Oregon Administrative Code

413-010-0735 Local Child Welfare Office Review of CPS Founded Dispositions (1) The local Child Welfare office must conduct a review and issue a "Notice of Local Child Welfare Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision" (Form CF 314) to the requestor within 30 days from the da…

413-010-0738 Notice of Local Child Welfare Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision (1) The Child Welfare supervisor or designee must prepare a "Notice of Local Child Welfare Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision" (Form CF 314) as described in OAR 413-010-0738. (2)…

413-010-0740 Requesting a Central Office Review (1) A person entitled to the notice described in OAR 413-010-0738 may, within 30 days of receipt of the notice, request a Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review. (2) A person requesting a Central Office CPS Founded Dispositio…

413-010-0743 Local Office Responsibilities in a Request for Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Within 10 calendar days after receiving a request for a Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review, the local Child Welfare office must forward the following documents to …

413-010-0745 Central Office Review of CPS Founded Dispositions (1) Central Office must conduct a review and issue a "Notice of Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision" (Form CF 315) within 60 days from the date Central Office receives a request for a review. (2) Th…

413-010-0746 Notice of Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision (1) Within 60 calendar days of the date Central Office receives the request for review from the local Child Welfare office, a CPS Program Coordinator or designee prepares and sends to the requestor by c…

413-010-0748 Review Initiated by the Department The Child Safety Program Manager or their designee may direct that either the local Child Welfare office or Central Office review a founded disposition if there is good cause to do so, such as a determination that there is a legal f…

413-010-0750 Revising Founded Abuse Dispositions in the Department's Electronic Information System When as a result of a Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review, a decision is made to change a CPS founded disposition, the CPS Program Coordinator or designee forwards the nec…

413-015-0100 Child Protective Service Authority and Responsibility Reports of alleged abuse are received by Child Welfare and screened to determine the response. The processes and timelines for responding are provided in division 015 of this chapter, and in OAR chapter 407, divis…

413-015-0105 Purpose of Child Protective Services The purposes of Child Protective Services are to identify unsafe children and to assure protection of children after a report of alleged abuse is received by a screener. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050 Statute…

413-015-0115 Definitions Unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms apply to OAR Chapter 413, Division 015. (1) "Abuse": (a) For purposes of screening a report of "abuse" of a child subject to ORS 419B.005, "abuse" means any of the following, except that "abuse" …

413-015-0125 CPS Responsibility Ends Child Welfare is not responsible for providing child protective services when: (1) A screener determines that information received during screening does not require a CPS assessment under OAR 413-015-0210(2); (2) The CPS assessment has determi…

413-015-0200 Purpose of Screening Rules OAR 413-015-0200 to 413-015-0225 describe how Child Welfare handles and documents information received by the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline and outline the criteria used to determine a response to the information. This process is known as scre…

413-015-0205 Information Received All information received at screening must be reviewed by a screener to determine the type of information: (1) Report of abuse; (2) Request for family support services; (3) Notification; (4) Information the OTIS is responsible for screening; (5) …

413-015-0210 Documentation Requirements (1) A report of abuse, request for family support services and information the OTIS is responsible for screening must be documented in a screening report form within the Child Welfare electronic information system. (2) Case management relat…

413-015-0211 Report of Abuse (1) The screener must gather the following relevant information to the extent it is known by the reporter: (a) The extent of the alleged abuse; (b) The circumstances surrounding the alleged abuse; (c) Demographics; (d) Race and ethnicity; (e) Language…

413-015-0212 Additional Screening Requirements (1) When a screener receives a report that a child is identified as an infant with prenatal substance exposure, the screener must: (a) Ask the reporter whether a plan of care has been developed; and (b) Ask the reporter whether the i…

413-015-0213 Request for Family Support Services (1) A request for family support services must fall within one of the following categories: (a) Request for Placement; (b) Request for Independent Living Program Services; (c) Request for Post Legal Adoption or Post Guardianship Se…

413-015-0214 Notifications Closed at Screening When the screener receives one of the following notifications, the screener must document the information in a screening report form as a notification unless 413-015-0211(4) applies: (1) The Oregon Child Abuse Hotline staff must reda…

413-015-0215 Information for which OTIS is Responsible (1) When the screener receives information involving any of the following settings or individual representing the setting, the screener must immediately forward the information to the OTIS and notify the OTIS the information …

413-015-0220 Case Management Related Information When any information on an open CPS assessment, open case, a resource family, or respite provider certified by Child Welfare is received at screening, Oregon Child Abuse Hotline staff must document the information in Child Welfare’…

413-015-0225 Information or Referral Oregon Child Abuse Hotline staff may provide information or referrals to community organizations or voluntary preventative services for a child who is not at risk of imminent harm, but where disclosure is necessary as described in ORS 419B.035…

413-015-0230 Emergency Action When a screener receives information that a person requires immediate attention to their health or safety, the screener must immediately contact 911. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005 History…

413-015-0300 Cross Reporting Defined Child Welfare and law enforcement agencies are required by ORS 419B.015 to notify each other when a report of abuse, as defined in ORS 419B.005 or ORS 418.205 - 418.327, is received. This process is known as cross reporting, and the notificati…

413-015-0302 Purpose of Cross Reporting The purpose of the cross report is to share reports of alleged abuse between Child Welfare and law enforcement agencies. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005, ORS 419B.017 & ORS 409.050 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 418.005, ORS 419B.01…

