OAR 413-070-0625
Identifying and Assessing the Child or Young Adult’s Needs when Placement in Substitute Care is Required

(1)

To select a substitute care placement that will meet the safety, permanency, and well-being needs of the child or young adult, the caseworker must:

(a)

Involve the parent or guardian of the child or young adult and the child or young adult as developmentally appropriate in identifying substitute care placement resources whenever possible.

(b)

Assess the ability of each potential substitute caregiver to provide safety for the child or young adult.

(c)

Assess the potential substitute care placements in the order of preference under OAR 413-070-0220 and 413-070-0320 (Placement of Refugee Children), when the child or young adult is an Indian child or refugee child.

(d)

Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, assess the potential substitute care placements in the following order of preference:

(A)

A relative of the child or young adult who can be certified by the Department.

(B)

A person who has a caregiver relationship with the child or young adult and can be certified by the Department.

(C)

A foster parent who is certified by the Department, or a provider who is approved through a licensed child-caring agency.

(e)

Consider the use of a family meeting to seek the placement preferences of the family if more than one person requests to have the child or young adult placed with them; and

(f)

Consider whether the potential substitute care placement;

(A)

Has the ability to provide safety for the child or young adult and, when there are one or more siblings, each of the siblings;

(B)

Is willing to cooperate with any restrictions placed on contact between the child or young adult and others;

(C)

Has the ability to prevent anyone from influencing the child or young adult in regard to the allegations of the case;

(D)

Has the ability to support the efforts of the Department to implement the permanent plan for the child or young adult;

(E)

Has the ability to meet the physical, emotional, and educational needs of the child or young adult, including the need of the child or young adult to continue in the same school or educational placement; and

(F)

Has the ability to support the interests of the child or young adult to participate in age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate activities, including extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities.

(g)

Ensure that the substitute care placement is the most home-like, least restrictive available to meet the needs of the child or young adult.

(h)

Assure that the race, color, or national origin of the child or young adult or substitute care placement is not a consideration when assessing a substitute care placement.

(2)

When a child or young adult is placed in substitute care and has a sibling who is currently in or also needs substitute care, the caseworker must make diligent efforts to place siblings together unless placing the siblings together is not in the best interests of the child or young adult or the sibling of the child or young adult.

(3)

Within one month of the placement of the child or young adult in a substitute care setting, the caseworker must reconsider whether the substitute caregiver is able to meet the requirements in subsection (1)(f) of this rule and assess whether the following placement considerations are met:

(a)

The placement is in close proximity to the parents or guardians of the child or young adult;

(b)

The placement is in close proximity to the community of the child or young adult;

(c)

If in the best interests of the child and siblings as set forth in section (2) of this rule, the siblings are together in placement; and

(d)

The culture and family identity of the child or young adult are supported by the placement.

(4)

After consultation with the supervisor, when the caseworker determines the substitute care placement does not meet one or more of the placement considerations in subsection (1)(f) or section (3) of this rule, the caseworker must:

(a)

Determine whether remaining in the substitute care placement is in the best interests of the child or young adult;

(b)

Work with Department staff to secure another substitute care placement for the child or young adult when appropriate; and

(c)

Document the basis for the determination and subsequent actions in the information system of the Department.

Source: Rule 413-070-0625 — Identifying and Assessing the Child or Young Adult's Needs when Placement in Substitute Care is Required, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=413-070-0625.

