OAR 413-120-0020
Adoption Placement Selection Options

When a child or sibling group has a permanency plan of adoption, the Department uses one of the three options below to make an adoption placement selection:

(1)

Selection by Caseworker. After considering the input from the child’s team and following consultation with the supervisor, the caseworker may make the adoption placement selection for a child or sibling group using the process in OAR 413-120-0021 (Adoption Placement Selection by Caseworker) when the requirements of at least one of the following is met:

(a)

Pursuant to OAR 413-115-0090 (Placement of Indian Children)(3), if the child being considered for adoption alone or as part of a sibling group is an Indian child, and there is a single potential adoptive resource who:

(A)

Has been identified as the placement preference through tribal resolution;

(B)

Complies with the placement preference order prescribed by the ICWA and OAR 413-115-0090 (Placement of Indian Children)(3)(c); or

(C)

Has been identified as the placement preference by the court through a good cause order as required by the ICWA and OAR 413-115-0090 (Placement of Indian Children)(3)(c).

(b)

The child is identified as a refugee child and the adoption placement selection complies with OAR 413-070-0300 (Purpose) to 413-070-0380 (Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee).

(c)

A relative of the child or sibling group is being considered alone as the potential adoptive resource unless subsections (c), (d), or (e) of section (3) of this rule apply. Prior to making a selection, ensure the Department has conducted a diligent search and there is no other identified relative who has expressed an interest in, or who is being assessed as a potential adoptive resource and there is no current caretaker who has expressed an interest in, or who is being assessed, as a potential adoptive resource.

(d)

A current caretaker of the child or sibling group is being considered alone as a potential adoptive resource unless subsection (c), (d), or (e) of section (3) of this rule applies. Prior to making a selection, ensure the Department has conducted a diligent search and there is no relative who has expressed an interest in, or who is being assessed as, a potential adoptive resource, and there is no other current caretaker who has expressed an interest, or who is being assessed, as a potential adoptive resource.

(e)

The child is under six years of age with no extraordinary needs and each potential adoptive resource is a general applicant, unless subsection (d) of section (2) of this rule or subsection (c), (d), or (e) of section (3) of this rule applies. Prior to making a selection, ensure the Department has conducted a diligent search and there is no relative who has expressed an interest in, or who is being assessed as, a potential adoptive resource, and there is no current caretaker who has expressed an interest, or who is being assessed, as a potential adoptive resource.

(2)

Local Adoption Committee and ADS. The local adoption committee recommends an adoptive resource and the ADS makes the adoption placement selection when section (3) of this rule does not apply and at least one of the following applies:

(a)

The child is six years of age or older.

(b)

The child has extraordinary needs.

(c)

A sibling group is being placed together for the purpose of adoption and each potential adoptive resource is a general applicant.

(d)

The identified potential adoptive resources include the child’s current foster parent, who is not a current caretaker, being considered as a general applicant with other general applicants.

(3)

Central Office Adoption Committee and ADS. The central office adoption committee recommends an adoptive resource, and the ADS makes the adoption placement selection when one of the following applies:

(a)

The potential adoptive resources include:

(A)

More than one relative as defined in OAR 413-120-0000 (Definitions)(64)(a)-(c);

(B)

A relative as defined in OAR 413-120-0000 (Definitions)(64)(a)-(d) and a current caretaker; or

(C)

A relative, as defined in OAR 413-120-0000 (Definitions)(64)(d) for whom an exception to the order of preference has been granted under OAR 413-120-0760 (Identification of a Child’s Potential Adoptive Resources).

(b)

The potential adoptive resources include more than one current caretaker being considered for siblings who will be placed together in adoption.

(c)

A DHS staff member is a potential adoptive resource, and the requirements of the DHS-060-002, “Conflict of Interest Policy” and the “Conflict of Interest Policy Addendum for CAF Employees” apply.

(d)

A non-DHS staff member with a potential conflict of interest with the Department is a potential adoptive resource.

