Or. Admin. R. 414-500-0030 - Administrative Requirements for Resource and Referral Agencies
(1) Any R & R
or Resource & Referral Network contracting -to provide child care resource
and referral services under ORS
329A.110 for the administration
of ORS 329A.120 through
329A.135 shall:
(a) Be a "Resource & Referral Agency" or
"Resource & Referral Network" as defined in OAR 414-500-0020.
(2) Each R & R shall:
(a) Demonstrate community support and
endorsement;
(b) Demonstrate a
commitment to provide, strengthen, and promote the financial support of R &
R core services and the long-term financial stability of R & R
programs;
(c) Demonstrate
collaboration with local child care providers, provider groups, parents, social
service and government agencies, employers, and institutions of public
education in the development and operation of the R & R;
(d) Have an advisory group that represents
diverse segments of the child care community. The R & R shall ensure input
into R & R operations from parents, providers, employers, and community
representatives;
(e) Have staff
with at least two years of post-secondary education, experience, and/or
training, commensurate with job responsibilities, in the following:
(A) Early childhood education, human
services, counseling, or a related field of study;
(B) Child care or child
development;
(C) Parent
education;
(D) Provider support;
or
(E) Program
management.
(f) Directly
provide the core services;
(g) Not
discriminate against any family on the basis of race, color, or ethnicity;
religion; national origin; citizenship; sex; age; physical or mental
disability; marital status, or because of a child's need for special
care;
(h) Make services accessible
to families, with particular sensitivity to ethnic and cultural minorities,
languages spoken, families with special needs, and the economically
disadvantaged;
(i) Provide services
to all types of child care providers, except those under the Department's
disciplinary action;
(j) Match
funds awarded by the Department, or its agent or designee, with an equal amount
of other financial support, including in-kind contributions. Matching funds may
be used to directly provide R & R services, or enhance R & R
services;
(k) Publicize its
services;
(l) Maintain fiscal
records consistent with accepted accounting practices;
(m) Collect financial statistics on a regular
basis and make financial reports at times and in the form prescribed by the
Department, or its agent or designee;
(n) Maintain program records, including
statistical records, and provide program records to the Department, or its
agent or designee, at times and in the form prescribed by the Department, or
its agent or designee;
(o)
Cooperate in a program and facility review (including meetings with consumers,
review of records, review of policy and procedures, review of staffing and
staff qualifications, and meetings with any staff directly or indirectly
involved in the provision of services) at any reasonable time by the
Department, or its agent or designee;
(p) Retain all records and other documents
related to the provision of resource and referral services for at least three
years, unless otherwise specified in a contractual agreement with the
Department, or its agent or designee; and
(q) Have a complaint policy, regarding
instances in which the health and/or safety of a child is at risk, that is
approved by the Department, or its agent or designee.
(3) Satisfactory performance by an R & R
and/or the Resource & Network shall be a condition for the renewal of a
contract.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 329A.135, ORS 329A.130 & ORS 329A.120
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 329A.130, ORS 329A.120, ORS 329A.120 & ORS 329A.110
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