Oregon Administrative Code

419-450-0020 Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Client Rights (1) A child-caring agency must ensure that children in care are actively involved in the design, delivery, and ongoing planning of the services provided by the program. (2) A child-caring agency must …

419-450-0030 Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Staffing Requirements (1) A child-caring agency must have and follow written policies regarding minimum staffing requirements, including a written staffing plan that indicates the number of paid and volunteer staff…

419-450-0040 Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Staff Development and Training A child-caring agency must follow all of the following requirements: (1) Initial training. Before being alone with a child in care or being temporarily the only staff in charge of one…

419-450-0050 Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Admissions and Assessments A child-caring agency must follow all of the following requirements, except with respect to a mass shelter: (1) The child-caring agency must provide services to children in care according…

419-450-0060 Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Service Planning A child-caring agency must follow all of the following requirements, except with respect to a mass shelter: (1) The child-caring agency must make services available that will meet the needs of each…

419-450-0070 Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Client Files (1) General requirements. Except with respect to children in care in a mass shelter service plan operated by the child-caring agency, a child-caring agency must maintain an individual file on each chil…

419-450-0080 Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Medication Storage and Dispensing (1) A child-caring agency must have and follow written policies on the storage, dispensing, and disposal of prescription and non prescription medication. (2) Medication storage. Al…

419-450-0090 Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Health and Hygiene (1) A child-caring agency must have and follow policies that ensure the prompt and accurate assessment and care of injuries, illness, and physical complaints of children in care. (2) A child-cari…

419-450-0100 Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Grouping (1) A child-caring agency must have and follow written policies regarding the grouping of children in care. (2) Except as provided in section (3) of this rule, an agency must place children in care in grou…

419-450-0110 Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Safety A child-caring agency must meet all of the following requirements related to safety: (1) Fire safety. Prior to licensure and every two years upon license renewal, the program must be assessed and approved by…

419-450-0120 Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Environmental Health A child-caring agency must meet all of the following requirements: (1) The program of the agency must maintain an environment that ensures safety for program staff and children in care. (2) Env…

419-460-0010 Outdoor Youth Programs: Applicability and General Provisions (1) Required compliance. These rules, OAR 419-460-0010 to 419-460-0260, regulate a child caring agency licensed as an outdoor youth program. An outdoor youth program must also comply with OAR 409-400-0005 t…

419-460-0020 Outdoor Youth Programs: Administration (1) Base of operations. An outdoor youth program providing outdoor youth program services in Oregon must have a base of operation or field office in Oregon. The base of operation or field office at a minimum must have the follow…

419-460-0030 Outdoor Youth Programs: Consents, Disclosures, and Authorizations (1) Consents. For each child in care with an outdoor youth program, the outdoor youth program must ensure that the legal guardian signs a consent that authorizes the outdoor youth program to undertake …

419-460-0040 Outdoor Youth Programs: Participant Clothing, Equipment, and Supplies An outdoor youth program must comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Participant requirements. Each program participant must have appropriate clothing, equipment, and supplies for each …

419-460-0050 Outdoor Youth Programs: Water Requirements An outdoor youth program must comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Written policy. An outdoor youth program must have and follow written policy and procedures on water requirements. (2) Water. Children in care …

419-460-0060 Outdoor Youth Programs: Nutritional Requirements An outdoor youth program must comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Written policy. An outdoor youth program must have and follow written policy and procedures on nutritional requirements. (2) Menu. There …

419-460-0070 Outdoor Youth Programs: Safety (1) Written policies and procedures. An outdoor youth program must have and follow written policies and procedures on all of the following: (a) Equipment Safety Procedures, including appropriate instruction and maintenance of equipment.…

419-460-0080 Outdoor Youth Programs: Potential Weapons (1) Written policy. An outdoor youth program must have and follow written policy and procedures on management of weapons and potential weapons. (2) Inventory required. Staff of an outdoor youth program must inventory knives, …

419-460-0090 Outdoor Youth Programs: Contraband (1) Written policy. An outdoor youth program must have and follow written policy and procedures on contraband. (2) Confiscation. Staff must confiscate contraband found in the possession of children in care in an outdoor youth progra…

419-460-0100 Outdoor Youth Programs: Transportation In addition to the requirements in OAR 419-400-0200(1), an outdoor youth program must have and adhere to a written policy on transportation that includes all of the following: (1) The method of transportation that will be used. …

419-460-0110 Outdoor Youth Programs: Health Services (1) Required physical examination. Prior to a child in care engaging in an outdoor youth program activity, an outdoor youth program must review and place in the file a physical examination report for the child in care. This inf…

419-460-0120 Outdoor Youth Programs: Staff Qualifications and Requirements (1) Staff written policy requirements. An outdoor youth program must have written policy regarding minimum staff requirements. (2) Verification. An outdoor youth program must verify qualifications of staff…

419-460-0130 Outdoor Youth Programs: Staff Health Requirements An outdoor youth program must comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Staff health requirements. The outdoor youth program staff members having responsibility for children in care must be free of infectious…

419-460-0140 Outdoor Youth Programs: Physical Activity Limits and Requirements An outdoor youth program must comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Physical capability. Physical activity may not exceed the physical capability of a child in care. Field staff must monit…

