OAR 413-070-0010: Purpose and Applicability

(1) OAR 413-070-0010 to 413-070-0030 implement the Multiethnic Placement Act of 1994, which applies to all activities of the Department and to all private child placement and adoption agencies who directly or indirectly receive federal funds. (2) The purpose of OAR 413-070-0010 to 413-070-0030 is to: (a) Decrease the length of time a child waits to be adopted; (b) Prevent discrimination in foster care and adoption; and (c) Promote the recruitment of ethnic and minority families that reflect the children in the child welfare system. These rules establish a policy of non-discrimination in the practice of foster and adoptive placement of children, and in the recruitment and selection of family resources. (3) OAR 413-070-0010 to 413-070-0030 do not apply to the placement of children pursuant to the Indian Child Welfare Act. In the case of an Indian child, the Department and entity follow the Indian Child Welfare Act and OAR chapter 413, division 115.