Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS
Division 310 - FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
Section 413-310-0410 - Definitions

(1) "Cost of care" means services provided to meet the needs of a child or young adult, which includes, but is not limited to, food, shelter, clothing, medical care, schooling, protection and supervision.

(2) "Child Support Program (CSP)" means the entities responsible for receiving and recording support money paid by an obligor and the transferring of aid money to the proper representative payee. CSP includes both District Attorney offices and the Division of Child Support under the Department of Justice.

(3) "Division of Child Support (DCS)" means the division in the Department of Justice responsible for enforcing the child support obligation of parents.

(4) "Financial Accountings" means a detailed accounting of all money spent by the Department on behalf of a child or young adult and the amount of trust money, by funding source, reimbursed to the Department for these items.

(5) "Financial Application " means an electronic information system process of reducing unreimbursed cost of care balance with a child or young adult's Trust Account Maintenance, interfacing a balanced transaction, which reduces the trust account balance of the child or young adult while also reducing the agency's unreimbursed cost of care expenditures.

(6) "Legal Custody" means:

(7) "Maintenance Cost" means a payment to the foster parent or relative caregiver for the costs of providing the child or young adult with the following:

(8) "Oregon 529 Savings Network" means an Oregon state sponsored 529 Plan designed to cover qualified educational expenses.

(9) "Paid Placement" means the home or facility utilized by the Department to provide care for a child or young adult where there is a cost to the agency.

(10) "Pass-Through" means the process of forwarding benefits by the Department to a non-paid caretaker.

(11) "Pre-adoptive family" means an individual or individuals who:

(12) "Representative payee" means an individual or organization selected by the SSA or other federal entity to receive benefits on behalf of a beneficiary.

(13) Social Security Benefits means benefits authorized by Title II of the Social Security Act, including retirement, survivors', and disability insurance. Title II benefits are based on the earnings of an individual who has paid Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA) tax for a specified period of time. The beneficiary's income or assets do not affect eligibility.

(14) "Special Account Money" means a sub-section of a trust account for a child or young adult to receive money intended for the extra personal needs of a child or young adult.

(15) "Supplemental Security Income" (SSI) means benefits paid by the SSA under Title XVI to adults and children under age 18 who have limited income and resources and can receive payments based on disability or blindness.

(16) "Support Arrearages" means the amount of unpaid support which has been established by court order or voluntary agreement for the purpose of maintaining a child or young adult.

(17) "Termination of Custody" means the relinquishment of Department custody as a result of a court order, emancipation through attaining legal age, marriage, retraction of voluntary commitment or legal adoption.

(18) "Trial Reunification" means when the agency maintains custody but places the child at home with a potential guardian. Also referred to as a non-paid placement.

(19) "Oregon Uniform Transfer to Minors Act" (UTMA) allows title to property to be passed to a child by use of custodian.