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Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0272 - Responsibilities for Assessment and Certification

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Except as provided in sections (2) and
			 (3) of this rule, the
Department
must conduct an assessment to
			 determine if the
applicant
and the home of the
applicant
meet the standards in OAR 413-200-0301  to
			 413-200-0396  as follows:
(a) For the approval
			 of a potential
adoptive resource
or issuance of a
Certificate of Approval
or
Child-Specific Certificate
			 of Approval
, the
Department
must conduct the
			 activities described in OAR 413-200-0274. The
Certificate of
			 Approval
and
Child-Specific Certificate of Approval
expire two years from the date of issuance unless OAR 413-200-0287(7)  or OAR
			 413-200-0296(6)  apply.
(b) For
			 issuance of a
Temporary Certificate of Approval
, the
Department
must conduct the activities described in OAR
			 413-200-0275. A
Temporary Certificate of Approval
expires 180
			 days from the date of issuance unless an extension is granted.
(c) For issuance of a
Certificate of
			 Approval
or
Child-Specific Certificate of Approval
to
			 a
certified resource family
that has been issued a
Temporary Certificate of Approval
, the
Department
must conduct the activities described in OAR
			 413-200-0276. In this circumstance, the
Certificate of
			 Approval
or
Child-Specific Certificate of Approval
expires two years from the date of issuance of the
Temporary
			 Certificate of Approval
, unless OAR 413-200-0287(7)  applies.
(d) The Department may share information in
			 the home study when permitted or required by law, consistent with ORS
			 418.642,
			 OAR 413-200-0298  and, if the application is for adoption, ORS
			 109.319,
			 OAR 413-010-0035(8), 413-120-0016, 413-120-0220, and 413-120-0246. The
			 Department is required to share information about a child or young adult in the
			 care or custody of the Department with the parties to the child's or young
			 adult's juvenile court proceeding.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0275 - Assessment for Issuance of a Temporary Certificate of Approval

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The
Department
may only use the assessment
				described in this rule for the purpose of issuing a
Temporary
				Certificate of Approval
.
(1)
			 A Temporary Certificate of Approval may be issued in the following
			 circumstances:
(a) The applicant is a relative
			 of the child or young adult or child or young adult's family;
(b) The applicant is known to the child or
			 young adult or the child's or young adult's family, outside of the involvement
			 of the Department;
(c) The
			 applicant is a former resource parent or respite provider for the child or
			 young adult;
(d) The applicant is a
			 former certified or licensed resource parent with a skill set or knowledge to
			 meet the needs of child or young adult requiring placement; or
(e) The applicant does not meet criteria in
			 (a)-(d) above, but, has a skill set or knowledge to meet the specific needs of
			 the child or young adult requiring placement.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0278 - Responsibility to Determine the Maximum Number of Children or Young Adults in a Certified Family Home

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Except
			 as provide in subsection (3) of this rule, the
Department
may
			 not issue a
Certificate of Approval
, a
Child-Specific
			 Certificate of Approval
, or a
Temporary Certificate of
			 Approval
if the home would exceed the following maximum capacity:
(a) A total of four children or
young
			 adults
to one certified adult living in the home;
(b) A total of seven children or
young adults
, no more than six may be children or
young adults
in the care or custody of the
Department
placed in the home, to two certified adults living
			 in the home; or
(c) A total of two
			 children under the age of three.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0283 - Responsibilities to Monitor Certification Compliance

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A
certifier
must conduct
			 the following home visits:
(a) A minimum of
			 one home visit every 90 days during the period a
Temporary Certificate
			 of Approval
is effective;
(b) A minimum of one home visit every 90 days
			 when a
certified resource family
has been approved to exceed
			 the maximum capacity as prescribed in OAR 413-200-0278(1), for the duration of
			 the management approval; and
(c) A
			 minimum of one home visit to any
certified resource family
every 180 days, which must include:
(A) Face
			 to face contact with at least one certified individual, and
(B) Verbal contact with both certified
			 individuals.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0285 - Responsibilities When Developing a Placement Support Plan

