OAR 413-020-0120: Responsibility of Staff to Secure a Legal Consent

When the legal consent is needed from a young adult or the parent , guardian, or Indian custodian for a child in the care and custody of the Department , the caseworker shall secure the consent of the person authorized to approve the proposed service or activity. Relevant information shall be provided to the authorized person to assure the Department ’s authority to consent, the need for and advisability of the service or activity and, when feasible, the concurrence of parents, guardian, or Indian custodian and physical custodians.