Or. Admin. Code § 413-015-0604 - Additional Screening Activities When a Report Involves a Resource Family or Respite Provider Certified by Child Welfare
(1) Screener Actions When a Report is
Received.
(a) When a screener
receives information that involves a resource family or respite provider
certified by Child Welfare, the screener must:
(A) Comply with screening requirements in OAR
413-015-0200 to
413-015-0225 to gather and share
information. When the alleged victim in the report is a
young adult, references in OAR
413-015-0200 to
413-015-0225 to "child" include
a young adult unless the context indicates
otherwise.
(B) Determine if
information received:
(i) Meets the
definition of abuse in OAR
413-015-0115(1)(a)
of a child; or
(ii) Meets the definition of
abuse in OAR
413-015-0115(1)(b)
of a child or young adult, unless the
abuse alleged is familial.
(C) Notify the following of all information
received:
(i) The assigned
caseworker(s) of each child or young
adult placed with the resource family or receiving services from the
respite provider and the caseworker(s)'s supervisor(s);
(ii) The assigned Child Welfare certifier for
the resource family and their supervisor; and
(iii) The assigned Child Welfare certifier
for the respite provider and their supervisor (if
applicable).
(D) If the
information is closed at screening as described in OAR 413-015- 0210(4), notify
the individuals listed in paragraph (C) of this subsection that the information
was closed at screening.
(E) Notify
law enforcement immediately when a crime is suspected to have occurred even if
unrelated to a report of abuse of a
child or youngadult living in a home
certified by Child Welfare, or at a home certified by Child
Welfare.
(b) When a
screener receives information alleging abuse
of a young adult living in a home certified by Child Welfare,
the screener must:
(A)
Provide the information to the Department's Aging and People with Disabilities
Division local office, Community Developmental Disabilities Program, or
Community Mental Health Program when the young adult is an
individual with a diagnosed physical, developmental, or mental disability,
respectively; or
(B) Provide the
information to law enforcement.
(2) Child Welfare Certifier Actions When a
Report is Closed at Screening. When the assigned certifier is notified by a
screener that information involving a resource family or
respite provider certified by Child Welfare was closed at screening, the
certifier must examine the information received and follow OAR
413-200-0270 to
413-200-0298 for certified
resource families or OAR
413-205-0000 to
413-205-0085 for certified
respite providers.
(3) Assigned
Caseworker Actions When a Report is Closed at Screening.
(a) When the assigned
caseworker is notified by a screener that information
involving a child or young adult on an open
case was closed at screening, the assigned caseworker must
comply with OAR 413-080-0051.
(b) When a caseworker has
not yet been assigned, the CPS worker is responsible for
requirements in OAR 413-080-0051.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005, ORS 409.185, ORS 418.015, ORS 419B.015, ORS 419B.020 & ORS 418.205-418.327
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