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) When a
certifier
determines that a
certified family
needs additional support to
			 maintain conditions that provide safety, health, and well-being in the home,
			 the
certifier
may develop a
placement support
			 plan
. A
placement support plan
is appropriate when
			 one or both of the following circumstances apply:
(a) The
certified family
needs additional training, instruction, or skills to improve their ability to
			 meet the needs of a
child or young adult
placed in the home by
			 the
Department
.
(b) The
certified family
is
			 not in compliance with one or more of the
Department
's
			 certification standards, and the non-compliance does not result in either a
present danger safety threat
or an
impending danger
			 safety threat
to a
child
or
young
			 adult
.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-02893 - Responsibilities Regarding Withdrawal of an Application, Termination of a Certification

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) When an
applicant
requests to withdraw his or her application for
			 certification or adoption under OAR 413-200-0314, the
certifier
must document his or her communication regarding the
applicant's
request.
(2) An application may be considered to be
			 withdrawn if, during the assessment process, the
applicant
fails to respond to a written request for contact from the
certifier
, the adoption worker, or the supervisor of the
certifier
or adoption worker within 30 days of the
			 request.
(3) When a
certified family
requests the
Department
terminate their certification, the
certifier
must:
(a) Terminate the certificate on a date to be
			 determined by the
Department
and the
certified
			 family
, notify the
certified family
of the date the
			 certificate was terminated and document the reasons for termination of the
			 certificate; or
(b) If the
Department
intends to revoke the certificate
,
determine with a Child Welfare Program Manager or
designee
whether to accept the request to terminate the certificate or continue with the
revocation
process, inform the
certified
			 family
of the
Department
's decision, and document the
Department
's decision regarding the
certified
			 family's
request.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0292 - Responsibilities Regarding a Previously Certified Resource Family and When a Certified Resource Family Moves

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
Department
may conduct an assessment to reopen the previous
			 certification when all of the following apply:
(a) The certification has been closed less
			 than six months.
(b) The
			 certificate would not have expired during the months the certification has been
			 closed.
(c) There have been no
			 additions to adult members of the household, and the previously
certified resource family
remain the same.
(d) The former
certified resource
			 family
continues to live in the same residence.
(e) No new child abuse background exists,
			 other than history which was previously assessed.
(f) No new arrests or convictions exist,
			 other than history which was previously assessed.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0294 - Responsibilities Regarding Inactive Referral Status

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
certified family
or
			 the
Department
may initiate an
Inactive Referral
			 Status
. When a
certified family
is on
Inactive Referral Status
, no additional
child
or
young adult
may be placed in the home.
(2) When either a
certified
			 family
or the
Department
initiates an
Inactive Referral Status
, the
certifier
must
			 immediately notify
Department
staff responsible for placement
			 that the
certified family
is unavailable for placement of a
child
or young adult
and update the provider
			 record.
(3) A
certified
			 family
may ask the
Department
to place their home on
Inactive Referral Status
for any reason for up to 12 months.
			 The
Inactive Referral Status
begins on the date requested by
			 the
certified family
.
(4) Within 30 days of a
certified
			 family
requesting
Inactive Referral Status
, the
certifier
must send a letter to the
certified
			 family
that documents the inactive status, the reasons for the status,
			 and the length of the
Inactive Referral Status
.
(5) When a
certified family
initiates
Inactive Referral Status
, if a
child
or
young adult
is currently placed in
			 the home by the
Department
all certification standards and
			 responsibilities remain in effect. If there is no
child or young
			 adult
currently placed in the home by the
Department
,
			 the home visit requirements may be waived if approved by a Child Welfare
			 Program Manager or
designee
.
(6) The
Department
may
			 initiate
Inactive Referral Status
for one or more of the
			 following reasons:
(a) The special needs of a
child
or
young adult
, currently in the home,
			 require so much of the
certified family's
care and attention
			 that no agency should place an additional
child
or
young adult
in the home.
(b) The
certified family
or
members of the household
are experiencing significant family
			 or life stress.
(c) The
certified family
does not currently meet one or more of the
			 certification standards.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0296 - Responsibilities Regarding Denial or Revocation of a Certification

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
Department
may deny an application for certification if:
(a) Any of the reasons in OAR 413-200-0272 (3)  exist;
(b) The
applicant
fails to provide requested information within 90
			 days of a written request from the
Department
; or
(c) When an adult
member of the
			 household,
excluding
any young adult
in the care and
			 custody of the
Department
placed in the home, has been
			 identified as the perpetrator alleged perpetrator, or respondent of abuse in a
child protective services assessment
founded disposition,
			 unable to determine disposition, substantiated, inconclusive or a similar
			 disposition from another agency or state as described in 413-200-0274(1)(l)  and
			 413-200-0275(2)(m).
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0298 - Confidentiality of Applicant or Certified Family Information

