ORS 418.005: Powers of department in connection with child welfare services; rules; advisory committee.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) In order to establish, extend and strengthen welfare services for the protection and care of homeless, dependent or neglected children or children in danger of becoming delinquent, the Department of Human Services may: (a) Make all necessary rules and regulations for administering child welfare services under this section. (b) Accept and disburse any and all federal funds made available to the State of Oregon for child welfare services. (c) Make such reports in such form and containing such information as may from time to time be required by the federal government and comply with such provisions as may from time to time be found necessary to insure correctness and verification of such reports. (d) Cooperate with medical, health, nursing and welfare groups and organizations and with any agencies in the state providing for protection and care of homeless, dependent or neglected children or children in danger of becoming delinquent. (e) Cooperate with the United States Government or any of its agencies in administering the provisions of this section. (2)(a) There is created an advisory committee that shall consist of 21 members to advise the department on the development and administration of child welfare policies, programs and practices. Members shall be appointed by and serve at the pleasure of the Director of Human Services. (b) Advisory committee membership shall include representatives of other state agencies concerned with services, representatives of professional, civic or other public or private organizations, private citizens interested in service programs, and recipients of assistance or service or their representatives. (c) Members of the advisory committee shall receive no compensation for their services. Members of the advisory committee other than members employed in full-time public service shall be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties by the department. Such reimbursements shall be subject to the provisions of ORS 292.210 to 292.288. Members of the advisory committee who are employed in full-time public service may be reimbursed for their actual and necessary expenses incurred in the performance of their duties by their employing agency. (d) The advisory committee shall meet at least once every three months. (3) Subject to the allotment system provided for in ORS 291.234 to 291.260, the department may expend the amounts necessary to carry out the purposes and administer the provisions of this section. [Formerly 419.002; 1971 c.401 §12; 1975 c.352 §1; 1997 c.249 §130; 2001 c.900 §112; 2003 c.14 §210]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 407-010-0001: Policies and Procedures to Guide Use of Information on OYA and DHS Employees Who are Subjects of a CPS Assessment — implements
- OAR 407-010-0001: Policies and Procedures to Guide Use of Information on OYA and DHS Employees Who are Subjects of a CPS Assessment — authority
- OAR 413-002-0000: Minimum Qualifications For Persons Conducting Investigation or Making Determination Regarding a Child — implements
- OAR 413-002-0000: Minimum Qualifications For Persons Conducting Investigation or Making Determination Regarding a Child — authority
- OAR 413-005-0050: Child Welfare COVID-19 and Emergency Response — implements
- OAR 413-005-0050: Child Welfare COVID-19 and Emergency Response — authority
- OAR 413-010-0000: Definitions — authority
- OAR 413-010-0010: Purpose — authority
- OAR 413-010-0035: Prohibited Disclosures — implements
- OAR 413-010-0035: Prohibited Disclosures — authority
- OAR 413-010-0045: Mandatory Disclosure — authority
- OAR 413-010-0055: Mandatory Disclosure if in the Child’s Best Interest — implements
- OAR 413-010-0055: Mandatory Disclosure if in the Child’s Best Interest — authority
- OAR 413-010-0065: Discretionary Disclosure — authority
- OAR 413-010-0068: Disclosure of Information Exempt Under the Public Records Law — authority
- OAR 413-010-0075: Disclosure Procedures — implements
- OAR 413-010-0075: Disclosure Procedures — authority
- OAR 413-010-0076: Considerations and Process in Determining Disclosure of a Record of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or Gender Expression — implements
- OAR 413-010-0076: Considerations and Process in Determining Disclosure of a Record of Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity or Gender Expression — authority
- OAR 413-010-0170: Purpose — implements
- OAR 413-010-0170: Purpose — authority
- OAR 413-010-0175: Definitions — implements
- OAR 413-010-0175: Definitions — authority
- OAR 413-010-0180: Temporary rule language in effect until 08/31/2026. Rights of Children and Young Adults in the Legal Custody of the Department — implements
- OAR 413-010-0180: Temporary rule language in effect until 08/31/2026. Rights of Children and Young Adults in the Legal Custody of the Department — authority
