ORS 418.255: Inspection and supervision; training; rules.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The Department of Human Services shall inspect and supervise all child-caring agencies subject to ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970 as provided in this section. (2) Inspections of the premises of a child-caring agency shall occur no less frequently than once per year and shall be made at unexpected times, with irregular intervals between inspections and without previous notice to the agency. Inspections under this subsection shall be limited to premises where children reside and receive care or services from employees or staff who do not reside on the premises. (3)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, a child-caring agency subject to ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970 that has annual revenues in excess of $1 million shall provide the Department of Human Services, at such times as the department specifies by rule, with annual financial statements that have been audited by an independent certified public accountant and a tax compliance certificate issued by the Department of Revenue. (b) Except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, a child-caring agency subject to ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970 that has annual revenues of $1 million or less shall provide the Department of Human Services, upon request or at such times as the department specifies by rule, with financial statements that have been reviewed by an independent certified public accountant and a tax compliance certificate issued by the Department of Revenue. (c) A child-caring agency subject to ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970 that provides adoption placement services but does not provide care to a child and does not receive public funds shall provide the Department of Human Services, upon request or at such times as the department specifies by rule, with a tax compliance certificate issued by the Department of Revenue. (d) Information in financial statements and tax compliance certificates submitted to the Department of Human Services under this subsection is a public record and open for inspection by any person without order of a court. (e) The Department of Revenue shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this subsection pertaining to tax compliance certificates. (4) The Department of Human Services may conduct an audit, including a forensic audit, of any child-caring agency subject to ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970 to determine compliance with ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970. The department may, upon request at any time, inspect and audit the books and records, including but not limited to financial records, of the agency. An audit or inspection under this subsection shall be at the expense of the department. (5) Failure to permit an inspection, whether of the premises or of the books and records of the child-caring agency, or failure to provide the financial statements, as required by this section is grounds for the immediate suspension or revocation of a license, certificate or authorization under ORS 418.240 and for the denial of issuance of a license, certificate or other authorization by the Department of Human Services. (6) The Department of Human Services may advise the operators, owners and employees of child-caring agencies subject to ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.470, 418.475 or 418.950 to 418.970 in regard to approved methods of child care, recommended housing and equipment and appropriate methods to maintain adequate records of operations. (7) In addition to advice provided under subsection (6) of this section, the Department of Human Services shall provide training regarding appropriate ethnic hair and skin care for children of African-American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian-American or multiracial descent to: (a) Child-caring agencies; (b) Persons providing treatment, care or services under the supervision of a child-caring agency; and (c) Prospective adoptive parents of a child in foster care. (8) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules to implement the provisions of this section. [Formerly 419.122; 1971 c.401 §19; 1983 c.510 §8; 2011 c.692 §1; 2016 c.106 §10; 2018 c.40 §2]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 150-418-0010: Tax Compliance Certificates (Child-Caring Agencies) — implements
- OAR 413-015-0100: Child Protective Service Authority and Responsibility — implements
- 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 413-015-0205: Information Received — implements
- OAR 413-015-0205: Information Received — authority
- OAR 413-015-0210: Documentation Requirements — implements
- 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 413-015-0215: Information for which OTIS is Responsible — implements
- OAR 413-015-0415: CPS Assessment Activities — implements
- OAR 413-015-0470: Notifications at Conclusion of CPS Assessment — implements
- OAR 413-015-0601: Purpose — implements
- OAR 413-015-0604: Additional Screening Activities When a Report Involves a Resource Family or Respite Provider Certified by Child Welfare — implements
- OAR 413-015-0815: Third Party CPS Assessment Activities — implements
- OAR 413-015-0870: Notifications at Conclusion of Third Party CPS Assessment — implements
- OAR 413-015-1005: Purpose of the CPS Assessment Dispositions — implements
