Oregon Administrative Code

419-470-0140 Sleeping Arrangements A residential care agency must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Combining children and adults. Children in care 18 years of age or older must be housed in separate bedrooms from children in care under 18 years of age, unless: (a) A pa…

419-470-0150 Referral and Initial Evaluation of Children (1) Referral. A residential care agency must have a policy that addresses the process by which children in care are referred to the residential care agency. The policy must include all of the following: (a) From whom referr…

419-470-0160 Consents, Disclosures, and Authorizations (1) Consents. For each child in care in placement with a residential care agency, the residential care agency must ensure that a parent or legal guardian signs a consent that authorizes the residential care agency to undertak…

419-470-0170 Information About Children in Care (1) Case files of children in care. For each child in care a residential care agency accepts for placement, the residential care agency must maintain an individual record that includes a summary sheet containing all of the following…

419-470-0180 Residential Care Agencies: Notification to Public Schools (1) This rule applies if a residential care agency intends any of the actions: (a) To establish or expand a residential program for children. (b) To change the type of educational services provided. (c) To cha…

419-480-0010 Secure Transportation Services: What Law Applies These rules, OAR 419-480-0010 to 419-480-0120 regulate a child-caring agency licensed as a secure transportation services provider. A secure transportation services provider must also comply with OAR 419-400-0005 to 41…

419-480-0020 Secure Transportation Services: License Requirements (1) A secure transportation services provider must be licensed by the Department to provide secure transportation or provide secure escort services to any child as defined by ORS 418.205. (2) The following secure t…

419-480-0030 Secure Transportation Services: Service Agreement Requirements A secure transportation services provider will create standards for all service agreements entered into for the delivery of secure transportation services for a child in care. All agreements will, at a mi…

419-480-0040 Secure Transportation Services: Staffing Requirements (1) Employees, contractors, agents, and volunteers who transport a child in care shall have a valid driver’s license. The license must be the class of license, with any required endorsements, that permits the empl…

419-480-0050 Secure Transportation Services: Staffing Ratios The secure transportation services provider must provide adequate supervision and protection to maintain the physical health, mental health and well-being for any child in care it is serving. Statutory/Other Authority: …

419-480-0060 Secure Transportation Services: Client Records For each child in care of a secure transportation services provider, the secure transportation services provider must maintain a record that includes all of the following information: (1) The name, gender, and date of bi…

419-480-0070 Secure Transportation Services: Consents, Disclosures and Authorization (1) Consents. For each child in care the secure transportation services provider must ensure that a parent or legal guardian signs a consent that authorizes the secure transportation services pro…

419-480-0080 Secure Transportation Services: Policy and Procedures Each secure transportation services provider must have and adhere to comprehensive written policies and procedures that are well organized, accessible and easy to use. In addition to other policies and procedures …

419-480-0090 Secure Transportation Services: Vehicle Requirements In addition to the rules outlined in OAR 419-480-0100(1), a secure transportation services provider must follow all provisions of this rule: (1) When a vehicle is used in the transportation of a child in care, the …

419-480-0100 Secure Transportation Services: Safety (1) The secure transportation services provider must ensure a child in care uses a seat belt or age-appropriate safety seat when transported in a motorized vehicle and that the seatbelt or safety seat mechanism is designed to be…

419-480-0110 Secure Transportation Services: Referrals and Disclosures (1) Referral. The secure transportation services provider must have a policy that addresses the process by which children in care are referred to the secure transportation services provider. The policy must in…

419-480-0120 Secure Transportation Services: Medication (1) A secure transportation services provider must have and follow written policies on the storage, dispensing, and disposal of prescription and non‑prescription medication. (2) A prescription, signed by a physician or quali…

419-490-0010 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: What Law Applies These rules, OAR 419-490-0010 to 419-490-0170, regulate a child-caring agency licensed as a therapeutic boarding school. A therapeutic boarding school must also comply with OAR 419-400-0005 to 419-400-0310. Statutory/Oth…

419-490-0020 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Educational Services The educational services of a therapeutic boarding school must comply with all of the following requirements: (1) The therapeutic boarding school must comply with the minimum requirements for private education instit…

419-490-0030 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Physical Plant Requirements (1) A therapeutic boarding school may not allow children in care to have access to, or provide services regulated by these rules (OAR 419-490-0010 to 419-490-0170) in, a building unless the building has been c…

419-490-0040 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Room and Space Requirements A therapeutic boarding school 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 o…

419-490-0050 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Furnishings and Personal Items for Children in Care A therapeutic boarding school 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)…

419-490-0060 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: New Facility or Remodel A therapeutic boarding school must meet all of the following requirements: (1) A set of plans and specifications for each boarding facility operated by the therapeutic boarding school must be submitted to the Depa…

419-490-0070 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Environmental Health A therapeutic boarding school must meet all of the following requirements: (1) The program of the therapeutic boarding school must maintain an environment that ensures safety for program staff and children in care. (…

419-490-0080 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Food Services A therapeutic boarding school must meet all of the following requirements related to food services: (1) Nutrition and dietary requirements. (a) A therapeutic boarding school must arrange meals daily, consistent with normal …

419-490-0090 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Safety A therapeutic boarding school 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…

419-490-0100 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Health Services (1) A therapeutic boarding school 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 sta…

