Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 416 - OREGON YOUTH AUTHORITY
Division 550 - TREATMENT FOSTER CARE
Section 416-550-0050 - Adjudicated Youth and Their Families

(1) Matching. Placement of an adjudicated youth will be made only after careful consideration of how well the prospective treatment foster parent will meet the adjudicated youth's needs and preferences and will represent a reasonable "match" for the adjudicated youth.

(2) Assessment. To achieve sound placement decisions and planning for relevant treatment services to adjudicated youth, agency/treatment foster care program staff must receive and review the following case material prior to an adjudicated youth's admission: current case plan(s), legal documents and relevant police records, etc., social history information, previous and current (within a year of referral date) psychological assessments if available, school information, medical information, previous placement history and outcomes, potential problems and information on the adjudicated youth's skills, interests, talents and other assets.

(3) Records. For adjudicated youth admitted to treatment foster care, an individual case record will be kept which includes the above information as well as the following:

(4) Adjudicated Youth Access to Treatment Foster Care Program Staff. Adjudicated youth will have access to designated treatment foster care program staff at all times to discuss concerns including any problems they are experiencing with their treatment foster family. Treatment foster care program staff will provide regular one-to-one contact with each adjudicated youth on at least a twice monthly basis.

(5) Adjudicated Youth-Family Contact/Relationships. Unless specifically proscribed by court or custodial agency decision, adjudicated youth will have access to regular contact with their families as described in the treatment plan.

(6) Rights of Adjudicated youth in Treatment Foster Care. Adjudicated youth in treatment foster care have the same basic rights as all adjudicated youth including the right to privacy, to humane treatment, to adequate shelter, clothing, nutrition, essential personal care items and allowances, and access to religious worship services of their choice. The treatment foster care program will explain to each adjudicated youth what their rights are in a manner consistent with the adjudicated youth's level of understanding, and make this information available to the adjudicated youth in writing.