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) This rule describes how the
Department
may exercise its authority to disclose information
			 it gathers about an
applicant
or a
certified
			 family.
(2) The name,
			 address, and other identifying information about a
certified
			 family
are confidential under ORS. 418.642 and not open to public
			 inspection. Except as provided in these rules, the
Department
may not disclose identifying information.
(3) Unless prohibited by federal or state
			 law, the
Department
may disclose the name, address, or other
			 identifying information about a
foster parent
or
relative caregiver
when:
(a) A
foster parent
or
relative caregiver
requests
			 information about the
foster parent
or
relative
			 caregiver
;
(b) A
foster parent
or
relative caregiver
authorizes disclosure about the
foster parent
or
relative caregiver
;
(c) A
			 court order requires disclosure;
(d) The
Department
determines disclosure is necessary or advisable to protect the best interest of
			 a
child
or
young adult
; or
(e) The
Department
determines disclosure is necessary for the administration of child welfare
			 laws, which may include, but is not limited to, the following circumstances:
(A) Disclosure to employees of the Secretary
			 of State's Office, the Department of Health and Human Services, and the
Department
which requires information to complete audits,
			 program reviews or other investigations of child welfare programs administered
			 by the
Department
;
(B) Disclosure to law enforcement officers
			 and district attorney's offices that require information for child abuse
			 assessments, criminal investigations, or other civil or criminal proceedings
			 connected with administering the
Department
's child welfare
			 programs;
(C) Disclosure to the
			 Office of Administrative Hearings or an Administrative Law Judge as part of an
			 administrative action initiated by the
Department
;
(D) Disclosure to the juvenile court or a
			 party to a juvenile court case concerning a
child
or
young adult
to enable the court or the party to protect the
			 best interests of the
child
or
young
			 adult
;
(E) Disclosure to
			 comply with the requirements of mandatory abuse reporting laws including, but
			 not limited to: ORS
			 124.060 (elder abuse), 419B.010 (child abuse), 430.765 (adults with mental illness or
			 developmental disabilities), and 441.640 (residents in long-term care
			 facilities);
(F) Disclosure for the
			 purposes of providing support, training, education or other information about
			 the role of a
certified family
.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0301 - Purpose and Applicability of Certification Standards

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(1) The purpose of OAR 413-200-0301  to
			 413-200-0396  is to describe the criteria for approval as:
(a) A
certified family
;
			 or
(b) A potential
adoptive
			 resource
.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0305 - Authorization

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(1) Title IV-E,
			 section 471(a)(10) of the Social Security Act, requires the State of Oregon to
			 establish a state authority responsible for establishing and maintaining
			 standards for foster family homes and child caring institutions.
(2) ORS
			 418.005 gives the Department the authority and responsibility to approve homes for
a child
and
young adult
in the care or
			 custody of the Department. ORS
			 418.005 authorizes the Department to develop rules to approve these homes.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  409.050, ORS
				  418.005  & ORS
				  418.640
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  418.005,
				  ORS
				  409.010  & ORS
				  418.625  - 418.648
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0306 - Eligibility for Certified Resource Families and Adoptive Resources

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
To qualify as a newly
certified resource
				family
or
adoptive resource
for a
child
or
young adult
in the care or custody
				of the
Department
, an individual must:
(1) Be at least 18 years of age.
(2) Submit a completed application on a form,
			 and in the manner, prescribed by the
Department
.
(3) When individuals are lawfully married,
			 have a domestic partnership (as defined in ORS
			 106.310),
			 or are
cohabitating,
individuals are required to apply,
			 unless:
(a) An individual is in the military
			 and stationed out of the state; or
(b) There are circumstances in which an
			 individual will have limited responsibility for limited household management or
			 care of a
child
or
young adult
placed in the
			 home.
(c) There are circumstances
			 in which the family dynamic is such that it is in the best interest of the
			 child or young adult to allow only an individual to be certified.
(d) For (b) and (c) a Child Welfare Program
			 Manager or designee approval is required.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0314 - Initial Application Process to Become a Certified Family or Adoptive Resource

