Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) Consents. For
each child in care with an outdoor youth program, the outdoor youth program
must ensure that the legal guardian signs a consent that authorizes the outdoor
youth program to undertake each of the following:
(a) To provide routine and emergency medical
care.
(b) To use the discipline and
behavior management system of the outdoor youth program, including the point,
level, or other behavior management techniques utilized by the outdoor youth
program.
(c) If applicable, to use
restraint in the management of the child in care. The consent for the use of
restraint must be limited to the requirements outlined in OAR
419-400-0180.
(d) If applicable, to
use time outs. The consent for the use of time outs must be limited to the
requirements outlined in OAR 419-400-0150(3)(c).
(e) To allow access to a child in care as
required in ORS 418.305 and OAR 419-400-0230and
419-400-0240.
(2)
Disclosures to parent or legal guardian. At the time an outdoor youth program
takes a child in care into placement, the outdoor youth program must ensure
that each legal guardian of the youth receives and acknowledges in writing the
receipt of each of the following:
(a)
Information regarding any personal searches and protocols for confiscation of
contraband items, including the notification of law enforcement if illegal
contraband is discovered. This information will include the procedures and
rationales of the outdoor youth program for any program-initiated pat down
searches.
(b) A statement
concerning the rights of child in care and legal guardians served by the
outdoor youth program as provided in OAR 419-400-0090. The statement must be
written in a manner that is easy to understand, and the outdoor youth program
must ensure that the child in care and the parent or legal guardian understand
the statement.
(c) An outdoor youth
program shall provide a copy of transportation policies and procedures to the
legal guardians at the time of admission to the program.
(d) An outdoor youth program will disclose
orientation procedures to the client and legal guardians at the time of
admission to the program and prior to transporting the child in care to the
field.
(3)
Authorizations. An outdoor youth program must follow the following
requirements:
(a) Written authorizations to
exchange information with others must be filled out prior to signatures being
requested.
(b) All visitors for the
child in care must be approved or authorized by the legal guardians, except
Department personnel, child abuse investigators, Court Appointed Special
Advocates, and attorneys appointed to represent the child in care.
(c) All other visitors must be pre-approved
by the child in care's legal guardians.
(d) Activity-specific authorizations must be
pre-approved by the child in care's legal guardians to allow children in care
to participate in potentially hazardous activities, such as rock climbing,
swimming, and horseback riding.
(e)
All other required authorizations must be pre-approved by the child in care's
legal guardians.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS
409.050, ORS
418.005 & ORS
418.240
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS
418.990 - 418.998, ORS
409.010 & ORS
418.205 -
418.325
