Or. Admin. Code § 413-203-0035 - [Effective until 8/15/2025] Responsibilities for On-Going Support of a Relative Resource Parent

(1) A certifier must conduct a minimum of one home visit to any certified resource family every 90 days, which must include:

(a) Face to face contact with at least one certified individual; and

(b) Verbal contact with both certified individuals.

(2) A certifier must collaborate with a Relative Resource Family in determining the skills enhancement that would benefit the Relative Resource Family and the relative child placed in their home.

(3) A certifier must collaborate with a Relative Resource Family in determining what tangible goods may be of support to benefit the relative child place in their home.

(4) A certifier must assess each Relative Resource Parent's compliance with OAR 413-203-0000 to 413-203-0145 and their ability to continue to meet the safety, health, and well-being needs for the child in the care or custody of the Department at each home visit and complete the following activities when applicable:

(a) Whenever it becomes known that the certified resource family plans to become an in-home child care, an adult foster care, or an in-home adult day care provider, seek approval from the Child Welfare Program Manager or designee on a form approved by the Department;

(b) Whenever it becomes known that another agency plans to place a child in a certified home, prior to placement of the child, seek approval from the Child Welfare Program Manager or designee on a form approved by the Department.

(5) Whenever it becomes known that a certified relative resource family or other member of the household, has been arrested or convicted of a crime not previously assessed and approved:

(a) Assure completion of a criminal records check under OAR 413-120-0040 to 413-120-0475.

(b) Document the information considered and the results of any fitness determination or safety assessment on a form approved by the Department.

(6) Seek input from the caseworkers of each child in the care and custody of the Department placed in the home and assess the conditions that appear to exist in the home that affect safety, health, and well-being for the child in the care and custody of the Department placed in the home.

(7) Document the contacts with the certified relative resource family and the assessment information obtained in the provider record of the Department's electronic information system.

(8) During, and at the conclusion of a child protective services assessment regarding an allegation of child abuse in a certified relative resource family, follow the requirements of OAR 413-015-0601 to 413-015-0608 including:

(a) When the assigned certifier or certification supervisor is notified that information received by a screener involving a home certified by the Department is referred for a CPS assessment, within one business day after the CPS worker has made initial contact with the certified relative resource family, the certifier must:

(A) Contact and notify the certified relative resource family and provide them with the following information:

(i) The certifier is available to answer questions related to certification but must not discuss the specifics of the CPS assessment;

(ii) The certified relative resource family is immediately placed on inactive referral status pending the completion of the CPS assessment; and

(iii) The certified relative resource family has the option of having a resource parent or relative resource parent available for support during the assessment.

(B) Document the initiation of a CPS assessment and the placement of the certified relative resource family on inactive referral status in provider notes in the Department's electronic information system.

(C) Notify Department staff responsible for placement that the certified relative resource family's home is on inactive referral status.

(b) Within 14 days of the CPS Assessment, the Department must provide written notification to the certified relative resource family that the home has been placed on inactive referral status and place a copy of the written notification in the certification file.

(c) The certifier must provide ongoing information regarding the certified relative resource family and any individuals living in the home to the assigned CPS worker and the caseworkers of each child in the care and custody of the Department placed in the home.

(d) If the certifier is unavailable, the certification supervisor must ensure that the actions required in subsections (a) through (d) of this section are completed.

(e) At the conclusion of the CPS assessment, the certifier and certification supervisor must:

(A) Staff the case and review all the information in the CPS assessment;

(B) Determine what certification actions should be taken under OAR 413-203-0040; and

(C) Ensure documentation of the results of the staffing in provider notes in the Department's electronic information system.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 413-203-0035

CWP 3-2025, temporary adopt filed 02/14/2025, effective 2/17/2025 through 8/15/2025

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 409.050