OAR 413-203-0120: Confidentiality

(1) The relative resource parent must exercise good judgment in sharing personal information about a child in the care or custody of the Department placed in the home and the family of the child. The relative resource parent must store documents in a way that protects the privacy of the child in the care or custody of the Department and their family. (2) The relative resource parent may not disclose confidential information regarding a child in the care or custody of the Department placed in the home or the family of the child, except when necessary to promote or to protect the health and welfare of the child in the care or custody of the Department placed in the home or the community. (3) Social Media/Image: When utilizing social media, a relative resource parent may not identify any child in the care or custody of the Department placed in the home, and that child’s photo may not be tagged. (4) A relative resource parent must follow the Department’s direction in disclosure of photos or images to be used outside of subsection (3) of this rule.