             49          (a) "Covered health care facility" means:
             50          (i) home health care agencies;
             51          (ii) hospices;
             52          (iii) nursing care facilities;
             53          (iv) assisted-living facilities;
             54          (v) small health care facilities; and
             55          (vi) end stage renal disease facilities.
             56          (b) "Covered person" includes:


             57          (i) the following people who provide direct patient care:
             58          (A) employees;
             59          (B) volunteers; and
             60          (C) people under contract with the facility; and
             61          (ii) for residential settings, any individual residing in the home where the assisted
             62      living or small health care program is to be licensed who:
             63          (A) is 18 years of age or older; or
             64          (B) is a child between the age of 12 and 17 years of age; however, the identifying
             65      information required for a child between the age of 12 and 17 does not include fingerprints.
             66          (2) In addition to the licensing requirements of Sections 26-21-8 and 26-21-9 , a
             67      covered health care facility at the time of initial application for a license and license renewal
             68      shall:
             69          (a) submit the name and other identifying information of each covered person at the
             70      covered facility who:
             71          (i) provides direct care to a patient; and
             72          (ii) has been the subject of a criminal background check within the preceding
             73      three-year period by a public or private entity recognized by the department; and
             74          (b) submit the name and other identifying information, which may include fingerprints,
             75      of each covered person at the covered facility who has not been the subject of a criminal
             76      background check in accordance with Subsection (1)(a)(ii).
             77          (3) (a) The department shall forward the information received under Subsection (2)(b)
             78      to the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division of the Department of Public
             79      Safety for processing to determine whether the covered individual has been convicted of any
             80      crime.
             81          (b) Except for individuals described in Subsection (1)(b)(ii)(B), if an individual has not
             82      had residency in Utah for the last five years, the individual shall submit fingerprints for an FBI
             83      national criminal history record check. The fingerprints shall be submitted to the FBI through
             84      the Criminal Investigations and Technical Services Division. The individual or licensee is
             85      responsible for the cost of the fingerprinting and national criminal history check.
             86          (4) The department may determine whether:
             87          (a) an individual whose name and other identifying information has been submitted


             88      pursuant to Subsection (2) and who provides direct care to children is listed in the Licensing
             89      Information System described in Section 62A-4a-1006 or has a substantiated finding by a court
             90      of a severe type of child abuse or neglect under Section [ 78-3a-320 ] 78A-6-323 , if
             91      identification as a possible perpetrator of child abuse or neglect is relevant to the employment
             92      activities of that individual;
             93          (b) an individual whose name and other identifying information has been submitted
             94      pursuant to Subsection (2) and who provides direct care to disabled or elder adults, or who is
             95      residing in a residential home that is a facility licensed to provide direct care to disabled or
             96      elder adults has a substantiated finding of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a disabled or elder
             97      adult by accessing in accordance with Subsection (5) the database created in Section
             98      62A-3-311.1 if identification as a possible perpetrator of disabled or elder adult abuse, neglect,
             99      or exploitation is relevant to the employment activities or residence of that person; or
             100          (c) an individual whose name or other identifying information has been submitted
             101      pursuant to Subsection (2) has been adjudicated in a juvenile court of committing an act which
             102      if committed by an adult would be a felony or a misdemeanor if:
             103          (i) the individual is under the age of 28 years; or
             104          (ii) the individual is over the age of 28 and has been convicted, has pleaded no contest,
             105      or is currently subject to a plea in abeyance or diversion agreement for any felony or
             106      misdemeanor.
             107          (5) (a) The department shall:
             108          (i) designate two persons within the department to access:
             109          (A) the Licensing Information System described in Section 62A-4a-1006 ;
             110          (B) court records under Subsection [ 78-3a-320 (6)] 78A-6-323 (7);
             111          (C) the database described in Subsection (4)(b); and
             112          (D) juvenile court records as permitted by Subsection (4)(c); and
             113          (ii) adopt measures to:
             114          (A) protect the security of the Licensing Information System, the court records, and the
             115      database; and
             116          (B) strictly limit access to the Licensing Information System, the court records, and the
             117      database to those designated under Subsection (5)(a)(i).
             118          (b) Those designated under Subsection (5)(a)(i) shall receive training from the


