OAR 413-070-0087: Opportunity for Ongoing Connection and Support

(1) The caseworker must assess a relative's interest and appropriateness in maintaining family relationships and cultural connections with a child or young adult when the relative is not a placement resource, based on the relative's ability to: (a) Meet the safety, permanency, and well-being needs of the child or young adult; and (b) Provide appropriate ongoing support. (2) When a relative or person with a caregiver relationship meets the criteria described in section (1) of this rule, the caseworker must provide the child or young adult's relative, including a relative who resides outside the state of Oregon, with ongoing opportunities to develop and maintain family relationships and cultural connections with the child or young adult that support the safety and well-being needs of the child or young adult while the child or young adult remains in substitute care. (3) The parameters of a relative's contact with and support of the child or young adult are documented in the Department's information system.