D.C. Council Calendar

Event Type: Hearing

Human Services: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment

Friday, January 13, 2012

11:00AM

Council Chamber, Room 500

Public Hearing on Bill 19-466: Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Amendment Act of 2011

Bill 19-466 would amend the Prevention of Child Abuse and Neglect Act of 1977 to conform to the requirement of the federal Child Abuse and Prevention Treatment Act Reauthorization Act of 2010 (“CAPTA Reauthorization Act”).  The proposed legislation would make the following changes:

  • Not require the Child and Family Services Agency (CFSA) to make reasonable efforts to reunify or preserve the family if a parent has committed certain crimes against a child or if the parent must register with a sex offender registry;
  • Require health care professionals to notify the CFSA when a child under 12 months of age is diagnosed with a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD); and
  • Expand and clarify the definition of neglect to include an infant that has been diagnosed with FASD.

Hearing Notices

Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Amendment