Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) Eligible
Applicants:
(a) An applicant for the RSP
grant must be a public or private non-profit agency that has demonstrated the
ability to provide quality child abuse intervention services for a period of at
least two years, as determined by the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary
Intervention Advisory Council;
(b)
An applicant for the RSP grant must be a public or private non-profit agency
whose mission includes the provision of services to victims of child abuse or
neglect;
(c) An applicant for the
RSP grant must have adequately trained staff to perform child abuse medical
assessments and interviews including but not limited to a physician who is
trained in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of child abuse and who is
licensed to practice medicine in Oregon by the Oregon Medical Board; and an
interviewer who has an advanced academic degree in human services or who has
comparable specialized training and experience.
(2) Application Contents. An application for
a Regional Service Provider grant must include the information specified in ORS
418.788(3),
418.790 (RSP applicants only)
and ORS 418.792 (Child Abuse
Intervention Center applicants) as well as the following:
(a) Service Delivery Plan:
(A) An in-depth description of how the
Regional Service Provider will assure the provision of neutral, child-centered
child abuse medical assessments for the purpose of determining whether a child
has been abused or neglected;
(B)
Documented support from constituent agencies and the local MDT. The constituent
support must address the level of need for the services, and how that service
will be accessed by community agencies or individuals;
(C) Goals, objectives and measurable outcomes
for the projected funding period. The method by which the quality of services
will be evaluated must be included in the service delivery plan;
(D) For RSP applicants, the service delivery
plan must include the requirements set forth in ORS
418.790(1).
(b) For RSP applicants,
information which demonstrates how and to what extent the applicant proposes to
provide consultation, education, training and technical assistance to local
MDT's, community assessment centers, and others as may be appropriate. A
description of services shall include documentation demonstrating that
potential recipients of any of the above services have been provided a
reasonable opportunity to provide input into the proposed service delivery
plan;
(c) For RSP applicants, a
projected budget for the expenses associated with the provision of
consultation, education, training, referral and technical assistance or other
services as may be approved by the Department of Justice. Expenses may include,
but are not limited to personnel, training, equipment, rent, supplies, travel,
telephone or other communication charges. The budget for the services provided
as a RSP must be clearly differentiated from those of the direct victim
services provided as a Child Abuse Intervention Center;
(d) Any additional information requested by
the CAMI Account Coordinator.
(3) Referral of Complex Cases. RSP's shall
assure that they will provide access for CAICs and MDT's for referral of
complex cases. RSP's, CAICs and MDT's shall have an agreement regarding how
referrals and services may be made, who can make a referral, and if desired,
more specificity regarding the definition of a complex case. The method for
contacting the regional centers shall be updated as needed, and distributed by
the CAMI Account Coordinator and RSPs, to all CAICs and MDT
coordinators.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
418.782 -
418.793
Stats. Implemented: ORS
418.780 -
418.796
