Or. Admin. Code § 413-200-0276 - Assessment to Move from a Temporary Certificate of Approval to a Certificate of Approval or Child-Specific Certificate of Approval
(1) To complete the assessment of an
applicant that already has been issued aTemporary
Certificate of Approval and issue a Certificate of
Approval or Child-Specific Certificate of Approval,
the certifier must complete the following activities as soon
as possible, but no later than 180 days from the date the Temporary
Certificate of Approval is issued, unless the certificate has been
extended under subsection (3) of this rule:
(a) Gather information from a minimum of two
additional references. No more than two of the four required references may be
provided by the applicant's relatives.
(b) Seek input from the caseworker of the
child or young adult placed in the home and gather information
regarding the adjustment of the child oryoung adult
to the home and the certified resource family's
ability to meet the needs of the child oryoung
adult.
(c) Conduct a home
visit at least every 90 days, and when necessary, additional home visits.
During each visit, review and assess the certified resource
family's compliance with certification standards and the conditions
that appear to exist in the home that affect safety, health and well-being for
the child or young adult placed in the home;
and document the certified family's compliance with the
certification standards after each visit in the Department's
electronic system.
(d) Gather
personal, family, and social history information sufficient to assess the
conditions that appear to exist in the home that affect safety, health, and
well-being of a child
or young adult through
a series of questionnaires and interviews completed by
applicants, members of the household, and others.
(e) Assure completion of a criminal
records check and a fingerprint-based criminal records
check of national crime information databases on each
applicant and each other adult member of the
household, excludingany young adult in the care and
custody of the Department placed in the home, and, at the
Department's discretion, on any child, not in
the care and custody of the Department and living in the home,
when there is reason to believe the child may pose a risk to a
child or young adult placed in the home as
outlined in OAR 413-120-0400 to
413-120-0475.
(A) Assess the fitness of each
applicant and each other member of the
household pursuant to OAR
413-120-0450 and
413-120-0455;
(B) If appropriate, request approval,
pursuant to OAR 413-120-0450 and
413-120-0455, to complete
certification of the applicant despite the criminal offender
history of each applicant or other member of the
household; and
(C) If an
applicant or other member of the household
has a disqualifying conviction under OAR
413-120-0450 (3) or
(4) or the authorized
designee makes a negative fitness determination with respect
to the individual, the Department must proceed under OAR
413-120-0460 and OAR
413-200-0296(2)
and issue a proposed and final order denying certification, unless the
application is withdrawn by the applicant.
(D) Document the information considered and
the decision on a form approved by the
Department.
(f) Assure completion of the child abuse
history background checks for each applicant and each other
adult member of the household, excludinganyyoung
adult in the care and custody of the Department
placed in the home, as required in OAR
413-200-0274(1)(l).
(A) Ensure completion of child abuse history
background checks when an applicant and each other adult
member of the household, excluding any young adult
in the care and custody of the Department placed in
the home, has lived outside the state of Oregon and within the United States in
the previous five years from each state where the individual lived within the
five years preceding the date on the application for certification from the
Department;
(B)
Ensure completion of child abuse history background checks when an
applicant and each other adult member of the
household, excluding any young adult in the care and
custody of the Department placed in the home, has lived
outside the United States in the previous five years, from each country where
the individual lived within the five years preceding the date on the
application for certification from the Department;
(i) Document receipt of any documentation
received from each country in the Department's information
system;
(ii) Document the
certification supervisor's approval for efforts made to obtain
records from each country in the Department's information
system;
(C) Assess any
safety concerns regarding each applicant and each other
member of the household raised by information learned from the
child abuse history background check in Oregon and if applicable, another state
or country; and
(D) When an
applicant or other member of the household,
excludingany young adult in the care and custody of the
Department placed in the home, has been
identified as the perpetrator or alleged perpetrator, or respondent of abuse in
a child protective services assessment in a founded
disposition, substantiated disposition, unable to determine disposition, or
inconclusive disposition for abuse to a child or a
young adult, or a similar disposition from another
Department division, agency, or state, consult with the
certification supervisor about whether to seek approval from
the Child Welfare Program Manager to continue with the certification
assessment:
(i) If the decision is to seek
approval, the Child Welfare Program Manager must consider the information and
the safety concerns and may approve or deny continuing the
assessment;
(ii) If the decision in
subparagraph (i) of this paragraph is to deny continuing with the assessment,
the Department may terminate the assessment process and,
unless the application is withdrawn, proceed to deny the application under OAR
413-200-0296;
(iii) The information considered, including
the safety concerns assessed, and the decision must be documented on a form
approved by the Department.
(g) Verify that the certified
resource family:
(A) Has completed
Orientation within 30 days after the Temporary
Certificate of Approval was issued; and
(B) Has a plan:
(i) To complete Department
required resource parent training before or within 12 months
after the date on which the Temporary Certificate of Approval
was issued, unless the certification supervisor waives the
training requirement based on the family's documented knowledge and skills in
caring for a child oryoung adult in the care
or custody of the Department; or
(ii) Has a written, individualized training
plan, approved by a certification supervisor, specific to
meeting the needs of the child or young adultplaced with the
certified resource family. The individualized training plan
must:
(I) Include training on the mental,
emotional, and physical impacts of abuse including sexual abuse and rape of a
child; and
(II) Be
developed within 90 days after the Temporary Certificate of
Approval or Child Specific Certificate of Approval is
issued by the Department.
(h) Discuss and develop a training
plan under OAR 413-200-0379(6)
for each certified adult in the family.
(i) Document the assessment of the
certified resource family's qualifications and ability to
provide safety, health, and well-being for the child
oryoung adult in the care or custody of the
Department in a home study on a form approved
by the Department when the recommendation is to issue a
Certificate of Approval or Child-Specific Certificate
of Approval
(j) Obtain
approval from the certification supervisor of the home
study.
(2) If
the certifier has completed all of the activities in section
(1) of this rule, the Department may issue a
Certificate of Approval or Child-Specific Certificate
of Approval.
(3) When the
activities described in sections (1) and (2) of this rule have not been
completed within 180 days:
(a) The
Certification supervisor may extend the Temporary
Certificate of Approval on a form approved by the
Department for up to 30 days; and
(b) The Child Welfare Program Manager may
extend the Temporary Certificate of Approval for more than 30
days.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005 & ORS 418.640
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.016, ORS 418.005, ORS 409.010, ORS 418.625, ORS 418.627, ORS 418.630, ORS 418.635, ORS 418.640, ORS 418.642, ORS 418.643, ORS 418.644, ORS 418.645, ORS 418.647 & ORS 418.648
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