Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) All incoming
ICPC requests for a home study and placement of a child or young adult in
Oregon must be processed by the Oregon ICPC office.
(2) Young adults. The Oregon ICPC office will
accept requests for placement of a young adult unless the young adult is living
independently.
(3) Parent home
study.
(a) The Department will conduct a
parent home study after receiving the request from the Oregon ICPC
office.
(b) As part of the parent
home study, the Department will have face-to-face contact with each member of
the household.
(c) The Department
will ensure completion of child abuse history background and criminal history
background checks for each adult member of the household.
(d) Fingerprinting requirements for a parent
home study. The Department will ensure completion of a fingerprint-based
criminal records check of national crime information databases on each adult
member of the household if:
(A) An adult
member of the household lived outside of the state within five years of the
date of the request; or
(B) An
adult member of the household disclosed criminal history or if criminal history
is found during the Department background check.
(e) The Department will verify income and the
stability of the housing arrangement and assess the condition of the
home.
(f) Each parent must be
compliant with the case and service plans from the sending state.
(g) The Department will consider the needs of
the child or young adult when determining whether the placement will be
approved.
(4) Home study
for a non-parent home.
(a) When the Department
completes the home study, a relative caregiver, foster-family or potential
adoptive family must meet the requirements of OAR 413-200-0301 to 413-200-0396,
and a potential adoptive family must also meet the requirements of OAR
413-120-0190 to 413-120-0246.
(b)
When an agency licensed in Oregon completes the home study, the requirements of
OAR 413-215-0313 to 413-215-0331 apply to a foster family, and the requirements
of OAR 413-215-0451 to 413-215-0461 apply to an adoptive family.
(c) In addition to meeting the standards in
subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the placement also must meet the
specific needs of each child.
(5) After the study is completed, the local
branch office or agency must provide the study to the Oregon ICPC office. The
branch office must not provide the study to the party or agency that requested
it unless authorized to do so by the Oregon ICPC office. The study must include
a recommendation regarding placement.
(6) The Oregon ICPC compact administrator,
deputy compact administrator or designee must review the study and will either
approve or not approve the placement based on information contained in the home
study.
(7) Responsibilities of the
Department. When the Department is notified of the child or young adult's
placement into Oregon, the Department will notify the supervising agency of the
placement and to begin supervision.
(8) Following placement of the child or young
adult, supervision by the Oregon local branch office or agency licensed in
Oregon includes a monthly contact with the child or young adult and caregiver,
as described in OAR 413-080-0055 or 413-215-0466 (6), as applicable.
(9) The supervising agency must submit
progress reports at minimum every 90 days to the Oregon ICPC office as
requested by the sending state on the form 100A. Each progress report must
include all of the following:
(a) The date and
location of each face-to-face contact with the child or young adult.
(b) A summary of the child or young adult's
current circumstances.
(c) If the
child or young adult is attending school, a summary of the child or young
adult's academic performance.
(d) A
summary of the child or young adult's current health status.
(e) An assessment of current caretakers.
(f) A description of any unmet
needs.
(g) If applicable, the
supervising worker's recommendation for continuation of the placement or for
closure of the case.
(10) The Department will accept any report of
abuse of a child or young adult placed in Oregon pursuant to an approved
placement under Article III(d) of the ICPC and will act in the same manner as
it would to a report of abuse or neglect of any other child or young adult
residing in Oregon, pursuant to OAR chapter 413, division 015.
(a) The Department must promptly notify the
sending state if there is a report of abuse or neglect. The local branch office
must ensure that the Oregon ICPC office is also notified of the report.
(b) If a child or young adult is
moved to another home, the Department must promptly notify the sending state.
(c) The Department must work with
the out-of-state office to develop a plan that will meet the child's safety and
well-being needs.
(11)
The Department will assess possible placement resources and provide supervision
for a placement only after accepting an ICPC request.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
409.050 & ORS
418.005
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
409.010,
ORS
417.200-417.260 & ORS
418.005
