(a) The department shall establish a child protective review panel to review each case of child abuse or neglect that leads to near fatality or death as a result of acts or omissions of the child’s legal caretaker. Based upon its review, the panel shall submit a report of its findings and recommendations to the director of the department. The department shall appoint members of the child protective review panel, who may include:

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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-43

  • Child: means a person who is born alive and is less than eighteen years of age. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Department: means the department of human services and its authorized representatives. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 587A-4
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
(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 § 587A-16, if applicable;
(4) The members of the child’s multidisciplinary team or a 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; provided that state employees serving within the scope of their employment shall receive compensation and reimbursement 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 an abused child under this chapter.

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