OAR 413-120-0830: Department Actions Prior to Placement

(1) Prior to the physical placement of a child in the home of the adoptive resource, the caseworker must arrange post-placement supervision and medical coverage for the child. (2) When the adoptive resource is outside the state of Oregon, but in the United States: (a) The court and the receiving state must agree to the adoptive placement prior to the physical placement of a child who is not yet legally free for adoption; (b) Approval as required by OAR 413-040-0200 to 413-040-0330 must be received; and (c) When supervision is to be provided by a private agency, the Department must contract only with an agency willing to: (A) Provide supportive services to the child and adoptive resource; (B) Provide progress reports as required by the Department; (C) Provide a written recommendation regarding the finalization of the adoption; and (D) Accept payment as authorized by the Department. (3) Unless an exception is approved as described in OAR 413-120-0840, adoption transition of a child into the home of the adoptive resource may not begin until: (a) The time period has expired for the written request for review of the adoption placement selection as described in OAR 413-120-0060; or (b) In the event the Director of Child Welfare or designee gives notice of the intent to review, until that review is complete. (4) The Department may issue a Child Specific Non-Relative Certificate of Approval or a Relative Certificate of Approval to an applicant or relative applicant who has been approved and selected as an adoptive resource when: (a) Department staff have completed an assessment and home study of a relative applicant under OAR 413-203-0025, or have completed an assessment and home study of an applicant under OAR 413-200-0274; or (b) A child-caring agency licensed under OAR 413-215-0001 to 413-215-0131 and 413-215-0414 to 413-215-0481 as an adoption agency has submitted all of the following to the Department: (A) Verification that the adoptive resource has completed the adoption agency orientation required under OAR 413-215-0446(2) and training required under 413-215-0456; (B) The home study prepared subsequent to the assessment of the adoptive resource described in OAR 413-215-0451; (C) A copy of the checklist verifying the safety of the home and surrounding environment; (D) Documentation verifying the approval of the criminal history and child abuse history checks required under 419-420-0100(2); and (E) A copy of the Certificate of Approval as a potential adoptive resource. (5) The Child Specific Non-Relative Certificate of Approval issued under subsection (4)(a) of this rule has a begin date coinciding with the date of approval of the most recent home study or home study update, and expires two years from that date of approval, unless OAR 413-200-0287(7) or OAR 413-200-0296(6) apply. A Relative Certificate of Approval issued under subsection (4)(a) does not expire. A resource parent or relative resource parent must comply with the background check requirement and timelines in OAR 413-208-0010. (6) The Child Specific Certificate of Approval issued under subsection (4)(b) of this rule is a two-year certificate with a begin date coinciding with the approval of the home study or home study update. (7) When a Child Specific Certificate of Approval is issued under section (4)(b) of this rule, the home visits required by a certifier under OAR 413-200-0283(1) are not required. Caseworker contact requirements for monitoring child safety under 413-080-0059 are required.