The certified respite provider must comply with all of the following requirements related to the care of a child being served in their home through an open child welfare case or in the care or custody of the Department for respite services.

1. (1) Work cooperatively with the Department, parent and resource parent or relative resource parent to support the case plan and meet the needs of the child being served in their home through an open child welfare case or in the care or custody of the Department when the child is receiving respite.
2. (2) Assure that, when a child being served in their home through an open child welfare case or a child in the care or custody of the Department concludes the respite episode, the belongings of the child, remain with the child.

3. (3) When a child being served in their home through an open child welfare case or in the care or custody of the Department receiving respite in the home is missing, immediately report to:

   1. (a) Law enforcement;
   2. (b) The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children; and
   3. (c) The Department.
4. (4) That any social, cultural or enrichment activities the child engages in, that they are age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate activities must be activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children of the same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally appropriate for a child, based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical, and behavioral capacities that are typical for an age or age group.
5. (5) Not subject any child to abuse, as described in ORS 419B.005 and 418.257.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 418.005, ORS 409.050 & ORS 418.640

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 418.005, ORS 409.010, ORS 418.640, ORS 418.015, ORS 418.315, ORS 418.625, ORS 418.627, ORS 418.630, ORS 418.635, ORS 418.642, ORS 418.643, ORS 418.644, ORS 418.645, ORS 418.647 & ORS 418.648

History

CWP 54-2026, adopt filed 04/29/2026, effective 05/01/2026