413-015-0305 Cross Reporting Requirements (1) Who is required to cross report and when. (a) When a report of abuse is received by the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline, Oregon Child Abuse Hotline staff must cross report to a law enforcement agency in the county where the alleged abuse o…

413-015-0310 Child Welfare Documentation and Verification Requirements Documentation and Verification. (1) If the Oregon Child Abuse Hotline cross reports a report of abuse on the same day the report is received, the cross report must be documented in the Child Welfare electronic…

413-015-0400 Purpose and Overview of the CPS Assessment Rules These rules, OAR 413-015-0400 to 413-015-0485, describe the activities required to sufficiently complete a CPS assessment. Additional CPS assessment activities are required by OAR 413-015-0601 to 413-015-0608 when the …

413-015-0403 Assignment of CPS Assessment (1) A 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. (2) Whenever possible, separate CPS workers must be ass…

413-015-0404 Receipt of New Information on an Open CPS Assessment 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…

413-015-0405 CPS Assessment Response Timelines (1) The timeline for the response refers to the amount of time from the receipt of a report at screening to the time when the CPS worker is required to make an initial contact. (2) Every CPS assessment must be assigned one of the fol…

413-015-0409 Exception to Completing a CPS Assessment or CPS Assessment Activities (1) Exception to Completing a CPS Assessment. (a) The only exception to completing a CPS assessment required by these rules (OAR 413-015-0400 to 413-015-0485) on an assigned referral is when a CPS …

413-015-0415 CPS Assessment Activities CPS assessment activities are outlined below. The activities are described in a logical order in these rules, but the order in which they occur is controlled by the specific circumstances in a given referral. (1) Review records. (a) The assi…

413-015-0420 Make Initial Contact (1) The CPS worker must make an initial contact within the assigned response time-line. (2) The CPS worker must provide advanced notification to the Indian tribe of any intent to make contact with an individual on a reservation (as defined in OAR…

413-015-0422 Gather Safety Related Information through Interview and Observation (1) The CPS worker must gather relevant information and facts necessary to complete all parts of the CPS assessment. The CPS worker must gather information through interview and observation about the…

413-015-0425 Determine if there is a Present Danger Safety Threat or Impending Danger Safety Threat (1) Present Danger Safety Threat. At initial contact and at any time during the CPS assessment the CPS worker must determine if a present danger safety threat is occurring. To dete…

413-015-0428 Identify How the Impending Danger Safety Threat is Occurring (1) When the CPS worker determines an impending danger safety threat is present, the CPS worker must identify how the impending danger safety threat is occurring in the family to determine the necessary lev…

413-015-0432 Develop Safety Plans (1) When a present danger safety threat or impending danger safety threat is identified, a CPS worker must put a safety plan in place to manage the threat. There are three types of safety plans: the protective action plan which manages present da…

413-015-0435 Develop a Protective Action Plan (1) If the CPS worker determines the child is unsafe due to a present danger safety threat, the CPS worker must immediately initiate a protective action plan. This usually occurs during the initial contact but must occur at any time d…

413-015-0437 Develop an Initial Safety Plan (1) If the CPS worker determines the child is unsafe due to an impending danger safety threat, the CPS worker must develop and document an initial safety plan. The purpose of the initial safety plan is to assure that children are safe w…

413-015-0440 Determine Disposition of the CPS Assessment (1) The CPS worker must determine a disposition for all CPS assessments completed by Child Welfare as required by ORS 419B.026 (1). (2) Requirement to Determine Disposition of the CPS assessment. The CPS worker must determi…

413-015-0445 Make Child Safety Decision and Determine Whether to Open a Case (1) After all the necessary information is gathered for the CPS assessment and the disposition has been determined, the CPS worker must determine if the child is safe or unsafe at the conclusion of the C…

413-015-0450 Develop an Ongoing Safety Plan (1) At the completion of the CPS assessment when the CPS worker determines, through an analysis of the safety related information, that a child is unsafe, the CPS worker and permanency worker must develop and document an ongoing safety …

413-015-0455 Protective Custody and Juvenile Court Action (1) When juvenile court intervention is necessary to assure the child is safe and the child and family receive appropriate services, the CPS worker must make arrangements for a juvenile court petition to be filed, as provi…

413-015-0460 Visitation (1) If an out-of-home ongoing safety plan is developed, the CPS worker must arrange for visitation between the child and the child's family. (2) The CPS worker must refer to "Visits and Other Types of Child and Family Contact", OAR 413-070-0800 to 413-070-…

413-015-0465 Required Assessments and Screenings for all Children Entering Substitute Care (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 asse…

413-015-0470 Notifications at Conclusion of CPS Assessment (1) Requirements for providing notifications. The CPS worker must: (a) Unless Child Welfare determines that disclosure is not permitted under ORS 419B.035, notify the reporter, if the reporter provided Child Welfare with …

413-015-0475 CPS Assessment Documentation, Completion, and Supervisory Review Requirements (1) The CPS worker must record assessment activities and information gathered during the CPS assessment process. This includes ensuring materials and records obtained during the CPS assessm…

413-015-0480 CPS Assessment Extensions Unless Child Welfare is granted temporary custody of the child during the CPS assessment, the Child Welfare Program Manager may approve a one-time extension to the time line outlined in OAR 413-015-0475 of an additional 30 calendar days for …

413-015-0485 Confidentiality Information gathered and records and reports compiled during a CPS assessment are confidential and may be disclosed only as provided in ORS 419B.035. The identity of the person reporting abuse may not be disclosed. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.0…