Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 413 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS
Division 80 - SUBSTITUTE CARE - TYPES OF SERVICES
Section 413-080-0051 - Addressing Safety Threats and Reports of Abuse on an Open Case
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 413-080-0051
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Safety Threat on an Open Case.
(a) If Department staff
determine a child or young adult is unsafe
due to a present danger safety threat as described in OAR
413-015-0425(1) on a case opened under OAR 413-015-0445(2)(d), staff must
immediately consult with a supervisor and establish a protective action
plan as described in OAR 413-015-0435. The ongoing safety
plan remains in place to address the existing impending danger safety
threats.
(b) If Department staff
determine a child or young adult is unsafe
due to a new impending danger safety threat as described in
OAR 413-015-0425(2) on a case opened under OAR 413-015-0445(2)(d), staff must
immediately consult with a supervisor and modify the ongoing safety
plan.
(c) Department staff
must document the behaviors, conditions, or circumstances observed and any
protective action
plan taken, or modification
made to the ongoing safety plan, in the Department's
electronic information system.
(2) Report of Abuse on an Open Case.
(a) When a caseworker receives notification
that a closed at screening was created on an open case, the caseworker must:
(A) Review the information in consultation
with the supervisor on the same day the caseworker received notification of the
new information; and
(B) Determine
next steps, if any, to address the information in the closed at
screening.
(b) When a
caseworker receives information that a report of abuse involving an open case
has been assigned for CPS assessment or OTIS investigation, the caseworker
must:
(A) Review the information in
consultation with the supervisor on the same day the caseworker received
notification of the new information;
(B) Determine next steps, if any, which may
include collaborating and sharing information with the CPS worker or OTIS
investigator, law enforcement, or other authorities involved;
(C) Ensure all of the following are notified
that a report has been assigned for CPS assessment or OTIS investigation within
three business days of the Department's receipt of the report:
(i) The attorney for the
child or young adult.
(ii) The court appointed special advocate
(CASA) for the child or young
adult.
(iii) The parents
or guardians of the child or young adult, unless the caseworker has documented
supervisor approval of an exception because notification may interfere with an
investigation or assessment or jeopardize the child's safety as allowed by ORS
419B.015(3)(d).
(iv) Any attorney representing the parents or
guardians of the child or young adult, unless the caseworker has documented
supervisor approval of an exception because notification may interfere with an
investigation or assessment or jeopardize the child's safety as allowed by ORS
419B.015(3)(d).
(v) Oregon Judicial Department personnel
designated to distribute information to the appropriate Citizen Review
Board.
(vi) Other individuals who
need the information for case planning when disclosure is authorized by ORS
419B.035.
(c) When a caseworker
receives information that a CPS disposition, OTIS abuse determination, or law
enforcement outcome has been made on a report of abuse involving an open case,
the caseworker must ensure the individuals in paragraph (2)(b)(C) of this rule
are notified within ten business days of the disposition, determination, or
outcome.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005, ORS 419B.015, ORS 419B.035, ORS 418.205 & ORS 418.260
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