OAR 413-120-0035
Invitation to and Notification of Adoption Committee


(1)

In preparation for and prior to scheduling an adoption committee, the caseworker for each child and the adoption worker for each potential adoptive resource must comply with the provisions of OAR 413-120-0700 (Purpose) to 413-120-0760 (Identification of a Child’s Potential Adoptive Resources).

(2)

No later than ten business days before the scheduled adoption committee, the Department must send the ADS and each individual identified in OAR 413-120-0025 (Composition of an Adoption Committee)(1), (2), and (3) all of the following:

(a)

Notification of the date, time, and location of the adoption committee.

(b)

A copy of each of the adoption home studies and the written information released under OAR 413-120-0016 (Confidentiality)(1) and (2).

(c)

Written information about the needs of each child under consideration.

(d)

A notice that confidential information may not be re-released, under OAR 413-120-0016 (Confidentiality)(4).

(e)

A request to thoroughly review all of the information provided before the date of the adoption committee when the individual will be serving as a committee member.

(3)

Information in subsections (b) to (e) of section (2) of this rule need not be provided again to the caseworker for each child under consideration for adoption and the adoption worker for each potential adoptive resource.

(4)

Individuals identified in OAR 413-120-0025 (Composition of an Adoption Committee)(1), (2), and (3) may request that the Department invite individuals to the adoption committee to present information regarding a child’s needs.

(5)

The Department has the discretion to invite the following individuals to attend and present information regarding the child’s current and lifelong needs to an adoption committee:

(a)

The child, on a case by case basis, when the child’s caseworker determines the child’s attendance is appropriate;

(b)

The child’s current or previous substitute caregiver, unless the individual is being considered as a potential adoptive resource for the child; and

(c)

Any other individual who has significant information about the current and lifelong needs of the child relevant to the selection of an adoptive resource.

(6)

Any individual invited to provide information related to the child’s needs may present information to the adoption committee in person, by telephone, through electronic communication, or in writing.

(7)

A potential adoptive resource may provide supplemental information regarding his or her ability to meet the current and lifelong needs of the child or sibling group under consideration for adoption through the adoption worker. An identified potential adoptive resource and his or her legal or personal advocate may not attend an adoption committee.

(8)

When the notification in section (2) of this rule has been provided and a child’s relative or current caretaker now expresses interest in being considered as a potential adoptive resource, the Child Welfare Program Manager must:

(a)

If the newly expressed interest is from a relative, review the diligent efforts to identify a child’s relatives under OAR 413-070-0060 (Purpose) to 413-070-0063;

(b)

If the newly expressed interest is from a current caretaker, review the efforts to determine if the current caretaker was given adequate and reasonable time to request consideration as the potential adoptive resource;

(c)

Consider the impact of a delay in achieving permanency on the best interests of the child; and

(d)

Make a determination whether it is in the best interests of the child for an adoption home study to be conducted with the relative or current caretaker despite the delay in achieving permanency.

(9)

The Child Welfare Program manager in consultation with the Child Permanency Program manager makes the determination whether to consider a relative or current caretaker under section (8) of this rule.

(10)

When a Child Welfare Program Manager informs the caseworker of the determination to consider a relative or current caretaker identified under section (8) of this rule, the caseworker must notify each individual identified in OAR 413-120-0025 (Composition of an Adoption Committee)(1), (2), and (3) that the adoption selection process has been suspended.

(11)

When the adoption selection process has been suspended, the adoption workers must notify each identified potential adoptive resource that the adoption selection process has been suspended.

(12)

The timelines in this rule may be changed by the committee facilitator when the individuals identified in OAR 413-120-0025 (Composition of an Adoption Committee)(1), (2), and (3) agree on a new timeline.

Source: Rule 413-120-0035 — Invitation to and Notification of Adoption Committee, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=413-120-0035.

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

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