OAR 419-470-0110: Residential Care Agencies: Extracurricular, Enrichment, Cultural, and Social Activities

The residential care agency must: (1) Support the child in care in his or her interests to participate in age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate activities, including extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. (2) Apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard when determining whether to allow a child in care in substitute care to participate in extracurricular, enrichment, cultural, and social activities. (3) Designate at least one on-site employee authorized to apply the reasonable and prudent parent standard to decisions involving participation in age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate activities with respect to any child in care at the residential care agency. When applying the reasonable and prudent parent standard, the designated employee must consider: (a) The age, maturity, and developmental level of a child in care. (b) The nature and inherent risks of harm. (c) The best interest of the child in care based on information known by the designated employee.