Or. Admin. Code § 413-070-0551 - Contents of an APPLA Case Plan
(1) When APPLA is the permanency plan for a
child or young adult, the caseworker must address each of the following in the
case plan of the child or young adult:
(a)
Family composition, which includes the identifying information of each parent,
except when parental rights have been terminated, guardian, and sibling.
(b) Except when parental rights
have been terminated, the identified impending danger safety threats.
(c) Except when parental rights
have been terminated, the ongoing safety plan as described in OAR
413-015-0400 to
413-015-0485 and recorded in the
electronic information system of the Department.
(d) A description of how the Department
determined the APPLA is the most appropriate permanency plan for the child or
young adult, and each compelling reason why the more preferred permanency plan
options were not selected for the child or young adult.
(e) The steps the Department has taken to
ensure the substitute caregiver is applying the reasonable and prudent parent
standard and the child or young adult has regular, ongoing opportunities to
engage in age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate activities.
(f) A description of how the attachments and
relationships of the child or young adult with each parent, sibling, other
family member, advocate, substitute caregiver, and other person who provides
continuity, belonging, stability, support, nurturing, and caring relationships
and cultural connections for the child or young adult may be developed while
the child or young adult is in substitute care and maintained when the child or
young adult reaches the age of majority or the juvenile court relieves the
Department of legal custody of the child or young adult. When appropriate, the
description may include the following:
(A) A
description of how each parent and sibling of the child or young adult may
participate actively in the life of the child or young adult.
(B) For each existing relationship the child
or young adult has with a permanent adult caregiver or adult parental figure
who is capable of sustaining a significant relationship with the child or young
adult, a description of how the relationship may be maintained.
(C) A description of how relationships with
relatives and other persons involved in the child or young adult's life may be
developed and maintained.
(D)
Current placement information including the location of the child or young
adult when the substitute caregiver authorizes release of the address, except
when doing so would jeopardize the safety of the child.
(E) The record of visits between the child or
young adult and his or her parents or siblings.
(g) When applicable, a description of the
plan to transition a child or young adult with intellectual or developmental
disabilities to an appropriate program for adults with intellectual or
developmental disabilities.
(h)
The comprehensive transition plan described in OAR
413-030-0400 to
413-030-0460 for any child 14
years of age or older or young adult and services that prepare the child or
young adult to transition to successful adulthood.
(i) A description of the reasonable efforts
made by the Department to put the services and structures described in this
rule in place to meet the needs of the child or young adult and to enhance the
stability of the living arrangement of the child or young adult when the child
or young adult is not living with a specified adult.
(j) A description of the services the
Department must provide to ensure the emotional, medical, educational,
cultural, and physical needs of the child or young adult are being met,
including:
(A) The health information of the
child or young adult, which documents the specialized medical, dental, and
mental health services of the child or young adult; and
(B) The education services of the child or
young adult, including the school or educational placement history of the child
or young adult, high school credits earned for a child over 14 years of age or
young adult, and any special educational needs.
(k) The services required to prepare the
child or young adult to live in the least restrictive setting possible at the
most appropriate time.
(l) The
services that may make it possible to achieve a more preferred permanency plan
listed in OAR 413-070-0536(2)
for the child or young adult.
(m)
The services the Department may continue to make available to the parents of
the child or young adult, upon request, that continue to be in the best
interests of the child or young adult.
(n) For any child who has attained 14 years
of age or young adult, the documents described in OAR
413-040-0010(1)(j)(A) and
(B).
(2) Except when parental rights have been
terminated or the Department is unable to obtain the signature of the parent or
guardian, the case plan must include the signature of the caseworker, the
supervisor, and each parent or guardian as described in OAR
413-040-0010.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 409.050, 418.005
Stats. Implemented: ORS 409.010, 418.005, 419A.004
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