- OAR 413-010-0185: Department Responsibilities — implements
- OAR 413-010-0185: Department Responsibilities — authority
- OAR 413-010-0200: Purpose — implements
- OAR 413-010-0200: Purpose — authority
- OAR 413-010-0210: Department Responsibilities — implements
- OAR 413-010-0210: Department Responsibilities — authority
- OAR 413-010-0220: Interrogation/Polygraph — implements
- OAR 413-010-0220: Interrogation/Polygraph — authority
- OAR 413-010-0230: Attorney Interview — implements
- OAR 413-010-0230: Attorney Interview — authority
- OAR 413-010-0240: Other Interviews — implements
- OAR 413-010-0320: Relative Involvement in Case Planning and Court Hearings — implements
- OAR 413-010-0320: Relative Involvement in Case Planning and Court Hearings — authority
- OAR 413-010-0330: Communication and Visitation — implements
- OAR 413-010-0330: Communication and Visitation — authority
- OAR 413-010-0340: Department Responsibility to Make Diligent Efforts to Place a Child or Young Adult with Relatives — implements
- OAR 413-010-0340: Department Responsibility to Make Diligent Efforts to Place a Child or Young Adult with Relatives — authority
- OAR 413-010-0400: Purpose — implements
- OAR 413-010-0400: Purpose — authority
- OAR 413-010-0420: Right to Review — implements
- OAR 413-010-0420: Right to Review — authority
- OAR 413-010-0440: Informal Complaint Review — implements
- OAR 413-010-0440: Informal Complaint Review — authority
- OAR 413-010-0500: Purpose, Right to Request Hearing, Applicable Rules, and Computation of Time — implements
- OAR 413-010-0500: Purpose, Right to Request Hearing, Applicable Rules, and Computation of Time — authority
- OAR 413-010-0502: Representation — authority
- OAR 413-010-0505: Hearing Requests — implements
- OAR 413-010-0505: Hearing Requests — authority
- OAR 413-010-0510: Notice — authority
- OAR 413-010-0515: Continuation of Benefits — authority
- OAR 413-010-0520: Informal Conference — authority
- OAR 413-010-0525: Burden of Proof — authority
- OAR 413-010-0530: Withdrawals and Dismissals — authority
- OAR 413-010-0535: Proposed and Final Orders — authority
- OAR 413-010-0700: Purpose — implements
- OAR 413-010-0700: Purpose — authority
- OAR 413-010-0705: Definitions — implements
- OAR 413-010-0705: Definitions — authority
- OAR 413-010-0710: Required Forms — implements
- OAR 413-010-0710: Required Forms — authority
- OAR 413-010-0714: Notice and Review when the Perpetrator is a Department Employee — implements
- OAR 413-010-0714: Notice and Review when the Perpetrator is a Department Employee — authority
- OAR 413-010-0715: Providing Notice of a CPS Founded Disposition — implements
- OAR 413-010-0715: Providing Notice of a CPS Founded Disposition — authority
- OAR 413-010-0716: Providing Notice of a CPS Founded Disposition and Other Documents to a Juvenile — implements
- OAR 413-010-0716: Providing Notice of a CPS Founded Disposition and Other Documents to a Juvenile — authority
- OAR 413-010-0717: Inquiry about a Review When a CPS Founded Disposition was Made Prior to August 4, 2000 — implements
- OAR 413-010-0717: Inquiry about a Review When a CPS Founded Disposition was Made Prior to August 4, 2000 — authority
- OAR 413-010-0718: Inquiry about a Review of a CPS Founded Disposition When a Person Believes They Have Not Received a Notice — implements
- OAR 413-010-0718: Inquiry about a Review of a CPS Founded Disposition When a Person Believes They Have Not Received a Notice — authority
- OAR 413-010-0720: Information Included in the "Notice of a CPS Founded Disposition" (Form CF 313) — implements
- OAR 413-010-0720: Information Included in the "Notice of a CPS Founded Disposition" (Form CF 313) — authority
- OAR 413-010-0721: Making a Request for a Review of a CPS Founded Disposition — implements
- OAR 413-010-0721: Making a Request for a Review of a CPS Founded Disposition — authority
- OAR 413-010-0722: Determining When Legal Findings Preclude a Right to Request a Review and Providing Notice of Legal Proceeding (Form CF 317) — implements
- OAR 413-010-0722: Determining When Legal Findings Preclude a Right to Request a Review and Providing Notice of Legal Proceeding (Form CF 317) — authority
- OAR 413-010-0723: Providing a Notice of Legal Finding (Form CF 318) — implements
- OAR 413-010-0723: Providing a Notice of Legal Finding (Form CF 318) — authority
- OAR 413-010-0724: Providing a Notice of Waived Rights (Form CF 316) When a Request for Review Has Been Received — implements
- OAR 413-010-0724: Providing a Notice of Waived Rights (Form CF 316) When a Request for Review Has Been Received — authority
- OAR 413-010-0732: Local Child Welfare Office Responsibilities Related to Notices and Reviews — implements
- OAR 413-010-0732: Local Child Welfare Office Responsibilities Related to Notices and Reviews — authority
- OAR 413-010-0735: Local Child Welfare Office Review of CPS Founded Dispositions — implements
