As used in ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.330, 418.470, 418.475, 418.950 to 418.970 and 418.992 to 418.998, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Child” means an unmarried person under 21 years of age who resides in or receives care or services from a child-caring agency. (2)(a) “Child-caring agency”: (A) Means any private school, private agency, […]
ORS 418.205 to 418.327 shall not apply to: (1) Homes established and maintained by fraternal organizations wherein only members, their spouses and surviving spouses in marriages and children are admitted as residents; (2) Any foster home that is subject to ORS 418.625 to 418.645; (3) Any child care facility that is subject to ORS 329A.030 […]
(1) A child-caring agency may not provide or engage in any care or services described in ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970 unless the agency is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized to provide or engage in the provision of care or services to a child by the Department of Human Services […]
(1) All child-caring agencies shall obtain from the Department of Human Services a license, certificate or other authorization to provide care or services to children under ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970. The criteria for issuance, renewal, suspension or revocation of, or for placing conditions on, a license, certificate or authorization […]
(1) In addition to any requirements for licensure established by the Department of Human Services, each outdoor youth program that is applying for licensure as a child-caring agency shall file with the department a bond in the amount of $50,000 or 50 percent of the program’s yearly budget, whichever amount is less. The bond shall […]
(1) A child-caring agency may certify a proctor foster home as a provider of care or services for children. The child-caring agency may not certify a proctor foster home under this section unless the child-caring agency determines that the proctor foster home meets minimum standards as established by rules adopted by the Department of Human […]
In order to enable the Department of Human Services to supervise and monitor all child-caring agencies subject to ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970 and all providers of care or services to children in this state, and to safeguard children receiving care or services from such agencies or providers, the department […]
(1) The Department of Human Services shall inspect and supervise all child-caring agencies subject to ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970 as provided in this section. (2) Inspections of the premises of a child-caring agency shall occur no less frequently than once per year and shall be made at unexpected times, […]
(1) A child-caring agency may not interfere with the good faith disclosure of information by an employee or volunteer concerning the abuse or mistreatment of a child in the care of the child-caring agency, violations of licensing or certification requirements, criminal activity at the child-caring agency, violations of state or federal laws or any practice […]
As used in ORS 418.257 to 418.259: (1) “Abuse” means one or more of the following: (a) Any physical injury to a child in care caused by other than accidental means, or that appears to be at variance with the explanation given of the injury. (b) Neglect of a child in care. (c) Abandonment, including […]
(1) When the Department of Human Services becomes aware of a report of suspected child abuse of a child in care, whether in the form of an allegation, complaint or formal report made under this section, and whether made directly to the Director of Human Services, the department or an employee of the department, to […]
(1) The investigation conducted by the Department of Human Services under ORS 418.258 must result in one of the following findings: (a) That the report is substantiated. A report is substantiated when there is reasonable cause to believe that the abuse of a child in care occurred. (b) That the report is unsubstantiated. A report […]
(1) If the Department of Human Services receives a report or otherwise becomes aware that any suspected or founded abuses, deficiencies, violations or failures to comply with the full compliance requirements described in ORS 418.240 are occurring in a child-caring agency, whether as a part of the inspections undertaken pursuant to ORS 418.255 or otherwise, […]
(1) The Department of Human Services shall maintain a staff of a minimum of five full-time equivalent employees who are responsible for the issuance, renewal, suspension or revocation of, or for the placing of conditions on, licenses, certifications or other authorizations issued under ORS 418.240 and 418.248, and for the inspection and investigation of child-caring […]
There is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury the Child-Caring Agencies Account. All moneys received by the Department of Human Services under ORS 418.998 (2) and such other moneys as may be otherwise made available by law shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Child-Caring Agencies Account. Moneys […]
(1) All child-caring agencies subject to ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970 shall report to the Department of Human Services at such times and with such information as the department prescribes in rules adopted by the department, including but not limited to financial information about the cost to provide care or […]
(1) If licensed for such purposes by the Department of Human Services, a child-caring agency may receive children from the children’s parents or legal guardians for special, temporary or continued care. Upon receiving a child under this section, the agency shall make inquiries, as described in ORS 419B.636 (2), to determine whether there is reason […]
(1) A child-caring agency shall be the guardian of each child released or surrendered to the agency under the conditions provided in ORS 418.270 and of each child committed to the agency by order of a court of competent jurisdiction. (2) The child-caring agency may retain a child released, surrendered or committed to the agency […]
(1) A child-caring agency may not place a child with a proctor foster home unless the home has been determined by the child-caring agency to meet minimum standards as established by rules adopted by the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Youth Authority, as applicable, and has been certified by the child-caring agency pursuant […]
In addition to other powers and responsibilities of the Department of Human Services, the department has the same authority as a child-caring agency under ORS 418.270 to 418.280. In exercising this authority, the department shall comply with the provisions of ORS 418.270 to 418.280 in the same manner as a child-caring agency. [Formerly 419.133; 1971 […]
