OAR 413-070-0640
Placement Assessment and Matching

(1)

The caseworker must assess the extent to which the ongoing needs of the child or young adult for safety, permanency, and well-being:

(a)

Are currently met in substitute care at each 90 day case plan review; and

(b)

Will be met with a potential adoptive resource or potential guardian during the permanency planning process.

(2)

Physical and emotional safety. To determine the extent to which the placement, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian meets the needs for physical and emotional safety of the child or young adult, the caseworker must determine whether the following conditions exist in the home.

(a)

The substitute caregiver, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian has the skill level or willingness to acquire the skills necessary to meet the physical, emotional, and supervisory needs for the child or young adult;

(b)

The substitute caregiver, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian has the skill level to care for this child or young adult given the age, number, and gender of all other children or young adults in the home;

(c)

The behavioral characteristics of children or young adults currently in the placement are such that the substitute caregiver, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian can protect the child or young adult from further victimization and from harming self or others;

(d)

The substitute caregiver, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian has the ability to protect the child or young adult from inappropriate contact with those who may harm the child or young adult; and

(e)

The physical layout of the home permits the substitute caregiver, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian to safely supervise the children or young adults in the home.

(3)

Attachment to family. To determine the extent to which the placement, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian meets the need of the child or young adult to promote and preserve attachment to his or her family, the caseworker must consider whether:

(a)

The family of the child or young adult has expressed a preference in placement;

(b)

The child or young adult has requested a particular placement;

(c)

The relative caregiver, foster parent, provider, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian demonstrates the ability:

(A)

To promote and support the attachment of the child or young adult through visitation and other types of contact with the family of the child or young adult;

(B)

To accommodate the placement of the siblings of the child or young adult in the home;

(C)

To accommodate regular contact between the child or young adult and his or her siblings when the child or young adult is not placed with his or her siblings and regular contact is in the best interests of the child or young adult; and

(D)

To provide mutual care when both the child and parent require placement. As used in this rule, “mutual care” means the out-of-home placement of a parent and child together where one or both are in the legal custody of the Department.

(4)

Continuity and familiarity. To determine the extent that the placement, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian meets the need of the child or young adult for continuity and familiarity, the caseworker must consider:

(a)

The extent of the pre-existing relationship of the child or young adult with the relative caregiver, foster parent, provider, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian;

(b)

The proximity of the placement to the neighborhood, school, or educational placement of the child or young adult, and parent or guardian; and

(c)

Whether the relative caregiver, foster parent, provider, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian can provide a permanent home or facilitate transition to a permanent home for the child or young adult.

(5)

To determine the extent that a particular placement, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian meets the need of the child or young adult for appropriate educational, developmental, emotional, and physical support, the caseworker must consider:

(a)

Whether the relative caregiver, foster parent, provider, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian demonstrates competency in meeting the specific and unique needs of the child or young adult or is acquiring the skills necessary to meet specific and unique needs of the child or young adult;

(b)

Whether the ability of the relative caregiver, foster parent, provider, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian to meet the specific and unique needs of the child or young adult is influenced by the number and type of children in the home; and

(c)

Whether the relative caregiver, foster parent, provider, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian is willing and able to assist with, participate in, and act as an advocate for the child or young adult in his or her education and treatment plan.

(6)

Permanent family relationships. To determine the extent that a potential adoptive resource or potential guardian meets the need of the child or young adult for a current and lifelong family relationship, the caseworker must consider:

(a)

Whether the potential adoptive resource or potential guardian can permanently integrate the child into the family during childhood.

(b)

Whether potential adoptive resource or potential guardian will be accessible and supportive to the child in adulthood.

(7)

Stability. To determine the extent to which the placement, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian meets the need of the child or young adult for stability, the caseworker must consider:

(a)

Whether the relative caregiver, foster parent, provider, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian has expressed a desire to provide permanency for a particular child or young adult;

(b)

Whether the ability of the relative caregiver, foster parent, provider, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian to provide support and to nurture the child or young adult is influenced by the number of children or young adults in the home; and

(c)

Whether the capacity of the relative caregiver, foster parent, provider, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian to recognize the needs of the child or young adult, and build on the strengths of the child or young adult, is sufficient to meet the long-term or lifelong placement needs of the child or young adult.

(8)

Identity, development, cultural, religious, and spiritual background and connections. To determine whether the placement, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian can support the identity, development, and cultural and religious or spiritual background and connections of the child or young adult, the caseworker must consider:

(a)

Whether the relative caregiver, foster parent, provider, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian has the ability to appreciate, nurture, support, and reinforce the identity, development, cultural, religious and spiritual background and connections of the child or young adult;

(b)

Whether the relative caregiver, foster parent, provider, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian has the ability to support the development of the child or young adult, and help the child or young adult with problems that the child or young adult may encounter;

(c)

Whether the relative caregiver, foster parent, provider, potential adoptive resource, or potential guardian has the ability to communicate effectively with the child or young adult; and

(d)

Whether the child or young adult has adjusted to the placement or is able to adjust to a guardian’s home or an adoptive home.

(9)

After making the determinations in sections (2) to (8) of this rule, the caseworker must document the extent to which the need of the child or young adult for safety, permanency, and well-being are or can be met:

(a)

In the documentation of the 90-day case plan review when the child is in substitute care; or

(b)

In the documentation of the selection of a guardian or adoptive resource.

Source: Rule 413-070-0640 — Placement Assessment and Matching, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=413-070-0640.

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

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