Or. Admin. Code § 413-203-0085 - [Effective until 8/15/2025] Care of a Child in a home of a Certified Relative Resource Parent

A certified relative resource family must:

(1) Incorporate into the family's care-giving practices positive non-punitive discipline and ways of helping a child in the care and custody of the Department placed with the certified relative resource family build positive personal relationships, self-control, and self-esteem;

(2) Ensure the child in the care and custody of the Department placed with the certified resource family is taught age-appropriate health and hygiene practices and is given the opportunity to practice good hygiene;

(3) Ensure the child in the care and custody of the Department placed with the certified resource family has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate activities, including extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities;

(4) Respect and support the Department's efforts to develop and maintain the relationships of the child in the care and custody of the Department placed with the certified relative resource family with their parents, their siblings, their relatives, and any other significant individual in the life of the child in the care and custody of the Department;

(5) Work in partnership with the Department to identify the strengths and meet the needs of each child in the care and custody of the Department placed with the certified relative resource parent;

(6) Follow Department direction and comply with prescribed services and activities in the case plan, including, but not limited to supervision plans, personal care services plans, visitation plans, transition plans, and restrictions for each child in the care and custody of the Department placed with the certified resource family;

(7) Provide adequate clothing that is age-appropriate and meets the cultural and gender identity and gender expression of the child in the care and custody of the Department;

(8) Follow through with any placement support plan; and

(9) Use reasonable efforts to prevent anyone from influencing any child in the care and custody of the Department regarding allegations in a judicial or administrative proceeding in which the family or legal guardian of the child or another individual may be involved.

(10) Assure when a child in the care and custody of the Department leaves the certified relative resource family, the belongings, both those brought with the child and those obtained while living in the home, remain with the child.

(11) When a child in the care and custody of the Department placed in the home is missing, immediately report to:

(a) Law enforcement;

(b) The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; and

(c) The Department.

(12) Not subject any child to abuse, as described in ORS 419B.005 and 418.257.

Notes

Or. Admin. Code § 413-203-0085

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