151 sections in this chapter.
ORS 417.010 “Juvenile” defined for ORS 417.010 to 417.080. As used in ORS 417.010 to 417.080, “juvenile” includes any person who is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. [1959 c.434 §8]
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ORS 417.020 Declaration of public policy. (1) It hereby is found and declared that
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(a) Juveniles who are not under proper supervision and control, or who have absconded, escaped or run away, are likely to endanger their own health, morals and welfare, and the health, morals and welfare of others; and (b) The cooperation of this state with other states is necess…
ORS 417.030 The Interstate Compact for Juveniles. The Governor hereby is authorized and directed to execute for, on behalf of and in the name of the State of Oregon, a compact with any state or states legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows
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______________________________________________________________________________ The contracting states solemnly agree: THE INTERSTATE COMPACT FOR JUVENILES ARTICLE I PURPOSE The compacting states to this Interstate Compact recognize that each state is responsible for the proper su…
ORS 417.040 Juvenile Compact Administrator and staff; rules. (1) The office of Juvenile Compact Administrator hereby is created. The Director of the Oregon Youth Authority shall be ex officio Juvenile Compact Administrator, with no additional compensation. The administrator shall act jointly with like officers of other party states in promulgating rules and regulations to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact. The administrator shall cooperate with all departments, agencies and officers of the government of this state and its subdivisions in facilitating the proper administration of the compact or of any supplementary agreement or agreements entered into by this state thereunder
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(2) The Juvenile Compact Administrator shall appoint a Deputy Juvenile Compact Administrator to serve at the pleasure of the administrator. The deputy shall be appointed on the basis of personal qualifications in accordance with standards fixed by the Oregon Youth Authority. The …
ORS 417.042 Adjudicated delinquent’s obligation to report as sex offender. Before granting permission to a sending state to authorize an adjudicated delinquent on probation or parole to reside in this state, the Juvenile Compact Administrator described in ORS 417.040 shall determine whether the adjudicated delinquent is required to report as a sex offender under ORS 163A.025. If the adjudicated delinquent is required to report as a sex offender, the Juvenile Compact Administrator shall, before granting permission for the adjudicated delinquent to reside in this state, make a diligent effort to ensure that the sending state notifies the adjudicated delinquent of the obligation to report described in ORS 163A.025 and the procedures for obtaining relief from that obligation described in ORS 163A.130 and 163A.135. [2009 c.713 §19; 2009 c.891 §3; 2011 c.271 §23]
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Note: 417.042 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 417 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
ORS 417.050 Supplementary agreements. The Juvenile Compact Administrator may enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states under the compact. In the event that a supplementary agreement requires or contemplates the use of any institution or facility of this state or requires or contemplates the providing of any service by this state, the supplementary agreement shall have no force or effect until approved by the head of the department or agency under whose jurisdiction the institution or facility is operated or whose department or agency will be charged with the providing of the service. [1959 c.434 §4]
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ORS 417.060 Proceedings for recovery of expenses in enforcing compact and agreements. The Juvenile Compact Administrator may recover from parents or guardians any moneys expended by this state or any of its subdivisions in returning a delinquent or nondelinquent juvenile to this state, for care pending the return of the juvenile to this state or for care provided pursuant to any supplementary agreement. Proceedings to recover such moneys shall be brought before the juvenile court, which shall, upon the parent, parents or guardian being duly summoned or voluntarily appearing, enter such order or judgment as is equitable in the premises. The order or judgment may be enforced by execution or in any manner in which a court of equity may enforce its orders or judgments. No property belonging to persons subject to the order or judgment shall be exempt from levy and sale under execution. [1959 c.434 §5; 2003 c.576 §444]
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ORS 417.070 Juvenile court jurisdiction. The juvenile courts of this state have jurisdiction of juveniles within the operation of ORS 417.010 to 417.080. [1959 c.434 §7]
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ORS 417.080 Enforcement of compact. The courts, departments, agencies and officers of this state and its subdivisions shall enforce this compact and shall do all things appropriate to the effectuation of its purposes and intent which may be within their respective jurisdictions. [1959 c.434 §6]
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INTERSTATE COMPACTS FOR ADOPTION ASSISTANCE
ORS 417.090 Definitions for ORS 417.090 to 417.105. As used in ORS 417.090 to 417.105
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(1) “Adoption assistance” means financial and medical assistance to an adoptive family to assist the family with the costs associated with the needs of the adoptive child. (2) “Adoption assistance state” means the state that has signed an adoption assistance agreement in a partic…
ORS 417.095 Authority to enter into interstate compacts. (1) The Department of Human Services may develop, participate in the development of, negotiate and enter into one or more interstate compacts on behalf of this state with other states to
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(a) Provide adoption assistance and other necessary services for children who are the subjects of adoption assistance agreements in one state and are residing in another state; and (b) Establish procedures for efficient interstate delivery of adoption assistance and related servi…