             119      Department of Human Services with respect to:
             120          (i) accessing the Licensing Information System, the court records, and the database;
             121          (ii) maintaining strict security; and
             122          (iii) the criminal provisions in Section 62A-4a-412 for the improper release of
             123      information.
             124          (c) Those designated under Subsection (5)(a)(i):
             125          (i) are the only ones in the department with the authority to access the Licensing
             126      Information System, the court records, and database; and
             127          (ii) may only access the Licensing Information System, the court records, and the
             128      database for the purpose of licensing and in accordance with the provisions of Subsection (4).
             129          (6) Within ten days of initially hiring a covered individual, a covered health care
             130      facility shall submit the covered individual's information to the department in accordance with
             131      Subsection (2).
             132          (7) The department shall adopt rules under Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
             133      Rulemaking Act, consistent with this chapter, defining the circumstances under which a person
             134      who has been convicted of a criminal offense, or a person described in Subsection (4), may
             135      provide direct care to a patient in a covered health care facility, taking into account the nature
             136      of the criminal conviction or substantiated finding and its relation to patient care.
             137          (8) The department may, in accordance with Section 26-1-6 , assess reasonable fees for
             138      a criminal background check processed pursuant to this section.
             139          (9) The department may inform the covered health care facility of information
             140      discovered under Subsection (4) with respect to a covered individual.
             141          (10) A covered health care facility is not civilly liable for submitting information to the
             142      department as required by this section.
             143          Section 2. Section 62A-2-121 is amended to read:
             144           62A-2-121. Access to abuse and neglect information.
             145          (1) For purposes of this section:
             146          (a) "Direct service worker" is as defined in Section 62A-5-101 .
             147          (b) "Personal care attendant" is as defined in Section 62A-3-101 .
             148          (2) With respect to a licensee, a certified local inspector applicant, a direct service
             149      worker, or a personal care attendant, the department may access only the Licensing Information


             150      System of the Division of Child and Family Services created by Section 62A-4a-1006 and
             151      juvenile court records under Subsection [ 78-3a-320 (6)] 78A-6-323 (7), for the purpose of:
             152          (a) (i) determining whether a person associated with a licensee, with direct access to
             153      children:
             154          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             155          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             156      neglect under Subsections [ 78-3a-320 ] 78A-6-323 (1) and (2); and
             157          (ii) informing a licensee that a person associated with the licensee:
             158          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             159          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             160      neglect under Subsections [ 78-3a-320 ] 78A-6-323 (1) and (2);
             161          (b) (i) determining whether a certified local inspector applicant:
             162          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             163          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             164      neglect under Subsections [ 78-3a-320 ] 78A-6-323 (1) and (2); and
             165          (ii) informing a local government that a certified local inspector applicant:
             166          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             167          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             168      neglect under Subsections [ 78-3a-320 ] 78A-6-323 (1) and (2);
             169          (c) (i) determining whether a direct service worker:
             170          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             171          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             172      neglect under Subsections [ 78-3a-320 ] 78A-6-323 (1) and (2); and
             173          (ii) informing a direct service worker or the direct service worker's employer that the
             174      direct service worker:
             175          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             176          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             177      neglect under Subsections [ 78-3a-320 ] 78A-6-323 (1) and (2); or
             178          (d) (i) determining whether a personal care attendant:
             179          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             180          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or


