Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 9, September 1, 2024
(1) When a
current caretaker or relative caregiver
requests a home study to be considered as a potential adoptive
resource for a child or sibling group
thatareunder consideration for adoption, prior to the completion of
the adoption home study, the Department shall:
(a) Convene a staffing that includes:
(A) The caseworker for the
child;
(B) The
assigned courtesy caseworker for the child, if applicable;
(C) The assigned supervisor for
each caseworker assigned to the child;
(D) The assigned DHS certifier or ICPC worker
for the current caretaker or relative
caregiver; and
(E) The
assigned DHS adoption worker or, if known, ICPC adoption worker, if different
from the assigned certifier or ICPC worker.
(b) Notify and invite the following
individuals to the staffing:
(A) The attorney
of the child or young adult;
(B) The CASA of the child or
young adult;
(C) A
representative of the child's tribe, if the caseworker knows or there is reason
to know the child is an Indian child pursuant
to OAR 413-115-0060;
(D) A member
of the RCWAC, if the child or young
adult is a refugee child; and
(E) Any other individual who a caseworker, in
consultation with a supervisor, believes may provide valuable input regarding
the child and the ability of the current
caretaker or relative caregiver to meet the current
and lifelong needs of the child or sibling group under
consideration for adoption.
(2) Participants of the staffing must
consider the following:
(a) The safety,
attachment, and well-being needs of the child or
sibling group under consideration for adoption and how well
the current caretaker or relative caregiver
has met those needs;
(b) The
history of the current caretaker or relative
caregiver in meeting the standards of certification pursuant to OAR
413-200-0301 to 413-200-0396;
(c)
Any child abuse or neglect reports made to the Department that were assigned
for assessment, closed at screening, or documented in the Department's
electronic information system;
(d)
Recommendations for continued contact with birth parents, birth family, or
other significant persons for the child or sibling
group under consideration for adoption; and
(e) Any other information pertinent to the
evaluation of the ability of the current caretaker or
relative caregiver to meet the lifelong safety, attachment,
and well-being needs of the child or sibling group
under consideration.
(3) The Department certifier for the family
must document in a case note in the provider's file any specific information
the staffing participants determine must be explored in the adoption
home study for the current caretaker or
relative caregiver.
(4) If the current caretaker
or relative caregiver lives outside of Oregon, the Department
must document in the ICPC request for an adoption home study
any specific information the staffing participants determine must be explored
in the adoption home study for the current caretaker or
relative caregiver.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
109.309,
ORS
409.050 & ORS
418.005
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
109.309,
ORS
409.010,
ORS
418.005,
ORS
418.280,
ORS
418.285,
ORS
418.937,
ORS
419B.090,
ORS
419B.100 & ORS
419B.192
