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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.788 - Grant application; criteria for awarding grants; rules.

(1) Subject to the availability of funds under the provisions of ORS 418.796, the administrator of the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program shall make grants for the establishment and maintenance of children’s advocacy centers or regional children’s advocacy centers.
(2)(a) A public or private agency may apply to the administrator for a grant to:
(A) Establish and maintain a children’s advocacy center or regional children’s advocacy center;
(B) Provide training and technical assistance to children’s advocacy centers or county child abuse multidisciplinary teams; or
(C) Provide coordination and support to regional children’s advocacy centers.
(b) The administrator may consolidate applications from more than one public or private agency or may return the application with the recommendation that the application be consolidated.
(3) The administrator shall by rule establish criteria for awarding grants to establish and maintain children’s advocacy centers or regional children’s advocacy centers, including but not limited to:
(a) Expenses eligible for reimbursement from funds under ORS 418.796;
(b) The extent to which the applicant’s proposal will best accomplish the purposes of ORS 418.746 to 418.796;
(c) The extent to which an applicant meets criteria for receiving a grant to:
(A) Establish and maintain a children’s advocacy center or regional children’s advocacy center;
(B) Provide training and technical assistance to children’s advocacy centers and county child abuse multidisciplinary teams; or
(C) Provide coordination and support to regional children’s advocacy centers;
(d) Minimum facility standards for children’s advocacy centers and regional children’s advocacy centers consistent with national accreditation standards to ensure that children receive consistent, evidence-based intervention services statewide;
(e) Minimum forensic interview training standards that are consistent with national forensic interview training standards, evidence-based and supported by current forensic interview research; and
(f) For a regional children’s advocacy center, the extent to which the applicant’s proposal meets the documented needs of the communities, children’s advocacy centers and county child abuse multidisciplinary teams in the region or regions to be served by the center.
(4) The administrator is not required to fund any grant in the total amount requested in the application. [1991 c.898 §5; 1993 c.33 §334; 1997 c.872 §36; 2001 c.624 §9; 2003 c.354 §4; 2005 c.562 §12; 2019 c.141 §4]
Note:
See note under 418.746.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.790 - Application contents for regional centers; rules.

Each application for funds to establish or maintain a regional children’s advocacy center or to provide training and technical assistance to children’s advocacy centers or county child abuse multidisciplinary teams shall include information required by the rules of the Department of Justice and any other information requested by the department. [1991 c.898 §§6,8; 1993 c.33 §335; 1997 c.872 §37; 2001 c.104 §147; 2001 c.624 §14; 2003 c.354 §5; 2005 c.562 §13; 2009 c.296 §2; 2019 c.141 §5]
Note:
See note under 418.746.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.792 - Application contents for children’s advocacy center.

Each application for funds to establish and maintain a children’s advocacy center shall include:
(1) Evidence indicating that the applicant has at least one medical practitioner trained in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
(2) A commitment by the medical practitioner:
(a) To attend annual continuing education courses regarding evaluation and diagnosis of child abuse and neglect; and
(b) To refer complex cases, as defined by the Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment by rule, to a regional children’s advocacy center.
(3) Evidence indicating the proposed children’s advocacy center has access to special equipment used in the evaluation of child abuse.
(4) A description of where the children’s advocacy center is to be located, including but not limited to a hospital, medical clinic or other appropriate public or private agency. However, the proposed center may not be located in an office of the Department of Human Services or in the office of any law enforcement agency.
(5) The level of support available to the proposed children’s advocacy center through in-kind contributions from the community.
(6) A description of procedures to be followed by the proposed children’s advocacy center, including the availability of personnel from the children’s advocacy center to testify in cases involving alleged abuse of children evaluated by the center. [1991 c.898 §7; 1997 c.130 §10; 1997 c.872 §38; 2005 c.562 §14; 2019 c.141 §20]
Note:
See note under 418.746.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.793 - Report to Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program; rules.

