2015 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 10 - Highways, Military, Juvenile Code, Human Services
Chapter 418 - Child Welfare Services
Section 418.980 - Partner agencies; duties.

To the extent practicable within available resources, by the year 2015 partner agencies, individually and collectively, shall:

(1) Implement and sustain the wraparound initiative by:

(a) Connecting services and supports, including peer-delivered services and supports, across the lifespan and all social, emotional, cognitive and physical developmental stages.

(b) Building local governance structures to implement systems of care at the local level that conform to the core values and principles described in ORS 418.977.

(c) Managing care through system coordination at the local level.

(d) Storing coordinated service-related information in an electronic record.

(e) Establishing an array of services and supports that is readily accessible by the identified population and their families.

(f) Authorizing services and supports that are based on the strengths and needs of the individual youth.

(g) Supporting communities in the expansion of creative services and supports to suit local needs.

(h) Establishing a workforce development process to translate policy into practice efficiently and effectively for improved accessibility and delivery of services and supports.

(i) Establishing key roles and responsibilities among multiple partner agencies, community partners and family-run organizations involved in the system of care.

(j) Establishing at least three local system of care sites.

(2) Ensure cultural competence in the provision of services by:

(a) Implementing uniform standards to allow state and local agencies to describe the culturally appropriate services and supports available in a system of care.

(b) Providing youth and families with understandable and effective system of care services in a manner compatible with their cultural beliefs, practices, literacy skills and language.

(c) Developing and implementing a process to review practices accepted by diverse communities.

(d) Identifying ways to continually improve culturally competent system of care services and implementing a statewide system of care that reflects culturally competent practices.

(3) Collect and evaluate data by:

(a) Creating one or more committees to review and select outcome or performance measures and benchmarks for the wraparound initiative.

(b) Creating standard agreements for sharing data without compromising confidentiality.

(c) Supporting the acquisition of information technology that allows local entities to share real-time data and that allows the state to evaluate the quality, accountability and success of local implementation and the wraparound initiative as a whole.

(d) Implementing workforce development strategies designed to maximize efficiencies and the sharing of knowledge across systems, and achieve identified outcomes and performance measures.

[2009 c.540 §3]

Note: See note under 418.975.