             181      neglect under Subsections [ 78-3a-320 ] 78A-6-323 (1) and (2); and
             182          (ii) informing a person described in Subsections 62A-3-101 (9)(a)(i) through (iv) that a
             183      personal care attendant:
             184          (A) is listed in the Licensing Information System; or
             185          (B) has a substantiated finding by a juvenile court of a severe type of child abuse or
             186      neglect under Subsections [ 78-3a-320 ] 78A-6-323 (1) and (2).
             187          (3) Notwithstanding Subsection (2), the department may access the Division of Child
             188      and Family Service's Management Information System under Section 62A-4a-1003 :
             189          (a) for the purpose of licensing and monitoring foster parents; and
             190          (b) for the purposes described in Subsection 62A-4a-1003 (1)(d).
             191          (4) After receiving identifying information for a person under Subsection
             192      62A-2-120 (1), the department shall process the information for the purposes described in
             193      Subsection (2).
             194          (5) The department shall adopt rules under Title 63, Chapter 46a, Utah Administrative
             195      Rulemaking Act, consistent with this chapter, defining the circumstances under which a person
             196      may have direct access or provide services to children when:
             197          (a) the person is listed in the Licensing Information System of the Division of Child
             198      and Family Services created by Section 62A-4a-1006 ; or
             199          (b) juvenile court records show that a court made a substantiated finding under Section
             200      [ 78-3a-320 ] 78A-6-323 , that the person committed a severe type of child abuse or neglect.
             201          Section 3. Section 62A-4a-1003 is amended to read:
             202           62A-4a-1003. Management Information System -- Requirements -- Contents --
             203      Purpose -- Access.
             204          (1) (a) The division shall develop and implement a Management Information System
             205      that meets the requirements of this section and the requirements of federal law and regulation.
             206          (b) The information and records contained in the Management Information System:
             207          (i) are protected records under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             208      Management Act; and
             209          (ii) except as provided in Subsections (1)(c) and (d), are available only to a person with
             210      statutory authorization under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government Records Access and
             211      Management Act, to review the information and records described in this Subsection (1)(b).


             212          (c) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the information and records described in
             213      Subsection (1)(b) are available to a person:
             214          (i) as provided under Subsection [(6)] (7) or Section 62A-4a-1006 ; or
             215          (ii) who has specific statutory authorization to access the information or records for the
             216      purpose of assisting the state with state and federal requirements to maintain information solely
             217      for the purpose of protecting minors and providing services to families in need.
             218          (d) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b)(ii), the information and records described in
             219      Subsection (1)(b) may, to the extent required by Title IV-B or IV-E of the Social Security Act,
             220      be provided by the division:
             221          (i) to comply with child abuse and neglect registry checks requested by other states;
             222      and
             223          (ii) to the United States Department of Health and Human Services for purposes of
             224      maintaining an electronic national registry of substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect.
             225          (2) With regard to all child welfare cases, the Management Information System shall
             226      provide each caseworker and the department's office of licensing, exclusively for the purposes
             227      of foster parent licensure and monitoring, with a complete history of each child in that worker's
             228      caseload, including:
             229          (a) a record of all past action taken by the division with regard to that child and the
             230      child's siblings;
             231          (b) the complete case history and all reports and information in the control or keeping
             232      of the division regarding that child and the child's siblings;
             233          (c) the number of times the child has been in the custody of the division;
             234          (d) the cumulative period of time the child has been in the custody of the division;
             235          (e) except as provided in Subsection (3), a record of all reports of abuse or neglect
             236      received by the division with regard to that child's parent, parents, or guardian including:
             237          (i) for each report, documentation of the:
             238          (A) latest status; or
             239          (B) final outcome or determination; and
             240          (ii) information that indicates whether each report was found to be:
             241          (A) supported;
             242          (B) unsupported;


