Or. Admin. Code § 413-070-0069 - Identification of Relatives and Persons with a Caregiver Relationship

(1) The Department must begin the search immediately for relatives or persons with a caregiver relationship:

(a) During a CPS assessment when the Department has determined that a child is unsafe and an individual other than the parent or guardian is required to manage a child's safety; or

(b) When a parent or guardian:

(A) Is requesting the voluntary placement of the child; or

(B) Is voluntarily giving custody of the child to the Department.

(2) The Department may use, but is not limited to using, the following resources to identify or locate a child or young adult's relatives, the parents of a sibling of a child where the parent has custody of the sibling, and persons with a caregiver relationship:

(a) An individual identified as a relative by the child or young adult or the family of the child or young adult;

(b) An individual thought or known by the Department to be a relative of the child or young adult;

(c) Oregon data information systems available to the Department;

(d) The Internet;

(e) Collateral contacts; and

(f) Other community resources available to search for the identity and contact information of relatives or persons with a caregiver relationship.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 413-070-0069

SOSCF 19-1998(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-30-98 thru 4-28-99; SOSCF 6-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-29-99; SOSCF 3-2001(Temp) f. & cert. ef. 1-24-01 thru 7-22-01; SOSCF 34-2001, f. 6-29-01 cert. ef. 7-1-01; CWP 10-2010, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-10; CWP 5-2015(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-21-15 thru 7-19-15; CWP 12-2015, f. & cert. ef. 7/17/2015; CWP 93-2023, amend filed 12/22/2023, effective 1/1/2024

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 109.119, ORS 418.005, ORS 419A.004 & ORS 419B.192