Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) To be eligible
for funds an Applicant, through its multidisciplinary child abuse team, must
submit a Plan as described in ORS
418.746(5). The
Plan must be submitted with any application for CAMI Account funds and must
describe how the county will provide for comprehensive services for victims of
child abuse or children suspected of being victims of child abuse. In
describing the nature of the comprehensive services that will be available, the
Plan must address assessment, advocacy and treatment services as defined by
subsection (2)(c) of this rule.
(2)
To receive a grant award, an Applicant must:
(a) Meet the requirements of ORS
418.746 and OAR 137-082-0200 through 137-082-0280;
(b)
Demonstrate existence of a functioning multidisciplinary team responding to
allegations of child abuse pursuant to ORS
418.747;
(c) Submit an application to the Department
which includes a Plan that meets all requirements of ORS
418.746(5)(a)
and this administrative rule. The application must clearly state protocols as
requested in the application, goals, objectives, and desired outcomes that
further the purposes of
418.747,
418.780,
418.790 and
418.792. The portion of the Plan
that will be supported by the CAMI Account funds must provide for services in
one or more of the service categories (A), (B) or (C) listed below, in addition
to the fourth category, (D) Eligible Expenses associated with the provision of
services. Each application must clearly state the service category, services
intended to be provided, the expenses associated with the services, measurable
objectives, and desired outcomes.
(A)
"Assessment Services" includes the following:
(i) Medical Assessment - The medical
assessment must include a thorough medical history, a complete physical
examination, an interview for the purpose of making a medical diagnosis,
determination of whether or not the child has been abused, and identification
of the appropriate treatment or referral for follow-up for the child;
(ii) Psycho-Social Assessment;
(iii) Intervention
Services;
(B) "Advocacy
Services" includes the following:
(i) Advocacy
Services;
(ii) Protective
Services;
(iii) Intervention
Advocacy;
(iv) Prevention
Advocacy;
(v) Professional Training
and Education.
(C)
"Treatment Services" includes the following:
(i) Providing information regarding available
treatment resources;
(ii) Referral
for therapeutic services;
(iii)
Providing and coordinating therapeutic treatment intervention.
(iv) Provided all requirements specified
above have been satisfied, an Applicant must enter into a Grant Agreement in
the form approved by the Department.
(D) "Eligible Expenses" includes personnel
costs for staff, interviewers, interpreters, and expert witnesses; services and
supplies, rent, capital purchases, and other operational expenses related to
providing assessment, advocacy, or treatment services. The county with whom the
Department contracts may request 5% of the county CAMI Account funds for
administration. This must have the approval of the county MDT and be included
in the Plan.
(3) Conditional Eligibility
(a) If an applicant submits a program
application that fails to meet all of the Plan requirements, the applicant will
be asked to submit a revised Plan as requested by the Department that will
bring the applicant into compliance with the Plan program requirements. If this
Plan is approved by the Department, then the Department may award funds to the
applicant. A Plan must be approved by the Department before to an Applicant is
eligible to receive funds.
(b)
Failure to use the CAMI Account funds in accordance with the Plan approved by
the CAMI Account Administrator may result in an applicant being given notice of
conditional eligibility or notice of denial for future funding until such time
as corrective actions have been taken which have been approved by the Account
Administrator.
(4)
Ineligibility Determination - An application may be deemed ineligible and funds
may be denied if an applicant:
(a) Fails to
provide verification of an ongoing, fully functioning county multidisciplinary
child abuse team;
(b) Fails to
provide verification of an ongoing child fatality review process as described
under ORS 418.747(8)-(13);
(c) Fails to submit an approved
Plan;
(d) Fails to submit the
required program, fiscal or other reports as specified by ORS
418.746(7) and
in OAR 137-082-0250 or as requested by the Department;
(e) Fails to provide a corrective action plan
if requested to do so by the CAMI Account Administrator;
(f) Fails to expend the CAMI Account funds in
accordance with the Plan approved by the CAMI Account Administrator;
or
(g) Fails to meet any of the
other conditions specified in ORS
418.746,
418.747, or OAR 137-082-0200 through 137-082-0280.
(5) If a county does not expend all of its
allocated funds for year one of the grant period, it must explain in the annual
report why the funds were not expended and how they will be incorporated into
the second year's Plan, in order to maintain the county's eligibility. If in
the judgment of the Account Administrator a sufficient explanation has been
provided, the carry-over funds may become part of that second year's
comprehensive plan.
(6) Pursuant to
subsection (5) the Account Administrator may in his or her discretion permit an
Applicant to retain unexpended funds provided to grantee under a contractual
agreement entered into pursuant to OAR 137-082-0200 et seq. Such retention of
funds must be implemented through a subsequent contractual agreement with the
grantee.
(7) If a significant
carry-over of funds continues for more than one year, the county will be asked
to reevaluate its Plan and make necessary adjustments to utilize the funds. If
there continues to be significant carry-over of funds without reasonable plans
approved by the CAMI Administrator for their use, the county's allocation for
future funding may be reduced by the amount of excess funds or carryover may be
applied to the county's next year's allocation if approved by the
Department.
Stat. Auth.: OL 1993, Ch. 676 & OL 2001, Ch. 624
Stats. Implemented: ORS
418.746 -
418.794
