OAR 413-030-0016
Requirements for the Family Support Services Case Plan
(1)
The caseworker must analyze the information gathered during the determination of service needs to develop a family support services case plan. The family support services case plan must include all of the following information:(a)
Family composition, which includes identifying information for:(A)
Each parent or guardian, and the children of the parent or guardian; or(B)
The former foster child who is 18 years or older and his or her child, if the former foster child is parenting a child.(b)
Conditions identified in the screening or intake referral information.(c)
Determination of service need.(d)
Service goals and activities.(e)
Services, related to a child in substitute care, which include:(A)
Placement information;(B)
Routine and specialized medical, dental, and mental health services;(C)
Education services, including the child’s school and any special educational needs; and(D)
A plan for visitation and contact with the parents or guardians.(f)
Services the Department will provide, including:(A)
Case oversight and routine contact with the parent or guardian and the child or the former foster child.(B)
When the court has ordered the Department to provide services to a pre-adjudicated delinquent, routine contact with juvenile department staff, parents or guardians, and the child.(C)
When the child is in substitute care, arranging visitation for the parents or guardians and the child.(D)
Timely referral, access to, and use of culturally appropriate services and service providers to address the identified needs, to the extent that resources are available.(E)
Timely preparation of reports to the court or other service providers that may be required.(g)
A statement of the conditions for which the Department will close the family support services case.(h)
Review date. The family support services case plan is reviewed with the parent, guardian, or former foster child every 90 days; however, the caseworker and the parent, guardian, or former foster child may agree on a review date at any time within the 90-day period.(2)
The persons involved with the Department in the development of the family support services case plan must include the former foster child or the parent or guardian; and may include the child, other relatives, substitute caregiver, and other professionals, as appropriate.(3)
The family support services case plan must include the signature of the caseworker and each parent, guardian, or former foster child.(4)
Approval and distribution of the family support services case plan.(a)
The Child Welfare supervisor must approve and sign the family support services case plan.(b)
The caseworker must give a copy of the family support services case plan to the parents, guardians, or former foster child as soon as possible but no later than seven days after the family support services case plan is approved by the supervisor.(5)
Timeline for family support services case plan development.(a)
Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the caseworker must develop the family support services case plan within 30 days of the completion of the determination of service needs.(b)
The supervisor may authorize an extension of the time for developing the family support services case plan when information essential to the development of the family support services case plan is not yet available due to circumstances beyond the control of the Department.
Source:
Rule 413-030-0016 — Requirements for the Family Support Services Case Plan, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=413-030-0016.