OAR 413-020-0085: Required Reviews

Federal and state law, including the Adoptions and Safe Families Act (Pub. L. 105-89), require review of the cases of all children and young adults in substitute care . The child or young adult placed through the Department by a Voluntary Placement Agreement will be scheduled for Citizen Review Board and court reviews pursuant to OAR 413-040-0100 to 413-040-0170. Under state law: (1) When the child or young adult remains in voluntary placement for more than 180 days, the juvenile court must make a determination within the first 180 days of the placement that the placement is in the best interests of the child or young adult . (2) The juvenile court must hold a permanency hearing as provided in ORS 419B.476 to determine the future status of the child or young adult no later than 14 months after the child or young adult ’s original voluntary placement and not less frequently than once every 12 months thereafter during the continuation of the child or young adult ’s original voluntary placement.