413-200-0358 Requirements Regarding the Discipline of a Child (1) The resource parent must demonstrate a willingness to understand the meaning of the behaviors and have the ability to develop and use appropriate discipline strategies to address challenging behaviors. (2) The resource parent must not do any of the following to a child in the care or custody of the Department: (a) Use or threaten physical force. (b) Use threats or intimidation. (c) Withhold food or other items essential to protection, safety, or well-being. (d) Discipline all children in the household for the misbehavior of one child. (e) Use intentional infliction of physical force causing pain. (f) Use derogatory remarks about the child, or the family characteristics, physical traits, culture, ethnicity, language, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or traditions of the child. (g) Deny, or threaten to deny, visits, telephone contact, or other types of contact with an individual authorized in a visit and contact plan, including contacts and visits with siblings. (h) Assign extremely strenuous exercise or work. (i) Use or threaten the use of a restraint or restraining devices. Restraining devices do not include a vehicle safety restraint such as a seat belt or age and size-appropriate safety seat, when used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. (j) Impose a sanction, penalty, consequence, or reprimand for bed-wetting, toileting accidents, or during toilet training. (k) Direct or permit a child to punish or discipline another child. (L) Threaten removal from the resource parent home. (m) Force or require a shower or bath as a consequence, or reprimand. (n) Impose extreme isolation that restricts the ability to talk with or associate with others. (o) Lock in a room or outside of the home. (p) Reprimand or discipline in any manner due to the child discussing their child welfare experience, including the child’s experience in the home of the resource parent. (3) A resource parent or relative resource parent may not subject any child to abuse, as described in ORS 419B.005, 418.257 and OAR 413-015-0115. (4) The resource parent may use devices such as a high chair, play pen, and crib within the manufacturer guidelines in accordance with the age and developmental level of the child in the care or custody of the Department. (5) The resource parent may use a time-out only for the purpose of giving the child in the care or custody of the Department placed in the home a short break from the situation. The resource parent must take into consideration the age and developmental level of the child in determining the length of a time-out and the child must be in a setting from which the child is not prevented from leaving by any means (6) The resource parent must notify and request assistance of the Department when the challenging behavior of a child in the care or custody of the Department placed in the home may be beyond the ability of the resource parent to discipline in a positive manner. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005 & ORS 418.640 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.010, ORS 418. 015, ORS 418.315, ORS 418.625, ORS 418.627, ORS 418.630, ORS 418.635, ORS 418.640, ORS 418.642, ORS 418.643, ORS 418.644, ORS 418.645, ORS 418.647 & ORS 418.648 History: CWP 12-2025, amend filed 08/07/2025, effective 08/11/2025 CWP 16-2024, amend filed 05/31/2024, effective 06/03/2024 CWP 90-2023, temporary amend filed 12/21/2023, effective 12/21/2023 through 06/17/2024 CWP 14-2022, amend filed 06/23/2022, effective 06/29/2022 CWP 30-2021, temporary amend filed 12/20/2021, effective 01/01/2022 through 06/29/2022 CWP 9-2021, amend filed 03/26/2021, effective 04/15/2021 CWP 53-2019, amend filed 12/23/2019, effective 01/01/2020 CWP 54-2018, amend filed 06/29/2018, effective 06/29/2018 CWP 2-2018, temporary amend filed 01/01/2018, effective 01/01/2018 through 06/29/2018 CWP 20-2015, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-15 CWP 37-2011, f. 12-27-11, cert. ef. 12-28-11 CWP 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 2-2-09 CWP 19-2007, f. & cert. ef. 11-1-07 CWP 12-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-13-07 thru 11-27-07 CWP 4-2007, f. & cert. ef. 3-20-07 SOSCF 7-2001, f. & cert. ef. 3-23-01, Renumbered from 413-200-0347