OAR 419-440-0030: Foster Care Agencies: Personal Qualifications Required for Approved Proctor Foster Parents

(1) To be approved by a foster care agency as an approved proctor foster parent , the applicant must: (a) Be at least 21 years of age. (b) Possess the ability to exercise sound judgment and demonstrate responsible, stable, emotionally mature behavior. (c) Possess the ability to manage the applicant's home and personal life. (d) Possess the ability to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard when determining whether to allow a child in care to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. (e) Maintain conditions in the home that provide safety and well-being for the child in care . (f) Have supportive relationships with adults and children living in the household and with others in the community. (g) Have a lifestyle and personal habits free of criminal activity and abuse or misuse of alcohol or other drugs. (h) Have the physical and mental capacity to care for a child in care . A foster care agency or the Department may, by request, require an applicant to: (A) Provide copies of medical reports from a health care professional. (B) Complete an expert evaluation with a report provided to the foster care agency . (i) Assure that all adult members of the household (excluding a child in care ): (A) Possess the ability to exercise sound judgment and demonstrate responsible, stable, emotionally mature behavior, within the individuals' developmental and cognitive abilities; (B) Do not pose a risk to the safety, health, and well-being needs of a child in care; (C) Have a lifestyle and personal habit free of criminal activity and abuse or misuse of alcohol or other drugs; and (D) Cooperate with the foster care agency's assessment of the household. (j) Have adequate financial resources in place to meet the needs of the current household. (2) A foster care agency may only approve an applicant as an approved proctor foster parent if the applicant meets the requirements of section (1) of this rule. (3) A foster care agency may only use a proctor foster home if each approved proctor foster parent meets the requirements of section (1) of this rule.