OAR 413-200-0393. Requirements Regarding Inactive Referral Status

(1) The Certificate of Approval or Child-Specific Non-Relative Certificate of Approval remains in effect and the responsibilities of the resource parent remain in effect during inactive referral status. (2) A resource parent may request that the Department place the home on inactive referral status for any reason for up to 12 months. The inactive referral status begins on the date requested by the resource parent and while it is in effect: (a) The Department must not place an additional child in the home; and (b) The resource parent may not accept placement of any child from another agency. (3) Inactive referral status, when requested by the resource parent, ends: (a) At the request of the resource parent; or (b) When the certification terminates or expires, unless the Department is in the process of assessing the resource parent for renewal of the Certificate of Approval. (4) The Department may initiate a resource parent's inactive referral status under the conditions described in OAR 413-200-0294. When the Department initiates inactive referral status, the Department must: (a) Provide written notification to the resource parent of the inactive referral status within 14 business days after the inactive status is initiated. (b) Provide written notification to the resource parent when inactive referral status ends, unless the Department has issued Notice of Intent to Revoke. (5) The Department may revoke certification if a resource parent does not remedy a violation of a certification standard within the time frame of the inactive referral status.