OAR 413-203-0005: Purpose of the Department's Responsibilities for Relative Certification

(1) The purpose of OAR 413-203-0000 to 413-203-0145 is to describe the activities of the Department related to: (a) Certification of a relative resource parent and assessment of a relative applicant seeking to be a potential adoptive resource. (b) Monitoring compliance of a relative resource parent with the certification standards in OAR 413-203-0000 to 413-203-0145 and (c) Disclosure of information about a relative applicant or relative resource parent. (2) When applying the requirements of these rules, the Department prioritizes assessment of relative applicants, and aids in meeting identified needs and overcoming barriers to certification of relative applicants to the extent reasonably possible.