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Section 419B.343 - Recommendations of committing court; case planning; plan contents.

OR Rev Stat § 419B.343 (2019) (N/A)
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(a) For the reunification of the family bears a rational relationship to the jurisdictional findings that brought the ward within the court’s jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100;

(b) Incorporates the perspective of the ward and the family and, whenever possible, allows the family to assist in designing its own service programs, based on an assessment of the family’s needs and the family’s solutions and resources for change; and

(c) Is integrated with other agencies in cooperation with the caseworkers.

(2) Except in cases when the plan is something other than to reunify the family, the department shall include in the case plan:

(a) Appropriate services to allow the parent the opportunity to adjust the parent’s circumstances, conduct or conditions to make it possible for the ward to safely return home within a reasonable time; and

(b) A concurrent permanent plan to be implemented if the parent is unable or unwilling to adjust the parent’s circumstances, conduct or conditions in such a way as to make it possible for the ward to safely return home within a reasonable time.

(3) For a ward 14 years of age or older, the department shall ensure that:

(a) Case planning for the ward addresses the ward’s needs and goals for a transition to successful adulthood, including needs and goals related to housing, physical and mental health, education, employment, community connections and supportive relationships; and

(b) The ward’s case plan includes a document that describes the rights of the ward as specified in ORS 418.201 and a signed acknowledgment by the ward that the ward has been provided with a copy of the document and that rights contained in the document have been explained to the ward in an age-appropriate manner.

(4) The case plan for a ward in substitute care must include the health and education records of the ward, including the most recent information available regarding:

(a) The names and addresses of the ward’s health and education providers;

(b) The grade level of the ward’s academic performance;

(c) The ward’s school record;

(d) Whether the ward’s placement takes into account proximity to the school in which the ward is enrolled at the time of placement;

(e) The ward’s immunizations;

(f) Any known medical problems of the ward;

(g) The ward’s medications; and

(h) Any other relevant health and education information concerning the ward that the department determines is appropriate to include in the records. [1993 c.33 §110; 1995 c.770 §1; 1997 c.873 §13; 1999 c.859 §12; 2001 c.686 §15; 2003 c.396 §59; 2003 c.544 §3a; 2007 c.611 §5; 2015 c.254 §7]

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Section 419B.343 - Recommendations of committing court; case planning; plan contents.