Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS
Division 30 - CASE MANAGEMENT - PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY
Section 413-030-0009 - Determination of the Service Needs
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 413-030-0009
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) Within 30 days of receiving the family support services screening information, the caseworker must determine the service needs by completing the following actions as applicable:
(a) Provide the
parent, guardian, Indian custodian,
young
adult, or former foster child with a Service
Application.
(b) If the caseworker
knows or has reason to know the child is an Indian child, the
caseworker must comply with and follow notification requirements of OAR chapter
413, division 115.
(c) Within five
working days of receipt of the case, confirm there is no current reported
safety threat to the child by reviewing the screening
information and the child welfare case records for all family members living in
the household.
(d) Within ten
working days of receipt of the case, make initial face-to-face contact with the
parent, guardian, Indian custodian, young adult, or
former foster child to assess current behaviors, conditions,
and circumstances in the family and gather specific information on the needs of
the parent, guardian, Indian custodian,
young
adult, or former foster child.
(e) Within ten working days of receipt of the
case, when the child is in the home of the parent,
guardian, or Indian custodian, make initial face-to-face contact with
the child to assess the identified needs of the
child.
(f) When
the child or young adult is in
substitute care, make monthly face-to-face contact as required
under OAR 413-080-0054.
(g) To
determine service needs, the caseworker must, at a minimum, observe:
(A) The parent, guardian,
Indian custodian, or former foster child in
the home environment;
(B) The
child, young adult, or former foster
child in their home or substitute care placement;
and
(C) The interactions between
family members.
(h)
Obtain from the parent, guardian,
Indian custodian,
young adult, or former foster child the names of
persons who can provide additional information on the needs of the
child, young adult, former foster child, or the family, when
appropriate.
(i) Ask the
parent, guardian, Indian custodian, young adult, or
former foster child to sign an authorization to release
information to enable the Department to obtain additional information from
physicians, mental health providers, school employees, or other service and
treatment providers, when appropriate.
(j) After obtaining the authorization to
release information, contact service and treatment providers, when appropriate,
to understand the past and current services and treatment of the family and the
child, young adult, or former foster
child.
(k) Obtain expert
evaluations when appropriate to determine specific service or treatment needs
when a condition or behavior requires additional professional information
regarding a person's functioning.
(l) Analyze the behaviors, conditions, and
circumstances of the family to determine service or treatment needs based upon
information gathered from the activities in subsections (a) to (k) of this
section.
(m) Document the findings
of the activities in subsections (a) to (k) of this section in the Department's
electronic information system.
(2) The caseworker must use the information and determination of service and treatment needs to develop an individualized family support services case plan that addresses the specific identified needs:
(a) The caseworker must
refer to and comply with OAR chapter 413 division 115- if the
child is an Indian child.
(b) When a family requests and a
child is eligible for out-of-home placement due to the child's
special needs or placement is ordered through the court, the caseworker must
also refer to and comply with OAR 413-070-0600 to 413-070-0645, 413-020-0060 to
413-020-0090, and if the child is an Indian
child, OAR 413-080-0040 to 413-080-0067 and OAR chapter 413 division
115.
(c) When a young
adult requests and is eligible for out-of-home placement through a
Voluntary Placement Agreement for a Young Adult, the
caseworker must also refer to OAR 413-020-0060 to OAR 413-020-0090 and OAR
413-070-0600 to OAR 413-070-0640.
(d) When a former foster
child requests ILP services, the caseworker must also
refer to OAR 413-030-0400 to 413-030-0460 and OAR chapter 413 division 115 if
the child is an Indian child.
(e) When a family requests that the
Department take voluntary custody of the child, the caseworker
must also refer to OAR 413-070-0600 to 413-070-0645, 413-020-0005 to
413-020-0050, if the child is an Indian
child, OAR chapter 413 division 115 and 413-080-0040 to
413-080-0067.
Publications: Publications referenced are available from the agency.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050 & ORS 418.005
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005, ORS 409.010 & ORS 418.312
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