OAR 413-070-0072
Contact with Relatives or Persons with a Caregiver Relationship


(1)

Unless a child welfare program manager or designee approves no contact, or a court orders no contact, with an identified individual because contact may compromise the safety of a child or young adult or another individual, the Department must make diligent efforts to contact the following individuals as soon as reasonably possible and no later than 30 calendar days after a child’s initial removal from the custody of a parent or guardian, or placement in substitute care through a voluntary placement agreement or voluntary custody agreement:

(a)

The child or young adult’s parents or legal guardians, grandparents, parents of a sibling of a child where the parent has custody of the sibling, adult relatives, and persons with a caregiver relationship;

(b)

When the child or young adult is a refugee, other individuals identified in OAR 413-070-0300 (Purpose) to 413-070-0380 (Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee); and

(c)

When there is reason to know the child or young adult is an Indian child, the tribe, pursuant to OAR chapter 413, division 115.

(2)

During the contact required under section (1) of this rule, the Department must:

(a)

Provide notice in the individual’s primary language that specifies:

(A)

Whether the child or young adult has been removed from the custody of a parent or guardian to manage child safety or has been placed in substitute care through a voluntary placement agreement or voluntary custody agreement;

(B)

Whether the child or young adult is currently residing with a relative;

(C)

The opportunities and requirements associated with being assessed as a safety service provider;

(D)

The opportunities and requirements associated with being assessed to become a relative caregiver; and

(E)

The rights of relatives set forth in OAR 413-010-0300 (Purpose) to 413-010-0340 (Department Responsibility to Make Diligent Efforts to Place a Child or Young Adult with Relatives), and the statutes governing intervention, limited participation, and post-adoption communication agreements.

(b)

Request the names of other relatives not previously identified.

(3)

The Department must document in the Department’s information system:

(a)

The approval not to contact an individual under section (1) of this rule;

(b)

The name of each individual with whom the Department attempted or made contact;

(c)

The individual’s relationship to the child or young adult;

(d)

The type of contact;

(e)

Each individual’s response to the notice required in subsection (2)(a) of this rule when a response is received; and

(f)

The individual’s contact information.

(4)

The Department must respond to inquiries from a relative in person or by telephone as soon as reasonably possible and no later than within 15 business days. When a telephone number or opportunity to meet in person has not been provided, the Department must contact the individual by other means, including by mail or electronic mail.

(5)

The caseworker may utilize any meeting or other contact with the family to identify and communicate with relatives for the purposes set forth in OAR 413-070-0060 (Purpose).

(6)

Whenever the Department is provided the name of a relative or person with a caregiver relationship previously unknown to the Department, the Department must:

(a)

Document the name and contact information in the Department’s information system;

(b)

Attempt to contact the individual as soon as reasonably possible and no later than within 15 business days; and

(c)

Provide notice as required by sections (1) and (2) of this rule.

(7)

When the Department is unable to locate contact information for an identified relative or person with a caregiver relationship, the Department must document the efforts to obtain contact information in the Department’s information system.

Source: Rule 413-070-0072 — Contact with Relatives or Persons with a Caregiver Relationship, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=413-070-0072.

