To qualify as a resource parent or adoptive resource for a child in the care or custody of the Department, an individual must:

1. (1) Be at least 18 years of age.
2. (2) Submit a completed application on a form, and in the manner, prescribed by the Department.

3. (3) When individuals are lawfully married, have a domestic partnership (as defined in ORS 106.310), or are cohabitating, individuals are required to apply, unless:

   1. (a) An individual is in the military and stationed out of the state; or
   2. (b) There are circumstances in which an individual will have limited responsibility for limited household management or care of a child placed in the home.
   3. (c) There are circumstances in which the family dynamic is such that it is in the best interest of the child to allow only an individual to be certified.
   4. (d) For (b) and (c) a Child Welfare Program Manager or designee approval is required.
4. (4) For (b) and (c), for purposes of adoption, the Child Welfare Permanency Program Manager or designee approval is required.
5. (5) Participate in the applicant assessment processes prescribed by the Department, and provide additional information requested by the Department to support the assessment; and
6. (6) Be determined by the Department to meet the qualifications and standards required by OAR 413-200-0301 to 413-200-0396.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005 & ORS 418.640

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 418.005, ORS 409.010, ORS 418.625, ORS 418.627, ORS 418.630, ORS 418.635, ORS 418.640, ORS 418.642, ORS 418.643, ORS 418.644, ORS 418.645, ORS 418.647 & ORS 418.648

History

CWP 12-2025, amend filed 08/07/2025, effective 08/11/2025
CWP 14-2022, amend filed 06/23/2022, effective 06/29/2022
CWP 30-2021, temporary amend filed 12/20/2021, effective 01/01/2022 through 06/29/2022
CWP 9-2021, amend filed 03/26/2021, effective 04/15/2021
CWP 53-2019, amend filed 12/23/2019, effective 01/01/2020
CWP 54-2018, amend filed 06/29/2018, effective 06/29/2018
CWP 2-2018, temporary amend filed 01/01/2018, effective 01/01/2018 through 06/29/2018
CWP 9-2017, f. 8-5-17, cert. ef. 8-6-17
CWP 2-2017(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 2-7-17 thru 8-5-17
CWP 20-2015, f. & cert. ef. 10-1-15
CWP 37-2011, f. 12-27-11, cert. ef. 12-28-11
CWP 3-2009, f. & cert. ef. 2-2-09
CWP 25-2008(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 10-1-08 thru 3-30-09
CWP 19-2007, f. & cert. ef. 11-1-07
Suspended by CWP 12-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-13-07 thru 11-27-07
CWP 11-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 6-1-07 thru 11-27-07
CWP 4-2007, f. & cert. ef. 3-20-07
SOSCF 7-2001, f. & cert. ef. 3-23-01