Or. Admin. Code § 419-450-0060 - Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Service Planning
A child-caring agency must follow all of the following requirements, except with respect to a mass shelter:
(1) The child-caring agency must make
services available that will meet the needs of each child in care in the
program.
(2) The child-caring
agency must serve each child in care according to a service plan developed
within 72 hours of admission that is based on the assessment.
(a) Whenever possible, the service plan must
include the child in care and his or her family, staff, and other involved
parties.
(b) The program must
provide individualized service planning for each child in care that includes at
least a monthly review of the service plan and changes as needed.
(c) The service plan must address, at a
minimum, the child in care's physical and medical needs, behavior management
issues, mental health treatment needs, education plans, and any other special
needs.
(3) The
child-caring agency must make reasonable efforts to ensure participation by the
child in care's family in all aspects of the service and service planning
process whenever possible. To the extent such information is reasonably
available to the agency, the staff of the agency must:
(a) Contact a parent or legal guardian of the
child in care early in the process, preferably within 24 hours, but no later
than 72 hours following the child in care's admission into the
program.
(b) Make a program
orientation available to the child in care's family.
(c) Encourage participation by a parent in
the program. If the child in care's parent cannot participate in the program,
the agency must encourage participation by those responsible for the child in
care's environment prior to admission.
(d) Consider the family's responsibility,
needs, and values in the planning and service process.
(e) When appropriate, the agency must review
individual service plans and the child in care's progress with the family at
least on a monthly basis.
(4) Directly or through referral, the agency
must make available individual, group, and family counseling by a qualified
professional.
(5) The child-caring
agency must establish and maintain links to community agencies and individuals
who can provide required services to children in care or their families that
may not be directly available from the program. These services must include:
(a) Alternative living
arrangements.
(b) Medical
services.
(c) Mental health
services.
(d) Educational
services.
(e) Independent living
services.
(f) Other assistance
required by children in care or their families.
(6) Discharge summary. The child-caring
agency must prepare a written discharge summary of each child in care served by
the program and retain this document in the child in care's file. The document
must include:
(a) A summary of the child in
care's participation in the program and the progress achieved.
(b) Results of evaluations of the child in
care.
(c) Condition of the child in
care.
(d) The child in care's
compliance with the program guidelines of the agency.
(e) Recommendations regarding
services.
(f) Discharge
destination.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 409.050, ORS 418.240 & ORS 418.005
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.205 - 418.310
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