Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 40 - CASE MANAGEMENT - SERVICE PLANS › Section 413-040-0016 - Requirements for Review of the Case Plan

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The case plan is reviewed a minimum of
			 every 90 days. This review must take place in a face-to-face meeting with the
			 parents or guardians, unless excluded under section (3) of this rule. The
			 meeting may include the child at any age if developmentally appropriate,
			 service providers, safety plan participants, substitute caregivers, attorneys,
			 a child or young adult's CASA, persons with significant attachments to the
			 child or young adult, and family members. The meeting must include the child 14
			 years of age or older or young adult and, at the option of the child or young
			 adult, up to two members of the case planning team who are chosen by the child
			 or young adult as described in OAR 413-040-0010(3)(c).
(2) During the case plan review, the
			 caseworker assesses and determines the progress that has been made in achieving
			 the expected outcomes of the case plan, and, when the child or young adult is
			 in substitute care, the progress toward meeting the conditions of return.
(3) Exceptions to the face-to-face
			 case plan review. If a parent or guardian is not available for the review, the
			 caseworker must document the reason the parent or guardian was unavailable and
			 the efforts that were made to involve the parent or guardian in the review.
(4) During a case plan review, the
			 caseworker must consider input received from the child or young adult, the
			 service providers, safety plan participants, substitute caregivers, attorneys,
			 a child or young adult's CASA, persons with significant attachments to the
			 child or young adult, and family members.
(5) Subsequent to the face-to-face meeting,
			 the caseworker documents all of the following in the Department's information
			 system:
(a) The services provided and the
			 progress of the parents or guardians in achieving expected outcomes or, when a
			 child is in substitute care, meeting the conditions of return.
(b) Observations of improved parent or
			 guardian protective capacity based on specific behaviors, conditions, or
			 circumstances that have measurably changed.
(c) Input received from service providers,
			 substitute caregivers, attorneys, the child or young adult's CASA, persons with
			 significant attachments to the child or young adult, and family members.
(d) The addition, reduction, or
			 elimination of the identified impending danger safety threats.
(e) The actions the Department has taken to
			 develop and implement the concurrent permanent plan for the child or young
			 adult in substitute care if a parent or guardian has not demonstrated progress
			 in achieving the conditions for return in a timely manner including:
(A) A review of the child or young adult's
			 education, health, and mental health services to ensure the needs of the child
			 or young adult are being met;
(B)
			 A review of other services provided to address the identified needs of the
			 child or young adult, including those identified through the CANS screening;
(C) An assessment of the need of
			 the child or young adult for a safe and permanent home; and
(D) An assessment of the capacity of the
			 substitute caregiver to meet the identified needs of the child or young adult
			 as described in OAR 413-070-0640.
(E) A review of the participation by, the
			 child or young adult in age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate
			 activities, and any identified barriers to participation in extracurricular,
			 enrichment, social, and cultural activities that are of interest to the child
			 or young adult; and
(F) An
			 assessment of the capacity of the substitute caregiver to apply the reasonable
			 and prudent parent standard.