OAR 413-040-0017
Requirements for Return and Reunification

(1)

The caseworker recommends returning the child or young adult to a parent or guardian after the caseworker has reviewed the impending danger safety threats identified in the CPS assessment that required an out-of-home ongoing safety plan and verified that:

(a)

The conditions for return in the case plan have been met;

(b)

The identified impending danger safety threats can be managed with an ongoing safety plan;

(c)

The parents or guardians are willing and able to accept responsibility for the care of the child or young adult with an ongoing safety plan;

(d)

The parents or guardians are willing and able to continue participating in case plan services;

(e)

Service providers who are currently working with the child, young adult, parents or guardians, and other involved persons including the child or young adult’s CASA and attorneys have been informed, in writing, of the plan to return the child or young adult with an in-home ongoing safety plan; and

(f)

No safety concerns for the child or young adult are raised in the caseworker’s review of the criminal history records and child welfare protective service records of all persons currently residing in a parent or guardian’s home.

(2)

When the child or young adult is returning to a parent living in a residential treatment facility, an alcohol and drug free housing program, or a residential domestic violence program, the Department does not review the criminal history records and child welfare protective service records of persons living in the state funded facilities and programs.

(3)

If the caseworker cannot confirm that identified impending danger safety threats can be managed if the child or young adult is returned to a parent or guardian with an in-home ongoing safety plan, the child or young adult must remain in substitute care.

(4)

The caseworker’s supervisor must review and concur that conditions for return have been met, and that any disagreement with the plan to return the child or young adult has been reviewed and considered in the development of the in-home ongoing safety plan prior to the caseworker recommending to the court that a child or young adult be returned to a parent or guardian.

(5)

The in-home ongoing safety plan must specifically document the planned caseworker and safety service provider contacts with the child or young adult and the parent or guardian, when the child or young adult is returned to the parent or guardian.

(6)

The caseworker must revise, as necessary, and confirm the sufficiency of an in-home ongoing safety plan that will manage impending danger safety threats as they are uniquely occurring within a particular family prior to the child or young adult’s physical return.

Source: Rule 413-040-0017 — Requirements for Return and Reunification, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=413-040-0017.

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

Rule 413-040-0017’s source at or​.us