- OAR 413-015-1010: Standard of Proof and Possible CPS Assessment Dispositions — implements
- OAR 413-015-1015: Making the CPS Assessment Disposition Determination — implements
- OAR 413-030-0210: Eligibility Criteria for Substitute Care Placement — implements
- OAR 413-030-0220: Eligibility for Substitute Care After Age 18 — implements
- OAR 413-053-0000: Definitions — implements
- OAR 413-080-0052: Responding to a Concern in a Child-Caring Agency or Proctor Foster Home — implements
- OAR 413-080-0052: Responding to a Concern in a Child-Caring Agency or Proctor Foster Home — authority
- OAR 419-300-0090: Mandatory Reporting — implements
- OAR 419-300-0090: Mandatory Reporting — authority
- OAR 419-400-0005: Definitions — implements
- OAR 419-400-0005: Definitions — authority
- OAR 419-400-0010: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Regulation of Child-Caring Agencies — implements
- OAR 419-400-0010: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Regulation of Child-Caring Agencies — authority
- OAR 419-400-0020: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Requirement to Obtain and Comply with License — implements
- OAR 419-400-0030: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Requirements Related to Corporation Status — implements
- OAR 419-400-0040: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Governance — implements
- OAR 419-400-0040: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Governance — authority
- OAR 419-400-0050: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Financial Management — implements
- OAR 419-400-0050: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Financial Management — authority
- OAR 419-400-0060: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Respect of Children in Care — implements
- OAR 419-400-0070: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Conflict of Interest — implements
- OAR 419-400-0090: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Children and Families Rights Policy and Grievance Procedures — implements
- OAR 419-400-0100: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Resources Required — implements
- OAR 419-400-0110: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Policies and Procedures — implements
- OAR 419-400-0110: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Policies and Procedures — authority
- OAR 419-400-0120: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Personnel — implements
- OAR 419-400-0120: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Personnel — authority
- OAR 419-400-0130: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Privacy — implements
- OAR 419-400-0140: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Records and Documentation — implements
- OAR 419-400-0150: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Discipline, Behavior Management & Training, and Suicide Prevention (Excluding Adoption Agencies) — implements
- OAR 419-400-0160: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Crisis Intervention Training Standards and Certification Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-400-0170: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Standards For Approved Crisis Intervention Systems — implements
- OAR 419-400-0180: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Restraints and Involuntary Seclusion — implements
- OAR 419-400-0190: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Information Provided to Children in Care — implements
- OAR 419-400-0200: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Safety — implements
- OAR 419-400-0200: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Safety — authority
- OAR 419-400-0210: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Application for License, Renewal, or to Add a Program — implements
- OAR 419-400-0210: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Application for License, Renewal, or to Add a Program — authority
- OAR 419-400-0220: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Issuance of License — implements
- OAR 419-400-0230: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Responsibilities of Licensees — implements
- OAR 419-400-0240: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Periodic Inspections — implements
- OAR 419-400-0250: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Investigation of Complaints — implements
- OAR 419-400-0260: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Corrective Actions — implements
- OAR 419-400-0270: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Civil Penalties — implements
- OAR 419-400-0280: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License and Placing Conditions on a License — implements
- OAR 419-400-0290: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Inactive and Amended Licenses — implements
- OAR 419-400-0300: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Exceptions — implements
- OAR 419-400-0310: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Notifications Involving a Child-caring Agency — implements
- OAR 419-410-0040: Academic Boarding Schools: Room and Space Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-420-0010: Adoption Agencies: What Law Applies — implements
- OAR 419-420-0010: Adoption Agencies: What Law Applies — authority
- OAR 419-420-0020: Adoption Agencies: Information and Reporting Requirements of an Adoption Agency — implements
- OAR 419-420-0030: Adoption Agencies: Adoption Agency Staff — implements
