Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 205 - RESPITE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 413-205-0040 - Standards for the Certified Respite Provider's Home Environment

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The
respite applicant
or
Certified
				Respite Provider
must allow
Department
staff access
				to each room in the primary residence and each surrounding building and
				structure on the property, unless the building or residence is a
				self-contained, separate-entry residence rented to or owned by another
				individual. In addition, the
respite applicant
or
Certified Respite Provider
must ensure the home and
				surrounding environment comply with all of the following requirements:
(1) General Conditions:
(a) The home must be the primary residence of
			 the
respite applicant
or
Certified Respite
			 Provider
.
(b) The home
			 must have adequate space, including space for safe and appropriate sleeping
			 arrangements, for each
child
or
young adult
receiving
certified respite care
in the home.
(A)
Department
staff must
			 consider the age, gender, gender expression, and gender identity, culture,
			 special needs, behavior, and history of abuse of the
child
or
young adult
being served in their home through an open child
			 welfare case or a
child
or
young adult
in the
			 care or custody of the
Department
, when determining
			 appropriate sleeping arrangements.
(B) Each
child
or
young adult
being served in their home through an open child
			 welfare case or a
child
or
young adult
in the
			 care or custody of the
Department
must have access to their
			 own bed and may not share a bed with an unrelated person.
(C) Sharing the same sleep surface with a
child
under the age of 12 months is prohibited.
(D) A
child
under the age of
			 12 months must be placed on their back for sleep.
(E) Use of crib bumpers, pillows or other
			 soft materials in the sleeping area of a
child
under the age
			 of 12 months is prohibited.
(c) To respect the privacy of a
child
or
young adult
being served in their
			 home through an open child welfare case or a
child
or
young adult
in the care or custody of the
Department
, the home may not use electronic monitoring.
			 Electronic monitoring means the use of video monitoring or listening devices to
			 monitor or record the behavior of a
child
or
young
			 adult
. Electronic monitoring does not include any of the following:
(A) Door monitors;
(B) Window alarms;
(C) Motion detectors;
(D) Security systems being used for general
			 home security;
(E) Audio or video
			 baby monitors used to monitor a
child
receiving care by the
Department
five years of age and under; or
(F) Monitors recommended by medical or mental
			 health providers for medical purposes or for understanding emotional or
			 behavioral health. Monitors must be approved by the
Department
.
(d) The
respite applicant
or
Certified Respite Provider
must have access to a working
			 telephone to make and receive phone calls. The
child
or
young adult
must have access to a phone and have the ability
			 to call their CASA, attorney, caseworker,
certified resource
			 parent
, or parent or other caregiver if the
child
or
young adult is
being served in their home at any
			 time.
(e) The
respite
			 applicant
or
Certified Respite Provider
must consider
			 the age, special needs, and capabilities of the
child
or
young adult
being served in their home through an open child
			 welfare case or a
child
or
young adult
in the
			 care or custody of the
Department
, and have necessary
			 safeguards to assure that:
(A) Swimming
			 pools, wading pools, ponds, hot tubs and play equipment are maintained to
			 assure safety, kept in working condition, equipped with sufficient safety
			 barriers or devices to prevent injury, and used by a
child
or
young adult
in
certified respite care
with
			 appropriate supervision for the age and development of the
child
or
young adult
;
(B) Outdoor tools and equipment, machinery,
			 chemicals, flammables, and combustibles are stored in a safe manner;
(C) Animals are properly cared for and kept
			 in compliance with local ordinances;
(D) Access of a
child
or
young adult
being served in their home through an open child
			 welfare case or a
child
or
young adult
in the
			 care or custody of the
Department
receiving care in the home
			 to potentially dangerous animals is restricted; and
(E) Potentially dangerous hunting and
			 sporting equipment are stored in a safe and secure manner inaccessible to a
child
or
young adult
being served in their
			 home through an open child welfare case or a
child
or
young adult
in the care or custody of the
Department
receiving care in the home.