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(1) An
applicant
must comply with all of the following requirements:
(a) Complete a
Department
application.
(b) Complete all
			 paperwork and written requests for information required by the
Department
in a timely manner and no later than 90 days after
			 the initial request.
(c) Allow
Department
staff to conduct an in-home safety assessment of
			 conditions that appear to exist in the home that affect health, safety, and
			 well-being for a
child
or
young adult
in the
			 care or custody of the
Department
by providing access to each
			 room in the primary residence of the
applicant
and each
			 surrounding building and structure on the property of the
applicant
unless the building or residence is a
			 self-contained, separate-entry residence rented to or owned by another
			 individual.
(d) Allow
Department
staff to have face-to-face contact with all members
			 of the
applicant's
household.
(e) Provide personal, family, and social
			 history information to
Department
.
(f) Provide information about any current or
			 previous licenses, certifications, or applications for relative care, foster
			 care,
child care
, adoption, or any other types of services for
			 vulnerable individuals including adult caregiving. Information must include the
			 organization's name and any
denials
, suspensions,
revocations
, or terminations.
(g) Sign
Department
Authorizations for Use and Disclosure of Information as requested to allow the
Department
to contact an individual or an organization to
			 complete a thorough background check of the
applicant
.
(h)
			 Allow the
Department
, at its discretion, to gather information
			 regarding juvenile court involvement or law enforcement contacts of any
child
, not in the care or custody of the
Department
, who lives in the household when the
Department
determines there is reason to believe that the
child
may pose a risk to a
child
or
young adult
in the care or custody of the
Department
and, if requested, authorize disclosure of the
			 records regarding such information to the
Department
.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0348 - Requirements Regarding the Number of Children and Young Adults in the Home

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(1) Except as
			 provided in section (3) of this rule, a
certified family
may
			 not exceed the following maximum capacity:
(a)
			 A total of four children or
young adults
to one certified
			 adult living in the home;
(b) A
			 total of seven children or
young adults
to two certified
			 adults living in the home, no more than six may be children or
young
			 adults
in the care or custody of the
Department
placed in the home; or
(c) A total
			 of two children under the age of three.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0352 - Requirements for the Care of Children and Young Adults

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The
certified resource family
must comply with
				all of the following requirements related to the care of a
child
or
young adult
in the care or custody
				of the
Department
placed with the
certified resource
				family
.
(1) Work
			 cooperatively with the
Department
, to support the case plan
			 and meet the needs of the
child
or
young
			 adult
in the care or custody of the
Department
placed
			 with the
certified resource family
including, but not limited
			 to:
(a) Health, dental, and mental health
			 care;
(b) Intellectual, emotional,
			 social, and recreational needs, including participation in extracurricular,
			 enrichment, cultural, and social activities;
(c) Continued contact or connection with
			 family members, siblings, relatives and others with whom the child has
			 developed an emotional attachment; and
(d) Adequate clothing that is age-appropriate
			 and meets the cultural and gender identity and gender expression of the
child
or
young adult.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0354 - Requirements Regarding the Education of a Child or Young Adult

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(1) The
certified family
must comply with the following requirements
			 related to the education of the
child
or
young
			 adult
in the care or custody of the
Department
placed
			 in the homeunless the
young adult
is the educational decision
			 maker:
(a) Enroll the
child
or
young adult
in their school or educational placement when
			 directed by the
Department
. The
Department
must authorize enrollment of a
child
or
young adult
for any school placement not authorized by the
child
or
young adult's
Individualized Education Plan(IEP) team.
(b) Support the
child
or
young adult
in their school or
			 educational placement and respond to inquiries from the school or educational
			 placement.
(c) Assure the
child
or
young adult
regularly attends the
			 school or educational placement, monitor the educational progress of the
child
or
young
adult
, and
			 share the following information with the caseworker in a timely manner:
(A) The report cards of the
child
or
young
adult
;
(B) Any reports received from the teacher,
			 school, or educational placement;
(C) Any evaluations received as a result of
			 educational testing or assessment; including the Individualized Education Plan
			 (IEP) or Individualized Family Service Plan (IFSP);
(D) If the school has identified suicidal
			 ideation or self-harming behaviors;
(E) Any excused and unexcused
			 absences;
(F) Disciplinary reports
			 and notices of restraint or seclusion regarding the
child
or
young adult
; and
(G) Ongoing progress toward high school
			 graduation of a
child
or
young adult
,
			 including number of credits earned and diploma type the
child or
			 young
adult
is expected to receive;
(d) Monitor and share with the
			 caseworker in a timely manner the educational successes, learning style, and
			 potential learning difficulties of the
child
or
young
			 adult
.
(e) Work with the
			 caseworker of the
child
or
young
adult
when referring the
child
or
young adult
for assessment of a possible disability.
(f) Inform the caseworker of and invite the
			 caseworker to Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings, school conferences,
			 and other school-related meetings.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0356 - Requirements Regarding Extracurricular, Enrichment, Cultural, and Social Activities