- OAR 413-010-0735: Local Child Welfare Office Review of CPS Founded Dispositions — authority
- OAR 413-010-0738: Notice of Local Child Welfare Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision — implements
- OAR 413-010-0738: Notice of Local Child Welfare Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision — authority
- OAR 413-010-0740: Requesting a Central Office Review — implements
- OAR 413-010-0740: Requesting a Central Office Review — authority
- OAR 413-010-0743: Local Office Responsibilities in a Request for Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review — implements
- OAR 413-010-0743: Local Office Responsibilities in a Request for Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review — authority
- OAR 413-010-0745: Central Office Review of CPS Founded Dispositions — implements
- OAR 413-010-0745: Central Office Review of CPS Founded Dispositions — authority
- OAR 413-010-0746: Notice of Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision — implements
- OAR 413-010-0746: Notice of Central Office CPS Founded Disposition Review Decision — authority
- OAR 413-010-0748: Review Initiated by the Department — implements
- OAR 413-010-0748: Review Initiated by the Department — authority
- OAR 413-010-0750: Revising Founded Abuse Dispositions in the Department's Electronic Information System — implements
- OAR 413-010-0750: Revising Founded Abuse Dispositions in the Department's Electronic Information System — authority
- OAR 413-015-0100: Child Protective Service Authority and Responsibility — implements
- OAR 413-015-0100: Child Protective Service Authority and Responsibility — authority
- OAR 413-015-0105: Purpose of Child Protective Services — implements
- OAR 413-015-0105: Purpose of Child Protective Services — authority
- OAR 413-015-0115: Temporary rule language in effect until 08/31/2026. Definitions — implements
- OAR 413-015-0115: Temporary rule language in effect until 08/31/2026. Definitions — authority
- OAR 413-015-0125: CPS Responsibility Ends — implements
- OAR 413-015-0125: CPS Responsibility Ends — authority
- OAR 413-015-0200: Purpose of Screening Rules — implements
- OAR 413-015-0200: Purpose of Screening Rules — authority
- OAR 413-015-0205: Information Received — implements
- OAR 413-015-0205: Information Received — authority
- OAR 413-015-0210: Documentation Requirements — implements
- OAR 413-015-0210: Documentation Requirements — authority
- OAR 413-015-0211: Report of Abuse — implements
- OAR 413-015-0211: Report of Abuse — authority
- OAR 413-015-0212: Additional Screening Requirements — implements
- OAR 413-015-0212: Additional Screening Requirements — authority
- OAR 413-015-0213: Request for Family Support Services — implements
- OAR 413-015-0213: Request for Family Support Services — authority
- OAR 413-015-0214: Notifications Closed at Screening — implements
- OAR 413-015-0214: Notifications Closed at Screening — authority
- OAR 413-015-0215: Information for which OTIS is Responsible — implements
- OAR 413-015-0215: Information for which OTIS is Responsible — authority
- OAR 413-015-0220: Case Management Related Information — implements
- OAR 413-015-0220: Case Management Related Information — authority
- OAR 413-015-0225: Information or Referral — implements
- OAR 413-015-0225: Information or Referral — authority
- OAR 413-015-0230: Emergency Action — implements
- OAR 413-015-0230: Emergency Action — authority
- OAR 413-015-0300: Cross Reporting Defined — implements
- OAR 413-015-0300: Cross Reporting Defined — authority
- OAR 413-015-0302: Purpose of Cross Reporting — implements
- OAR 413-015-0302: Purpose of Cross Reporting — authority
- OAR 413-015-0305: Cross Reporting Requirements — implements
- OAR 413-015-0305: Cross Reporting Requirements — authority
- OAR 413-015-0310: Child Welfare Documentation and Verification Requirements — implements
- OAR 413-015-0310: Child Welfare Documentation and Verification Requirements — authority
- OAR 413-015-0400: Purpose and Overview of the CPS Assessment Rules — implements
- OAR 413-015-0400: Purpose and Overview of the CPS Assessment Rules — authority
- OAR 413-015-0403: Assignment of CPS Assessment — implements
- OAR 413-015-0403: Assignment of CPS Assessment — authority
- OAR 413-015-0404: Receipt of New Information on an Open CPS Assessment — implements
- OAR 413-015-0404: Receipt of New Information on an Open CPS Assessment — authority
- OAR 413-015-0405: CPS Assessment Response Timelines — implements
- OAR 413-015-0405: CPS Assessment Response Timelines — authority
- OAR 413-015-0409: Exception to Completing a CPS Assessment or CPS Assessment Activities — implements
- OAR 413-015-0409: Exception to Completing a CPS Assessment or CPS Assessment Activities — authority
- OAR 413-015-0415: CPS Assessment Activities — implements
- OAR 413-015-0415: CPS Assessment Activities — authority
- OAR 413-015-0420: Make Initial Contact — implements
- OAR 413-015-0420: Make Initial Contact — authority