- OAR 419-420-0040: Adoption Agencies: Staff Training Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-420-0050: Policies and Procedures for Adoption Agencies — implements
- OAR 419-420-0060: Records Requirements for Adoptions — implements
- OAR 419-420-0070: Adoption Agencies: Services Prohibited — implements
- OAR 419-420-0080: Services for Birth Parents Considering Domestic Adoption — implements
- OAR 419-420-0090: Adoption Agencies: Adoptive Family Recruitment and Screening — implements
- OAR 419-420-0100: Adoption Agencies: Adoptive Home Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-420-0100: Adoption Agencies: Adoptive Home Requirements — authority
- OAR 419-420-0110: Adoption Agencies: Information, Education, and Training for Adoptive Parents — implements
- OAR 419-420-0120: Adoption Agencies: Evaluation and Selection of Adoptive Family — implements
- OAR 419-420-0130: Adoption Agencies: Domestic Adoptive Placement Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-420-0140: Adoption Agencies: Adoption Finalization Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-420-0150: Adoption Agencies: Intercountry Adoptions — implements
- OAR 419-420-0160: Adoption Agencies: Services to Children from the United States Placed in Other Countries — implements
- OAR 419-430-0010: Day Treatment Agencies: What Law Applies — implements
- OAR 419-430-0020: Day Treatment Agencies: Staff Qualifications and Minimum Staffing Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-430-0030: Day Treatment Agencies: Physical Plant Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-430-0040: Day Treatment Agencies: Building Plans for New Facility or Remodel — implements
- OAR 419-430-0050: Day Treatment Agencies: Environmental Health — implements
- OAR 419-430-0060: Day Treatment Agencies: Food Services — implements
- OAR 419-430-0070: Day Treatment Agencies: Safety — implements
- OAR 419-430-0080: Day Treatment Agencies: Health Services — implements
- OAR 419-430-0090: Day Treatment Agencies: Medication — implements
- OAR 419-430-0100: Day Treatment Agencies: Policies and Procedures — implements
- OAR 419-430-0110: Day Treatment Agencies: Educational Services — implements
- OAR 419-440-0010: What Law Applies — implements
- OAR 419-440-0020: License Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-440-0030: Foster Care Agencies: Personal Qualifications Required for Approved Proctor Foster Parents — implements
- OAR 419-440-0040: Foster Care Agencies: Assessment and Approval of Proctor Foster Homes — implements
- OAR 419-440-0050: Foster Care Agencies: Standards for the Proctor Foster Home Environment — implements
- OAR 419-440-0060: Foster Care Agencies: Orientation for Proctor Foster Home Applicants — implements
- OAR 419-440-0070: Foster Care Agencies: Training for Parents in Proctor Foster Care — implements
- OAR 419-440-0080: Foster Care Agencies: Annual Review and Approval — implements
- OAR 419-440-0090: Foster Care Agencies: Complaints about Proctor Foster Homes — implements
- OAR 419-440-0100: Foster Care Agencies: Closures of Proctor Foster Homes — implements
- OAR 419-440-0110: Foster Care Agencies: Notifications Required of Proctor Foster Home Parents — implements
- OAR 419-440-0120: Foster Care Agencies: Records of Proctor Foster Homes — implements
- OAR 419-440-0130: Foster Care Agencies: Placement of a Child with a Proctor Foster Home — implements
- OAR 419-440-0140: Foster Care Agencies: Documentation Required When a Foster Care Agency Changes a Placement — implements
- OAR 419-440-0150: Foster Care Agencies: Respite Care — implements
- OAR 419-440-0160: Foster Care Agencies: Training of Foster Care Agency Staff — implements
- OAR 419-440-0170: Foster Care Agencies: Health Services — implements
- OAR 419-440-0180: Foster Care Agencies: Medication — implements
- OAR 419-440-0190: Foster Care Agencies: Referral and Initial Evaluation of Children in Care — implements
- OAR 419-440-0200: Foster Care Agencies: Consents, Disclosures, and Authorizations — implements
- OAR 419-440-0210: Foster Care Agencies: Information About Children in Care Placed in Physical Custody of the Foster Care Agency — implements
- OAR 419-450-0010: Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: What Law Applies — implements
- OAR 419-450-0020: Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Client Rights — implements
- OAR 419-450-0030: Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Staffing Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-450-0040: Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Staff Development and Training — implements
- OAR 419-450-0050: Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Admissions and Assessments — implements
- OAR 419-450-0060: Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Service Planning — implements
- OAR 419-450-0070: Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Client Files — implements
- OAR 419-450-0080: Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Medication Storage and Dispensing — implements
- OAR 419-450-0090: Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Health and Hygiene — implements
- OAR 419-450-0100: Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Grouping — implements
- OAR 419-450-0110: Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Safety — implements
- OAR 419-450-0120: Homeless, Runaway, and Transitional Living Shelters: Environmental Health — implements
- OAR 419-460-0010: Outdoor Youth Programs: Applicability and General Provisions — implements
- OAR 419-460-0020: Outdoor Youth Programs: Administration — implements