             243          (C) substantiated by a juvenile court;
             244          (D) unsubstantiated by a juvenile court; or
             245          (E) without merit;
             246          (f) the number of times the child's parent or parents failed any child and family plan;
             247      and
             248          (g) the number of different caseworkers who have been assigned to that child in the
             249      past.
             250          (3) The Management Information System may not include a report, or any reference to
             251      a report, that is:
             252          (a) found by the division to be:
             253          (i) without merit; and
             254          (ii) false, under Section 62A-4a-1003.5 ; or
             255          (b) found by a court to be:
             256          (i) without merit; and
             257          (ii) false, under Subsection 78A-6-323 (4).
             258          [(3)] (4) The [division's] Management Information System shall:
             259          (a) contain all key elements of each family's current child and family plan, including:
             260          (i) the dates and number of times the plan has been administratively or judicially
             261      reviewed;
             262          (ii) the number of times the parent or parents have failed that child and family plan;
             263      and
             264          (iii) the exact length of time the child and family plan has been in effect; and
             265          (b) alert caseworkers regarding deadlines for completion of and compliance with
             266      policy, including child and family plans.
             267          [(4)] (5) With regard to all child protective services cases, the Management
             268      Information System shall:
             269          (a) monitor the compliance of each case with:
             270          (i) division rule and policy;
             271          (ii) state law; and
             272          (iii) federal law and regulation; and
             273          (b) include the age and date of birth of the alleged perpetrator at the time the abuse or


             274      neglect is alleged to have occurred, in order to ensure accuracy regarding the identification of
             275      the alleged perpetrator.
             276          [(5)] (6) Except as provided in Subsection [(6)] (7) regarding contract providers and
             277      Section 62A-4a-1006 regarding limited access to the Licensing Information System, all
             278      information contained in the division's Management Information System is available to the
             279      department, upon the approval of the executive director, on a need-to-know basis.
             280          [(6)] (7) (a) Subject to this Subsection [(6)] (7), the division may allow its contract
             281      providers, court clerks designated by the Administrative Office of the Courts, and the Office of
             282      the Guardian Ad Litem to have limited access to the Management Information System.
             283          (b) A division contract provider has access only to information about a person who is
             284      currently receiving services from that specific contract provider.
             285          (c) (i) Designated court clerks may only have access to information necessary to
             286      comply with Subsection [ 78-3h-102 ] 78B-7-202 (2).
             287          (ii) The Office of the Guardian Ad Litem may access only the information that:
             288          (A) relates to children and families where the Office of the Guardian Ad Litem is
             289      appointed by a court to represent the interests of the children; and
             290          (B) except as provided in Subsection [(6)] (7)(d), is entered into the Management
             291      Information System on or after July 1, 2004.
             292          (d) Notwithstanding Subsection [(6)] (7)(c)(ii)(B), the Office of the Guardian Ad Litem
             293      shall have access to all child abuse and neglect referrals about children and families where the
             294      office has been appointed by a court to represent the interests of the children, regardless of the
             295      date that the information is entered into the Management Information System.
             296          (e) Each contract provider and designated representative of the Office of the Guardian
             297      Ad Litem who requests access to information contained in the Management Information
             298      System shall:
             299          (i) take all necessary precautions to safeguard the security of the information contained
             300      in the Management Information System;
             301          (ii) train its employees regarding:
             302          (A) requirements for protecting the information contained in the Management
             303      Information System as required by this chapter and under Title 63, Chapter 2, Government
             304      Records Access and Management Act; and


             305          (B) the criminal penalties under Sections 62A-4a-412 and 63-2-801 for improper
             306      release of information; and
             307          (iii) monitor its employees to ensure that they protect the information contained in the
             308      Management Information System as required by law.
             309          (f) The division shall take reasonable precautions to ensure that its contract providers
             310      comply with the requirements of this Subsection [(6)] (7).
             311          (g) The contract providers and designated court clerks described in this Subsection (7)
             312      may not have access to reports, or references to reports, that are found to be unsubstantiated,
             313      unsupported, or without merit.
             314          [(7)] (8) The division shall take all necessary precautions, including password
             315      protection and other appropriate and available technological techniques, to prevent
             316      unauthorized access to or release of information contained in the Management Information
             317      System.
             318          Section 4. Section 62A-4a-1003.5 is enacted to read:
             319          62A-4a-1003.5. Report without merit -- Additional finding.
             320          If the division finds that a report is without merit, the division shall make an additional
             321      finding regarding whether the report is false.
             322          Section 5. Section 62A-4a-1008 is amended to read:
             323           62A-4a-1008. Timeframes for deletion of specified information or reports.
             324          [(1) Unless the executive director determines that there is good cause for keeping a
             325      report of abuse or neglect in the Management Information System, based on standards
             326      established by rule, the division shall delete any reference to:]
             327          [(a) a report that is without merit, if no subsequent report involving the same alleged
             328      perpetrator has occurred within one year; or]
             329          [(b) a report that is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be
             330      unsubstantiated or without merit, if no subsequent report involving the same alleged
             331      perpetrator has occurred within five years.]
             332          (1) Except as provided in Subsection (3) or (4), the division shall delete from the
             333      Management Information System a report that is unsubstantiated or unsupported:
             334          (a) after the report has been on the Management Information system for three years,
             335      unless the alleged perpetrator is listed on the Management Information System as the


