Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) A certifier must conduct
the following home visits:
(a) A minimum of
one home visit every 90 days during the period a Temporary Certificate
of Approval is effective;
(b) A minimum of one home visit every 90 days
when a certified resource family has been approved to exceed
the maximum capacity as prescribed in OAR 413-200-0278(1), for the duration of
the management approval; and
(c) A
minimum of one home visit to any
certified resource family
every 180 days, which must include:
(A) Face
to face contact with at least one certified individual, and
(B) Verbal contact with both certified
individuals.
(2) A certifier must assess
a certified resource family's compliance with OAR 413-200-0301
to 413-200-0396 and ability to continue to meet the safety, health and
well-being needs for a child or young adult
in the care or custody of the Department at each home visit
and complete the following activities when applicable:
(a) Whenever it becomes known that the
certified resource family wishes to become an in-home
child care, an adult foster care, or an in-home adult day care
provider, seek approval from the Child Welfare Program Manager or
designee on a form approved by the
Department;
(b)
Whenever it becomes known that another agency wishes to place a
child or young adult in a certified home,
prior to placement of the child or young
adult, seek approval from the Child Welfare Program Manager or
designee on a form approved by the
Department.
(c)
Whenever it becomes known that another adult, not in the care or custody of the
Department, is living in the household or the
Department has reason to believe that a
child, not in the custody of the
Department,
who lives in the home, an alternative care provider, or a person who frequents
the home poses a risk to a
child or young adult in the care or
custody of the
Department:
(A) Assure completion of a criminal
records check under OAR 413-120-0400 and follow requirements in OAR
413-120-0400 to OAR 413-120-0475;
(B) Assure completion of a child abuse
history background check and assess any safety concerns as outlined in OAR
413-200-0274(1)(L); and
(C)
Document the information considered and the results of any fitness
determination or safety assessment on a form approved by the
Department.
(d) Whenever it becomes known that a
certified resource family or other
member of the
household, excluding any
young adult in the care and
custody of the
Department placed in the home, has been
arrested or convicted of a crime not previously assessed and approved:
(A) Assure completion of a criminal
records check under OAR 413-120-0400 and follow requirements in OAR
413-120-0400 to 413-120-0475 whenever it becomes known that certified
resource family or other member of the household
excluding any young adult in the care and custody of the
Department placed in the home, has been arrested or convicted
of a crime not previously assessed and approved.
(B) Document the information considered and
the results of any fitness determination or safety assessment on a form
approved by the Department.
(e) Seek input from the caseworkers of each
child and young adult placed in the home
during the past 180 days and assess the conditions that appear to exist in the
home that affect safety, health, and well-being for the child
or young adult placed in the home in compliance with OAR
413-200-0301 to 413-200-0396.
(f)
Assess the information that the certifier learns from the
certified resource family, members of the household,
caseworkers, and the home visit in section (1) of this rule, to determine
whether conditions appear to exist in the home that affect safety, health, and
well-being for the child or young adult
placed in the home by the Department.
(g) Complete the activities under OAR
413-200-0278 when a Child Welfare Program Manager or designee
has approved exceeding the maximum capacity specified in OAR
413-200-0278.
(h) Document the
contacts with the certified resource family and the assessment
information obtained under this rule in the provider record of the
Department's electronic information system.
(3) During and at the conclusion
of a child protective services assessment regarding an
allegation of child abuse in a certified resource family,
follow the requirements of OAR 413-015-0601 to 413-015-0608.
(a) When the assigned
certifier or
certification supervisor is
notified that information received by a
screener involving a
home certified by the
Department is referred for a
CPS
assessment, within one business day after the
CPS
worker has made initial contact with the
certified resource
family, the
certifier must:
(A) Contact and notify the
certified
resource family and provide them with the following information:
(i) The certifier is
available to answer questions related to certification but must not discuss the
specifics of the CPS assessment;
(ii) The certified resource
family is immediately placed on inactive referral
status pending the completion of the CPS assessment;
and
(iii) The certified
resource family has the option of having a resource
parent or relative resource parent available for
support during the assessment.
(B) Document the initiation of a CPS
assessment and the placement of the certified
resource
family on inactive
referral status in provider notes in the Department's
electronic information system.
(C)
Notify Department staff responsible for placement that the
certified resource family's home is on inactive
referral status.
(b) Within 14 days of the notification
required in paragraph (3)(a)(A)(ii) of this rule, the
Department must provide written notification to the
certified resource family that the home has been placed on
inactive referral status and place a copy of the written
notification in the certification file.
(c) The certifier must provide ongoing
information regarding the certified resource family and any
individuals living in the home to the assigned CPS worker and
the caseworkers of each child or young adult
placed in the home by the Department.
(d) If the certifier is unavailable, the
certification supervisor must ensure that the actions required
in subsections (a) through (d) of this section are completed.
(e) At the conclusion of the CPS assessment,
the certifier and
certification supervisor must:
(A) Staff the case and review all the
information in the CPS assessment;
(B) Determine whether the information
indicates certification actions described in OAR 413-200-0270 to 413-200-0298
should be taken; and
(C) Ensure
documentation of the results of the staffing in provider notes in the
Department's electronic information system.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
409.050, ORS
418.005 & ORS
418.640
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
418.005, ORS
409.010, ORS
418.625, ORS
418.627, ORS
418.630, ORS
418.635, ORS
418.640, ORS
418.642, ORS
418.643, ORS
418.644, ORS
418.645, ORS
418.647 & ORS
418.648