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(1) In
			 regard to the
child or young adult
in the care or custody of
			 the
Department
placed in the home, the
certified
			 family
must:
(a) Support the
child
or
young adult
in their interests to
			 participate in
age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate
			 activities
, including extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and
			 social activities.
(b) Ensure the
child
or
young adult
has ongoing
			 opportunities to participate in at least one age-appropriate or developmentally
			 appropriate activity.
(c) Apply the
reasonable and prudent parent standard, as well consulting with the
c
hild
or
young adult's
caseworker
			 when determining whether to allow a
child
or
young
			 adult
in
substitute care
to participate in
			 extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.
(d) Periodically update the
Department
regarding participation by the
child
or
young adult
in extracurricular,
			 enrichment, cultural, and social activities, including any barriers that may
			 keep the
child
or
young adult
from
			 participation in such activities.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0358 - Requirements Regarding the Discipline of a Child or Young Adult

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(1) The
certified resource
			 family
must demonstrate a willingness to understand the meaning of the
			 behaviors and have the ability to develop and use appropriate
discipline
strategies to address challenging
			 behaviors.
(2) The
certified resource family
must not do any of the following to
			 a
child or young adult
in the care or custody of the
Department
placed in the home:
(a) Use or threaten physical force.
(b) Use threats or intimidation.
(c) Withhold food or other items essential to
			 protection, safety, or well-being.
(d)
Discipline
all children
			 or
young adults
in the household for the misbehavior of one
child
or
young adult.
(e) Use intentional infliction of physical
			 force causing pain.
(f) Use
			 derogatory remarks about the
child
or
young
			 adult
, or the family characteristics, physical traits, culture,
			 ethnicity, language, immigration status, sexual orientation, gender identity
			 and expression, or traditions of the
child
or
young
			 adult
.
(g) Deny, or
			 threaten to deny, visits, telephone contact, or other types of contact with an
			 individual authorized in a visit and contact plan, including contacts and
			 visits with siblings.
(h) Assign
			 extremely strenuous exercise or work.
(i) Use or threaten the use of a restraint or
			 restraining devices. Restraining devices do not include a vehicle safety
			 restraint such as a seat belt or age and size-appropriate safety seat, when
			 used in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions.
(j) Impose a sanction, penalty, consequence,
			 or reprimand for bed-wetting, toileting accidents, or during toilet
			 training.
(k) Direct or permit a
child
or
young adult
to punish or
discipline
another
child
or
young
			 adult
.
(L) Threaten removal
			 from the
certified resource family
home.
(m) Force or require a shower or bath as a
			 consequence, or reprimand.
(n)
			 Impose extreme isolation that restricts the ability to talk with or associate
			 with others.
(o) Lock in a room or
			 outside of the home.
(p) Reprimand
			 or discipline in any manner due to the child or young adult discussing their
			 child welfare experience, including the child or young adult's experience in
			 the home of the certified resource family.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0362 - Requirements Regarding the Medical, Dental, and Mental Health Care of a Child or Young Adult

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) In addressing
			 the health care for a
child
or
young adult
in
			 the care or custody of the
Department
placed in the home, the
certified family
must:
(a)
			 Work collaboratively with the
Department
in managing the
			 health care needs of the
child
or
young
adult
, which may include involving a parent of the
child
or
young adult
in
			 medical, dental, and mental health appointments;
(b) Regularly exchange medical, dental, and
			 mental health information of the
child
or
young
			 adult
with the
Department
;
(c) Work collaboratively with providers in
			 managing the medical, dental, and mental health needs of the
child
or
young
adult
;
			 and
(d) Maintain health care
			 documentation for each
child
or
young
adult
, including:
(A) Medical, dental, and mental health
			 appointments;
(B) Medical, dental,
			 and mental health information;
(C)
			 Medical, dental, and mental health appointment follow-up reports; and
(D) Immunization records.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0371 - Responsibilities and Notification Requirements for Selection and Use of Respite Care Providers, and Child Care

