Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 461 - DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES, SELF-SUFFICIENCY PROGRAMS
Division 190 - EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Section 461-190-0151 - Case Planning; JOBS, Pre-TANF, REP, SFPSS, TA-DVS
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 461-190-0151
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) In the JOBS, Pre-TANF, REP, SFPSS, and TA-DVS programs:
(a) The Department and
participant develop an individualized case plan that is agreed to by the
participant and the Department.
(A) The
Department uses proven methods for encouraging the full engagement of
participants and the development of the case plan. These proven methods
include, but are not limited to, strength-based case management and
motivational interviewing.
(B) The
case plan may be modified whenever circumstances
change.
(b) The case
plan --
(A) Is individualized and developed
with the participant and in cooperation with appropriate partner agencies or
other professionals.
(B) Identifies
participant goals and activities (see OAR 461-001-0025) that
will help the participant meet those goals.
(i)
Activities are based on
information obtained in screenings and evaluations, and are intended to build
on participant strengths.
(ii)
Activities promote both family stability and financial
independence.
(iii)
Activities help reduce or eliminate barriers to
self-sufficiency, employment, job retention, wage enhancement, and full
participation in the Job Opportunity and Basic Skills (JOBS) program or REP
program.
(iv) For a participant who
has a disability (see OAR 461-001-0000), the goal of the case
plan is to promote greater independence. The case plan may include physical and
mental health treatment.
(v) The
case plan includes agreed upon support services (see OAR
461-001-0025) needed to enable the participant to successfully complete the
case plan.
(vi) The case plan
includes identified accommodations or modifications necessary for the
participant to successfully complete the case plan.
(c) The participant must inform
the Department of any circumstances that may require a change to the provisions
of the case plan.
(d) A participant
who disagrees with a requirement to comply with any provision of a case plan
may seek resolution of the disagreement through the re-engagement process
described in OAR 461-190-0231.
(2) In the JOBS program, the case plan (see OAR 461-001-0025) --
(a)
Is complete and binding for all core activities (see OAR
461-001-0025) and all non-core activities (see OAR
461-001-0025) once it is signed by a representative of the Department, the
participant is informed of its contents, and the participant has been offered a
copy of the plan.
(b) Is complete
and binding for all non-countable activities when it is signed by a
representative of the Department and the participant, and the participant has
been offered a copy of the plan.
(3) In the REP program, the case plan is complete and binding when the participant is informed of its contents, it is signed by a representative of the Department and participant, and the participant has been offered a copy of the plan.
Statutory/Other Authority: 411.060, 412.049, ORS 409.050, 411.070, 412.009 & 412.014
Statutes/Other Implemented: 411.060, 412.049, ORS 409.010, 411.070, 411.117, 412.009 & 412.014
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