             336      perpetrator in a previous substantiated or supported report; or
             337          (b) after the report has been on the Management Information System for five years, if
             338      the alleged perpetrator is listed on the Management Information System as the perpetrator in a
             339      previous substantiated or supported report.
             340          (2) Except as provided in Subsection (3), (4), or 62A-4a-1003 (3), the division shall
             341      delete from the Management Information System a report that is without merit after the report
             342      has been on the Management Information System one year.
             343          (3) The time periods described in Subsections (1) and (2) shall start over, beginning on
             344      the day that a subsequent report is placed on the Management Information System, if:
             345          (a) the alleged perpetrator in the subsequent report is the same as the alleged
             346      perpetrator in the report described in Subsection (1) or (2); and
             347          (b) the subsequent report is found to be:
             348          (i) supported;
             349          (ii) unsupported;
             350          (iii) substantiated;
             351          (iv) unsubstantiated; or
             352          (v) without merit, unless the report is:
             353          (A) found by the division to be false, under Section 62A-4a-1003.5 ; or
             354          (B) found by a court to be false, under Subsection 78A-6-323 (4).
             355          (4) (a) Except for a report described in Subsection 62A-4a-1003 (3), a report described
             356      in this section may not be deleted, unless otherwise ordered by a court, if the executive director
             357      determines, based on standards established by rule, that there is good cause for keeping the
             358      report in the Management Information System.
             359          (b) A court may order the division to delete a report before the time periods described
             360      in this section, if the court finds, by clear and convincing evidence, that it is in the interests of
             361      justice to order deletion of the report at an earlier time.
             362          (5) When the division deletes a report under this section, the division shall also delete
             363      all references to the report, and information contained in the report, from the Management
             364      Information System.
             365          [(2)] (6) (a) The division shall maintain a separation of reports as follows:
             366          (i) those that are supported;


             367          (ii) those that are unsupported;
             368          (iii) those that are without merit;
             369          (iv) those that are unsubstantiated under the law in effect prior to May 6, 2002;
             370          (v) those that are substantiated under the law in effect prior to May 6, 2002; and
             371          (vi) those that are consented-to supported findings under Subsection
             372      62A-4a-1005 (3)(a)(iii).
             373          (b) Only persons with statutory authority [have] may access [to] the information
             374      contained in any of the reports identified in Subsection [(2)] (6)(a).
             375          Section 6. Section 62A-4a-1009 is amended to read:
             376           62A-4a-1009. Notice and opportunity to challenge supported finding in
             377      Management Information System -- Right of judicial review.
             378          (1) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (2), the division shall send a notice of agency
             379      action to a person with respect to whom the division makes a supported finding. In addition, if
             380      the alleged perpetrator is under the age of 18, the division shall:
             381          (i) make reasonable efforts to identify the alleged perpetrator's parent or guardian; and
             382          (ii) send a notice to each parent or guardian identified under Subsection (1)(a)(i) that
             383      lives at a different address, unless there is good cause, as defined by rule, for not sending a
             384      notice to a parent or guardian.
             385          (b) Nothing in this section may be construed as affecting:
             386          (i) the manner in which the division conducts an investigation; or
             387          (ii) the use or effect, in any other setting, of a supported finding by the division at the
             388      completion of an investigation for any purpose other than for notification under Subsection (1)
             389      (a).
             390          (2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a person who has been served with notice under
             391      Subsection 62A-4a-1005 (1)(a).
             392          (3) The notice described in Subsection (1) shall state:
             393          (a) that the division has conducted an investigation regarding alleged child abuse,
             394      neglect, or dependency;
             395          (b) that the division has made a supported finding of abuse, neglect, or dependency;
             396          (c) that facts gathered by the division support the supported finding;
             397          (d) that the person has the right to request:


             398          (i) a copy of the report; and
             399          (ii) an opportunity to challenge the supported finding by the division; and
             400          (e) that failure to request an opportunity to challenge the supported finding within 30
             401      days of receiving the notice will result in an unappealable supported finding of child abuse,
             402      neglect, or dependency unless the person can show good cause for why compliance within the
             403      30-day requirement was virtually impossible or unreasonably burdensome.
             404          (4) (a) A person may make a request to challenge a supported finding within 30 days of
             405      a notice being received under this section.
             406          (b) Upon receipt of a request under Subsection (4)(a), the Office of Administrative
             407      Hearings shall hold an adjudicative proceeding pursuant to Title 63, Chapter 46b,
             408      Administrative Procedures Act.
             409          (5) (a) In an adjudicative proceeding held pursuant to this section, the division shall
             410      have the burden of proving, by a preponderance of the evidence, that child abuse, neglect, or
             411      dependency occurred and that the alleged perpetrator was substantially responsible for the
             412      abuse or neglect that occurred.
             413          (b) Any party shall have the right of judicial review of final agency action, in
             414      accordance with Title 63, Chapter 46b, Administrative Procedures Act.
             415          (c) Proceedings for judicial review of a final agency action under this section shall be
             416      closed to the public.
             417          (d) The Judicial Council shall make rules that ensure the confidentiality of the
             418      proceedings described in Subsection (5)(c) and the records related to the proceedings.
             419          (6) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, an alleged perpetrator who, after
             420      receiving notice, fails to challenge a supported finding in accordance with this section:
             421          (a) may not further challenge the finding; and
             422          (b) shall have no right to:
             423          (i) agency review of the finding;
             424          (ii) an adjudicative hearing on the finding; or
             425          (iii) judicial review of the finding.
             426          (7) (a) Except as provided in Subsection (7)(b), an alleged perpetrator may not make a
             427      request under Subsection (4) to challenge a supported finding if a court of competent
             428      jurisdiction entered a finding, in a proceeding in which the alleged perpetrator was a party, that


             429      the alleged perpetrator is substantially responsible for the abuse, neglect, or dependency which
             430      was also the subject of the supported finding.
             431          (b) Subsection (7)(a) does not apply to pleas in abeyance or diversion agreements.
             432          (c) An adjudicative proceeding under Subsection (5) may be stayed during the time a
             433      judicial action on the same matter is pending.
             434          (8) Pursuant to Section [ 78-3a-320 ] 78A-6-323 , an adjudicative proceeding on a
             435      supported finding of a type of abuse or neglect that does not constitute a severe type of child
             436      abuse or neglect may be joined in the juvenile court with an adjudicative proceeding on a
             437      supported finding of a severe type of child abuse or neglect.
             438          Section 7. Section 78A-6-103 is amended to read:
             439           78A-6-103. Jurisdiction of juvenile court -- Original -- Exclusive.
             440          (1) Except as otherwise provided by law, the juvenile court has exclusive original
             441      jurisdiction in proceedings concerning:
             442          (a) a child who has violated any federal, state, or local law or municipal ordinance or a
             443      person younger than 21 years of age who has violated any law or ordinance before becoming
             444      18 years of age, regardless of where the violation occurred, excluding traffic laws and boating
             445      and ordinances;
             446          (b) a person 21 years of age or older who has failed or refused to comply with an order
             447      of the juvenile court to pay a fine or restitution, if the order was imposed prior to the person's
             448      21st birthday; however, the continuing jurisdiction is limited to causing compliance with
             449      existing orders;
             450          (c) a child who is an abused child, neglected child, or dependent child, as those terms
             451      are defined in Section 78A-6-105 ;
             452          (d) a protective order for a child pursuant to the provisions of Title 78B, Chapter 7,
             453      Part 2, Child Protective Orders, which the juvenile court may transfer to the district court if the
             454      juvenile court has entered an ex parte protective order and finds that:
             455          (i) the petitioner and the respondent are the natural parent, adoptive parent, or step
             456      parent of the child who is the object of the petition;
             457          (ii) the district court has a petition pending or an order related to custody or parent-time
             458      entered under Title 30, Chapter 3, Divorce, Title 78B, Chapter 7, Part 1, Cohabitant Abuse Act,
             459      or Title 78B, Chapter 15, Utah Uniform Parentage Act, in which the petitioner and the