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 Informal Respite Providers: When identifying prospective informal respite care
			 providers for a child or young adult in the care or custody of the Department
			 placed in the home, the certified resource family must:
(a) Select prospective informal respite care
			 providers who:
(A) Are at least 18 years of
			 age;
(B) Are capable of assuming
			 supervision responsibilities, including meeting the safety, health, and
			 well-being needs; and
(C)
			 Understand the requirement to comply with OAR 413-200-0358  regarding
			 discipline.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0377 - Confidentiality

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
certified resource family
must exercise good judgment in
			 sharing personal information about a
child
or
young
			 adult
in the care or custody of the Department placed in the home and
			 the family of the
child
or
young adult
. The
certified resource family
must store documents in a way that
			 protects the privacy of the
child
or
young
			 adult
and their family.
(2) The
certified resource
			 family
may not disclose confidential information regarding a
child
or
young adult
in the care or custody
			 of the Department placed in the home or the family of a
child
or
young adult
, except when necessary to promote or to protect
			 the health and welfare of the
child
,
young
			 adult
, or the community.
(3) Social Media/Image: When utilizing social
			 media, a
resource parent
may not identify any
child
or
young adult
, in the care or custody
			 of the Department placed in the home, and that
child
or
young adult's
photo may not be tagged.
(4) A
resource parent
must
			 follow the
department
's direction in disclosure of photos or
			 images to be used outside of (3) of this rule.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  409.050, ORS
				  418.005  & ORS
				  418.640
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  418.005,
				  ORS
				  409.010,
				  ORS
				  418.625,
				  ORS
				  418.627,
				  ORS
				  418.630,
				  ORS
				  418.635,
				  ORS
				  418.640,
				  ORS
				  418.642,
				  ORS
				  418.643,
				  ORS 418.644, ORS
				  418.647  & ORS
				  418.648
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0379 - Education and Training for Applicants and Certified Resource Families

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) An
applicant
must participate in
Orientation
prior to receiving a
Certificate of Approval
or
Child-Specific Certificate of Approval
, or within 30 days after the
			 placement of a
child
or
young adult
in a home
			 that has been issued a
Temporary Certificate of
			 Approval
.
(2) Except as
			 provided in sections (3) to (7) of this rule, each
applicant
and
certified resource family
must complete required
resource parent
training before or within 12 months after the
			 date on which the certificate was issued, or provide written documentation of
			 completion of equivalent training content from another licensed child-caring
			 agency within two years of an
applicant's
dated application
			 for certification if approved as described in section (6) of this
			 rule.
(3) Completion of
			 required
resource parent
training may be required by the
Department
prior to issuing a
Certificate of
			 Approval.
(4) A
certified resource family
is exempt from section (2) of this
			 rule if a written, individualized training plan, specific to the needs of the
child
or
young adult
in the care or custody
			 of the
Department
placed in the home, has been approved by a
certification supervisor
and developed within 90 days after a
Child-Specific Certificate of Approval
or
Temporary
			 Certificate of Approval
has been issued by the
Department
.
(5)
			 When an
applicant
applies for adoption, the
Department
-approved training must be completed prior to
			 approval for adoption per 413-120-0246.
(6) Required
resource parent
training is required if an
applicant
previously certified by
			 the
Department
has not been certified within the preceding two
			 years unless:
(a) Alternative training has
			 been approved under sections (3) or (4) of this rule; or
(b) The
certification
			 supervisor
waives the training requirement based on the
applicant
's documented knowledge and skills in caring for a
child
or
young adult
placed in the home by
			 the
Department
.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0383 - Other Required Notifications

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A
certified family
must
			 immediately notify the
certifier
or
certification
			 supervisor
of the following information and events:
(a) Any anticipated change in
			 address.
(b) Any anticipated
			 extended absence of a member of the
certified family
,
			 including but not limited to separation, divorce, or travel for work.
(c) Any physical or structural change in the
			 home or surrounding property on which the
certified family
lives.
(d) Any known allegation of
			 child abuse perpetrated by the
certified family
or any other
member of the household
, or any individual who frequents the
			 home of the
certified family
.
(e) Any time another agency wishes to place a
child
or
young adult
in the home of the
certified family
.
(f) Any other circumstance that reasonably
			 could affect the safety, health, or well-being of a
child
or
young adult
in the home of the
certified
			 family
.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0386 - Requirements Regarding Mandatory Reporting

