OAR 416-330-0030
Placement decisions

(1)

OYA may consider a youth offender for substitute care placement when OYA determines the youth offender’s behavior can be managed with minimal threat of harm to self or others in an available and appropriate substitute care resource.
(2) Notwithstanding OAR 416-330-0030 (Placement decisions)(1), OYA must not consider a youth offender for placement in substitute care if the youth offender is 19 years old or older at the time of the youth offender’s commitment to OYA.
(3) OYA has sole discretion in deciding recommendations for youth offender substitute care referrals and placement.
(4) OYA must consider the following when deciding a youth offender’s substitute care placement recommendation and referral:
(a) The youth offender’s legal parent’s or legal guardian’s advisement regarding placement;
(b) The youth offender’s placement preference;
(c) The youth offender’s religious, cultural, and ethnic heritage;
(d) The youth offender’s medical, physical, and psychological needs;
(e) The youth offender’s behavioral treatment needs; and
(f) Community protection.
(5) OYA may seek advice from a person who shares the same religious, cultural, or ethnic heritage as a youth offender when determining a substitute care placement for the youth offender.

Source: Rule 416-330-0030 — Placement decisions, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=416-330-0030 (accessed May 26, 2025).

May 26, 2025

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