1.
Committee Business
· Call to Order
· Approval of the minutes of the June 17, 2026, meeting
2. Guardian Ad Litem Oversight Committee Update
3. Child
Welfare Parental Representation Program Report
4. Child
Protection Ombudsman Report
5. Division
of Child and Family Services Audit Update
6. Child
Fatality Review Executive Summary
7.
Child Fatality Review and Individual Child Welfare Cases
Utah Code Subsection
26B-1-507(2)(b) directs the panel to review fatality review reports for
individuals who had an open case for child welfare services within one year of
death or near death. Utah Code Subsection
52-4-205(2)(b) requires the panel to close a meeting when the panel reviews and
discusses an individual case, as described in Subsection 36-33-103(2). The
meeting will be closed for a portion of this agenda item for the panel to discuss
the fatality review reports and agency responses and to review and discuss
individual child welfare cases. Following the closed portion of the meeting,
the meeting will be reopened to the public for any further discussion and
action by the panel.
·
Utah Department of Health and Human Services
· Motion to close the meeting to the public pursuant to Utah Code Subsection 52-4-205(2)(b) for the purpose of reviewing child welfare related fatality review committee reports and agency responses and to review and discuss individual child welfare cases
· Closed portion of meeting
· Utah Department of Health and Human Services
· Panel discussion
· Meeting reopened to the public
· Committee discussion/action
·
Related public comment
8.
Other Items/Adjourn