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Any
certified family
must report information to the Department upon reasonable cause to believe that
			 any
child or young adult
with whom the individual comes in
			 contact has suffered abuse or neglect or that any adult with whom the
			 individual comes in contact has abused or neglected a
child
or
young adult
under ORS
			 419B.005 and
			 418.257.
(2) Any
certified family
with a caregiving employee, including a
respite care
provider
			 or a
child care
provider who is not a
child care
			 facility
, or volunteer must provide the caregiving employee or
			 volunteer annual training and written materials on the requirements of
			 mandatory reporting.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  409.050, ORS
				  418.005  & ORS
				  418.640
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  418.005,
				  ORS
				  409.010,
				  ORS
				  418.015,
				  ORS
				  418.315,
				  ORS
				  418.625  - 418.648 & ORS
				  418.257
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0388 - Requirements Regarding Visits in the Certified Resource Family's Home

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
For purposes of assessing the conditions in the home that
				affect safety, health, and well-being of the
child
or
young adult
in the care or custody of the Department placed in
				the home, a
certified resource family
must:
(1) Allow on-going in-home visits, both
			 scheduled and unscheduled, by Department staff;
(2) Allow Department staff unsupervised
			 contact with the
child
or
young adult
in the
			 care or custody of the Department placed in the home; and
(3) 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.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  418.005,
				  ORS
				  409.050 & ORS
				  418.640
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  409.010,
				  ORS
				  418.015,
				  ORS
				  418.315,
				  ORS
				  418.625,
				  ORS
				  418.627,
				  ORS
				  418.630,
				  ORS
				  418.635,
				  ORS
				  418.640,
				  ORS
				  418.642,
				  ORS
				  418.643,
				  ORS 418.644, ORS
				  418.645,
				  ORS
				  418.647  & ORS
				  418.648
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0390 - Requirements Regarding Renewal of the Certificate of Approval

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) To renew a
Certificate of Approval
or
Child-Specific Certificate
			 of Approval
for up to two additional years, the
certified
			 family
must submit a completed Application for Renewal or Change of
			 Status, or an application for Adoption, whichever is applicable. Upon receiving
			 an application, the
Department
will assess the application
			 under OAR 413-200-0287.
(2) When
			 the
certified family
has submitted an application for renewal,
			 the current certificate does not expire, despite any expiration date, until the
Department
has renewed the certification, the renewal
			 application is withdrawn, or there is a proposed and final order denying the
			 application.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  409.050, ORS
				  418.005  & ORS
				  418.640
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  409.010,
				  ORS
				  418.015,
				  ORS
				  418.315  & ORS
				  418.625  - 418.648
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0393 - Requirements Regarding Inactive Referral Status

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) The
Certificate of
			 Approval
or
Child-Specific Certificate of Approval
remains in effect and the responsibilities of the
certified
			 family
remain in effect during
inactive referral
			 status
.
(2) A
certified family
may request that the
Department
place the home on
inactive referral status
for any reason for up to 12 months. The
inactive referral
			 status
begins on the date requested by the
certified
			 family
and while it is in effect:
(a) The
Department
must not
			 place an additional
child
or
young adult
in
			 the home; and
(b) The
certified family
may not accept placement of any
child
or
young adult
from another
			 agency.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0394 - Requirements Regarding Termination of a Certificate of Approval

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) A
certified family
may request that the
Department
terminate their certificate and close the home. The
certified family
must give the
Department
10
			 business days' notice between the date of the request and the date the
certified family
would like the certificate to terminate.
(a) The
Department
may deny
			 the
certified family's
request if the
Department
has decided to revoke the
			 certificate
.
(b)
			 When the
Department
accepts the
certified
			 family's
request, the
Department
must notify the
certified family
of its decision to accept the voluntary
			 termination and notify the
certified family
of the date the
			 certification termination.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0395 - Repealed

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  409.050,
				  418.005,
				  418.640
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  409.010,
				  418.005,
				  418.625 -
				  418.645
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0396 - Requirements Regarding Contested Case Hearings

