Or. Admin. Code § 413-010-0340

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024
Section 413-010-0340 - Department Responsibility to Make Diligent Efforts to Place a Child or Young Adult with Relatives

The Department must:

(1) Make diligent efforts to place a child or young adult in substitute care with a relative or person who has a caregiver relationship, as defined in ORS 419B.116, to the child pursuant to 419B.192(1).
(2) Make diligent efforts to place a child or young adult in substitute care with siblings so long as placement with the siblings is in the best interests of the child or young adult and the child or young adult's siblings pursuant to ORS 419B.192(2).
(3) In making the diligent efforts described in sections (1) and (2) of this rule, the Department must consider the factors set forth in ORS 419B.192(3) and follow the assessment process described in Child Welfare Policies I-E.1.1, "Search for and Engagement of Relatives", OAR 413-070-0060 to 413-070-0087 and II-B.1.1, "Responsibilities for Certification and Supervision of Resource Parents, Relative Resource Parent and Approval of Potential Adoptive Resources", OAR 413-200-0270 to 413-200-0296.

Or. Admin. Code § 413-010-0340

SCF 6-1995, f. 12-22-95, cert. ef. 12-29-95; CWP 9-2010, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-10; CWP 14-2013, f. 12-31-13, cert. ef. 1-1-14; CWP 1-2021, amend filed 01/04/2021, effective 1/4/2021; CWP 96-2023, amend filed 12/22/2023, effective 1/1/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 109.119, ORS 418.005, ORS 419B.116, ORS 419B.192 & ORS 409.050

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 109.119, ORS 418.005, ORS 419B.116 & ORS 419B.192