Once each year, each recipient of a grant from the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program shall submit a report to the program describing how the grant recipient has met the purposes of ORS 418.746 to 418.796. The program may prescribe by rule a form for the report. [2001 c.624 §12; 2005 c.562 §15; 2019 c.141 §6]
Note:
See note under 418.746.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.794 - Confidentiality of video recordings.

Video recordings produced pursuant to ORS 418.746 to 418.796 shall remain in the custody of the children’s advocacy center or the regional children’s advocacy center and shall remain confidential and not subject to public disclosure except under a lawfully issued subpoena and protective order. [1991 c.898 §9; 1993 c.33 §336; 2005 c.562 §16; 2019 c.141 §21]
Note:
See note under 418.746.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.795 - Confidentiality of information and records.

(1) All information and records acquired by a county child abuse multidisciplinary team established under ORS 418.747 or a child fatality review team established under ORS 418.785 in the exercise of its duties are confidential and may be disclosed only when necessary to carry out the purposes of the child abuse investigation or the child fatality review process.
(2) A member agency of a county child abuse multidisciplinary team or a member of the team may use or disclose protected health information without obtaining an authorization from an individual or a personal representative of the individual if use or disclosure is necessary for public health purposes, including the prevention, investigation and treatment of child abuse.
(3) A child fatality review team shall have access to and subpoena power to obtain all medical records, hospital records and records maintained by any state, county or local agency, including, but not limited to, police investigative data, coroner or medical examiner investigative data and social services records, as necessary to complete a child abuse investigation or a review of a specific fatality under ORS 418.785.
(4) As used in this section, "personal representative" and "protected health information" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 192.556. [2005 c.562 §19; 2019 c.141 §22]
Note:
See note under 418.746.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.796 - Authority of council to solicit and accept contributions.

The Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment may solicit and accept contributions of funds and assistance from the United States, its agencies or from other sources, public or private, and agree to conditions not inconsistent with the purposes of ORS 418.746 to 418.796. All funds received are to aid in financing the functions of the advisory council and the purposes of ORS 418.746 to 418.796 and shall be deposited in the General Fund of the State Treasury to the credit of a separate account and are continuously appropriated to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program established by ORS 418.783 for the purposes of ORS 418.746 to 418.796. [1991 c.898 §10; 1993 c.33 §337; 1997 c.872 §39; 2001 c.624 §10; 2005 c.562 §17]
Note:
See note under 418.746.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.800 - Review of certain cases by county child abuse multidisciplinary team.

(1) If, in a case of alleged child sexual abuse as described in ORS 419B.005 (1)(a)(C), (D) or (E) by a parent, guardian or caregiver living in the child’s home, the Department of Human Services asks the parent, guardian or caregiver to move from the family home during the investigation and the parent, guardian or caregiver consents to leave the family home, the department shall notify the district attorney responsible for the county child abuse multidisciplinary team for the county in which the child resides about the case. The notification shall be in writing and be given no later than three business days after the departure of the parent, guardian or caregiver from the family home.
(2) A parent, guardian or caregiver who consents to leave the family home as described in subsection (1) of this section or the spouse of the parent, guardian or caregiver may ask the district attorney responsible for the county child abuse multidisciplinary team for a review of the case by the team.
(3) No later than 90 days after receiving a request under subsection (2) of this section, the county child abuse multidisciplinary team shall:
(a) Review the case and consider at least the following:
(A) Whether the investigation should continue;
(B) The welfare of the child and the adults living in the family home; and
(C) The proposed timeline for completing the investigation; and
(b) Provide to the person who requested the review a summary of the proposed timeline for completing the investigation.
(4)(a) This section may not be construed to create a new private right of action against a district attorney or any member of a county child abuse multidisciplinary team.
(b) A district attorney and members of a county child abuse multidisciplinary team reviewing a case under subsection (2) of this section are immune from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed with respect to reviewing a case, failing to review a case referred to the team under subsection (2) of this section or providing to the person who requested the review a summary of the proposed timeline for completing the investigation.
(c) The act of reviewing a case or failing to review a case referred to the county child abuse multidisciplinary team under subsection (2) of this section or providing or failing to provide a summary to the person who requested the review may not be used by a defendant in any subsequent criminal prosecution or juvenile proceeding. [2005 c.499 §2; 2019 c.141 §23]
Note:
418.800 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 418 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.804 - Short title.