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) When the Department denies an application
			 for certification or revokes certification, the
applicant
or
certified family
has a right to request a contested case
			 hearing under this rule.
(2) An
applicant
for certification, renewal of a certificate, or a
			 Change of Status may request a contested case hearing when the Department has
			 mailed a proposed and final order denying the application.
(3) A
certified family
may
			 request a contested case hearing when the Department has mailed a proposed and
			 final order revoking certification.
(4) A
certified family
,
applicant
for certification, renewal of a certificate, or a
			 Change of Status, or
applicant
for consideration as a
			 potential
adoptive resource
may request a contested case
			 hearing, as provided in OAR 413-010-0505  and OAR 413-120-0460.
(5) An
applicant
who is
			 denied approval as a potential
adoptive resource
does not have
			 a right to request a contested case hearing, and instead OAR 413-120-0225(2)
 
			 applies.
(6) If the Department does
			 not receive a request for a contested case hearing within 30 days of the date
			 the Department mailed the proposed and final order of
denial
or
revocation
, the
certified family
or
applicant
has waived the right to a hearing, except as
			 provided in OAR 413-010-0505.
(7)
			 Department actions when a contested case hearing is timely requested but such
			 request is subsequently withdrawn are outlined in OAR 413-010-0530.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  409.050, ORS
				  418.005  & ORS
				  418.640
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  418.005,
				  ORS
				  409.010,
				  ORS
				  418.315  & ORS
				  418.625  - 418.645
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0404 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  409.050,
				  418.005
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  409.185,
				  418.005,
				  418.015,
				  419B.015,
				  419B.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0409 - Repealed

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  409.050 &
				  418.005
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  409.185,
				  418.005,
				  418.015,
				  419B.015 &
				  419B.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0414 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  409.050 &
				  418.005
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  409.185,
				  418.005,
				  418.015,
				  419B.015&
				  419B.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0419 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  409.050 &
				  418.005
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  409.185,
				  418.005,
				  418.015,
				  419B.015&
				  419B.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0424 - Renumbered

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
Stat. Auth.: ORS
				  409.050 &
				  418.005
Stats. Implemented: ORS
				  409.185,
				  418.005,
				  418.015,
				  419B.015&
				  419B.020
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 205 - RESPITE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 413-205-0000 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) "Certified
			 resource family" means an individual or individuals who hold a current
			 Certificate of Approval from the
Department
to operate a home
			 to provide care, in the home in which the individual or individuals reside, to
			 a
child
or
young adult
in the care or custody
			 of the
Department
.
(2) "Certified Respite Care" means
respite care
provided by a
Certified Respite
			 Provider
or a
certified resource family
that has been
			 issued a two-year certificate of approval.
(3) "Certified Respite Provider" means an
			 individual certified by the
Department
to provide
certified respite care
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
.
(4) "Certifier" means a
Department
employee who:
(a)
			 Conducts assessments of applicants,
members of the household
,
			 home and surroundings;
(b)
			 Determines whether to recommend issuance of a
Respite Certificate of
			 Approval
, Temporary Certificate of Approval, Certificate of Approval,
			 or Child-Specific Certificate of Approval, or approval as an adoptive resource;
			 and
(c) Monitors the compliance and
			 ongoing assessment of a
certified resource family
or
Certified Respite Provider
, home and surroundings with OAR
			 413-200-0301  to 413-200-0396  and OAR 413-205-0000  to 413-205-0085.
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 205 - RESPITE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 413-205-0005 - Purpose

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The purpose of OAR 413-205-0000  to 413-205-0085  is to describe
				the activities of the
Department
related to:
(1) Issuing a
Respite Certificate of
			 Approval
;
(2) Monitoring
			 compliance of a
Certified Respite Provider
with the
			 certification standards in OAR 413-205-0000  to 413-205-0085; and
(3) Renewal of a
Certified Respite
			 Provider
.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  418.005 & ORS
				  409.050
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  409.010 & ORS
				  418.640
Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 205 - RESPITE PROVIDER CERTIFICATION › Section 413-205-0010 - Department Requirements for issuing a Respite Certificate of Approval

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
A
Respite Certificate of Approval
issued by
				the
Department
under OAR 413-205-0000  to 413-205-0085  must
				include all the following information:
(1) The certificate type:
Respite
			 Certificate of Approval
;
(2) The name of each
respite
			 applicant
approved;
(3)
			 The address to which the
Respite Certificate of Approval
applies;
(4) The provider number of
			 the
Certified Respite Provider
;
(5) The effective and expiration dates of the
Respite Certificate of Approval
; and
(6) The signature of the approving
			 manager.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
				  418.005 & ORS
				  409.050
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
				  409.010 & ORS
				  418.640