Title 34, Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections

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]

(1) It hereby is found and declared that: (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…

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: ___________________________________________________________________…

(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 prom…

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 offen…

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 contem…

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 …

The juvenile courts of this state have jurisdiction of juveniles within the operation of ORS 417.010 to 417.080. [1959 c.434 §7]

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] INTERSTATE COMPACTS …

As used in ORS 417.090 to 417.105: (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 adopti…

(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: (a) Provide adoption assistance and other necessary services for children who are the subjec…

(1) A compact entered into under ORS 417.095 must contain all of the following: (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…

(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: (a) Is the subject of an adoption assistance agreement with another state; (b) Is eligible for medical assistance in the other state;…

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: ______________________________________________________________________________ I…

(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 defau…

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 Placem…

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 appropri…

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. …

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]

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 …

(1) As used in this section: (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 o…

(1) As used in this section: (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 req…

(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 c…

(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.…

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 dir…

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds and declares that: (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 …

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 adminis…

As used in ORS 417.340 to 417.348 and 417.349: (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) “…

(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 environm…

Family support services may include but are not limited to: (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 …

(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…

Subject to the availability of funds therefor, the Director of Human Services, in consultation with the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, shall: (1) Identify current programs and potential resources available to families providing care for a family member with a disability…

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: (1) The family has a family member requiring long term care due to disability or chronic illness whom the …

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 sup…

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]

(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 intellect…

(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 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: (1) The welfare of children shall be paramount in the resolution of family conflicts. (2)…

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that: (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 family- or client-centered service system must be a system that: (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 me…

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…

(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. (2) When the department determines that the use of a family decision-making meeting is appropriate, th…

(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 signi…

(1) If the Department of Human Services conducts a family decision-making meeting under ORS 417.365 to 417.375, the meeting shall result in the development of a written family plan that may include a primary permanent plan, concurrent permanent plan, placement recommendations and…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Child” means an individual under 18 years of age. (b) “Medicaid/CHIP Operations Coordination Steering Committee” means the committee comprised of executive level staff and subject matter experts that is required by the terms of the state’s Home a…

As used in ORS 417.705 to 417.800: (1) “Early Learning Hub” means an entity designated under ORS 417.827. (2) “Outcome” means the measure of a desired result. (3) “Services for children and families” does not include services provided by the Department of Education or school dist…

The purpose of ORS 417.705 to 417.800, as described in ORS 417.708 to 417.725, shall be implemented by all state agencies providing services for children and families to guide the providing of those services. [Formerly 417.755; 2012 c.97 §20]

The Legislative Assembly finds: (1) The first three years of life are a crucial period in a child’s life, and during this period a child is sensitive to the protective mechanisms of parental and family support. (2) Brain development that takes place during the first year of life …

Subject to the availability of funds therefor and the specific provisions of ORS 417.705 to 417.800, it is the purpose of ORS 417.705 to 417.800 to: (1) Authorize the Early Learning Council to set statewide guidelines for the planning, coordination and delivery of services for ch…

(1) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly to enable families and communities to protect, nurture and realize the full physical, social, emotional, cognitive and cultural developmental potential of children in Oregon. Toward this end, the Legislative Assembly shall develop …