1. (1) An applicant must participate in Orientation Mandatory Reporting and Department approved Safe Sleep Training prior to receiving a Certificate of Approval or Child-Specific Non-Relative Certificate of Approval, or within 30 days after the placement of a child in a home that has been issued a Temporary Certificate of Approval.
2. (2) Each applicant and resource parent must complete required resource parent training before or within 12 months after the date on which the certificate was issued, or provide written documentation of completion of equivalent training content from another licensed child-caring agency within two years of an applicant's dated application for certification if approved by the certification supervisor on a form approved by the Department.
3. (3) Completion of required resource parent training may be required by the Department prior to issuing a Certificate of Approval. A resource parent with a Child Specific Non-Relative Certificate of Approval is exempt from section (2) of this rule if there is an approval by a certification supervisor on a form approved by the Department for the development of a written, individualized training plan, specific to the needs of the child in the care or custody of the Department placed in the home.
4. (4) When an applicant applies for adoption, the Department-approved training must be completed prior to approval for adoption per 413-120-0246.
5. (5) An applicant or resource parent with limited English proficiency or a hearing or visual impairment, who is unable to meet the training requirements outlined in sections of this rule may be provided an individualized training plan and approved by the certification supervisor.
6. (6) The Department may require a resource parent to complete more than the 30 hours of training for a two-year certification period based on the needs of the child placed in the home and the knowledge, skills, and abilities of the resource parent.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 409.050, ORS 418.005 & ORS 418.640

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 409.010, ORS 418.105, 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 20-2025, amend filed 12/23/2025, effective 01/01/2026
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 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 19-2007, f. & cert. ef. 11-1-07
CWP 12-2007(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 7-13-07 thru 11-27-07
Renumbered from 413-200-0349, CWP 4-2007, f. & cert. ef. 3-20-07
SOSCF 7-2001, f. & cert. ef. 3-23-01