ORS § 417.715 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.715
417.715 Policy
Status: in_force

(1) It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly to enable families and communities to protect, nurture and realize the full physical, social, emotional, cognitive and cultural developmental potential of children in Oregon. Toward this end, the Legislative Assembly shall develop and implement a statewide system of services that is preventive, integrated in local communities and accessible to children and families and that focuses on promoting the wellness of Oregon’s children.

(2) The service system shall be based on promoting the wellness of Oregon’s children and families. The following values shall guide the design and implementation of this system:

(a) A commitment to children that ranks them as Oregon’s first priority;

(b) A commitment to reducing the number of Oregon’s children and families living in poverty;

(c) A commitment to equitable treatment of gender in both services and funding;

(d) A view that strengthening families is of paramount concern, but that child safety must come first if a conflict between the well-being of a child and the well-being of a family arises;

(e) A recognition of the central role of families as the best place for children to develop;

(f) A realization that good parenting skills are fundamental to a healthy society;

(g) A sensitivity to diversity that requires culturally competent services respectful of genders, cultures, orientations and disabilities;

(h) An offering of opportunities for children to develop self-worth and concern for others, and to reach their full potential;

(i) A fundamental assumption that children should be provided the means to attain safety and good health; and

(j) A commitment to early detection and treatment of families at risk for child abuse and neglect.

(3) The service system shall emphasize:

(a) Services designed to identify risks and nurture potential at the earliest time in a child’s life;

(b) Services designed to respond to and reduce risks at the earliest possible point of detection;

(c) A comprehensive continuum of services such as prevention, early intervention and treatment for children in all age groups;

(d) The realization that funding one age group or gender of children at the expense of another is destructive of the wellness of children; and

(e) That maintenance and enhancement of treatment services and augmentation of preventive services are paramount to the effective delivery of services to children and families.

(4) The service system must begin at the local level, through cooperation and integration of all local and state providers, treat the whole person and be built on the strengths and natural supports of neighborhoods and communities. [1993 c.676 §1a]

Source: Section 417.715 — Policy; service system values and goals , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.590 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.590
414.590 Coordinated care organization contracts
Status: repealed

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Benefit period” means a period of time, shorter than the five-year contract term, for which specific terms and conditions in a contract between a coordinated care organization and the Oregon Health Authority are in effect.

(b) “Renew” means an agreement by a coordinated care organization to amend the terms or conditions of an existing contract for the next benefit period.

(2) A contract entered into between the authority and a coordinated care organization under ORS 414.572 (Coordinated care organizations) (1):

(a) Shall be for a term of five years;

(b) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, may not be amended more than once in each 12-month period; and

(c) May be terminated by the authority if a coordinated care organization fails to meet outcome and quality measures specified in the contract or is otherwise in breach of the contract.

(3) This section does not prohibit the authority from allowing a coordinated care organization a reasonable amount of time in which to cure any failure to meet outcome and quality measures specified in the contract prior to the termination of the contract.

(4) A contract entered into between the authority and a coordinated care organization may be amended:

(a) More than once in each 12-month period if:

(A) The authority and the coordinated care organization mutually agree to amend the contract; or

(B) Amendments are necessitated by changes in federal or state law.

(b) Once within the first eight months of the effective date of the contract if needed to adjust the global budget of a coordinated care organization, retroactive to the beginning of the calendar year, to take into account changes in the membership of the coordinated care organization or the health status of the coordinated care organization’s members.

(5) Except as provided in subsection (8) of this section, the authority must give a coordinated care organization at least 60 days’ advance notice of any amendments the authority proposes to existing contracts between the authority and the coordinated care organization.

(6) Except as provided in subsection (4)(b) of this section, an amendment to a contract may apply retroactively only if:

(a) The amendment does not result in a claim by the authority for the recovery of amounts paid by the authority to the coordinated care organization prior to the date of the amendment; or

(b) The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services notifies the authority, in writing, that the amendment is a condition for approval of the contract by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

(7) If an amendment to a contract under subsection (6)(b) of this section or other circumstances arise that result in a claim by the authority for the recovery of amounts previously paid to a coordinated care organization by the authority, the authority shall ensure that the recovery does not have a material adverse effect on the coordinated care organization’s ability to maintain the required minimum amounts of risk-based capital.

(8) No later than 134 days prior to the end of a benefit period, the authority shall provide to each coordinated care organization notice of the proposed changes to the terms and conditions of a contract, as will be submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for approval, for the next benefit period.

(9) A coordinated care organization must notify the authority of the coordinated care organization’s refusal to renew a contract with the authority no later than 14 days after the authority provides the notice described in subsection (8) of this section. Except as provided in subsections (10) and (11) of this section, a refusal to renew terminates the contract at the end of the benefit period.

(10) The authority may require a contract to remain in force into the next benefit period and be amended as proposed by the authority until 90 days after the coordinated care organization has, in accordance with criteria prescribed by the authority:

(a) Notified each of its members and contracted providers of the termination of the contract;

(b) Provided to the authority a plan to transition its members to another coordinated care organization; and

(c) Provided to the authority a plan for closing out its coordinated care organization business.