(e)

The potential adoptive resource is an individual living outside of the United States.

(4)

The caseworker, following consultation with the supervisor, may request that the adoption placement selection be made by an ADS following an adoption committee recommendation based on the complexities or dynamics of a case. The request must be approved by:

(a)

The Child Welfare Program Manager or designee for the use of a local adoption committee rather than a caseworker selection; or

(b)

The Child Permanency Program Manager, Assistant Child Permanency Program Manager, or designee for the use of a central office adoption committee rather than a local adoption committee.

Source: Rule 413-120-0020 — Adoption Placement Selection Options, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=413-120-0020.

413–120–0000
Definitions 413–120–0010
Purpose 413–120–0016
Confidentiality 413–120–0020
Adoption Placement Selection Options 413–120–0021
Adoption Placement Selection by Caseworker 413–120–0025
Composition of an Adoption Committee 413–120–0035
Invitation to and Notification of Adoption Committee 413–120–0053
The Adoption Committee 413–120–0057
Adoption Placement Selection, Notification, and Documentation 413–120–0060
Review of the Adoption Placement Selection 413–120–0100
Purpose 413–120–0110
Values 413–120–0115
Procedures 413–120–0142
Purpose 413–120–0145
Values 413–120–0155
Conditions for Not Filing a Petition for Adoption 413–120–0160
Right to Use Expedited Process 413–120–0165
Requirements Prior to Proceeding to Legalization of the Adoption 413–120–0170
Attorney Fees 413–120–0175
Court Filing Requirements 413–120–0190
Purpose 413–120–0220
Adoption Application Requirements 413–120–0222
Conflict of Interest for Adoptive Applicants 413–120–0225
Conditions that Require Additional Approval or Termination of the Department’s Adoption Application Process 413–120–0240
Status Notification of Adoption Applications 413–120–0243
Prioritization of an Adoption Home Study Application 413–120–0246
Standards for an Adoptive Home and Release of an Adoption Home Study 413–120–0400
Purpose 413–120–0440
Circumstances in which a Criminal Records Check Must Occur and Types of Records Checks Required 413–120–0450
Disqualifying and Potentially Disqualifying Criminal Convictions 413–120–0455
Potentially Disqualifying Arrests 413–120–0457
Weighing Test 413–120–0460
Contesting a Fitness Determination 413–120–0475
Record Keeping, Confidentiality 413–120–0600
Purpose 413–120–0620
Values 413–120–0625
Roles and Responsibilities 413–120–0628
Criteria for Using the Cooperative Adoption Mediation Process 413–120–0630
Post Adoption Communication Agreements (PACAs) 413–120–0635
Cooperative Adoption Planning Through Legal Assistance Mediation Services 413–120–0700
Purpose 413–120–0720
Department Efforts to Place with Relatives, Current Caretakers and to Place Siblings Together 413–120–0730
Order of Preference for Identification of Potential Adoptive Resources 413–120–0735
Current Caretaker or Relative Caregiver Request for an Adoption Home Study 413–120–0750
Recruitment Efforts 413–120–0760
Identification of a Child’s Potential Adoptive Resources 413–120–0800
Purpose 413–120–0830
Department Actions Prior to Placement 413–120–0840
Early Adoption Transition 413–120–0860
Placement and Post-placement Supervision 413–120–0870
Disruption 413–120–0880
No Delay in Placement 413–120–0900
Purpose 413–120–0910
Duty to Provide Information to Convention Case Registry 413–120–0920
Adoption of a Child Immigrating to the United States (Incoming Convention Adoption) 413–120–0925
Adoption of a Child Emigrating from the United States (Outgoing Convention Adoption) 413–120–0930
Transition, Travel, Placement, and Registration Requirements 413–120–0940
Post-Placement Supervision 413–120–0945
Finalization and Post-Finalization Duties 413–120–0950
Adoption Assistance 413–120–0960
Disclosure to the Adoptive Family 413–120–0970
Hague Custody Declarations
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 413-120-0020’s source at or​.us