ORS 418.806 to 418.816 and 419B.023 shall be known and may be cited as "Karly’s Law." [Formerly 419B.022]
Note:
418.804 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 418 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.806 - Policy.

(1) The purpose of the Critical Incident Review Teams under ORS 418.806 to 418.816 is to increase child safety by:
(a) Rapidly drawing lessons from a particular critical incident for the improvement of systems administered by the Department of Human Services;
(b) Increasing the department’s accountability to the public;
(c) Evaluating and learning from cases designated as critical incidents;
(d) Ensuring timely responses by the department with respect to critical incidents and recommendations that result from critical incident reviews; and
(e) Increasing the department’s ability to address and recommend necessary changes to child welfare systems.
(2) Reviews conducted by teams under ORS 418.806 to 418.816 are in addition to and separate from reviews conducted by county multidisciplinary child abuse teams formed under ORS 418.747, statewide interdisciplinary teams formed under ORS 418.748 and the department’s child welfare protocols regarding Notification and Review of Child Fatalities and Notification and Review of Sensitive Issues. [2019 c.555 §3]
Note:
418.806 to 418.816 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 418 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.808 - Critical incident.

As used in ORS 418.806 to 418.816, "critical incident" means an incident that resulted in the death of a child if the Department of Human Services reasonably believes the death was the result of child abuse and:
(1) The child was in the custody of the department at the time of death;
(2) The child, the child’s sibling or any other child living in the household with the child was the subject of a child protective services assessment by the department within the 12 months preceding the fatality;
(3) The child, the child’s sibling or any other child living in the household with the child had a pending child welfare or adoption case with the department within the 12 months preceding the fatality; or
(4) The child, the child’s sibling or any other child living in the household with the child was the subject of a report of abuse or neglect made to the department or a law enforcement agency within the 12 months preceding the fatality, whether or not the report was closed at screening without an investigation being commenced. [2019 c.555 §2]
Note:
See note under 418.806.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.810

[1969 c.641 §2; 1971 c.401 §48; 1975 c.311 §1; 1987 c.794 §4; 1993 c.344 §31; 1993 c.469 §6; renumbered 657A.280 in 1993]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.815

[1969 c.641 §3; 1971 c.401 §49; 1985 c.792 §2; 1991 c.390 §3; 1993 c.344 §32; renumbered 657A.290 in 1993]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.816 - Critical Incident Review Team website.

(1) After assigning a Critical Incident Review Team under ORS 418.811, the Department of Human Services shall immediately make the following information regarding the critical incident available on the department’s website:
(a) The date of the critical incident and the age of the deceased child.
(b) Whether the child was in the custody of the department at the time of the critical incident or the fatality.
(c) Whether there was an open abuse investigation under ORS 419B.020 regarding the child at the time of the critical incident or the fatality.
(d) The date the department assigned the team.
(e) The due date for the team’s final report under ORS 418.813.
(2)(a) The department shall publish the final report on the department’s website no later than 10 days after the department receives the report from the team.
(b) The department may redact the final report for purposes of publication only as necessary to remove any confidential information or records that may not be disclosed under state or federal law.
(c) If the Director of Human Services delays the publication of a final report under ORS 418.813 (2)(b), the department shall publish on the department’s website:
(A) The status of and expected publication date for the report.
(B) Any information in the report that the department determines:
(i) Will not compromise a law enforcement agency investigation.
(ii) Does not require redaction under paragraph (b) of this subsection. [2019 c.555 §5]
Note:
See note under 418.806.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.820

[1969 c.641 §4; 1975 c.268 §1; 1985 c.792 §3; 1989 c.439 §2; 1991 c.390 §2; 1993 c.344 §33; renumbered 657A.260 in 1993]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.845

[1969 c.641 §9; 1971 c.401 §53; 1973 c.612 §19; 1993 c.344 §38; 1993 c.733 §6; renumbered 657A.360 in 1993]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.905

[1979 c.524 §2; 1985 c.650 §1; 1987 c.585 §2; 1989 c.302 §2; 1993 c.344 §45; renumbered 657A.510 in 1993]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.925 - "Refugee child" defined.