             460      respondent are parties; and
             461          (iii) the best interests of the child will be better served in the district court;
             462          (e) appointment of a guardian of the person or other guardian of a minor who comes
             463      within the court's jurisdiction under other provisions of this section;
             464          (f) the emancipation of a minor in accordance with Part 8, Emancipation;
             465          (g) the termination of the legal parent-child relationship in accordance with Part 5,
             466      Termination of Parental Rights Act, including termination of residual parental rights and
             467      duties;
             468          (h) the treatment or commitment of a mentally retarded minor;
             469          (i) a minor who is a habitual truant from school;
             470          (j) the judicial consent to the marriage of a child under age 16 upon a determination of
             471      voluntariness or where otherwise required by law, employment, or enlistment of a child when
             472      consent is required by law;
             473          (k) any parent or parents of a child committed to a secure youth corrections facility, to
             474      order, at the discretion of the court and on the recommendation of a secure facility, the parent
             475      or parents of a child committed to a secure facility for a custodial term, to undergo group
             476      rehabilitation therapy under the direction of a secure facility therapist, who has supervision of
             477      that parent's or parents' child, or any other therapist the court may direct, for a period directed
             478      by the court as recommended by a secure facility;
             479          (l) a minor under Title 55, Chapter 12, Interstate Compact for Juveniles;
             480          (m) the treatment or commitment of a mentally ill child. The court may commit a child
             481      to the physical custody of a local mental health authority in accordance with the procedures and
             482      requirements of Title 62A, Chapter 15, Part 7, Commitment of Persons Under Age 18 to
             483      Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health. The court may not commit a child directly to
             484      the Utah State Hospital;
             485          (n) the commitment of a child in accordance with Section 62A-15-301 ;
             486          (o) de novo review of final agency actions resulting from an informal adjudicative
             487      proceeding as provided in Section 63-46b-15 ; and
             488          (p) adoptions conducted in accordance with the procedures described in Title 78B,
             489      Chapter 6, Part 1, Utah Adoption Act, when the juvenile court has previously entered an order
             490      terminating the rights of a parent and finds that adoption is in the best interest of the child.


             491          (2) In addition to the provisions of Subsection (1)(a) the juvenile court has exclusive
             492      jurisdiction over any traffic or boating offense committed by a person under 16 years of age
             493      and concurrent jurisdiction over all other traffic or boating offenses committed by a person 16
             494      years of age or older, except that the court shall have exclusive jurisdiction over the following
             495      offenses committed by a child:
             496          (a) Section 76-5-207 , automobile homicide;
             497          (b) Section 41-6a-502 , operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or
             498      drugs;
             499          (c) Section 41-6a-528 , reckless driving or Section 73-18-12 , reckless operation;
             500          (d) Section 41-1a-1314 , unauthorized control over a motor vehicle, trailer, or
             501      semitrailer for an extended period of time; and
             502          (e) Section 41-6a-210 or 73-18-20 , fleeing a peace officer.
             503          (3) The court also has jurisdiction over traffic and boating offenses that are part of a
             504      single criminal episode filed in a petition that contains an offense over which the court has
             505      jurisdiction.
             506          (4) The juvenile court has jurisdiction over an ungovernable or runaway child who is
             507      referred to it by the Division of Child and Family Services or by public or private agencies that
             508      contract with the division to provide services to that child where, despite earnest and persistent
             509      efforts by the division or agency, the child has demonstrated that the child:
             510          (a) is beyond the control of the child's parent, guardian, lawful custodian, or school
             511      authorities to the extent that the child's behavior or condition endangers the child's own welfare
             512      or the welfare of others; or
             513          (b) has run away from home.
             514          (5) This section does not restrict the right of access to the juvenile court by private
             515      agencies or other persons.
             516          (6) The juvenile court has jurisdiction of all magistrate functions relative to cases
             517      arising under Section 78A-6-702 .
             518          (7) The juvenile court has jurisdiction to make a finding of substantiated,
             519      unsubstantiated, [or] without merit, or false in accordance with Section 78A-6-323 .
             520          Section 8. Section 78A-6-323 is amended to read:
             521           78A-6-323. Additional finding at adjudication hearing -- Petition -- Court


