Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 40 - CASE MANAGEMENT - SERVICE PLANS › Section 413-040-0010 - Requirements for the Case Plan

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1)
			 The caseworker must analyze the information gathered during the protective
			 capacity assessment to develop a case plan. The case plan must include all of
			 the following information:
(a) Family
			 composition, which includes the information identifying each child, each young
			 adult, and each parent or guardian.
(b) Original impending danger safety threats
			 identified in the CPS assessment as described in OAR 413-015-0425.
(c) The ongoing safety plan including any
			 additional impending danger safety threats identified since the CPS assessment,
			 as described in OAR 413-015-0450  and recorded in the Department's information
			 system.
(d) The findings of the
			 protective capacity assessment.
(e)
			 Expected outcomes and actions that each parent or guardian is taking to achieve
			 them.
(f) Services (if applicable)
			 to the child or young adult that include:
(A)
			 The identified needs of and services provided to any child or young adult
			 placed in substitute care, including the results of the CANS screening, the
			 personal care services provided to an eligible child or young adult under OAR
			 413-090-0100  to 413-090-0210, and other current assessments or evaluations of
			 the child or young adult, and the reasons the substitute care placement is the
			 least restrictive placement to meet the child or young adult's identified
			 needs;
(B) The health information
			 of the child or young adult, which documents the child's routine and
			 specialized medical, dental, and mental health services;
(C) The education services of the child or
			 young adult, the school or educational placement history of the child or young
			 adult, high school credits earned for a child over 14 years of age or a young
			 adult, and any special educational needs; and
(D) Services to transition the child or young
			 adult to successful adulthood in all cases when the child is 14 years of age or
			 older.
(g) Services the
			 Department will provide including:
(A) Case
			 oversight and routine contact with the parents or guardians and the child or
			 young adult;
(B) Appropriate and
			 timely referrals to services and service providers suitable to address
			 identified impending danger safety threats or strengthen parental protective
			 capacity;
(C) Appropriate and
			 timely referrals to services and service providers suitable to address the
			 needs of the child or young adult as identified through the CANS screening and
			 other current assessments or evaluations of the child or young adult;
			 and
(D) Timely preparation of
			 reports to the court or other service providers.
(h) The date that the progress of the parents
			 or guardians in achieving expected outcomes will be reviewed. The case plan
			 must be reviewed with the parents or guardians every 90 days; however, the
			 caseworker and parents or guardians may agree on a review date at any time
			 within the 90-day period.
(i) When
			 the child or young adult is in substitute care, the case plan must also
			 include:
(A) Current placement information
			 including:
(i) The location of the child or
			 young adult and the substitute caregiver of the child or young adult, except
			 when doing so would jeopardize the safety of the child, young adult, or the
			 substitute caregiver, or the substitute caregiver will not authorize release of
			 the address; and
(ii) Documentation
			 that shows that the child or young adult is receiving safe and appropriate care
			 in the least restrictive environment able to provide safety and well-being for
			 the child or young adult.
(B) The child or young adult's record of
			 visits with his or her parents and siblings.
(C) The permanency plan.
(D) The conditions for return.
(E) The concurrent permanent plan and the
			 progress the Department has made in implementing the concurrent permanent
			 plan.
(j) The case plan
			 for any child or young adult in foster care who has attained 14 years of age
			 must include:
(A) A document that describes:
(i) The rights of the child or young adult
			 with respect to education, health, visitation, and court
			 participation;
(ii) The right to be
			 provided with a copy of the young adult's birth certificate, social security
			 card, health insurance information, medical records, and a driver's license or
			 equivalent state-issued identification card when the child leaves foster care
			 having attained age 18 or greater; and
(iii) The right to stay safe and avoid
			 exploitation.
(B) A
			 signed acknowledgment by the child or young adult that the child or young adult
			 has been provided with a copy of the document and that the rights contained in
			 the document have been explained to the child in an age-appropriate
			 way.
(k) If the
child
or
young
adult
is
			 placed in a
qualified residential treatment program
(
QRTP
), the
case plan
must include
			 documentation of the following:
(A) In
			 accordance with the best interests of the
child
or
young adult
, the reasonable and good faith efforts of the
Department
to identify and include all of the individuals
			 required to be on the family and permanency team of the
child
or
young adult
, including:
(i) Appropriate biological family members,
			 relatives and
fictive kin
of the
child
or
young adult
;
(ii)
			 Appropriate professionals who are a resource to the family of the
child
or
young adult
, including teachers,
			 medical or mental health providers who have treated the
child
or
young adult,
or clergy; and,
(iii) If the
child
or
young adult
has attained the age of 14 years, individuals
			 selected by the
child
or
young adult,
as
			 described in OAR 413-040-0010 (3)(c).
(B) Contact information for members of the
			 family and permanency team of the
child
or
young
			 adult
as described in (1) (k) (A) (i) to (iii) of this rule, as well
			 as contact information for the other family members and
fictive
			 kin
of the
child
or
young adult
who
			 are not part of the family and permanency team;
(C) Evidence that meetings of the family and
			 permanency team, including meetings related to the
QRTP
			 assessment
, are held at a time and place convenient for the family of
			 the
child
or
young adult
;
(D) If reunification is the
permanency plan,
evidence demonstrating that the parent from
			 whom the
child
or
young adult
was removed
			 provided input regarding who should be members of the family and permanency
			 team;
(E) Evidence that the
QRTP assessment
is determined in conjunction with the family
			 and permanency team;
(F) The
			 placement preferences of the family and permanency team, including the team's
			 placement preferences regarding the placement of the
child
or
young adult
together with siblings unless there is a finding
			 by the court that such placement is contrary to their best interests.
(G) If the setting recommended by the
qualified individual
conducting the
QRTP
			 assessment
is different than the placement preferences of the family
			 and permanency team and of the
child
or
young
			 adult
, the reasons why the preferences of the team and of the
child
or
young adult
were not
			 recommended.
(H) The written
			 recommendations by the
qualified individual
regarding the
			 appropriateness of the
QRTP
placement and the court approval
			 or disapproval of the
QRTP
placement.