ORS 417.100 Requirements for interstate compacts. (1) A compact entered into under ORS 417.095 must contain all of the following
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(a) A provision making the compact available for joinder by all states. (b) A provision for withdrawal from the compact upon written notice to the parties with a period of one year between the date of the notice and the effective date of the withdrawal. (c) A requirement that, no…
ORS 417.105 Medical assistance identification document; penalty for false, misleading or fraudulent statement; rules. (1) The Department of Human Services shall issue a medical assistance identification document to a child who is living in this state if the child
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(a) Is the subject of an adoption assistance agreement with another state; (b) Is eligible for medical assistance in the other state; and (c) Files with the department a certified copy of the adoption assistance agreement obtained from the adoption assistance state. (2) The depar…
ORS 417.200 Interstate Compact on Placement of Children. The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children is enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with all other jurisdictions legally joining therein in form substantially as follows
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______________________________________________________________________________ INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN ARTICLE I PURPOSE AND POLICY It is the purpose and policy of the party states to cooperate with each other in the interstate placement of children to the…
ORS 417.210 Financial responsibility for placed children. (1) Financial responsibility for any child placed pursuant to the provisions of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Article V thereof in the first instance. However, in the event of partial or complete default of performance thereunder, the provisions of ORS chapter 110 and any other applicable laws also may be invoked
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(2) The “appropriate public authorities” as used in Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall, with reference to this state, mean the Department of Human Services and the department shall receive and act with reference to notices required by Article…
ORS 417.220 Agreements with other states; effect of financial provisions. The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are authorized to enter into agreements with appropriate officers or agencies of or in other party states pursuant to paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. Any such agreement which contains a financial commitment or imposes a financial obligation on this state or subdivision or agency thereof shall not be binding unless it has the approval in writing of the State Treasurer in the case of the state and of the chief local fiscal officer in the case of a subdivision of the state. [1975 c.482 §3]
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ORS 417.230 Compliance with visitation, inspection or supervision requirements. Any requirements for visitation, inspection or supervision of children, homes, institutions or other agencies in another party state which may apply under ORS 418.250, 418.255 and 418.260 shall be considered to be met if performed pursuant to an agreement entered into by appropriate officers or agencies of this state or a subdivision thereof as contemplated by paragraph (b) of Article V of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. [1975 c.482 §4]
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ORS 417.240 Placement of children in institutions in other states. Any court having jurisdiction pursuant to ORS 419B.100 or 419C.005 to place children may place a child in an institution in another state pursuant to Article VI of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V thereof. [1975 c.482 §5; 1993 c.33 §324]
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ORS 417.250 “Executive head” defined. As used in Article VII of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, the term “executive head” means the Governor. The Governor is authorized to appoint a compact administrator in accordance with the terms of said Article VII. [1975 c.482 §6]
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ORS 417.260 ORS 418.290 inapplicable to children placed pursuant to compact. The provisions of ORS 418.290 do not apply to a child placed or proposed to be placed in Oregon pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children. Application of the requirement contained in paragraph (d) of Article III of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be in lieu of the requirements of ORS 418.290. [1975 c.482 §7]
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INTERCOUNTRY ADOPTIONS
ORS 417.262 Intercountry adoptions of children in custody of Department of Human Services; rules. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Convention” means the Convention on Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption, concluded May 29, 1993, and entered into force for the United States on April 1, 2008. (b) “Convention adoption” means the adoption of a child resident in a Conve…
ORS 417.265 Department of Human Services to implement Convention adoptions; minimum requirements; exchange of reports. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Central Authority” means the entity designated by any Convention country as such under Article 6(1) of the Convention or, in the case of the United States, the United States Department of State. (b) “Central Authority function” means any duty required to be carried out by a …
ORS 417.270 Policy on equal access; documentation of expenditure for males and females; identification of disparities; equal access plan. (1) The Legislative Assembly hereby acknowledges that females under 18 years of age often lack equal access, both individually and as a group, when compared with males under 18 years of age, to the facilities, services and treatment available through human services and juvenile corrections programs provided by or funded by the State of Oregon
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(2) The Legislative Assembly therefore declares that, as a matter of statewide concern, it is in the best interests of the people of this state that equal access for both males and females under 18 years of age to appropriate facilities, services and treatment be available throug…
