Or. Admin. Code § 419-450-0050

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 11, November 1, 2024
Section 419-450-0050 - Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Admissions and Assessments

A child-caring agency must follow all of the following requirements, except with respect to a mass shelter:

(1) The child-caring agency must provide services to children in care according to written policies that list the specific criteria under which children in care are accepted for placement.
(2) Assessment. To determine the appropriateness of each child in care who has applied for services provided by the agency, the agency must make reasonable efforts to gather all of the following basic background information upon admission:
(a) Family history.
(b) Health history, including a history of substance abuse as well as current use of prescription and over-the-counter medication.
(c) Mental health history, including diagnoses, a description of behavior problems, prior evaluations, and treatment history.
(d) Who has legal custody of the child in care.
(3) Each assessment must include a statement about whether or not the child in care meets the eligibility requirements necessary to be admitted into the program.
(4) Prior to admitting a child in care, the agency must provide the child in care with an explanation of the available services and the requirements for participation.
(5) After a child in care is admitted, the assessment must be the basis for the child in care's service plan as described in OAR 419-450-0060

Or. Admin. Code § 419-450-0050

CWP 35-2008, 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 126-2018, amend filed 12/26/2018, effective 01/01/2019; Renumbered from 413-215-0731 by CWP 26-2022, filed 11/28/2022, effective 12/1/2022; OTIS 51-2023, minor correction filed 06/08/2023, effective 6/8/2023

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

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.205 - 418.310