1. (1) When grandparents or other approved relatives make a permanent commitment to and assume legal guardianship of a child for whom they have cared as a substitute caregiver, the Department provides guardianship assistance as described in OAR 413-070-0900 to 413-070-0974.
2. (2) Guardianship assistance for Title IV-E children and young adults is funded in part with Title IV-E funds as authorized by the Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-351).
3. (3) A child who is ineligible for Title IV-E funded guardianship assistance may be eligible for state-funded guardianship assistance as described in OAR 413-070-0917(3).

4. (4) State-funded guardianship assistance is subject to the availability of funds. When all available state funds are obligated, the Department will continue to:

   1. (a) Accept new applications;
   2. (b) Accept requests to adjust a guardianship assistance payment; and
   3. (c) Establish a waiting list.
5. (5) When state funds are unavailable and a new guardianship assistance application is received, the guardian may sign a guardianship assistance agreement only to prevent delay in finalizing the guardianship, with the understanding that guardianship assistance may be available at a later date.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 409.050 & 418.005

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 409.010, 411.141 & 418.005

History

CWP 17-2015, f. 9-28-15, cert. ef. 10-1-15
CWP 12-2015, f. & cert. ef. 7-17-15
CWP 11-2015(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 5-22-15 thru 11-17-15
CWP 7-2015(Temp), f. 1-30-15, cert. ef. 2-1-15 thru 7-19-15
CWP 6-2015, f. 1-29-15, cert. ef. 2-1-15
CWP 4-2015(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 1-21-15 thru 7-19-15
CWP 16-2014(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 8-4-14 thru 1-31-15
CWP 11-2014, f. & cert. ef. 6-3-14
CWP 1-2014, f. 1-31-14, cert. ef. 2-1-14
CWP 30-2011, f. 12-27-11, cert. ef. 12-28-11
CWP 24-2011(Temp), f. 9-30-11, cert. ef. 10-1-11 thru 12-27-11
CWP 11-2011(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-30-11 thru 12-27-11
CWP 6-2010, f. & cert. ef. 6-15-10
CWP 1-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-1-10 thru 6-14-10
CWP 18-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-16-09 thru 6-14-10
CWP 12-2009, f. & cert. ef. 9-28-09
CWP 7-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-1-09 thru 9-27-09
CWP 5-2009(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 3-31-09 thru 9-27-09
CWP 8-2004, f. & cert. ef. 4-1-04
CWP 26-2003, f. & cert. ef. 7-31-03
CWP 14-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-9-03
SOSCF 43-2001, f. 12-31-01, cert. ef. 1-1-02
SOSCF 7-2000, f. & cert. ef. 2-10-00
SOSCF 18-1999(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 9-14-99 thru 3-12-00