419-460-0150 Outdoor Youth Programs: Staff Training An outdoor youth program must comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Written policies, procedures, and training curriculum. An outdoor youth program must have written policies, procedures, and training curriculum reg…

419-460-0160 Outdoor Youth Programs: Staff Ratios An outdoor youth program must comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Staff ratio policy. The outdoor youth program must have written policy and maintain documentation of program compliance on staff ratios. (2) Group si…

419-460-0170 Outdoor Youth Programs: Age Grouping An outdoor youth program must comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Minimum Age. A child in care in the outdoor youth program must be at least 10 years of age. (2) Grouping. The outdoor youth program must have policy …

419-460-0180 Outdoor Youth Programs: Referral and Initial Evaluation of Youth (1) Affirmative duty to gather sufficient information. An outdoor youth program has an affirmative duty to make reasonable efforts to gather sufficient information to determine the appropriateness of th…

419-460-0190 Outdoor Youth Programs: Program Services (1) Admissions assessments. An outdoor youth program must perform an admission assessment on each child in care. (a) Admissions process. An assigned staff member with documented experience in the area of admissions screening a…

419-460-0200 Outdoor Youth Programs: Critical Incident Program (1) Quality improvement program. An outdoor youth program must have a written quality improvement program which identifies and defines critical incidents, includes a response to each type of critical incident, and inc…

419-460-0210 Outdoor Youth Programs: Field Activities An outdoor youth program must comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Written description. There must be a written description of each field outdoor youth program activity and a schedule, including a detailed itiner…

419-460-0220 Outdoor Youth Programs: Communication (1) For purposes of this rule, a "Global Positioning System receiver" means a receiver which receives signals from a network of 24 satellites known as the Global Positioning System (GPS) and identifies the receiver's location: la…

419-460-0230 Outdoor Youth Programs: Work In compliance with child labor laws, an outdoor youth program may as a constructive experience give children in care non-vocational work assignments, which are age appropriate and within the child in care's capabilities. The primary purpo…

419-460-0240 Outdoor Youth Programs: Animals and Pets An outdoor youth program must comply with all of the following requirements: (1) Animals and pets must be free from disease and cared for in a safe and clean manner. (2) An outdoor youth program must take reasonable measures t…

419-460-0250 Outdoor Youth Programs: Solo Experiences If an outdoor youth program conducts individual or separate components for child in care (solo experiences) as part of the therapeutic process, the program must have and follow written policies and procedures. The policies and…

419-460-0260 Outdoor Youth Programs: Behavior Management An outdoor youth program must comply with all of the following requirements: (1) If a child in care refuses or is unable to hike, a contingency plan must be developed based on Department approved policies and procedures. Th…

419-470-0010 Residential Care Agencies: What Law Applies These rules, OAR 419-470-0010 to 419-470-0180, regulate a child-caring agency licensed as a residential care agency. A residential care agency must also comply with OAR 419-400-0005 to 419-400-0310. Statutory/Other Authorit…

419-470-0020 Physical Plant Requirements (1) A residential care agency may not allow children in care to have access to, or provide services regulated by these rules (OAR 419-470-0010 to 419-470-0170) in, a building unless the building has been certified as meeting all applicable…

419-470-0030 Room and Space Requirements A residential care agency must meet all of the following room and space requirements: (1) All parts of the facility must ensure the safety of the children in care. (2) Living area. A separate living room or lounge area must be available fo…

419-470-0040 Furnishings and Personal Items A residential care agency must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Furniture. Adequate furnishings must be provided for each child in care including, but not limited to: (a) A bed, including a frame; (b) A clean, mattress in goo…

419-470-0050 Residential Care Agencies: New Facility or Remodel A residential care agency must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Building plans. (a) A residential care agency must submit to the Department for approval a set of plans and specifications for each building …

419-470-0060 Residential Care Agencies: Environmental Health A residential care agency must meet all of the following requirements: (1) The program of the residential care agency must maintain an environment that ensures safety for program staff and children in care. (2) Environm…

419-470-0070 Food Services A residential care agency must meet all of the following requirements with regard to food services: (1) Nutrition and dietary requirements. (a) A residential care agency must arrange meals daily, consistent with normal mealtimes that occur during hours …

419-470-0080 Safety A residential care agency must meet all of the following requirements related to safety: (1) Fire safety. Prior to licensure and every two years upon license renewal, the program must be assessed and approved by the State Fire Marshall or designee for the foll…

419-470-0090 Health Services (1) A residential care agency must obtain all private health record information referred to in this rule in a manner that complies with federal and state law. (2) Medical history. Within 30 days of a child in care being placed with a residential care …

419-470-0100 Medication A residential care agency must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Policy and procedures. The residential care agency must have policies and procedures that cover all prescription and non-prescription medications that address all of the following: …

419-470-0110 Residential Care Agencies: Extracurricular, Enrichment, Cultural, and Social Activities The residential care agency must: (1) Support the child in care in his or her interests to participate in age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate activities, including extr…

419-470-0120 Staff Training In addition to the requirements in OAR 419-400-0120(4) and (5), a residential care agency must meet all of the following training requirements with respect to its staff: (1) Staff of the residential care agency must be provided with orientation trainin…

419-470-0130 Minimum Staffing Requirements A residential care agency must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Minimum staffing patterns. The residential care agency must establish staff-to-child ratios that will provide adequate supervision and protection for children in …