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Or. Rev. Stat. § 419A.116
Oregon Revised Statutes
Title
34. Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections
Chapter
419A. Juvenile Code: General Provisions and Definitions Local
Citizen Review Boards
§ 419A.116. Findings and recommendations; judicial review
(1) After reviewing each case, the local citizen review board shall make
written findings and recommendations with respect to:
(a)
Whether reasonable efforts were made prior to the placement, to prevent
or eliminate the need for removal of the child or ward from the home;
(b)
If the case plan at the time of the review is to reunify the family, whether
the Department of Human Services has made reasonable efforts or, if the
Indian Child Welfare Act [FN1]
applies, active efforts to make it possible for the child or ward to safely
return home and whether the parent has made sufficient progress to make
it possible for the child or ward to safely return home;
(c)
If the case plan at the time of the review is something other than to
reunify the family, whether the department has made reasonable efforts
to place the child or ward in a timely manner in accordance with the case
plan and to complete the steps necessary to finalize the permanent placement
of the child or ward;
(d)
The continuing need for and appropriateness of the placement;
(e)
Compliance with the case plan;
(f)
The progress which has been made toward alleviating the need for placement;
(g)
A likely date by which the child or ward may be returned home or placed
for adoption;
(h)
Other problems, solutions or alternatives the board determines should
be explored; and
(i)
Whether the court should appoint an attorney or other person as special
advocate to represent or appear on behalf of the child or ward under ORS
419B.195.
(2)
The local citizen review board may, if the case plan has changed during
the period since the last review by a local citizen review board or court
hearing, make written findings and recommendations with respect to:
(a)
Whether the Department of Human Services has made reasonable efforts or,
if the Indian Child Welfare Act applies, active efforts to make it possible
for the child or ward to safely return home and whether the parent has
made sufficient progress to make it possible for the child or ward to
safely return home, if a plan to reunify the family was in effect for
any part of the period since the last review or hearing; or
(b)
Whether the department has made reasonable efforts to place the child
or ward in a timely manner in accordance with the case plan and complete
the steps necessary to finalize the permanent placement of the child or
ward, if a case plan other than to reunify the family was in effect for
any part of the period since the last review or hearing.
(3)
In determining whether the Department of Human Services has made reasonable
efforts or, if the Indian Child Welfare Act applies, active efforts to
make it possible for the child or ward to safely return home, the local
citizen review board shall consider the child or ward's health and safety
the paramount concerns.
(4)
No later than 10 days after receiving the findings and recommendations
of the
local citizen review board, a party adversely affected by the findings
and recommendations may request judicial review.
Laws
1993, c. 33, § 31; Laws 2001, c. 686, § 20; Laws 2003, c. 396,
§ 22.
[FN1]
25 U.S.C.A. § 1901 et seq.
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