Or. Admin. Code § 413-110-0020 - Eligibility Criteria for Legal Risk Placement
A child may be placed in a legal risk placement when all of the following conditions have been met:
(1) The child is a ward of the court and is
in substitute care and the Department has determined that adoption is an
appropriate permanency plan for the child according to the procedures outlined
in OAR 413-110-0300 to
413-110-0360.
(2) In accordance with OAR
413-070-0060 to 413-070-0093,
the Department has considered all parents and relatives and has either
determined none of them is a suitable permanent placement for the child or has
selected one relative who meets the requirements of OAR
413-070-0060 to 413-070-0093 as
the resource for a legal risk placement.
(3) The Department's legal assistance
specialist has assessed the status of the child and has determined that a plan
to free the child for adoption is in the best interests of the child.
(4) The Department has determined,
in accordance with OAR
413-110-0300 to
413-110-0360, that adoption is
an appropriate permanency plan for the child, and an approved adoptive home has
been selected according to the process outlined in OAR
413-120-0010 to
413-120-0060.
(5) The Adoption Services Unit has reviewed
and approved the plan.
(6) In the
case of an out-of-state placement, prior to approval and designation of the
child's legal risk placement:
(a) The
Department has notified the court and has obtained its approval of the plan to
place the child out of state;
(b)
If the out-of-state placement is made through a private agency, the Department
has a signed contract with the placing agency in the receiving state; and
(c) The Department has obtained
verification that the child will receive medical coverage by the receiving
state.
Notes
Stat. Auth.: ORS 418.005
Stats. Implemented: ORS 418.005
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