419-490-0110 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Medication A therapeutic boarding school must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Policy and procedures. The therapeutic boarding school must have policies and procedures that cover all prescription and non-prescription medicatio…

419-490-0120 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Staff Training In addition to the requirements in OAR 419-400-0120(4) and (5), a therapeutic boarding school must meet all of the following training requirements with respect to its staff: (1) Staff of the therapeutic boarding school mus…

419-490-0130 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Minimum Staffing Requirements A therapeutic boarding school must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Minimum staffing patterns. The therapeutic boarding school must establish ratios of staff to children in care that will provide …

419-490-0140 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Separation of Children in Care A therapeutic boarding school must meet all of the following requirements: (1) Combining children and adults. Children in care 18 years of age or older must be housed in separate bedrooms, unless: (a) A par…

419-490-0150 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Referral and Initial Evaluation of Children in Care (1) Referral. A therapeutic boarding school must have and follow a policy that addresses the process by which children in care are referred to the therapeutic boarding school. The polic…

419-490-0160 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Consents, Disclosures, and Authorizations (1) Consents. For each child in care in placement with a therapeutic boarding school, the therapeutic boarding school must ensure that a parent or legal guardian signs a consent that authorizes t…

419-490-0170 Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Information about Children in Care with the Therapeutic Boarding School (1) Case files of children in care. For each child in care a therapeutic boarding school accepts for placement, the therapeutic boarding school must maintain an indi…

423-001-0007 Confidentiality and Inadmissibility of Mediation Communications (1) The words and phrases used in this rule have the same meaning as given to them in ORS 36.110 and 36.234. (2) Nothing in this rule affects any confidentiality created by other law. Nothing in this rul…

423-100-0001 Model Rules of Procedure Pursuant to the provisions of ORS 183.341, the State Board of Education adopts the Attorney General's Model Rules of Procedure under the Administrative Porcedure Act in effect on May 1, 2018. Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 183 Statutes/Other …

423-110-0001 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (1) Before permanently adopting, amending, or repealing any rule under OAR 423-110-0001 to 423-110-0050, the Youth Development Council shall give notice of the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal: (a) In the Secretary of State's Bull…

423-110-0010 Definitions For purposes of OAR 423-010-0001 to 423-010-0050 (1) "At risk" refers to youth, individually or in aggregate, that has one or more predictive factors, and for which existent evidence indicates a likelihood of experiencing negative life outcomes. (2) "Comm…

423-110-0015 Program Purposes; Community Investments (1) The purposes OAR 423-110-0001 to 423-110-0050 are to make community investments that are used to: (a) Establish or support programs for, and provide services to, youth who are at risk; and (b) Support community efforts in a…

423-110-0020 Eligibility (1) The following are eligible to receive a grant under OAR 423-110-0025 or a distribution under OAR 423-110-0015 (2)(b): (a) The nine federally recognized tribes in this state; (b) Nonprofit organizations providing services in this state to youth who are…

423-110-0025 Competitive Grants (1) The Youth Development Division shall establish a process by which the division may issue grants for the purpose of making community investments. The process must be approved by the Youth Development Council. (2) The council must reapprove the p…

423-110-0030 Notice and Appeal (1) Prior to awarding a grant under OAR 423-110-0025, the Youth Development Division shall send written notification of the initial determination of the distribution to any applicant that applied for the grant. (2) If the applicant will receive a gr…

423-110-0035 Grant Agreements Prior to distributing funds under OAR 423-110-0001 to 423-110-0050, the Youth Development Division shall enter into a grant agreement with the person or entity who is to receive the funds. At a minimum, the grant agreement shall establish the followi…

423-110-0040 Site Visits If practicable, the division shall make a reasonable effort to visit a site where activities funded by community investments are conducted at least once a biennium Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 417.847 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 417.847 History: YDD…

423-110-0045 Prohibitions An entity or person to which the Youth Development Division distributes funds under OAR 423-110-0001 to 423-110-0050 may not expend the funds on any of the following: (1) Any activity or use prohibited by state law or rule or local ordinance; (2) If the …

423-110-0050 Prioritizing Grants and Distributions In awarding grants under OAR 423-110-0025 or making distributions under OAR 423-110-0015 (2)(b), the Youth Development Division may prioritize eligible applicants in consideration of the following: (1) Whether eligible applicants…

423-120-0001 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (1) Before permanently adopting, amending, or repealing any rule under OAR 423-120-0001 to 423-120-0040 the Youth Development Council shall give notice of the proposed adoption, amendment, or repeal: (a) In the Secretary of State's Bulle…

423-120-0010 Definitions (1)(a) “Board of county commissioners” means the governing body, as defined in ORS 203.030, of a county. (b) “Board of county commissioners” includes a county court as described in ORS 203.111. (2) “Budget” means a budget developed as part of a juvenile c…

423-120-0015 Juvenile Crime Prevention Program (1)(a) The Youth Development Division shall: (A) Distribute funds to counties and tribes for the purpose of funding entities and programs that provide juvenile crime prevention services; (B) Develop guidelines for the development of …

423-120-0020 Distribution of Funds (1) To receive juvenile crime prevention funds, a county or tribe must enter into an intergovernmental agreement with the Youth Development Division. The intergovernmental agreement: (a) Must require a county or tribe to use the funds in accorda…