OAR 413-040-0008
Requirements for a Family Engagement Meeting


(1)

When the child has been placed in substitute care or the Department is working a cooperative in-home plan for more than 30 days, the Department must schedule an FEM. The meeting is scheduled between the 30th and 60th day of the out-of-home care placement or from the time of safety threat identification resulting in a cooperative in-home case.

(2)

Prior to the FEM, the Department must conduct and document reasonable inquiries to promptly locate and invite the parents and an Indian child’s tribe. The Department may conduct and document reasonable inquiries to promptly locate and invite grandparents and any other family member who has had significant, direct contact with the child in the year prior to the substitute care placement. Other participants in the meeting must include the child, if the child is 12 years of age or older, and for a child 14 years of age and older, at their option, up to two members of the case planning team who are chosen by the child. Other participants in the meeting may include a child younger than 12 when appropriate, other professionals, foster parents, neighbors, and family and friends of the family.

(3)

Family members or an Indian child’s tribe who are located after reasonable inquiries must be notified by the Department of the FEM in a timely manner to allow them the opportunity to be prepared for and attend the meeting.

(4)

Other participants may be jointly identified by the parents, guardians, Indian custodian of the child, and the Department, and the Department must notify identified participants in a timely manner to allow them the opportunity to prepare for and attend the meeting.

(5)

To assist the family in developing the family’s plan for the child, the Department must provide participants with information regarding the federal timeline for determining permanency for the child and the Oregon Administrative Rules that govern the sufficiency of a safety plan, conditions for return, and reunification.

(6)

The located family members may attend the FEM unless the other participants determine that a family member may threaten or place other participants at risk. The Department may exclude family members it determines are violent, unpredictable, or abusive or an alleged perpetrator of sexual abuse, domestic violence, or severe physical assault.

(7)

Family members who are not invited or allowed to participate may submit written information and recommendations to the caseworker prior to the scheduled meeting concerning the subjects of the FEM, including feedback regarding the placement of the child, permanency plan, concurrent permanent plan, and services.

(8)

During the FEM, family members may develop a family plan for the child.

(9)

Any family member or tribal representative participating in an FEM must sign a written acknowledgment of the content of the family plan developed at the meeting and of his or her attendance at the meeting.

(10)

The Department must send a copy of the family plan developed at the FEM within 21 days after the date of the meeting to family participants, including those who participated by submitting written information and recommendations.

(11)

The Department must incorporate the family plan developed at the FEM into the Department case plan to the extent that the family plan protects the child, builds on family strengths, and focuses on achieving permanency for the child within a reasonable time. If the family’s plan developed at the meeting cannot be incorporated into the Department’s case plan, the reasons shall be documented in the Department’s case plan.
(12) The Department is responsible for confirming that any family plan developed at an FEM is sufficient to ensure the safety or permanency of the child before implementing a family plan developed at an FEM.

Source: Rule 413-040-0008 — Requirements for a Family Engagement Meeting, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=413-040-0008.

413‑040‑0000
Definitions
413‑040‑0005
Purpose
413‑040‑0006
Requirements for the Conditions for Return and the Protective Capacity Assessment
413‑040‑0008
Requirements for a Family Engagement Meeting
413‑040‑0010
Requirements for the Case Plan
413‑040‑0011
Requirements of Action Agreements
413‑040‑0014
Replacing or Adding Impending Danger Safety Threats During Ongoing Case Management
413‑040‑0016
Requirements for Review of the Case Plan
413‑040‑0017
Requirements for Return and Reunification
413‑040‑0024
Requirements for an In-home Ongoing Safety Plan Prior to Return and Next Day Contact
413‑040‑0032
Requirements for Closing the In-Home Ongoing Safety Plan and Closing the Case
413‑040‑0100
Purpose
413‑040‑0130
Administrative Reviews for Title IV and ORS 419A.090 et seq.
413‑040‑0135
Responsibility for Administrative Reviews
413‑040‑0140
Permanency Hearings by the Court
413‑040‑0145
Court Notification of Placement Changes
413‑040‑0150
Participant Notification of Administrative Reviews, Permanency Hearings, and Review Hearings
413‑040‑0155
Participants in Administrative Reviews and Permanency Hearings
413‑040‑0157
Documentation Requirements for Administrative Reviews and Permanency Hearings
413‑040‑0159
Notification and Distribution Requirements for Administrative Reviews and Permanency Hearings
413‑040‑0170
Judicial Requirements for Voluntary Custody Agreement or Child Placement Agreement
413‑040‑0200
The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children (ICPC) -- History and Purpose
413‑040‑0208
Placements Subject to the ICPC
413‑040‑0222
Delay, Denial, Termination, Reversal of ICPC Placement Approval, Appeal
413‑040‑0228
Placement of Oregon Children
413‑040‑0240
Financial and Medical Responsibility
413‑040‑0248
Travel Arrangements and Reimbursement for Transportation Expenses
413‑040‑0268
Placement of Children or Young Adults from Other States in Oregon
413‑040‑0282
Independent and Private Agency Adoptions
413‑040‑0292
ICPC Case Closure
413‑040‑0400
Policy
413‑040‑0420
HIV Antibody Testing
413‑040‑0430
Informed Consent
413‑040‑0440
Counseling
413‑040‑0450
Confidentiality
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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