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Or. Rev. Stat. § 409.185 (2026)

Standards and procedures for child protective services

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      409.185 Standards and procedures for child protective services. (1) The Director of Human Services shall oversee the development of standards and procedures for assessment, investigation and enforcement of child protective services.

      (2)(a) The Department of Human Services shall take action to implement the provision of child protective services as outlined in ORS 417.705 to 417.800 and based on the recommendations in the 1992 “Oregon Child Protective Services Performance Study” published by the University of Southern Maine.

      (b) In all substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect, the role of the department is to complete a comprehensive family assessment of risk of abuse or neglect, or both, assess service needs and provide immediate protective services as necessary.

      (c) The department shall provide remedial services needed to ensure the safety of the child.

      (d) In all cases of child abuse and neglect for which a criminal investigation is conducted, the role of law enforcement agencies is to provide a legally sound, child sensitive investigation of whether abuse or neglect or both have occurred and to gather other evidence and perform other responsibilities in accordance with interagency agreements.

      (e) The department and law enforcement agencies shall conduct the investigation and assessment concurrently, based upon the protocols and procedures of the county child abuse multidisciplinary team in each jurisdiction.

      (f) When the department and law enforcement agencies conduct a joint investigation and assessment, the activities of the department and agencies are to be clearly differentiated by the protocols of the county child abuse multidisciplinary team.

      (g) Nothing in this subsection is intended to be inconsistent with ORS 418.702, 418.747 and 418.748 and ORS chapter 419B.

      (h) In all cases of child abuse for which an investigation is conducted, the department shall provide a child’s parent, guardian or caregiver with a clear written explanation of the investigation process, the court hearing process and the rights of the parent, guardian or caregiver in the abuse investigation and in the court proceedings related to the abuse investigation.

      (3) Upon receipt of a recommendation of the Children’s Advocate under ORS 417.815 (2)(e), the department shall implement the recommendation or give the Children’s Advocate written notice of an intent not to implement the recommendation. [1993 c.676 §11; 1995 c.79 §397; 1997 c.130 §4; 1997 c.249 §126; 2001 c.900 §68; 2003 c.591 §7; 2005 c.499 §1; 2005 c.562 §24; 2012 c.97 §19; 2019 c.141 §13]

 

      409.190 [1993 c.676 §28(1); 1997 c.130 §5; repealed by 2001 c.900 §261]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1996–2022 · leading case: A. F. v. Oregon Dep't of Human Servs., 284 P.3d 1189 (Or. Ct. App. 2012).
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A. F. v. Oregon Dep't of Human Servs., 284 P.3d 1189 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). · cites it 2× “ORS 409.185 provides, in pertinent part: “(1) The Director of Human Services shall oversee the development of standards and procedures for assessment, investigation and enforcement of child protective services.”
Querbach v. Dept. of Human Servs., 512 P.3d 432 (Or. 2022). “ORS 409.185(2)(b). That might include taking the child into protective custody and petitioning the juvenile court to determine that the child is under its juris- diction.”
State Ex Rel. State Off. for Servs. to Child. & Families v. Imus, 39 P.3d 213 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “343(1)(a); see also ORS 409.185(5) (setting out duties of SCF in context of “substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect,” including the provision of “remedial services”).”
State Ex Rel. Child.'s Servs. Div. v. Rollins, 914 P.2d 1094 (Or. Ct. App. 1996). “ORS 409.185. 2 ORS 419B.504 provides, in part: “The rights of the parent or parents may be terminated * * * if the court finds that the parent or parents are unfit by reason of conduct or condition seriously detrimental to the child and integration of the child into the home of…”
State ex rel. Juv. Dep't v. G. L., 185 P.3d 483 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “” ORS 409.185(2)(b), (c). DHS’s planning and provision of remedial services must “bear] ] a rational relationship to the jurisdictional findings that brought the ward within the court’s jurisdiction.”
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dept. v. GL, 185 P.3d 483 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “" ORS 409.185(2)(b), (c). DHS's planning and provision of remedial services must "bear[] a rational relationship to the jurisdictional findings that brought the ward within the court's jurisdiction.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 409.185(2)(b) — 4 cases
Querbach v. Dept. of Human Servs., 512 P.3d 432 (Or. 2022). “ORS 409.185(2)(b). That might include taking the child into protective custody and petitioning the juvenile court to determine that the child is under its juris- diction.”
A. F. v. Oregon Dep't of Human Servs., 284 P.3d 1189 (Or. Ct. App. 2012). “ORS 409.185 provides, in pertinent part: “(1) The Director of Human Services shall oversee the development of standards and procedures for assessment, investigation and enforcement of child protective services.”
State ex rel. Juv. Dep't v. G. L., 185 P.3d 483 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “” ORS 409.185(2)(b), (c). DHS’s planning and provision of remedial services must “bear] ] a rational relationship to the jurisdictional findings that brought the ward within the court’s jurisdiction.”
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dept. v. GL, 185 P.3d 483 (Or. Ct. App. 2008). “" ORS 409.185(2)(b), (c). DHS's planning and provision of remedial services must "bear[] a rational relationship to the jurisdictional findings that brought the ward within the court's jurisdiction.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 409.185(5) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. State Off. for Servs. to Child. & Families v. Imus, 39 P.3d 213 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “343(1)(a); see also ORS 409.185(5) (setting out duties of SCF in context of “substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect,” including the provision of “remedial services”).”
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