Or. Admin. Code § 419-440-0170

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024

Section 419-440-0170 - Foster Care Agencies: Health Services

A foster care agency must comply with all of the following requirements:

(1) The foster care agency must obtain all private health record information referred to in this rule in a manner that complies with federal and state law.

(2) Medical History. Within 30 days after the foster care agency assumes physical custody of a child in care, the foster care agency must obtain available medical history and other health-related information on the child in care, including:

(a) Significant findings of the most current physical examination;

(b) The child in care's current immunizations, history of surgical procedures and significant injuries, and past or present communicable diseases, to the extent such information is available under ORS 192.553 to 192.573;

(c) Any known allergies;

(d) Dental, vision, hearing, and behavioral health;

(e) Documentation that the child in care has received age-appropriate instruction regarding pregnancy prevention, nutrition, prevention of HIV and AIDS, and general information about the prevention and treatment of sexually transmitted diseases; and

(f) Physician's orders, including those related to medications, if any.

(3) Health services. The foster care agency must provide or arrange for the following health services, as applicable:

(a) Information on maintaining reproductive health and birth control.

(b) Prenatal care.

(c) Well-baby care.

(d) Fetal alcohol syndrome.

(e) Accessing child and infant health insurance programs.

(f) Screening for breast and other common cancers.

(g) Provide all necessary feminine hygiene products.

(h) Access to birth control, vaccinations, and information about preventing sexually transmitted diseases.

(4) Medical examinations. The foster care agency must safeguard the health of each child in care it serves by providing for a medical examination by a physician or qualified health professional at the following intervals:

(a) Three examinations during the first year of the child in care's life.

(b) One examination at the age of two.

(c) One examination at the age of four.

(d) One examination at the age of six.

(e) One examination at the age of nine.

(f) One examination at the age of fourteen.

(5) The foster care agency must have written procedures for accessing routine and urgent medical care for children in care, including obtaining necessary consents.

Or. Admin. Code § 419-440-0170

CWP 31-2008, f. & cert. ef. 10-17-08; CWP 12-2016(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-1-16 thru 12-27-16; CWP 22-2016, f. & cert. ef. 12-1-16; CWP 52-2019, amend filed 11/25/2019, effective 12/01/2019; Renumbered from 413-215-0376 by CWP 26-2022, filed 11/28/2022, effective 12/1/2022

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005, ORS 418.248 & ORS 418.240

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.205 - 418.325