1. (1) The Department must begin the search immediately for relatives or persons with a caregiver relationship:

   1. (a) During a CPS assessment when the Department has determined that a child is unsafe and an individual other than the parent or guardian is required to manage a child's safety; or

   2. (b) When a parent or guardian:

      1. (A) Is requesting the voluntary placement of the child; or
      2. (B) Is voluntarily giving custody of the child to the Department.

2. (2) The Department may use, but is not limited to using, the following resources to identify or locate a child or young adult's relatives, the parents of a sibling of a child where the parent has custody of the sibling, and persons with a caregiver relationship:

   1. (a) An individual identified as a relative by the child or young adult or the family of the child or young adult;
   2. (b) An individual thought or known by the Department to be a relative of the child or young adult;
   3. (c) Oregon data information systems available to the Department;
   4. (d) The Internet;
   5. (e) Collateral contacts; and
   6. (f) Other community resources available to search for the identity and contact information of relatives or persons with a caregiver relationship.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 109.119, ORS 418.005, ORS 419A.004 & ORS 419B.192

History

CWP 93-2023, amend filed 12/22/2023, effective 01/01/2024
CWP 12-2015, f. & cert. ef. 7-17-15
CWP 5-2015(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-21-15 thru 7-19-15
CWP 10-2010, f. & cert. ef. 7-1-10
SOSCF 34-2001, f. 6-29-01, cert. ef. 7-1-01
SOSCF 3-2001(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-24-01 thru 7-22-01
SOSCF 6-1999, f. & cert. ef. 4-29-99
SOSCF 19-1998(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-30-98 thru 4-28-99