As used in ORS 418.925 to 418.945, "refugee child" is a person under 18 years of age who has entered the United States and is unwilling or unable to return to the person’s country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, membership in a particular group or political opinion, or whose parents entered the United States within the preceding 10 years and are or were unwilling or unable to return to their country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, membership in a particular group or political opinion. [1985 c.358 §1; 2007 c.100 §25; 2021 c.367 §23]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.927 - When refugee child may be removed from home; placement.

(1) The Department of Human Services shall not remove a refugee child from the child’s home pursuant to ORS 419B.150 or 419C.080 unless, in addition to the requirements of ORS 419B.150 or 419C.080, removal is necessary to prevent imminent serious emotional or physical harm to the child and the provision of preventative or remedial services do not alleviate the harm.
(2) Whenever the department removes a refugee child from the child’s home pursuant to the temporary custody provisions of ORS 419B.150 or 419C.080, the department shall place the child according to ORS 418.937. [1985 c.358 §2; 1993 c.33 §338]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.930 - Petition to juvenile court required upon removal of refugee child.

Within one working day of the removal of a refugee child, the Department of Human Services shall file a petition with the juvenile court containing, in addition to the facts required by ORS 419B.809 or 419C.255, a specific and detailed account of the circumstances which led the department to conclude that the child was in imminent danger of serious emotional or physical harm. [1985 c.358 §5; 1993 c.33 §339; 2001 c.622 §43]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.933 - Judicial determination on removal required.

(1) No refugee child shall remain out of the child’s home pursuant to ORS 418.927 for longer than five days unless there has been a judicial determination supported by clear and convincing evidence that:
(a) Preventative or remedial services provided by the Department of Human Services have failed to alleviate the need for removal; and
(b) Return to the home will likely result in psychological or physical damage to the child.
(2) The department must include in its petition in addition to the material required under ORS 418.930 and 419B.809 or ORS 419C.255, the following:
(a) Specific actions the department is taking or has taken to alleviate the need for removal.
(b) Assurance that the department has complied with the placement preferences of ORS 418.937.
(c) Assurance that the department is making or has made diligent efforts to locate and to give notice to all affected refugee family members and to the Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee of the pendency of the petition. [1985 c.358 §6; 1993 c.33 §340; 2001 c.622 §44]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.935 - Petition by relative of refugee child.

Any person within the fifth degree of consanguinity of a refugee child may petition the juvenile court for standing in actions arising under ORS 419B.150, 419C.080 or 419C.088 equal to that of the primary parenting family where the primary parenting family has been determined incompetent, missing, dead or has had parental rights terminated as a result of judicial proceedings. [1985 c.358 §9; 1993 c.33 §341]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.937 - Placement decision; order of preference for placement.

When making any placement decision involving a refugee child under ORS 419B.150, 419B.152, 419C.080 or 419C.088, the Department of Human Services and the juvenile court shall consider that child’s culture and tradition. Unless shown to be inappropriate and inconsistent with the best interests of the child, the department and juvenile court shall place the child with the following in order of preference:
(1) Natural parents.
(2) Extended family members.
(3) Members of the same cultural heritage.
(4) Persons with knowledge and appreciation of the cultural heritage of the child. [1985 c.358 §3; 1993 c.33 §342; 2019 c.594 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.939 - Record for refugee child; content.

The Department of Human Services shall maintain a record for each refugee child in its care containing:
(1) The name, age, former residence, legal status, health records, sex, race and accumulated length of time in foster care;
(2) The name, former residence, health history and character of each genetic parent;
(3) The date of reception, placing out and adoption of each child and the name, race, occupation and residence of the person with whom a child is placed;
(4) The date of the removal of any child to another home and the reason for removal;
(5) The date of termination of guardianship;
(6) The history of each child until the child reaches 18 years of age, is legally adopted or is discharged according to law; and
(7) Such other further demographic information as is required. [1985 c.358 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.941 - Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee; duties; access to juvenile records.

