OAR 411-020-0090
Assessment
(1)
Assessment is the process by which the APS worker determines the alleged victim’s degree of risk, level of functioning, adequacy of information, and ability to protect their own interests. Assessment additionally determines the alleged victim’s ability to reduce the risk of harm in their environment and to make informed choices and understand the consequences of those choices. These factors are evaluated in relation to the allegation of abuse or self-neglect.(2)
Assessment in APS cases shall be conducted in person with the alleged victim, usually in the alleged victim’s home or the facility where the alleged victim lives.(3)
The assessment may include:(a)
Consultation with family, neighbors, law enforcement, mental health, hospice, in-home services, medical practitioners, domestic violence providers, and other relevant individuals, in keeping with Department confidentiality guidelines.(b)
The use of accepted screening tools as well as the worker’s professional judgment to determine the alleged victim’s safety and functional abilities.(4)
If there is evidence the alleged victim’s cognitive abilities may be impaired, recognized assessment tools may be administered to gauge those abilities. The initial assessment results shall be used as a screening to determine the need for professional diagnostic or clinical evaluation of the alleged victim’s capacity to make informed choices, and to determine an appropriate course of action if clinical evaluation is not available.(5)
Upon completion of the initial assessment, APS involvement shall be continued for investigation where there is an alleged perpetrator, or shall proceed directly to intervention where self-neglect is established.(6)
Results of the APS assessment of the alleged victim shall be recorded in the Centralized Abuse Management (CAM) system.
Source:
Rule 411-020-0090 — Assessment, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=411-020-0090.