OAR 411-346-0160
Renewal of Certificate
(1)
At least 90 days prior to the expiration of a certificate, the Department shall send a reminder notice and application for renewal to the currently certified provider. Submittal of a renewal application prior to the expiration date keeps the certificate in effect until the Department takes action. If the renewal application is not submitted prior to the expiration date, the child foster home shall be treated as an uncertified home.(2)
The certification renewal process includes the renewal application and the same supporting documentation as required for a new certification. With the discretion of the certifying agency, a financial statement, physician statement, and floor plan may not be required.(3)
A copy of the services coordinator’s monitoring check list or recommendations from the services coordinators who have had children in the home within the last year may be requested at the time of certification renewal.(4)
School reports may not be required if the Department or the certifying agency reasonably assumes this information has not changed or is not necessary.(5)
The Department or the certifying agency may investigate any information in the renewal application and shall conduct a home inspection.(6)
The provider shall be given a copy of the inspection form documenting any deficiencies and a time frame to correct deficiencies. Deficiencies must be corrected no longer than 60 days from the date of inspection. If documented deficiencies are not corrected within the time frame specified, the renewal application shall be denied.(7)
Applicants, providers, providers’ substitute caregivers, employees, volunteers, and any other occupants in the home 18 years of age and older must submit to an Oregon background check and must continue to meet all certification standards as outlined in these rules.(8)
Each foster provider must provide documentation of a minimum of 10 hours of Department approved training per year prior to the renewal of the certificate. A mutually agreed upon training plan may be part of the re-certification process.(9)
When serving children with significant medical needs, the foster provider must have a minimum of 6 of the 10 hours of annual training requirements in specific medical training beyond First Aid and CPR. The CPR training must be done by a recognized training agency and the CPR certificate must be appropriate to the ages of the children served in the foster home.
Source:
Rule 411-346-0160 — Renewal of Certificate, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=411-346-0160.