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CWP 27-2018, temporary amend filed 04/05/2018, effective 04/05/2018 through 06/29/2018 Learn more about these resources and your eligibility., Center for Adoption Support and Education, National Child Welfare Workforce Institute, National Council on Crime and Delinquency, Oregon State Police Emergency Declaration, The COVID relief and spending package passed by Congress in December 2020 has temporarily changed the awarding requirements for the Chafee Education and Training Voucher (ETV). (20) Family engagement meeting (FEM) means a family-focused intervention facilitated by professional staff that is designed to build and strengthen the natural caregiving system for the child. CWP 104-2018, amend filed 09/10/2018, effective 09/10/2018 7-1-16 thru 12-27-16 (4) A CPS supervisor or designee must review and approve a completed CPS assessment within five business days of the electronic submission of the assessment by the CPS worker. (2)The CPS worker must document the basis for that determination in the Child Welfare electronic information system and: (a) Conclude the alleged victim is safe under the third party CPS assessment; (b)Complete the third party CPS assessment. The CPS worker must notify and coordinate with the OTIS when a report involves a setting the OTIS is responsible for investigating as listed in OAR 413-015-0215. Mailing Address: 500 Summer St. NE, E48, Salem 97301. closes the dorms, are you able to help the youth problem solve where they may (2) Requirements for a Protective Action Plan. ef. 3-20-07 It can be accessed by clicking here. If the CPS worker knows or has reason to know the alleged victim or a child identified as an alleged perpetrator is an Indian child due to their affiliation with an Oregon Tribe, the CPS worker must notify the Oregon Tribe of the third party CPS assessment within 24 hours unless the screener documented completion of this notification in the referral (see OAR 413-115-0040.). (2) Child Welfare has determined that, in order to protect children from abuse and to protect the best interests of children in foster homes, it is necessary for Child Welfare to perform criminal records checks on subject individuals when Child Welfare is conducting a child protective services assessment, has an open child welfare case, or determines that emergency resource home certification decisions must be made. 10-1-15 thru 3-28-16 A copy of the report must be sent to the tribe within 24 hours of completion of the screening report and after information related to the reporter's identity is removed. Statutory/Other Authority:ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050 CWP 24-2017, temporary amend filed 12/29/2017, effective 01/01/2018 through 06/29/2018 Statutory/Other Authority:ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050 CWP 10-2017(Temp), f. & cert. (B) The OTIS is responsible for screening. CWP 38-2011, f. 12-27-11, cert. The CPS worker must, during the CPS assessment as required in this section, facilitate a medical assessment of the child or, when applicable, young adult and obtain medical history when necessary to assure safety, determine treatment needs, or assist in analyzing safety-related information. CWP 24-2017, temporary amend filed 12/29/2017, effective 01/01/2018 through 06/29/2018 ef. ef. CWP 16-2005, f. & cert. History: (a)If a determination is made that a child is a victim of sex trafficking the CPS worker must: (A)Report to a screener the identification of a child as a sex trafficking victim; (B)Identify and refer to appropriate services; and. (C) There is an imminent threat that the childs parent or guardian will cause the child to be beyond the reach of the juvenile court before the court can order the child to be taken into protective custody. (ix)The CPS worker may observe injuries to the anal or genital region if the alleged victim is not school aged and if the injury can be observed without the CPS worker touching the anal or genital region. 4-11-16 thru 10-7-16 This may include providing economic support, enhancing parenting skills, helping people with their housing needs and employment goals, providing health and behavioral services, helping treat alcohol and substance use disorders and ensuring child safety and family . CWP 19-2016(Temp), f. & cert. CWP 51-2018, amend filed 06/29/2018, effective 06/29/2018 (3) Requirements for the assessment of an individual for the purpose of ongoing connection and support with a child or certification as a relative caregiver or foster parent are not covered under these rules. A cross report from either the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline or law enforcement agencies must include: (a) The information provided by the person making the report of abuse. (h) Wrongful use of restraint as described in ORS 418.519 - 418.521. (c) When a child is photographed pursuant to subsection (b) of this section: (A) The person taking the photographs or causing to have the photographs taken must, within 48 hours or by the end of the next regular business day, whichever occurs later: (i) Provide hard copies or prints of the photographs and, if available, copies of the photographs in an electronic format to the designated medical professional; and. (i)As provided in ORS 147.425, a child who is the victim of a