             522      records.
             523          (1) Upon the filing with the court of a petition under Section 78A-6-304 by the
             524      Division of Child and Family Services or any interested person informing the court, among
             525      other things, that the division has made a supported finding that a person committed a severe
             526      type of child abuse or neglect as defined in Section 62A-4a-1002 , the court shall:
             527          (a) make a finding of substantiated, unsubstantiated, or without merit;
             528          (b) include the finding described in Subsection (1)(a) in a written order; and
             529          (c) deliver a certified copy of the order described in Subsection (1)(b) to the division.
             530          (2) [The] A judicial finding under [Subsection] Subsections (1), (3), and (4) shall be
             531      made:
             532          (a) as part of the adjudication hearing;
             533          (b) at the conclusion of the adjudication hearing; or
             534          (c) as part of a court order entered pursuant to a written stipulation of the parties.
             535          (3) (a) Any person described in Subsection 62A-4a-1010 (1) may at any time file with
             536      the court a petition for removal of the person's name from the Licensing Information System.
             537          (b) At the conclusion of the hearing on the petition, the court shall:
             538          (i) make a finding of substantiated, unsubstantiated, or without merit;
             539          (ii) include the finding described in Subsection (1)(a) in a written order; and
             540          (iii) deliver a certified copy of the order described in Subsection (1)(b) to the division.
             541          (4) (a) If the court makes a finding of without merit under Subsection (1) or (3)(b), the
             542      court shall:
             543          (i) make an additional finding regarding whether the report is false; and
             544          (ii) include the finding described in Subsection (4)(a)(i) in the orders described in
             545      Subsections (1)(b) and (3)(b)(ii).
             546          (b) The finding described in Subsection (4)(a)(i) shall be made solely for the purpose
             547      of determining, under Subsection 62A-4a-1003 (3), whether the report upon which the finding
             548      is based, or any reference to the report, will be included in the Management Information
             549      System.
             550          [(4)] (5) A proceeding for adjudication of a supported finding under this section of a
             551      type of abuse or neglect that does not constitute a severe type of child abuse or neglect may be
             552      joined in the juvenile court with an adjudication of a severe type of child abuse or neglect.


             553          [(5)] (6) If a person whose name appears on the Licensing Information system prior to
             554      May 6, 2002 files a petition during the time that an alleged perpetrator's application for
             555      clearance to work with children or vulnerable adults is pending, the court shall hear the matter
             556      and enter a final decision no later than 60 days after the filing of the petition.
             557          [(6)] (7) For the purposes of licensing under Sections 26-21-9.5 , 26-39-105.5 ,
             558      62A-1-118 , and for the purposes described in Section 62A-2-121 :
             559          (a) the court shall make available records of its findings under Subsections (1) and (2)
             560      for licensing purposes, only to those with statutory authority to access also the Licensing
             561      Information System created under Section 62A-4a-1006 ; and
             562          (b) any appellate court shall make available court records of appeals from juvenile
             563      court decisions under Subsections (1)[, (2), (3), and (4)] through (5) for licensing purposes,
             564      only to those with statutory authority to access also the Licensing Information System.


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