Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0287 - Assessment for Renewal of Certification

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) When an application for a certification
			 renewal is received before the current certificate expires the Department must
			 reassess the certified resource family to determine whether to renew the
			 Certificate of Approval or Child-Specific Certificate of Approval for two
			 additional years.
(2) The
			 Department may terminate the assessment process at any time and deny the
			 application for certification renewal for one or more of the reasons in OAR
			 413-200-0296  or, if the application is for approval to be a potential adoptive
			 resource, OAR 413-120-0225(2).
(3)
			 To complete the assessment and renew a Certificate of Approval or
			 Child-Specific Certificate of Approval, the certifier must:
(a) Review the completed Certified Family
			 Certificate Renewal or Change of Status Application.
(b) Conduct a minimum of one visit to the
			 home of the certified resource family and:
(A)
			 Have face-to-face contact with each member of the household.
(B) Complete the questionnaires and
			 interviews necessary to complete a home study update.
(C) Observe and assess the safety of the
			 physical environment.
(D) Walk
			 through 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.
(E) Complete a safety
			 assessment of the home and surroundings using a form approved by the
			 Department.
(F) Confirm the home
			 has posted age-appropriate documents outlining the Oregon Foster Children's
			 Bill of Rights under ORS
			 418.201 and OAR 413-010-0180,
			 and has available to any child or young adult placed in the home the Oregon
			 Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights under ORS
			 418.608 and OAR
			 413-070-0860(3).
(c)
			 Confirm completion of required hours of training, ensure the provider record of
			 the Department's electronic information system reflects all completed training,
			 and develop a training plan for the new certification period.
(d) Assess information from the caseworker of
			 each child or young adult placed by the Department with the certified resource
			 family during the past 180 days.
(e) Assure completion of criminal records
			 checks on each applicant and each other adult member of the household,
			 excluding a young adult in the care or custody of the Department, previously
			 approved informal respite provider, previously approved child care provider
			 and, at the Department's discretion, any child not in the care and custody of
			 the Department and living in the home, when there is reason to believe the
			 child may pose a risk to a child or young adult placed in the home by the
			 Department as described in OAR 413-120-0400  to 413-120-0460. A
			 fingerprint-based criminal offender records check of national crime information
			 databases is not required for an application for renewal of a Certificate of
			 Approval or Child-Specific Certificate of Approval, unless an applicant or
			 other adult member of the household has lived outside of Oregon for more than
			 60 consecutive days within the two-year certification period or has been
			 arrested or convicted during the two-year certification period.
(A) Assess any safety concerns regarding the
			 fitness of an applicant, other adult member of the household, and previously
			 approved informal respite provider or child care pursuant to OAR 413-120-0400  and 413-120-0460; and
(B) If
			 appropriate, request approval to complete certification of the applicant
			 despite the new criminal offender history of an applicant or other adult member
			 of the household.
(C) If an
			 applicant or other member of the household has a disqualifying conviction under
			 OAR 413-120-0400  to 413-120-0460  or the authorized designee makes a negative
			 fitness determination with respect to the individual, the Department must issue
			 a proposed and final order denying certification unless the applicant withdraws
			 application.
(D) If the previously
			 approved informal respite provider or child care provider has a new
			 disqualifying conviction under OAR 413-120-0400  to 413-120-460 or the
			 authorized designee makes a negative fitness determination with respect to the
			 individual, the Department must proceed to notify the certified resource family
			 of the determination.
(f)
			 Assure completion of child abuse history background checks for each applicant
			 and each other adult member of the household, excluding any young adult in the
			 care and custody of the Department placed in the home, previously approved
			 informal respite care provider, and previously approved child care provider.
(A) If an applicant or other adult member of
			 the household, excluding a young adult in the care or custody of the Department
			 and placed in the home, previously approved informal respite care provider, or
			 previously approved child care provider has lived outside the state of Oregon
			 or outside of the United States for more than 60 consecutive days during the
			 two-year certification period, a child abuse history background check must be
			 obtained from each state and requested from each country where the individual
			 resided during the two-year certification period.
(B) Assess any safety concerns regarding the
			 applicant, other adult member of the household, excluding a young adult in the
			 care or custody of the Department and placed in the home, previously approved
			 informal respite care provider, or previously approved child care provider
			 raised by information learned from the child abuse history background
			 check.
(C) When an applicant or
			 other adult member of the household, excluding a young adult in the care or
			 custody of the Department and placed in the home, has been identified as the
			 perpetrator or alleged perpetrator, or respondent of abuse in a child
			 protective services assessment in a founded disposition, substantiated
			 disposition, unable to determine disposition, or inconclusive disposition for
			 abuse to a child or child or young adult in the care or custody of the
			 Department, or a similar disposition from another division of the Department,
			 agency or state, which has not previously been approved, consult with the
			 certification supervisor about whether to seek approval from the Child Welfare
			 Program Manager to continue with the assessment for renewal:
(i) If the decision is to seek approval, the
			 Child Welfare Program Manager must consider the information and safety concerns
			 and may approve or deny continuing the assessment for renewal.
(ii) If the decision in subparagraph (i) of
			 this paragraph is to deny continuing with the assessment for renewal, the
			 Department may terminate the assessment process and, unless the application is
			 withdrawn, proceed to deny the application under OAR 413-200-0296.
(iii) The information considered, including
			 the safety concerns assessed, and the decision must be documented on a form
			 approved by the Department.
(D) When the previously approved informal
			 respite or child care provider has been identified as the perpetrator or
			 alleged perpetrator, or respondent of abuse in a child protective services
			 assessment in a founded disposition, substantiated disposition, unable to
			 determine disposition, or inconclusive disposition for abuse to a child or a
			 child or young adult in the care or custody of the Department, or a similar
			 disposition from another division of the Department, agency or state, which has
			 not previously been approved, consult with the certification supervisor about
			 whether to seek approval from the Child Welfare Program Manager:
(i) If the decision is to seek approval, the
			 Child Welfare Program Manager must consider the information and safety concerns
			 and may approve or deny continuing the assessment of the informal respite
			 provider;
(ii) If the decision in
			 subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is to proceed with approval of the informal
			 respite or child care provider, notify the certified resource family of the
			 Department's determination.
(iii)
			 The information considered, including the safety concerns assessed, and the
			 decision must be documented on a form approved by the Department.
(g) Review and assess
			 whether conditions appear to exist in the home that affect the safety, health,
			 or well-being of a child or young adult in the care or custody of the
			 Department.
(h) Review and analyze
			 the certified resource family's skills and abilities in maintaining conditions
			 in the home that provide for the safety, health, and well-being and ability to
			 meet the safety, health, and well-being needs for the child or young adult in
			 the care or custody of the Department, maintaining relationships with the
			 community and the Department, supporting the case plan of the child or young
			 adult and the certified resource family's compliance with OAR 413-200-0301  to
			 413-200-0396.
(i) When recommending
			 renewal of the certification, update the home study on a form approved by the
			 Department, including results of the assessment activities completed in
			 subsections (a) to (h) of this section, and submit to the certification
			 supervisor for approval.