Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS › Division 200 - RESOURCE HOME CERTIFICATION › Section 413-200-0335 - Standards Regarding the Home Environment

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
The
applicant
or
certified resource
				family
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, and 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
applicant
or
certified resource family
and the residence where the
child
or
young
			 adult
placed by the
Department
must reside.
(b) The home must have adequate space,
			 including space for safe and appropriate sleeping arrangements, for each
member of the household
.
(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
in the
			 care or custody of the
Department
, when determining
			 appropriate sleeping arrangements.
(B) Each
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
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:
(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
placed 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
certified resource
			 family
must post and comply with the Foster Children's Bill of Rights
			 as required by OAR 413-010-0170  to 413-010-0185  and have available in the home
			 the Oregon Foster Children's Sibling Bill of Rights. The Oregon Foster Parent
			 Bill of Rights under ORS
			 418.648,
			 must be provided to the
certified resource family
by the
Department
.
(e)
			 The
applicant
or
certified resource family
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 or caseworker at any
			 time.
(f) The
applicant
or
certified resource family
must
			 consider the age, special needs, and capabilities of the
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
			 foster 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
in the care or custody of the
Department
placed in the home to potentially dangerous animals
			 is restricted;
(E) Potentially
			 dangerous hunting and sporting equipment are stored in a safe and secure manner
			 inaccessible to a
child
or
young adult
in the
			 care or custody of the
Department
placed in the
			 home.