(1) In cooperation with refugee community resources, the Department of Human Services shall establish a Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee. The department shall assist the committee in its required tasks.
(2) The committee shall:
(a) Assist in the review of the department’s implementation of ORS 418.925 to 418.945.
(b) Assist in the identification, development and certification of foster family homes that meet the requirements of ORS 418.925 to 418.945 for the placement of refugee children. Special emphasis shall be placed on locating refugee homes.
(c) Assist the department in developing training programs to insure the availability of culturally sensitive social work.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 40.225 to 40.275, 412.074, 419A.255, 419B.035 and 419B.045, the committee shall have access to any records of the juvenile court which are pertinent to the care of an individual refugee child. [1985 c.358 §4; 1993 c.33 §362; 1993 c.546 §106]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.943 - Annual report.

The Department of Human Services shall publish annually a report on refugee children in its care. The report shall include, by county and statewide, information on legal status, living arrangement, age, sex, race, accumulated length of time in foster care and other demographic information deemed appropriate. The report shall also state the extent to which the department has complied with ORS 418.925 to 418.945 and shall include descriptions of the methods of compliance. [1985 c.358 §8]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.950 - Definitions for ORS 418.950 to 418.970.

As used in ORS 418.950 to 418.970, unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Agency" means any person or organization providing substitute residential care for an average daily population of eight or fewer children. "Agency" includes but is not limited to:
(a) Child-caring agencies licensed, certified or otherwise authorized by the Department of Human Services under ORS 418.205 to 418.327;
(b) Foster homes as defined in ORS 418.625 providing care for more than four children; and
(c) Youth care centers as defined in ORS 420.855.
(2) "Average daily population" means the sum of days in residence of all children residing in a child-caring facility during a certain period divided by the number of days in the period.
(3) "Child-caring facility" means a residence or building used by an agency to provide substitute residential care for children. [1979 c.597 §2; 1987 c.94 §133; 2016 c.106 §29]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.955 - Policy.

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that:
(1) It is the policy of this state to encourage and promote the provision of local residential care for the disadvantaged children of this state;
(2) There is a growing need for community-based child-caring facilities to provide quality care and protect the welfare of these children;
(3) Restrictions on the siting of such facilities have become a problem in the state;
(4) It is the policy of this state to provide for the equitable distribution of child-caring facilities throughout the cities and counties of the state; and
(5) It is a matter of statewide concern that procedures be adopted by cities and counties for determining the siting of child-caring facilities. [1979 c.597 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.960 - City and county siting of child-caring facilities; applications; denial procedure; proof of facility qualifications.

(1) Each city and county may adopt a procedure which will provide opportunities for the siting of child-caring facilities within its jurisdiction including the siting of such facilities in single-family residential zones. The procedure shall specify all conditions the requirements of which must be satisfied for the approval of an application for the siting of a child-caring facility, including any applicable zoning or land use restrictions.
(2) If a city or county denies an application for the siting of a child-caring facility, it shall make formal findings under the provisions of the procedure adopted under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) Denial of an application for the siting of a child-caring facility by an agency, board or commission of a city or county may be appealed to the governing body of the city or county.
(4) A city or county shall not require, under the procedure established under this section, independent satisfaction of conditions that have been required by the state for certification of the child-caring facility, unless, in the case of the particular facility, the city or county finds:
(a) That circumstances have changed;
(b) That additional information about those conditions is necessary; or
(c) That review of such conditions is necessary to respond to the residents of the jurisdiction.
(5) Upon request, an agency applying for certification of a child-caring facility shall supply the city or county with a copy of the agency’s application for state certification of the facility. [1979 c.597 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.965 - Approval or denial of applications.

