OAR 413-120-0025
Composition of an Adoption Committee


(1)

An adoption committee must be composed of the following individuals:

(a)

The caseworker of each child for whom adoption placement selection is being made;

(b)

Three individuals appointed by the Child Welfare Program Manager or designee for a local adoption committee, and by the Child Permanency Program Manager, Assistant Child Permanency Program Manager, or designee for a central office adoption committee:

(A)

The committee facilitator, who must be a Department staff person; and

(B)

Two other individuals, who may be a community partner or a Department staff person.

(2)

In addition to the committee members identified in section (1), the following individuals for each child for whom adoption placement selection is being made must be notified of the adoption committee and may be adoption committee members, if they so choose, under OAR 413-120-0053 (The Adoption Committee)(1):

(a)

The CASA;

(b)

The child’s attorney;

(c)

An authorized representative from the child’s tribe, if the child is an Indian child; and

(d)

A member of the RCWAC, if the child is a refugee child.

(3)

The adoption worker for each identified potential adoptive resource must attend the full adoption committee.

(4)

With the approval of the committee facilitator, the following individuals may attend the adoption committee:

(a)

The supervisor for an individual identified in section (1), (2), or (3) of this rule;

(b)

Department staff who may have information about the child or sibling group under consideration for adoption or the potential adoptive resources being considered; and

(c)

Department staff, for training or observation purposes.

(5)

Committee members appointed under subsection (1)(b) of this rule must meet the following requirements:

(a)

Be knowledgeable of adoption and permanency issues;

(b)

Be knowledgeable of the importance of lifelong family and cultural connections;

(c)

Be knowledgeable of the importance of attachment and emotional ties to caregivers; and

(d)

Have no personal or current professional relationship to any of the children for whom adoption placement selection is being made or to the potential adoptive resources being considered.

(6)

The committee facilitator appointed under paragraph (1)(b)(A) of this rule must comply with all of the following subsections:

(a)

Hold the meeting in accordance with the requirements of Chapter 413 of the Oregon Administrative Rules;

(b)

Inform each individual who is present of the responsibilities of the committee;

(c)

Have each individual who is present sign a confidentiality agreement for the proceedings of the adoption committee meeting;

(d)

Ensure the individuals who are invited to attend and present information to the committee as described in OAR 413-120-0035 (Invitation to and Notification of Adoption Committee)(5) are:

(A)

Allowed to present information appropriate for consideration for each child for whom adoption placement selection is being made; and

(B)

Excused in a timely manner.

(e)

Give the committee recommendations to the ADS at the end of the adoption committee meeting.

(7)

The ADS:

(a)

Is appointed by the Child Permanency Program Manager or designee and must:

(A)

Have significant expertise in the areas of adoption and permanency issues;

(B)

Have experience with adoption placement planning;

(C)

Be knowledgeable of the importance of lifelong family and cultural connections;

(D)

Be knowledgeable of the importance of attachment and emotional ties to caregivers; and

(E)

Have no personal or current professional relationship to the child, sibling group under consideration for adoption, or the potential adoptive resources being considered.

(b)

Must attend the adoption committee and may ask clarifying questions, but does not participate in the deliberations or recommendations of the adoption committee.

Source: Rule 413-120-0025 — Composition of an Adoption Committee, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=413-120-0025.

413‑120‑0000
Definitions
413‑120‑0010
Purpose
413‑120‑0016
Confidentiality
413‑120‑0020
Adoption Placement Selection Options
413‑120‑0021
Adoption Placement Selection by Caseworker
413‑120‑0025
Composition of an Adoption Committee
413‑120‑0035
Invitation to and Notification of Adoption Committee
413‑120‑0053
The Adoption Committee
413‑120‑0057
Adoption Placement Selection, Notification, and Documentation
413‑120‑0060
Review of the Adoption Placement Selection
413‑120‑0100
Purpose
413‑120‑0110
Values
413‑120‑0115
Procedures
413‑120‑0142
Purpose
413‑120‑0145
Values
413‑120‑0155
Conditions for Not Filing a Petition for Adoption
413‑120‑0160
Right to Use Expedited Process
413‑120‑0165
Requirements Prior to Proceeding to Legalization of the Adoption
413‑120‑0170
Attorney Fees
413‑120‑0175
Court Filing Requirements
413‑120‑0190
Purpose
413‑120‑0220
Adoption Application Requirements
413‑120‑0222
Conflict of Interest for Adoptive Applicants
413‑120‑0225
Conditions that Require Additional Approval or Termination of the Department’s Adoption Application Process
413‑120‑0240
Status Notification of Adoption Applications
413‑120‑0243
Prioritization of an Adoption Home Study Application
413‑120‑0246
Standards for an Adoptive Home and Release of an Adoption Home Study
413‑120‑0400
Purpose
413‑120‑0440
Circumstances in which a Criminal Records Check Must Occur and Types of Records Checks Required
413‑120‑0450
Disqualifying and Potentially Disqualifying Criminal Convictions
413‑120‑0455
Potentially Disqualifying Arrests
413‑120‑0457
Weighing Test
413‑120‑0460
Contesting a Fitness Determination
413‑120‑0475
Record Keeping, Confidentiality
413‑120‑0600
Purpose
413‑120‑0620
Values
413‑120‑0625
Roles and Responsibilities
413‑120‑0628
Criteria for Using the Cooperative Adoption Mediation Process
413‑120‑0630
Post Adoption Communication Agreements (PACAs)
413‑120‑0635
Cooperative Adoption Planning Through Legal Assistance Mediation Services
413‑120‑0700
Purpose
413‑120‑0720
Department Efforts to Place with Relatives, Current Caretakers and to Place Siblings Together
413‑120‑0730
Order of Preference for Identification of Potential Adoptive Resources
413‑120‑0735
Current Caretaker or Relative Caregiver Request for an Adoption Home Study
413‑120‑0750
Recruitment Efforts
413‑120‑0760
Identification of a Child’s Potential Adoptive Resources
413‑120‑0800
Purpose
413‑120‑0830
Department Actions Prior to Placement
413‑120‑0840
Early Adoption Transition
413‑120‑0860
Placement and Post-placement Supervision
413‑120‑0870
Disruption
413‑120‑0880
No Delay in Placement
413‑120‑0900
Purpose
413‑120‑0910
Duty to Provide Information to Convention Case Registry
413‑120‑0920
Adoption of a Child Immigrating to the United States (Incoming Convention Adoption)
413‑120‑0925
Adoption of a Child Emigrating from the United States (Outgoing Convention Adoption)
413‑120‑0930
Transition, Travel, Placement, and Registration Requirements
413‑120‑0940
Post-Placement Supervision
413‑120‑0945
Finalization and Post-Finalization Duties
413‑120‑0950
Adoption Assistance
413‑120‑0960
Disclosure to the Adoptive Family
413‑120‑0970
Hague Custody Declarations
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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