Or. Admin. Code § 413-203-0010 - [Effective until 8/15/2025] Responsibilities for Assessment and Certification of a Relative Resource Parent
(1) The
Department must conduct an assessment to determine if a
relative applicant and the home of the relative
applicant meets the standards outlined in 413-203-0000 to
413-203-0145.
(a) For issuance of a
Relative Temporary Certificate of Approval, the
Department must conduct the activities described in OAR
413-203-0025.
(b) For issuance of a
Relative Certificate of Approval to a relative
resource parent that has been issued a Relative Temporary
Certificate of Approval, the Department must conduct
the activities described in OAR 413-203-0030.
(c) For issuance of a Relative
Certificate of Approval the Department must conduct
the activities described in OAR 413-203-0025 and 413-203-0030.
(d) The Department may share information in
the home study when permitted or required by law, consistent with ORS
418.642, ORS
109.289 OAR
413-010-0035(8),
413-120-0016,
413-120-0220, and
413-120-0246. The Department is
required to share information about a child in the care and
custody of the department with the parties to the child's juvenile court
proceeding.
(2) A
relative applicant may not be denied providing care for a
relative child in the care and custody of the Department under
these rules:
(a) For the sole reason that the
individual received child welfare services as a
child;
(b) For the
sole reason that the individual is a person with a disability; or
(c) On the basis of race, religion, national
origin, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender expression or
disability.
(3) The
Department is not required to assess a relative applicant and may deny the
application if:
(a) The applicant has had a
previous application for certification denied or a prior certificate revoked
during the five years prior to the date on the application;
(b) The applicant is seeking to care for a
specific child who is not in the care or custody of the Department;
(c) The applicant is seeking to care for a
relative child residing in a state other than Oregon for whom the Department
has not received a request for a home study under the Interstate Compact for
the Placement of Children (ICPC).
(4) The Department may terminate the
assessment process at any time and proceed to issue a proposed and final order
denying certification for one or more of the reasons in OAR 413-203-0045 or, if
the application is for approval to be a potential adoptive resource, deny the
application for the reasons in OAR
413-120-0225.
(5) Any certificate issued by the
Department under OAR 413-203-0000 to 413-203-0145 must include
all the following information:
(a) The
certificate type: Temporary Relative Certificate, or
Relative Certificate of Approval.
(b) The name of each certified
relative resource parent.
(c) The address to which the certificate
applies.
(d) The age range (birth
to 20) of any child the Department may place in the certified resource family's
home.
(e) The placement capacity of
the certified resource family.
(f)
The provider number that the Department has given the
home.
(g) The effective date of the
certificate.
(h) The signature of
the approving manager.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005
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