OAR 413-200-0292. Responsibilities When a Certified Family Moves

(1) When the resource parent moves to another residence in the State of Oregon, the Department terminates the certification. The Department may issue a new certification for the new residence after the activities described in this section have been completed. Within 10 business days, the Department must complete the following actions: (a) Conduct a home visit. (A) Provide the resource parent an Application for Renewal or Change of Address; (B) Review the completed Application for Renewal or Change of Address; (C) Observe and assess the safety of the physical environment; (D) Walk through each room in the primary residence and each surrounding building and structure on the property, unless the building or residence is a self-contained, separate-entry residence rented to or owned by another individual; (E) Complete a safety assessment of the home and surroundings using a form approved by the Department; and (F) Assess any concerns regarding the resource parent’s ability to provide for the safety, health, and well-being needs of a child in the care or custody of the Department. Determine whether the home and resource parent meet the standards under OAR 413-200-0301 to 413-200-0396 and document those assessment activities in the provider record. (G) Ensure the home has posted Department provided age-appropriate documents outlining the Oregon Foster Children’s Bill of Rights and the Oregon Foster Children’s Sibling Bill of Rights. (b) Document the circumstances of the resource parent's relocation and the Department’s decision about certification at the new address in the provider record of the Department’s electronic information system. (2) When a resource parent has been initially certified by the local Child Welfare office in the county in which the resource parent resides and the resource parent moves to another county, the following must occur prior to the approval of the new certificate: (a) The Child Welfare Program Managers or designees in both counties must coordinate the transfer of the record and ongoing Department responsibilities for certification; and (b) A certifier must complete the actions described in section (6) of this rule. (3) When a resource parent intends to move outside the State of Oregon and the child placed in the home by the Department has been approved to remain with the resource parent, OAR 413-040-0200 to 413-040-0330 applies.