1. (1) The Department must review the efforts to place a child or young adult with a relative, current caretaker, or person with a caregiver relationship:

   1. (a) No more than 30 calendar days from the date of the child or young adult's initial placement in substitute care;
   2. (b) When the family of a child or young adult, through a family meeting, has recommended substitute care, permanency, or concurrent permanency with a relative who is not the current substitute care resource and has not yet been assessed;
   3. (c) When it appears a child or young adult is likely to experience or experiences a change in substitute caregiver;
   4. (d) When the child or young adult's substitute caregiver does not meet the safety, permanency, and well-being needs of the child or young adult;
   5. (e) During every regular case review described in OAR 413-040-0000 to 413-040-0032; and
   6. (f) No more than 30 calendar days prior to a court or administrative review hearing.

2. (2) As part of the review in section (1) of this rule, the Department must determine:

   1. (a) Whether the child or young adult and his or her siblings, if the siblings are also in substitute care, have been placed with a relative, current caretaker or person with a caregiver relationship;
   2. (b) If placement has not occurred, the current efforts to identify a relative or person with a caregiver relationship able and willing to provide substitute care;
   3. (c) The additional contact with and assessment of identified relatives necessary to achieve placement with a relative; and
   4. (d) When a child or young adult is placed with a relative or person with a caregiver relationship, whether the substitute caregiver is able to best meet the safety and well-being needs of the child or young adult as described in OAR 413-070-0600 to 413-070-0645.

3. (3) The caseworker must document in the Department's information system:

   1. (a) The date of the review required under section (1) of this rule;
   2. (b) The names of each individual who participated in the review;
   3. (c) Whether and how the placement of a child or young adult with a relative, current caretaker, or person with a caregiver relationship has been met and whether siblings have been placed together; and
   4. (d) Recommended actions, including any additional actions the Department will take to place a child or young adult, and his or her siblings, if the siblings are also in substitute care, with a relative, current caretaker, or person with a caregiver relationship in a placement resource that meets the safety, permanency, and well-being needs of the child or young adult.

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 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