person crime and is at least 15 years of age at the time of the abuse may have a personal representative present during a medical examination. CWP 17-2011(Temp), f. & cert. 3-20-07 7-1-06 CWP 17-2014, f. & cert. (ii) Buying or selling a person under 18 years of age as described in ORS 163.537. CWP 51-2018, amend filed 06/29/2018, effective 06/29/2018 (E) The interactions between family members, including verbal and body language. ef. The CPS worker must obtain the services of a competent interpreter and competent written translation service for individuals interviewed during the third party CPS assessment, including hearing-impaired individuals, who have limited or no means of communicating in or reading English. Requirements for MDT protocols are set out in ORS 418.747. (E)Immediately seek medical care and consultation when there may be a life-threatening condition, or a deteriorating condition that may become life-threatening. 7-1-03, 413-015-0409Exception to Completing a CPS Assessment or CPS Assessment Activities. (c) The CPS worker must determine whether the impending danger safety threat will be managed with an in-home or out-of-home initial safety plan or ongoing safety plan by determining how the impending danger safety threat is occurring and applying the in-home safety plan criteria. 4-1-08 ef. (b) The subject individual has the right to obtain a copy of their LEDS record and challenge the accuracy of the information in the record through the Oregon State Police procedures outlined in OAR 257-010-0035. (b)The exception in section (1) of this rule is not permitted and a third party CPS assessment must be completed when the CPS worker has already made contact with the parent or caregiver of the alleged victim, the alleged victim, the alleged perpetrator, or the parent or caregiver of the alleged perpetrator if the alleged perpetrator is a child, unless they are the original reporter. CWP 52-2018, temporary amend filed 06/29/2018, effective 06/29/2018 through 12/25/2018 CWP 25-2003, f. & cert. (3) Gather safety related information through interviews and observation. health services. 4-1-08 CWP 39-2023, minor correction filed 05/16/2023, effective 05/16/2023 7-1-16 thru 12-27-16 This would be a voluntary placement that does notaffect a parents custodial rights anddoes notinvolve the child dependency legal system. (F)Oregon tribes. (d) Provide the Teacher Standards and Practices Commission (TSPC) notification of the completed CPS assessment by providing TSPC with a copy of the completed CPS assessment when a teacher or school administrator, as defined in OAR 413-015-0115, is identified as an alleged perpetrator in a report. Statutes/Other Implemented:ORS 418.005, ORS 419B.017 & ORS 419B.015 (A) And the adult victim is not alleged to be a perpetrator of abuse, consider interviewing the alleged adult victim first; and. ef. CWP 9-2017, f. 8-5-17, cert. CWP 10-2014, f. 5-20-14, cert. (b) For purposes of screening a report of abuse of a child or young adult living in a home certified by Child Welfare, unless the abuse alleged is familial, "abuse" means any of the following: (A) Abandonment, including desertion or willful forsaking of a child or young adult, or the withdrawal or neglect of duties and obligations owed a child or young adult by a home certified by Child Welfare, a caregiver, or other person. The assigned CPS worker must address in the current assessment any allegations not previously assessed because Child Welfare was unable to locate the family as follows: (a) Discuss the prior unassessed allegations during interviews; (b) Consider all information about prior unassessed allegations when determining child safety; and. The new, rewritten version of the Family Services Manual is available! (33) "Initial safety plan" means a documented set of actions or interventions sufficient to protect a child or, if applicable, a young adult from an impending danger safety threat to allow for completion of the CPS assessment. (C) Notify the assigned caseworker of each child or young adult placed in the home, each assigned caseworker's supervisor, the assigned Child Welfare certifier, and the certifier's supervisor of all information received. When the CPS worker has information that indicates the family behaviors, conditions, or circumstances could pose a danger to the CPS worker. Statutes/Other Implemented:ORS 418.005 (e)When there are indications of severe physical trauma, the CPS worker must make arrangements to immediately transport to a medical facility, which may include calling 911. Statutory/Other Authority:ORS 418.005, ORS 418.205-418.327 & ORS 409.050 When a CPS worker receives notification from a screener that a closed at screening or new referral was created on an open CPS assessment, the CPS worker must review the new information, in consultation with the CPS supervisor, on the same day the CPS worker received notification of the new information. CWP 12-2019, temporary suspends temporary CWP 119-2018, filed 01/23/2019, effective 01/23/2019 through 06/01/2019 History: 7-1-14 thru 12-28-14 ef. The CPS worker must document in the Child Welfare electronic information system the supervisory approval and an explanation describing the basis for the approval. ef. When developing an ongoing safety plan, the CPS worker and permanency worker must assure all requirements