- OAR 419-460-0030: Outdoor Youth Programs: Consents, Disclosures, and Authorizations — implements
- OAR 419-460-0040: Outdoor Youth Programs: Participant Clothing, Equipment, and Supplies — implements
- OAR 419-460-0050: Outdoor Youth Programs: Water Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-460-0060: Outdoor Youth Programs: Nutritional Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-460-0070: Outdoor Youth Programs: Safety — implements
- OAR 419-460-0080: Outdoor Youth Programs: Potential Weapons — implements
- OAR 419-460-0090: Outdoor Youth Programs: Contraband — implements
- OAR 419-460-0100: Outdoor Youth Programs: Transportation — implements
- OAR 419-460-0110: Outdoor Youth Programs: Health Services — implements
- OAR 419-460-0120: Outdoor Youth Programs: Staff Qualifications and Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-460-0130: Outdoor Youth Programs: Staff Health Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-460-0140: Outdoor Youth Programs: Physical Activity Limits and Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-460-0150: Outdoor Youth Programs: Staff Training — implements
- OAR 419-460-0160: Outdoor Youth Programs: Staff Ratios — implements
- OAR 419-460-0170: Outdoor Youth Programs: Age Grouping — implements
- OAR 419-460-0180: Outdoor Youth Programs: Referral and Initial Evaluation of Youth — implements
- OAR 419-460-0190: Outdoor Youth Programs: Program Services — implements
- OAR 419-460-0200: Outdoor Youth Programs: Critical Incident Program — implements
- OAR 419-460-0210: Outdoor Youth Programs: Field Activities — implements
- OAR 419-460-0220: Outdoor Youth Programs: Communication — implements
- OAR 419-460-0230: Outdoor Youth Programs: Work — implements
- OAR 419-460-0240: Outdoor Youth Programs: Animals and Pets — implements
- OAR 419-460-0250: Outdoor Youth Programs: Solo Experiences — implements
- OAR 419-460-0260: Outdoor Youth Programs: Behavior Management — implements
- OAR 419-470-0010: Residential Care Agencies: What Law Applies — implements
- OAR 419-470-0020: Physical Plant Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-470-0030: Room and Space Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-470-0040: Furnishings and Personal Items — implements
- OAR 419-470-0050: Residential Care Agencies: New Facility or Remodel — implements
- OAR 419-470-0060: Residential Care Agencies: Environmental Health — implements
- OAR 419-470-0070: Food Services — implements
- OAR 419-470-0080: Safety — implements
- OAR 419-470-0090: Health Services — implements
- OAR 419-470-0100: Medication — implements
- OAR 419-470-0110: Residential Care Agencies: Extracurricular, Enrichment, Cultural, and Social Activities — implements
- OAR 419-470-0120: Staff Training — implements
- OAR 419-470-0130: Minimum Staffing Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-470-0140: Sleeping Arrangements — implements
- OAR 419-470-0150: Referral and Initial Evaluation of Children — implements
- OAR 419-470-0160: Consents, Disclosures, and Authorizations — implements
- OAR 419-470-0170: Information About Children in Care — implements
- OAR 419-470-0180: Residential Care Agencies: Notification to Public Schools — implements
- OAR 419-480-0010: Secure Transportation Services: What Law Applies — implements
- OAR 419-480-0010: Secure Transportation Services: What Law Applies — authority
- OAR 419-480-0020: Secure Transportation Services: License Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-480-0020: Secure Transportation Services: License Requirements — authority
- OAR 419-480-0030: Secure Transportation Services: Service Agreement Requirements — implements
- OAR 419-480-0030: Secure Transportation Services: Service Agreement Requirements — authority
- OAR 419-480-0040: Secure Transportation Services: Staffing Requirements — authority
- OAR 419-480-0050: Secure Transportation Services: Staffing Ratios — authority
- OAR 419-480-0060: Secure Transportation Services: Client Records — authority
- OAR 419-480-0070: Secure Transportation Services: Consents, Disclosures and Authorization — authority
- OAR 419-480-0080: Secure Transportation Services: Policy and Procedures — authority
- OAR 419-480-0090: Secure Transportation Services: Vehicle Requirements — authority
- OAR 419-480-0100: Secure Transportation Services: Safety — authority
- OAR 419-480-0110: Secure Transportation Services: Referrals and Disclosures — authority
- OAR 419-480-0120: Secure Transportation Services: Medication — authority
- OAR 419-490-0040: Therapeutic Boarding Schools: Room and Space Requirements — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 418.205 — resolved
- 418.327 — resolved
- 418.470 — resolved
- 418.475 — resolved
- 418.950 — resolved
- 418.970 — resolved
- ORS 418.240 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 417.230: Compliance with visitation, inspection or supervision requirements.
- ORS 418.240: Licensing, certification and authorization criteria; duration; fees; rules.
- ORS 418.260: Investigation of abuses, deficiencies, violations or failures to comply in child-caring agencies.
- ORS 418.990: Criminal penalties.
- OAR 150-418-0010: Tax Compliance Certificates (Child-Caring Agencies)
- OAR 419-400-0250: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Investigation of Complaints
- OAR 419-400-0280: Licensing Umbrella Rules: Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License and Placing Conditions on a License
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.html