413‑070‑0000
Definitions 413‑070‑0010
Purpose and Applicability 413‑070‑0015
Denials or Delays of Placement Based on Race, Color or National Origin Prohibited 413‑070‑0020
Denial of Opportunity to Be an Adoptive or Foster Parent Based on Race, Color, or National Origin Prohibited 413‑070‑0027
Denial of Opportunity to Be an Adoptive or Foster Parent Based on Race, Color, or National Origin Prohibited 413‑070‑0030
Recruitment and Staff Training 413‑070‑0060
Purpose 413‑070‑0069
Identification of Relatives and Persons with a Caregiver Relationship 413‑070‑0072
Contact with Relatives or Persons with a Caregiver Relationship 413‑070‑0075
Assessment of a Relative or Person with a Caregiver Relationship for Involvement in Safety Management 413‑070‑0078
Consideration of a Relative or Person with a Caregiver Relationship as a Substitute Caregiver 413‑070‑0081
Review of a Child or Young Adult’s Substitute Care Placement 413‑070‑0087
Opportunity for Ongoing Connection and Support 413‑070‑0300
Purpose 413‑070‑0320
Placement of Refugee Children 413‑070‑0340
Petition 413‑070‑0345
Notice 413‑070‑0350
Judicial Determination 413‑070‑0360
Record of Care 413‑070‑0370
Annual Report of Care 413‑070‑0380
Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee 413‑070‑0400
Purpose 413‑070‑0430
Department Records, Medication Review, and Consent and Authorization Requirements 413‑070‑0450
Disclosure Requirements for a Child or Young Adult in Substitute Care 413‑070‑0470
Substitute Caregiver Responsibilities 413‑070‑0480
Notification Timelines for Psychotropic Medication Therapy 413‑070‑0490
Notification Content for Psychotropic Medication Therapy 413‑070‑0500
Purpose 413‑070‑0510
Obligation to Seek Legal Permanency 413‑070‑0512
Development and Review of the Permanency Plan and Concurrent Permanent Plan 413‑070‑0514
Use of Permanency Committee 413‑070‑0516
Composition, Scheduling, Responsibilities, and Recommendations of the Permanency Committee 413‑070‑0518
Approving a Permanency Plan Prior to a Resource Being Identified 413‑070‑0519
Decision and Notice 413‑070‑0520
Purpose 413‑070‑0532
APPLA 413‑070‑0536
Consideration of APPLA as a Permanency Plan 413‑070‑0540
Determination of APPLA as a Permanency Plan 413‑070‑0550
Approval and Implementation of an APPLA Permanency Plan 413‑070‑0551
Contents of an APPLA Case Plan 413‑070‑0552
Ongoing Department Responsibilities When APPLA is the Permanency Plan 413‑070‑0556
APPLA Permanency Plan Reviews 413‑070‑0565
Termination of APPLA 413‑070‑0570
Purpose 413‑070‑0574
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status 413‑070‑0600
Purpose 413‑070‑0625
Identifying and Assessing the Child or Young Adult’s Needs when Placement in Substitute Care is Required 413‑070‑0630
Monitoring the Ongoing Substitute Care Placement Needs of the Child or Young Adult 413‑070‑0640
Placement Assessment and Matching 413‑070‑0645
Involving the Substitute Caregiver in the Concurrent Permanency Plan 413‑070‑0655
Purpose 413‑070‑0660
Consideration of Guardianship as a Permanency Plan 413‑070‑0665
Consideration of a Substitute Caregiver as a Potential Guardian 413‑070‑0668
Consideration of a Relative as the Legal Guardian when the Relative is not the current Substitute Caregiver 413‑070‑0670
Approval and Implementation of a Guardianship Permanency Plan 413‑070‑0800
Purpose 413‑070‑0830
Visitation Rights 413‑070‑0840
Orientation Activities 413‑070‑0855
Determining Priority in Visit and Contact Plans 413‑070‑0860
Visit and Contact Plans 413‑070‑0870
Supervision of Visits 413‑070‑0880
Documentation of Contact 413‑070‑0900
Purpose 413‑070‑0905
Funding of Guardianship Assistance 413‑070‑0917
Eligibility for Guardianship Assistance 413‑070‑0918
Extension of Guardianship Assistance for a Young Adult 413‑070‑0919
Eligibility for a Child or Young Adult in the Care or Custody of a Participating Tribe 413‑070‑0925
Guardianship Assistance Eligibility for Potential Guardian and Successor Legal Guardian 413‑070‑0934
Application Requirements 413‑070‑0939
Guardianship Assistance Payments, Medical Assistance, and Nonrecurring Guardianship Expenses 413‑070‑0944
Legal Expenses of a Guardian 413‑070‑0949
Guardianship Assistance Agreement Requirements 413‑070‑0959
Court Order of Guardianship 413‑070‑0964
Required Reports and Communication 413‑070‑0969
Renegotiation of a Guardianship Assistance Agreement 413‑070‑0970
Guardianship Social Support Services 413‑070‑0974
Review, Adjustment, Suspension, Expiration, and Termination of Guardianship Assistance 413‑070‑0990
Purpose 413‑070‑1000
Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative as a Permanency Plan 413‑070‑1010
Eligibility Requirements for a Fit and Willing Relative 413‑070‑1020
Approval and Implementation of a Fit and Willing Relative Permanency Plan 413‑070‑1030
Contents of a Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative Case Plan 413‑070‑1040
Ongoing Department Responsibilities When Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative is the Permanency Plan 413‑070‑1050
Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative Permanency Plan Reviews 413‑070‑1060
Termination of Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative Permanency Plan 413‑070‑1070
Purpose 413‑070‑1080
Placement of a Child or Young Adult in a Congregate Care Residential Setting 413‑070‑1090
Placement of a Child or Young Adult in a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP)
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 413-070-0625’s source at or​.us