ORS 417.280 Victim services providers; placement at child welfare offices; coordination of services. (1) As used in this section, “victim services provider” means a nonprofit agency or program receiving moneys administered by the Department of Human Services or the Department of Justice that offers safety planning, counseling, support or advocacy to victims of domestic violence
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(2) The Department of Human Services may contract with local victim services providers to place staff members from victim services providers at child welfare offices for the purposes of allowing the staff members to divide their time between the child welfare office and the staff…
ORS 417.300 Purpose of ORS 417.305. The purpose of ORS 417.305 is to establish a state policy for serving Oregon’s children and families, in recognition that addressing the needs, strengths and assets of children necessarily requires addressing the needs, strengths and assets of families and communities, and to direct state agencies to work in partnership with local communities to plan, coordinate and provide programs accordingly. [1989 c.834 §2; 1999 c.1053 §1]
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ORS 417.305 Legislative findings relating to serving children and families. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that
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(a) Children are our future; (b) Healthy children and families are of fundamental importance to the vitality of Oregon; (c) Children are entitled to safety and health; (d) All children deserve love, respect and guidelines for responsible behavior; (e) Families should be supported…
ORS 417.308 Rulemaking policy for services for children and youth under K Plan. It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly in enacting ORS 413.805 and 417.470 and section 4, chapter 96, Oregon Laws 2024, that the rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority or the Department of Human Services and actions taken by the authority and the department to administer ORS 413.805 and 417.470 and section 4, chapter 96, Oregon Laws 2024, be guided by the following policy and values, that
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(1) Each child and youth is an individual with unique strengths and needs and must be met with developmentally, culturally and linguistically appropriate and individually responsive services that recognize the individual as a whole person; (2) Children, youth and their families a…
ORS 417.310 [1989 c.834 §4; 1991 c.715 §2; 1995 c.440 §49; repealed by 1999 c.1053 §51]
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ORS 417.315 [1989 c.834 §5; 1991 c.715 §3; 1993 c.676 §41a; repealed by 1999 c.1053 §51]
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ORS 417.320 [1989 c.834 §6; repealed by 1999 c.1053 §51]
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ORS 417.325 [1989 c.834 §7; repealed by 1999 c.1053 §51]
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ORS 417.330 [1989 c.834 §8; repealed by 1993 c.676 §53]
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ORS 417.335 [1989 c.834 §1; repealed by 1993 c.676 §53]
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FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
ORS 417.340 Definitions for ORS 417.340 to 417.349. As used in ORS 417.340 to 417.348 and 417.349
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(1) “Child’s home” means the home in which a child resides with the child’s biological or adoptive parents or legal guardian. It does not include foster care, proctor care, group home placement or other institutional placement. (2) “Family” means the unit that consists of: (a) A …
ORS 417.342 Family support services; principles. (1) Family support services are based on the belief that all people, regardless of disability, chronic illness or special need, have the right to a permanent and stable familial relationship in the community. Children have a developmental need to grow up in a family home environment. However, nothing in ORS 417.340 to 417.348 or 417.349 is intended to require any person with a disability or chronic illness to live in the family home
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(2) Family support services can provide the support necessary to enable the family to meet the needs of caring for a family member with a disability or chronic illness at home and, subject to available funds, shall be based on the following principles: (a) Family support services…
ORS 417.344 Types of services included. Family support services may include but are not limited to
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(1) Family support consultation; (2) Information and referral; (3) Financial assistance; (4) Emergency and outreach services; and (5) Individual and family centered assistance, including but not limited to: (a) Purchase of special equipment; (b) Respite care; (c) Recreation; (d) …
ORS 417.345 Medically Involved Home-Care Program; services; enrollment; effect of program on funding for certain programs; rules. (1) The Medically Involved Home-Care Program is created in the Department of Human Services. The department shall provide all State Plan Medicaid and waivered services available under state and federal law that are necessary to enable a medically involved child to be cared for in the child’s home. The waivered services that must be available include but are not limited to home nursing care, durable medical equipment and respite care
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(2) The department shall adopt by rule criteria for determining the need for and extent of assistance to be provided to a medically involved child enrolled in the Medically Involved Home-Care Program created by subsection (1) of this section. The criteria shall include, but are n…
ORS 417.346 Duties of Director of Human Services; rules. Subject to the availability of funds therefor, the Director of Human Services, in consultation with the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, shall
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(1) Identify current programs and potential resources available to families providing care for a family member with a disability or chronic illness. (2) Develop a biennial plan for adequate funding and recommend budgetary priorities for family support services. (3) Develop a bien…