413‑070‑0000
Definitions
413‑070‑0010
Purpose and Applicability
413‑070‑0015
Denials or Delays of Placement Based on Race, Color or National Origin Prohibited
413‑070‑0020
Denial of Opportunity to Be an Adoptive or Foster Parent Based on Race, Color, or National Origin Prohibited
413‑070‑0027
Denial of Opportunity to Be an Adoptive or Foster Parent Based on Race, Color, or National Origin Prohibited
413‑070‑0030
Recruitment and Staff Training
413‑070‑0060
Purpose
413‑070‑0069
Identification of Relatives and Persons with a Caregiver Relationship
413‑070‑0072
Contact with Relatives or Persons with a Caregiver Relationship
413‑070‑0075
Assessment of a Relative or Person with a Caregiver Relationship for Involvement in Safety Management
413‑070‑0078
Consideration of a Relative or Person with a Caregiver Relationship as a Substitute Caregiver
413‑070‑0081
Review of a Child or Young Adult’s Substitute Care Placement
413‑070‑0087
Opportunity for Ongoing Connection and Support
413‑070‑0300
Purpose
413‑070‑0320
Placement of Refugee Children
413‑070‑0340
Petition
413‑070‑0345
Notice
413‑070‑0350
Judicial Determination
413‑070‑0360
Record of Care
413‑070‑0370
Annual Report of Care
413‑070‑0380
Refugee Child Welfare Advisory Committee
413‑070‑0400
Purpose
413‑070‑0430
Department Records, Medication Review, and Consent and Authorization Requirements
413‑070‑0450
Disclosure Requirements for a Child or Young Adult in Substitute Care
413‑070‑0470
Substitute Caregiver Responsibilities
413‑070‑0480
Notification Timelines for Psychotropic Medication Therapy
413‑070‑0490
Notification Content for Psychotropic Medication Therapy
413‑070‑0500
Purpose
413‑070‑0510
Obligation to Seek Legal Permanency
413‑070‑0512
Development and Review of the Permanency Plan and Concurrent Permanent Plan
413‑070‑0514
Use of Permanency Committee
413‑070‑0516
Composition, Scheduling, Responsibilities, and Recommendations of the Permanency Committee
413‑070‑0518
Approving a Permanency Plan Prior to a Resource Being Identified
413‑070‑0519
Decision and Notice
413‑070‑0520
Purpose
413‑070‑0532
APPLA
413‑070‑0536
Consideration of APPLA as a Permanency Plan
413‑070‑0540
Determination of APPLA as a Permanency Plan
413‑070‑0550
Approval and Implementation of an APPLA Permanency Plan
413‑070‑0551
Contents of an APPLA Case Plan
413‑070‑0552
Ongoing Department Responsibilities When APPLA is the Permanency Plan
413‑070‑0556
APPLA Permanency Plan Reviews
413‑070‑0565
Termination of APPLA
413‑070‑0570
Purpose
413‑070‑0574
Special Immigrant Juvenile Status
413‑070‑0600
Purpose
413‑070‑0625
Identifying and Assessing the Child or Young Adult’s Needs when Placement in Substitute Care is Required
413‑070‑0630
Monitoring the Ongoing Substitute Care Placement Needs of the Child or Young Adult
413‑070‑0640
Placement Assessment and Matching
413‑070‑0645
Involving the Substitute Caregiver in the Concurrent Permanency Plan
413‑070‑0655
Purpose
413‑070‑0660
Consideration of Guardianship as a Permanency Plan
413‑070‑0665
Consideration of a Substitute Caregiver as a Potential Guardian
413‑070‑0668
Consideration of a Relative as the Legal Guardian when the Relative is not the current Substitute Caregiver
413‑070‑0670
Approval and Implementation of a Guardianship Permanency Plan
413‑070‑0800
Purpose
413‑070‑0830
Visitation Rights
413‑070‑0840
Orientation Activities
413‑070‑0855
Determining Priority in Visit and Contact Plans
413‑070‑0860
Visit and Contact Plans
413‑070‑0870
Supervision of Visits
413‑070‑0880
Documentation of Contact
413‑070‑0900
Purpose
413‑070‑0905
Funding of Guardianship Assistance
413‑070‑0917
Eligibility for Guardianship Assistance
413‑070‑0918
Extension of Guardianship Assistance for a Young Adult
413‑070‑0919
Eligibility for a Child or Young Adult in the Care or Custody of a Participating Tribe
413‑070‑0925
Guardianship Assistance Eligibility for Potential Guardian and Successor Legal Guardian
413‑070‑0934
Application Requirements
413‑070‑0939
Guardianship Assistance Payments, Medical Assistance, and Nonrecurring Guardianship Expenses
413‑070‑0944
Legal Expenses of a Guardian
413‑070‑0949
Guardianship Assistance Agreement Requirements
413‑070‑0959
Court Order of Guardianship
413‑070‑0964
Required Reports and Communication
413‑070‑0969
Renegotiation of a Guardianship Assistance Agreement
413‑070‑0970
Guardianship Social Support Services
413‑070‑0974
Review, Adjustment, Suspension, Expiration, and Termination of Guardianship Assistance
413‑070‑0990
Purpose
413‑070‑1000
Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative as a Permanency Plan
413‑070‑1010
Eligibility Requirements for a Fit and Willing Relative
413‑070‑1020
Approval and Implementation of a Fit and Willing Relative Permanency Plan
413‑070‑1030
Contents of a Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative Case Plan
413‑070‑1040
Ongoing Department Responsibilities When Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative is the Permanency Plan
413‑070‑1050
Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative Permanency Plan Reviews
413‑070‑1060
Termination of Placement with a Fit and Willing Relative Permanency Plan
413‑070‑1070
Purpose
413‑070‑1080
Placement of a Child or Young Adult in a Congregate Care Residential Setting
413‑070‑1090
Placement of a Child or Young Adult in a Qualified Residential Treatment Program (QRTP)
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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