Or. Admin. Code § 413-200-0393 - Requirements Regarding Inactive Referral Status

(1) The Certificate of Approval or Child-Specific Certificate of Approval remains in effect and the responsibilities of the certified family remain in effect during inactive referral status.

(2) A certified family may request that the Department place the home on inactive referral status for any reason for up to 12 months. The inactive referral status begins on the date requested by the certified family and while it is in effect:

(a) The Department must not place an additional child or young adult in the home; and

(b) The certified family may not accept placement of any child or young adult from another agency.

(3) Inactive referral status, when requested by the certified family, ends:

(a) At the request of the certified family; or

(b) When the certification terminates or expires, unless the Department is in the process of assessing the certified family for renewal of the Certificate of Approval.

(4) The Department may initiate a certified family's inactive referral status under the conditions described in OAR 413-200-0294. When the Department initiates inactive referral status, the Department must:

(a) Provide written notification to the certified family of the inactive referral status within 14 business days after the inactive status is initiated.

(b) Provide written notification to the certified family when inactive referral status ends, unless the Department has issued Notice of Intent to Revoke.

(5) The Department may revoke certification if a certified family does not remedy a violation of a certification standard within the time frame of the inactive referral status.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 413-200-0393

SOSCF 7-2001, f. & cert. ef. 3-23-01; CWP 4-2007, f. & cert. ef. 3-20-07; CWP 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 2-2-09; CWP 37-2011, f. 12-27-11, cert. ef. 12-28-11; CWP 20-2015, f. & cert. ef. 10/1/2015; CWP 2-2018, temporary amend filed 01/01/2018, effective 01/01/2018 through 06/29/2018; CWP 54-2018, amend filed 06/29/2018, effective 6/29/2018; CWP 53-2019, amend filed 12/23/2019, effective 1/1/2020; CWP 9-2021, amend filed 03/26/2021, effective 4/15/2021

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005 & ORS 418.640

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.010, ORS 418.105, ORS 418.315 & ORS 418.625 - 418.648