ORS 417.348 Eligibility requirements. Subject to the availability of funds therefor, a family shall be eligible to receive family support services and goods if the family meets any of the following requirements
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(1) The family has a family member requiring long term care due to disability or chronic illness whom the family desires to keep at home or return to the home from an institution or other out-of-home placement. (2) The family desires to care for the dependent family member at hom…
ORS 417.349 Department of Human Services to provide family support services. In accordance with ORS 417.342 and 417.344, the Department of Human Services shall provide family support services throughout the department. Notwithstanding ORS 430.640 and 430.662, the department may contract directly with community organizations for the provision of family support services. [2001 c.900 §6; 2011 c.720 §156; 2021 c.192 §2]
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ORS 417.350 Family support services as social benefits. Funds, goods and services provided to families under ORS 417.340 to 417.348 are social benefits for the promotion of general welfare. The benefits may not be used to replace or reduce other state or federal benefits provided the families under Oregon law. [1993 c.241 §1]
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ORS 417.351 Regional family support networks. (1) In addition to the family support services and goods provided under ORS 417.340 to 417.348 and 417.349, the Department of Human Services shall establish and maintain regional family support networks to provide peer-delivered supports for families of individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities
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(2) The department shall make the services provided through regional family support networks under this section available to families of individuals who are currently receiving or at risk of requiring developmental disability services, as defined in ORS 427.101. (3) Notwithstandi…
ORS 417.352 Department to compile lists of providers; assistance to parents in obtaining services. (1) The Department of Human Services, directly or through its contracting agencies, shall compile and maintain lists of providers who are qualified to provide home and community-based services to children in each community. The department, or its contracting agencies, shall make the list of local providers available to residents in each community
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(2) The department or its contracting agencies shall assist a parent in obtaining home and community-based services for the parent’s child if: (a) The parent resides in Oregon; (b) The parent has a child who does not reside in Oregon but who visits the parent in Oregon for at lea…
ORS 417.355 Principles of family law system. The Sixty-eighth Legislative Assembly accepts the recommendations of the Task Force on Family Law and recognizes that a comprehensive family law system must reflect the following principles
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(1) The welfare of children shall be paramount in the resolution of family conflicts. (2) Children must learn to develop healthy relationships and to resolve conflicts in peaceful ways. (3) Whenever possible and appropriate, children shall continue to have both parents in their l…
ORS 417.360 Findings and policy. (1) The Legislative Assembly finds that
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(a) The current delivery system for human services is fragmented and uncoordinated, producing service duplication and inappropriate or inadequate responses to individuals and to families; (b) Clients with multiple needs must interact with a variety of agencies and frequently feel…
ORS 417.362 System requirements. A family- or client-centered service system must be a system that
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(1) Insures active participation of clients in service planning, decision making and service delivery; (2) Empowers direct service workers to gain access to a broad continuum of services and flexible funding to meet the needs of individuals and families served; (3) Pools funds of…
ORS 417.364 [1991 c.359 §3; repealed by 1993 c.676 §53]
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FAMILY DECISION-MAKING MEETING
ORS 417.365 “Family decision-making meeting” defined for ORS 417.365 to 417.375. As used in ORS 417.365 to 417.375, “family decision-making meeting” means a family-focused intervention facilitated by professional staff that is designed to build and strengthen the natural caregiving system for the child. Family decision-making meetings may include family group conferences, family unity meetings, family mediation or other professionally recognized interventions that include extended family and rely upon the family to make decisions about planning for its children. The purpose of the family decision-making meeting is to establish a plan that provides for the safety, attachment and permanency needs of the child. [1997 c.799 §1]
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ORS 417.368 Consideration of meeting required for certain cases. (1) The Department of Human Services shall consider the use of a family decision-making meeting in each case in which a child is placed in substitute care for more than 30 days
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(2) When the department determines that the use of a family decision-making meeting is appropriate, the meeting shall be held, whenever possible, before the child has been in substitute care for 60 days. (3) If the department elects not to conduct a family decision-making meeting…
ORS 417.371 Notice to family members of meeting. (1) If the Department of Human Services determines that the use of a family decision-making meeting is appropriate, the department shall conduct and document reasonable inquiries to promptly locate and notify the parents, grandparents and any other family member who has had significant, direct contact with the child in the year prior to the substitute care placement
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(2) All family members notified by the department may attend the meeting unless the department determines that the safety of any attendee will be compromised by the attendance of any family member. (3) Any family member the department deems a safety risk may provide written state…