- OAR 413-015-0422: Gather Safety Related Information through Interview and Observation — implements
- OAR 413-015-0422: Gather Safety Related Information through Interview and Observation — authority
- OAR 413-015-0425: Determine if there is a Present Danger Safety Threat or Impending Danger Safety Threat — implements
- OAR 413-015-0425: Determine if there is a Present Danger Safety Threat or Impending Danger Safety Threat — authority
- OAR 413-015-0428: Identify How the Impending Danger Safety Threat is Occurring — implements
- OAR 413-015-0428: Identify How the Impending Danger Safety Threat is Occurring — authority
- OAR 413-015-0432: Develop Safety Plans — implements
- OAR 413-015-0432: Develop Safety Plans — authority
- OAR 413-015-0435: Develop a Protective Action Plan — implements
- OAR 413-015-0435: Develop a Protective Action Plan — authority
- OAR 413-015-0437: Develop an Initial Safety Plan — implements
- OAR 413-015-0437: Develop an Initial Safety Plan — authority
- OAR 413-015-0440: Determine Disposition of the CPS Assessment — implements
- OAR 413-015-0440: Determine Disposition of the CPS Assessment — authority
- OAR 413-015-0445: Make Child Safety Decision and Determine Whether to Open a Case — implements
- OAR 413-015-0445: Make Child Safety Decision and Determine Whether to Open a Case — authority
- OAR 413-015-0450: Develop an Ongoing Safety Plan — implements
- OAR 413-015-0450: Develop an Ongoing Safety Plan — authority
- OAR 413-015-0455: Protective Custody and Juvenile Court Action — implements
- OAR 413-015-0455: Protective Custody and Juvenile Court Action — authority
- OAR 413-015-0460: Visitation — implements
- OAR 413-015-0460: Visitation — authority
- OAR 413-015-0465: Required Assessments and Screenings for all Children Entering Substitute Care — implements
- OAR 413-015-0465: Required Assessments and Screenings for all Children Entering Substitute Care — authority
- OAR 413-015-0470: Notifications at Conclusion of CPS Assessment — implements
- OAR 413-015-0470: Notifications at Conclusion of CPS Assessment — authority
- OAR 413-015-0475: CPS Assessment Documentation, Completion, and Supervisory Review Requirements — implements
- OAR 413-015-0475: CPS Assessment Documentation, Completion, and Supervisory Review Requirements — authority
- OAR 413-015-0480: CPS Assessment Extensions — implements
- OAR 413-015-0480: CPS Assessment Extensions — authority
- OAR 413-015-0485: Confidentiality — implements
- OAR 413-015-0485: Confidentiality — authority
- OAR 413-015-0601: Purpose — implements
- OAR 413-015-0601: Purpose — authority
- OAR 413-015-0604: Additional Screening Activities When a Report Involves a Resource Family or Respite Provider Certified by Child Welfare — implements
- OAR 413-015-0604: Additional Screening Activities When a Report Involves a Resource Family or Respite Provider Certified by Child Welfare — authority
- OAR 413-015-0606: Additional CPS Assessment Activities for a Report Involving a Resource Family or Respite Provider Certified by Child Welfare — implements
- OAR 413-015-0606: Additional CPS Assessment Activities for a Report Involving a Resource Family or Respite Provider Certified by Child Welfare — authority
- OAR 413-015-0608: Additional Activities at the Conclusion of the CPS Assessment on a Resource Family or Respite Provider Certified by Child Welfare — implements
- OAR 413-015-0608: Additional Activities at the Conclusion of the CPS Assessment on a Resource Family or Respite Provider Certified by Child Welfare — authority
- OAR 413-015-0801: Purpose and Overview of Third Party CPS Assessment Rules — implements
- OAR 413-015-0801: Purpose and Overview of Third Party CPS Assessment Rules — authority
- OAR 413-015-0803: Assignment of Third Party CPS Assessment — implements
- OAR 413-015-0803: Assignment of Third Party CPS Assessment — authority
- OAR 413-015-0804: Receipt of New Information on an Open Third Party CPS Assessment — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 292.210 — resolved
- 292.288 — resolved
- ORS 291.234 — resolved
- 291.260 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 409.161: Report to Legislative Assembly on staffing and workload.
- ORS 409.162: Identifying and implementing workload efficiencies.
- ORS 418.001: Definition for ORS 418.005 to 418.030.
- ORS 418.010: Children not to be taken charge of when parents object.
- ORS 418.295: Certain attorneys not to represent prospective adoptive parents; employees not to recommend any attorney to prospective adoptive parents.
- ORS 479.210: “Institution” defined for ORS 479.215 to 479.220.
- ORS 479.217: Temporary permit in lieu of inspection approval under ORS 479.215; cancellation; extension or renewal.
- OAR 213-071-0015: Definitions
- OAR 413-015-1100: Access to Law Enforcement Data System Information (LEDS)
- OAR 413-200-0305: Authorization
- OAR 413-205-0029: Authorization
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.html