419-450-0060 Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Service Planning A child-caring agency must follow all of the following requirements, except with respect to a mass shelter: (1) The child-caring agency must make services available that will meet the needs of each child in care in the program. (2) The child-caring agency must serve each child in care according to a service plan developed within 72 hours of admission that is based on the assessment. (a) Whenever possible, the service plan must include the child in care and his or her family, staff, and other involved parties. (b) The program must provide individualized service planning for each child in care that includes at least a monthly review of the service plan and changes as needed. (c) The service plan must address, at a minimum, the child in care's physical and medical needs, behavior management issues, mental health treatment needs, education plans, and any other special needs. (3) The child-caring agency must make reasonable efforts to ensure participation by the child in care's family in all aspects of the service and service planning process whenever possible. To the extent such information is reasonably available to the agency, the staff of the agency must: (a) Contact a parent or legal guardian of the child in care early in the process, preferably within 24 hours, but no later than 72 hours following the child in care's admission into the program. (b) Make a program orientation available to the child in care's family. (c) Encourage participation by a parent in the program. If the child in care's parent cannot participate in the program, the agency must encourage participation by those responsible for the child in care's environment prior to admission. (d) Consider the family's responsibility, needs, and values in the planning and service process. (e) When appropriate, the agency must review individual service plans and the child in care's progress with the family at least on a monthly basis. (4) Directly or through referral, the agency must make available individual, group, and family counseling by a qualified professional. (5) The child-caring agency must establish and maintain links to community agencies and individuals who can provide required services to children in care or their families that may not be directly available from the program. These services must include: (a) Alternative living arrangements. (b) Medical services. (c) Mental health services. (d) Educational services. (e) Independent living services. (f) Other assistance required by children in care or their families. (6) Discharge summary. The child-caring agency must prepare a written discharge summary of each child in care served by the program and retain this document in the child in care's file. The document must include: (a) A summary of the child in care's participation in the program and the progress achieved. (b) Results of evaluations of the child in care. (c) Condition of the child in care. (d) The child in care's compliance with the program guidelines of the agency. (e) Recommendations regarding services. (f) Discharge destination. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.240 & ORS 418.005 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.205 - 418.310 History: CWP 26-2022, renumbered from 413-215-0736, filed 11/28/2022, effective 12/01/2022 CWP 126-2018, amend filed 12/26/2018, effective 01/01/2019 CWP 22-2016, f. & cert. ef. 12-1-16 CWP 12-2016(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-1-16 thru 12-27-16 CWP 35-2008, f. & cert. ef. 10-17-08