Or. Admin. R. 413-070-0081

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 6, June 1, 2024

Section 413-070-0081 - Review of a Child or Young Adult's Substitute Care Placement

(1) The Department must review the efforts to place a child or young adult with a relative, current caretaker, or person with a caregiver relationship:

(a) No more than 30 calendar days from the date of the child or young adult's initial placement in substitute care;

(b) When the family of a child or young adult, through a family meeting, has recommended substitute care, permanency, or concurrent permanency with a relative who is not the current substitute care resource and has not yet been assessed;

(c) When it appears a child or young adult is likely to experience or experiences a change in substitute caregiver;

(d) When the child or young adult's substitute caregiver does not meet the safety, permanency, and well-being needs of the child or young adult;

(e) During every regular case review described in OAR 413-040-0000 to 413-040-0032; and

(f) No more than 30 calendar days prior to a court or administrative review hearing.

(2) As part of the review in section (1) of this rule, the Department must determine:

(a) Whether the child or young adult and his or her siblings, if the siblings are also in substitute care, have been placed with a relative, current caretaker or person with a caregiver relationship;

(b) If placement has not occurred, the current efforts to identify a relative or person with a caregiver relationship able and willing to provide substitute care;

(c) The additional contact with and assessment of identified relatives necessary to achieve placement with a relative; and

(d) When a child or young adult is placed with a relative or person with a caregiver relationship, whether the substitute caregiver is able to best meet the safety and well-being needs of the child or young adult as described in OAR 413-070-0600 to 413-070-0645.

(3) The caseworker must document in the Department's information system:

(a) The date of the review required under section (1) of this rule;

(b) The names of each individual who participated in the review;

(c) Whether and how the placement of a child or young adult with a relative, current caretaker, or person with a caregiver relationship has been met and whether siblings have been placed together; and

(d) Recommended actions, including any additional actions the Department will take to place a child or young adult, and his or her siblings, if the siblings are also in substitute care, with a relative, current caretaker, or person with a caregiver relationship in a placement resource that meets the safety, permanency, and well-being needs of the child or young adult.

Or. Admin. R. 413-070-0081

SOSCF 19-1998(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-30-98 thru 4-28-99; SOSCF 6-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-29-99; SOSCF 3-2001(Temp) f. & cert. ef. 1-24-01 thru 7-22-01; SOSCF 34-2001, f. 6-29-01 cert. ef. 7-1-01; CWP 10-2010, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-10; CWP 12-2015, f. & cert. ef. 7/17/2015; CWP 93-2023, amend filed 12/22/2023, effective 1/1/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 109.119, ORS 418.005, ORS 419A.004 & ORS 419B.192