Or. Admin. Code § 413-030-0013 - Requirements when Obtaining Medical, Psychological, or Psychiatric Evaluations
(1) The
caseworker may secure an expert evaluation of the
parent, guardian, Indian
custodian or child, when appropriate, to determine
treatment or service needs or to assist in assessing child safety when there is
a specific condition or behavior that requires additional professional
information regarding a person's functioning. Assessments of parents or
children must be individualized and based on the best available objective
evidence. Examples include, but are not limited to:
(a) The parent,
guardian, Indian custodian or
child is displaying unusual or bizarre behaviors that are
indicative of emotional or behavioral problems;
(b) Physical illness, physical disability, or
mental illness;
(c) Suicidal
ideation; or
(d) Homicidal
ideation.
(2) The
caseworker must obtain the consent of the parent, guardian, or Indian
custodian prior to arranging an expert evaluation of
the parent, guardian, or Indian custodian.
(3) Parenting evaluations of individuals with
disabilities who may need adapted services or reasonable modifications must be
evidence or research based, conducted by qualified professionals, and tailored
to assess actual parenting ability and specific areas of disability-related
needs. Parenting evaluations must be fully accessible to people with
disabilities and shall not be based on a single general intelligence quotient
or measure of the person's disability, rather than their parenting
ability.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005 & 45 CFR § 84.60
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act & 29 USC § 794.
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(1) The caseworker may secure an expert evaluation of the parent , guardian , Indian custodian or child , when appropriate, to determine treatment or service needs or to assist in assessing child safety when there is a specific condition or behavior that requires additional professional information regarding a person's functioning. Examples include, but are not limited to:
(a) The parent , guardian , Indian custodian or child is displaying unusual or bizarre behaviors that are indicative of emotional or behavioral problems;
(b) Physical illness, physical disability, or mental illness;
(c) Suicidal ideation; or
(d) Homicidal ideation.
(2) The caseworker must obtain the consent of the parent , guardian , or Indian custodian prior to arranging an expert evaluation of the parent , guardian , or Indian custodian .
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050 & 418.005
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005