(1) A city or county shall approve or deny an application for the siting of a child-caring facility within 90 days after the date of application, unless both the applicant and the city or county agree to an extension of time.
(2) A city or county may not deny an application for the siting of a child-caring facility unless it has adopted the procedure authorized by ORS 418.960. [1979 c.597 §§4,5; 2005 c.22 §292]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.970 - ORS 418.950 to 418.970 inapplicable to existing facilities.

The provisions of ORS 418.950 to 418.970 do not apply to child-caring facilities in existence and operating on October 3, 1979. [1979 c.597 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.981 - Children’s System Data Dashboard; rules.

(1) The System of Care Advisory Council shall maintain the Children’s System Data Dashboard, which must include, at a minimum, the following local and statewide data:
(a) The number of children under 21 years of age, wards, youths and adjudicated youths being served by the Oregon Youth Authority, the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services;
(b) The number of children, wards, youths and adjudicated youths identified in this section who are currently living in each of the following situations:
(A) At home;
(B) In substitute care; or
(C) In specific placement;
(c) The number of children, wards, youths and adjudicated youths identified in this section who were previously identified as being in danger of removal but who have been able to remain in their homes;
(d) The number of children, wards, youths and adjudicated youths identified in this section who are living in hotels, out-of-state placements, congregate care facilities, shelter care or emergency department boarding;
(e) The length of time the children, wards, youths and adjudicated youths identified in this section have been waiting to access services or appropriate placements; and
(f) Outcomes of services that are provided to children, wards, youths and adjudicated youths by the Oregon Youth Authority, the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 418.976, as used in this section, the terms "wards," "youth" and "adjudicated youths" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 419A.004.
(3) The System of Care Advisory Council may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section. [2019 c.616 §4; 2021 c.489 §29]
Note:
See note under 418.976.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.983 - System of Care Account.

(1) The System of Care Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys deposited in the account are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of supporting the duties of the System of Care Advisory Council established under ORS 418.978, as directed by the council.
(2) The authority may not expend moneys that are appropriated to or otherwise made available to the authority under this section except as directed by the council. [2019 c.616 §5; 2021 c.670 §4]
Note:
418.983 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 418 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.984 - Interdisciplinary assessment teams.

(1) The Department of Human Services, the Oregon Health Authority and the Oregon Youth Authority may contract with public or private providers to establish interdisciplinary assessment teams to provide services to youth.
(2) An interdisciplinary assessment team shall:
(a) Provide evaluation of youth.
(b) Increase statewide education, consultation and telemedicine evaluation, assessment and treatment capacity, with specific emphasis on increasing access to psychiatric and developmental assessments in communities that lack sufficient access to providers.
(c) Prioritize evaluation, assessment and stabilization services provided to youth who are placed in hotels, in out-of-state facilities, in emergency department boarding, in shelter care, in institutional care, in county detention facilities or in the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority.
(3) The Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Youth Authority, shall establish criteria for proposals for contracts under this section, prepare and publish requests for proposals, receive proposals and award contracts to eligible providers.
(4) As used in this section, "system of care" and "youth" have the meanings given those terms in ORS 418.976. [2019 c.616 §8]
Note:
418.984 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 418 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.990 - Criminal penalties.

(1) A person who violates ORS 418.255, 418.290 or 418.300 commits a Class D violation.
(2) A person who violates ORS 418.630 commits a Class B misdemeanor.
(3) Violation of ORS 418.215, 418.250 or 418.327 (4) is a Class A misdemeanor. Each day of violation is a separate offense. [Formerly part of 419.990; subsection (2) enacted as 1961 c.341 §3; subsection (5) enacted as 1969 c.641 §20; subsection (6) enacted as 1971 c.451 §8; subsection (7) enacted as 1973 c.306 §3; 1975 c.644 §12; 1977 c.232 §2; 1983 c.510 §16; 1985 c.723 §3; 1987 c.94 §134; 1987 c.794 §5; 1993 c.546 §107; part renumbered 657A.990 in 1993; 1999 c.1051 §178; subsection (1) renumbered 412.991 in 2007; 2016 c.106 §30]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.991 - Penalty for interference with disclosure of information.

In addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law, the Director of Human Services shall impose a civil penalty on a foster home, as defined in ORS 418.625, that violates ORS 418.644. A civil penalty under this section is $500 for each violation and shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745. [2019 c.381 §14]
Note:
418.991 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 418 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.992 - Civil penalty; rules.

(1) In addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law, the Director of Human Services may impose a civil penalty:
(a) On a child-caring agency that is subject to ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970 for any of the following:
(A) Violation of any of the terms or conditions of a license, certificate or other authorization issued under ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970.
(B) Violation of any rule adopted by, or general order of, the Department of Human Services that pertains to a child-caring agency.
(C) Violation of any final order of the director that pertains specifically to the child-caring agency.
(D) Violation of the requirement to have a license, certificate or other authorization under ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970.
(b) On a secure transportation services provider, as defined in ORS 418.241, that violates the disclosure requirement described in ORS 418.241.
(2) The director shall impose a civil penalty not to exceed $500, unless otherwise required by law, on any child-caring agency for falsifying records, reports, documents or financial statements or for causing another person to do so.
(3) The director shall impose a civil penalty of not less than $250 nor more than $500, unless otherwise required by law, on a child-caring facility that assumes care or custody of, or provides care or services to, a child knowing that the child’s care needs exceed the license, certificate or authorization classification of the child-caring agency if the assumption of care or custody, or provision of care or services, places that child’s health, safety or welfare at risk.
(4) Unless the health, safety or welfare of a child is at risk, the director in every case shall prescribe a reasonable time for elimination of a violation:
(a) Not to exceed 45 days after first notice of a violation; or
(b) In cases where the violation requires more than 45 days to correct, such time as is specified in a plan of correction found acceptable by the director.
(5) A civil penalty imposed under this section may be remitted or reduced upon such terms and conditions as the director considers proper and consistent with the public health and safety.
(6) The department shall adopt rules establishing objective criteria for the imposition and amount of civil penalties under ORS 418.992 to 418.998. [1983 c.510 §23; 2007 c.71 §109; 2016 c.106 §31; 2022 c.90 §17]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.993 - Procedure.

(1) Any civil penalty under ORS 418.992 shall be imposed in the manner provided in ORS 183.745.
(2) Notwithstanding ORS 183.745, the child-caring agency to whom the notice is addressed shall have 10 days from the date of service of the notice in which to make written application for a hearing before the Director of Human Services. [1983 c.510 §24; 1991 c.734 §19; 2016 c.106 §32]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.994 - Schedule of penalties; rules.

After public hearing, the Director of Human Services by rule shall adopt a schedule establishing the civil penalty that may be imposed under ORS 418.992. However, the civil penalty shall not exceed $500 for each violation. [1983 c.510 §25]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.995 - Factors considered in imposing penalty.

In imposing a penalty pursuant to ORS 418.992, the Director of Human Services shall consider the following factors:
(1) The past history of the child-caring agency incurring a penalty in taking all feasible steps or procedures necessary or appropriate to correct any violation.
(2) Any prior violations of statutes or rules pertaining to child-caring agencies.
(3) The economic and financial conditions of the child-caring agency incurring the penalty.
(4) The immediacy and extent to which the violation threatens or places at risk the health, safety and well-being of the children. [1983 c.510 §26; 2016 c.106 §33]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.997 - Judicial review.

Judicial review of civil penalties imposed under ORS 418.992, shall be as provided under ORS 183.480, except that the court may, in its discretion, reduce the amount of the penalty. [1983 c.510 §28]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services › Section 418.998 - Disposition of penalties.

