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Section 418.280 - Placement of children.

OR Rev Stat § 418.280 (2019) (N/A)
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(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 ORS 418.248, 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. [Formerly 419.132; 1983 c.510 §12; 2003 c.14 §218; 2016 c.106 §16]

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