OAR 413-215-0331
Foster Care Agencies: Annual Review and Approval
(1)
The foster care agency must evaluate every proctor foster home at least once every 12 months to ensure that the home continues to meet the standards.(2)
Except as provided in section (3) of this rule, the annual review must include all of the following:(a)
The foster care agency must update the written home study required by OAR 413-215-0316 (Foster Care Agencies: Assessment and Approval of Proctor Foster Homes)(3).(b)
A completed background check for all members of the household age 18 and over, excluding a child in care, must be completed as required by OAR 407-007-0200 (Purpose and Scope) to 407-007-0370 (Variances). A background check for a household member under the age of 18 is required if there is reason to believe that a background check may reveal information that is useful in assessing any risk posed by the household member.(c)
A completed state of Oregon child abuse history background check:(A)
For all members of the household age 18 and over; and(B)
For a household member under the age of 18 if there is reason to believe that the child abuse history check may reveal information that is useful in assessing any risk posed by the household member.(d)
If an adult member of the household has lived outside the state of Oregon in the previous five years, and an out-of-state child abuse history background check has not been completed, a child abuse history background check must be requested from each state or foreign country where the individual resided in the last five years.(e)
Documentation that the home remains in full compliance with the safety standards in OAR 413-215-0318 (Foster Care Agencies: Standards for the Proctor Foster Home Environment).(3)
If the Department’s Background Check Unit (BCU) has not notified the foster care agency of the BCU’s final fitness determination for all household members for whom the agency requested a background check, before the stated expiration date on the proctor foster home’s certificate of approval, and all of the following conditions have been met, the current certificate of approval will remain valid until the foster care agency has issued a new certificate of approval or there is a denial of the application.(4)
If the proctor foster home certificate was extended as described in section (3) the effective date of the new certificate of approval shall be the date the proctor foster home applicant met compliance in all areas including, but not limited to, completed background checks for all applicable household members.
Source:
Rule 413-215-0331 — Foster Care Agencies: Annual Review and Approval, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=413-215-0331.