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, all penalties recovered under ORS 418.992 to 418.998 shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the General Fund.
(2) All penalties recovered under ORS 418.992 to 418.998 for violations of any provision of ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970 shall be paid to the Department of Human Services to be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Child-Caring Agencies Account. [1983 c.510 §29; 2009 c.846 §3; 2016 c.106 §34; 2021 c.193 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419 - (Former Provisions) › Section 419.056

[Amended by 1953 c.269 §2; 1955 c.700 §1; subsection (2) of 1959 Replacement Part enacted as 1955 c.700 §2; renumbered 418.065 and then 418.045]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419 - (Former Provisions) › Section 419.476

[Subsection (1) enacted as 1959 c.432 §2; subsection (3) enacted as 1959 c.432 §3 (2); 1963 c.496 §1; 1971 c.451 §17; 1977 c.525 §6; 1983 c.338 §926; repealed by 1993 c.33 §373]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419 - (Former Provisions) › Section 419.990

[Subsection (4) of 1959 Replacement Part enacted as 1953 c.576 §2(2); 1959 c.432 §72; subsections (1), (2) and (3) of 1959 Replacement Part renumbered as part of ORS 418.990; subsection (2) enacted as 1975 c.680 §11; repealed by 1993 c.33 §373]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419A - Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions › Section 419A.010 - Appointment of counselors and director; juvenile director oversight committee.

(1)(a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, the governing body of any county, after consultation with the judges of the juvenile court in that county, shall appoint or designate one or more persons of good moral character as counselors of the juvenile department of the county, to serve at the pleasure of and at a salary designated by the governing body of the county.
(b) The governing bodies of two or more contiguous counties may, pursuant to an agreement between the counties concerned, and after consultation with the judges of the juvenile courts in those counties, jointly appoint one or more persons of good moral character as counselors of the juvenile departments of the counties, to serve at the pleasure of and at a salary designated by the governing bodies of the counties concerned.
(c) When more than one person is appointed under this subsection, the appointing authority may designate one as director of the juvenile department or departments and the others to serve as juvenile counselors or staff members.
(d) Additional qualifications for a person appointed director of a juvenile department of a county under this subsection may be established by the governing body of a county, subject to the approval of such qualifications by the judge of the juvenile court in that county.
(e) When the chairperson of the governing body of the county is also the judge of the juvenile court under ORS 5.020, only the judge shall make the decisions described in this subsection.
(2) The director shall be the administrator of the juvenile department or departments for the county or counties, including any juvenile detention facilities maintained by the county or by the counties jointly, and the supervisor of the staff of the juvenile department or departments and detention facilities, subject to the direction of the appointing authority.
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, if the county has entered into a written agreement under ORS 190.010 with any other unit or units of local government to coordinate juvenile detention facilities established under ORS 419A.010 to 419A.020 and 419A.050 to 419A.063 for the detention of youths or adjudicated youths pursuant to a judicial commitment or order, a juvenile director oversight committee may assume the duties and powers described in subsection (2) of this section and ORS 419A.012, 419A.014, 419A.015 and 419A.016 if the following requirements have been met:
(a) The agreement to coordinate juvenile detention facilities provides for the formation and operation of a juvenile director oversight committee;
(b) A juvenile director oversight committee consisting of the juvenile director of each county that has entered into the agreement has been formed; and
(c) Each juvenile director has an equal vote on the juvenile director oversight committee. [1993 c.33 §4; 1993 c.546 §3; 2009 c.580 §1; 2019 c.382 §2; 2021 c.489 §30]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419A - Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions › Section 419A.012 - Duties of director or counselor.

The director of a juvenile department or one of the counselors shall:
(1) Make or cause to be made an investigation of every child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth brought before the court and report fully thereon to the court.
(2) Be present in court to represent the interests of the child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth when the case is heard.
(3) Furnish such information and assistance as the court requires.
(4) Take charge of any child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth before and after the hearing as may be directed by the court. [1993 c.33 §5; 2003 c.396 §2; 2021 c.489 §31]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 419A - Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions › Section 419A.014 - Reports by juvenile department.

The juvenile department of a county shall report annually to the Youth Development Council the frequency with which the following persons are held in preadjudicative detention and the duration of the detention:
(1) Out-of-state runaways, as defined in ORS 419C.156; or
(2) Runaway youths and adjudicated youths. [1993 c.33 §6; 2001 c.904 §2; 2001 c.905 §3; 2003 c.396 §3; 2019 c.382 §3; 2021 c.489 §32]