in OAR 413-015-0432, "Develop Safety Plans," are met and: (a) Use a Family Engagement Meeting unless a supervisor approved an exception; (b) Include conditions for return when an out-of-home ongoing safety plan is developed; and. 1-1-16 a subjectively and objectively reasonable belief, given all of the circumstances and based on specific and articulable facts. ef. (b) The information received constitutes a report of abuse of a child as defined in OAR 413-015-0115(1)(a) or a report of abuse of a child or young adult as defined in OAR 413-015-0115(1)(b); and involves a home certified by Child Welfare. ef. ef. CWP 25-2003, f. & cert. Effective September 1, 2015, the updated Permanency Committee replaces the CF 251 for purposes of the permanency committee discussion. CWP 10-2022, amend filed 06/23/2022, effective 07/01/2022 (1) Each child placed in substitute care must receive the following: (a) An intake nursing assessment by a DHS contracted nurse, shortly after entering care; (b) A comprehensive health assessment by the childs primary healthcare provider, within 30 calendar days of entering care; (c) A dental assessment for children age 1 and older, within 30 calendar days of entering care; (d) A Child and Adolescent Needs and Strengths (CANS) screening, within 60 calendar days of entering care; (e) A mental-health assessment for children age 3 and older, within 60 calendar days of entering care; and, (f) An Early Intervention Screening for children ages 0-2, within 60 calendar days of entering care. ef. ef. (b) Gather information from the individual regarding his or her: (A) Relationship with the child and the child's family; and. The purpose of this face-to-face contact and interview is to find out what the non-offending parent or caregiver and other adults living in the home know about the alleged abuse, gather safety related information , including parent and caregiver functioning, and gather information to determine if the parent or caregiver can or cannot and will or will not protect the alleged victim. 1-1-08 thru 6-27-08 History: CWP 51-2018, amend filed 06/29/2018, effective 06/29/2018 CWP 15-2008, f. 6-27-08, cert. CWP 52-2018, temporary amend filed 06/29/2018, effective 06/29/2018 through 12/25/2018 (B)Within five business days of supervisory approval of the third party CPS assessment for a notification provided under subsection (1)(b) through (1)(d) of this rule. (17) "Domestic violence" means a pattern of coercive behavior, which can include physical, sexual, economic, and emotional abuse that an individual uses against a past or current intimate partner to gain power and control in a relationship. Statutory/Other Authority:ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050 (1)A third party CPS assessment may only be assigned to a Child Welfare employee whose current position is a CPS worker, a CPS supervisor, or an employee who meets the definition of CPS worker. (3) Internal and external notifications made by Oregon Child Abuse Hotline staff must be documented in Child Welfares electronic information system. ef. The purpose of these rules (OAR 413-015-0601 to 413-015-0608) is to describe Child Welfare responsibilities during the screening and assessment of a report of abuse that involves a home certified by Child Welfare. (F) A facility that exclusively serves individuals 18 years of age and older; or. (C) An out-of-home initial safety plan or out-of-home ongoing safety plan is required when any of the in-home safety plan criteria outlined in (B)(i) through (iv) above are not met. CWP 33-2007(Temp), f. 12-31-07, cert. CWP 13-2014(Temp), f. & cert. When the CPS worker has information that indicates that the alleged victim is unsafe right now. CWP 16-2005, f. & cert. When the CPS worker has information that indicates that the child is unsafe right now. CWP 11-2016(Temp), f. 6-30-16, cert. Under ORS 418.925, a "refugee child" is a "person under 18 years of age who has entered the United States and is unwilling or unable to return to the person's country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular group or political opinion, or whose parents entered the United States within the preceding 10 years and are or were unwilling or unable to return to their country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular group or political opinion.". When the CPS worker concludes the child is safe at the conclusion of the CPS assessment, the CPS worker must comply with all of the following subsections: (a) Dismiss the protective action plan or initial safety plan if one is in place. Visit the. (27)Indian, as defined in OAR 413-115-0000, means a person who is a member of an Indian tribe or who is an Alaska Native and a member of a regional corporation as defined in section 7 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. CWP 21-2010, f. & cert. (See OAR 413-115-0040.). CWP 10-2022, amend filed 06/23/2022, effective 07/01/2022 1-28-05 thru 7-27-05. (8) Determine refugee status and comply with the Refugee Children Act, if applicable. (53) "Present danger safety threat" means an immediate, significant, and clearly observable family behavior, condition, or circumstance occurring in the present tense, already endangering or threatening to endanger a child or, when applicable, a young adult. 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