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Oregon Revised Statutes Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections § 418.280

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

<Text subject to final change by the Oregon Office of the Legislative Counsel.>

(1) A child-caring agency may not place a child with a proctor foster home unless the home has been determined by the child-caring agency to meet minimum standards as established by rules adopted by the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Youth Authority, as applicable, and has been certified by the child-caring agency pursuant to section 6 of this 2016 Act.

(2) In placing a child with a proctor foster home that has been determined to meet minimum standards and that has been certified by a child-caring agency under this section and section 6 of this 2016 Act, the child-caring agency shall:

(a) Safeguard the welfare of the child by the thorough investigation of each applicant and home and its environment;

(b) Carefully select the child to suit the new relationship and location;

(c) Personally and adequately supervise the home and child until the child returns to the direct care of the child-caring agency or, if permanently placed, receives legal adoption or attains legal age;  and

(d) So far as practicable, place the child in a family of the same religious faith as that held by the child or the child's parents.

(3) A child-caring agency maintains custody, control and responsibility for and, where applicable under ORS 418.275, guardianship of a child placed with a proctor foster home by the child-caring agency.

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