(11) The authority may waive compliance with the deadlines in subsections (9) and (10) of this section if the Director of the Oregon Health Authority finds that the waiver of the deadlines is consistent with the effective and efficient administration of the medical assistance program and the protection of medical assistance recipients. [Formerly 414.652]

Note: Sections 2 and 11 (2), chapter 441, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:

Sec 2. Notwithstanding ORS 414.590 (Coordinated care organization contracts) (2)(a), a contract entered into between the Oregon Health Authority and a coordinated care organization under ORS 414.572 (Coordinated care organizations) (1) that is in effect on the effective date of this 2023 Act [July 27, 2023] shall be extended to December 31, 2026. [2023 c.441 §2]

Sec. 11. (2) Section 2 of this 2023 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027. [2023 c.441 §11(2)]

Source: Section 414.590 — Coordinated care organization contracts; terms and amendments; 60 days’ advance notice; refusal to renew , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.040 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.040
419B.040 Certain privileges not grounds for excluding evidence in court proceedings on child abuse
Status: in_force

(1) In the case of abuse of a child, the privileges created in ORS 40.230 (Rule 504. Psychotherapist-patient privilege) to 40.255 (Rule 505. Spousal privilege) , including the psychotherapist-patient privilege, the physician-patient privilege, the privileges extended to nurses, to staff members of schools and to regulated social workers and the spousal privilege, shall not be a ground for excluding evidence regarding a child’s abuse, or the cause thereof, in any judicial proceeding resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS 419B.010 (Duty of officials to report child abuse) to 419B.050 (Authority of health care provider to disclose information) .

(2) In any judicial proceedings resulting from a report made pursuant to ORS 419B.010 (Duty of officials to report child abuse) to 419B.050 (Authority of health care provider to disclose information) , either spouse shall be a competent and compellable witness against the other. [1993 c.546 §21; 2009 c.442 §37; 2015 c.629 §49]

Source: Section 419B.040 — Certain privileges not grounds for excluding evidence in court proceedings on child abuse , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.803 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.803
411.803 When spouse may be compensated for in-home care
Status: in_force

When a married recipient of public assistance provided under ORS 411.706 (Oregon Supplemental Income Program) requires in-home care, the Department of Human Services shall provide that such care be compensated even though provided by the spouse, in the manner and to the extent specified by rule of the department based on the extent of need and the availability of funds therefor. [1985 c.638 §2; 2001 c.900 §95; 2005 c.381 §11]

Source: Section 411.803 — When spouse may be compensated for in-home care , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.501 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.501
419C.501 Duration of disposition
Status: in_force

(1) The court shall fix the duration of any disposition made pursuant to this chapter and the duration may be for an indefinite period. Any placement in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Youth Authority under ORS 419C.478 (Commitment to Oregon Youth Authority or Department of Human Services) or placement under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board under ORS 419C.529 (Finding of serious mental condition) shall be for an indefinite period. However, the period of institutionalization or commitment may not exceed:

(a) The period of time specified in the statute defining the crime for an act that would constitute an unclassified misdemeanor if committed by an adult;

(b) Thirty days for an act that would constitute a Class C misdemeanor if committed by an adult;

(c) Six months for an act that would constitute a Class B misdemeanor if committed by an adult;

(d) Three hundred sixty-four days for an act that would constitute a Class A misdemeanor if committed by an adult;

(e) Five years for an act that would constitute a Class C felony if committed by an adult;

(f) Ten years for an act that would constitute a Class B felony if committed by an adult;

(g) Twenty years for an act that would constitute a Class A felony if committed by an adult; and

(h) Life for a young person who was found to have committed an act that, if committed by an adult would constitute murder or any aggravated form of murder under ORS 163.095 (“Aggravated murder” defined) , 163.107 (Murder in the first degree) or 163.115 (Murder in the second degree) .

(2) Except as provided in subsection (1)(h) of this section, the period of any disposition may not extend beyond the date on which the young person or adjudicated youth becomes 25 years of age. [1993 c.33 §246; 1995 c.422 §85; 1999 c.964 §1; 2005 c.843 §11; 2017 c.706 §23; 2019 c.635 §26; 2021 c.489 §89]

Source: Section 419C.501 — Duration of disposition , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.121 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.121
413.121 Oregon Health Authority Special Checking Account
Status: in_force

(1) There is established an Oregon Health Authority Special Checking Account in the State Treasury. Upon the written request of the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw payments in favor of the authority to be charged against appropriations and other moneys available to the authority in the same manner as other claims against the state, as provided in ORS chapter 293. All such payments shall be deposited in the special checking account and may be disbursed by check or other means acceptable to the State Treasurer.

(2) The special checking account may be used for the purpose of paying the administrative expenses of programs and services as assigned to the authority by law, including the payment of expenses to be reimbursed by the federal government.

(3) In addition to funds authorized under ORS 293.180 (Agency petty cash fund) , the authority may establish petty cash funds out of the special checking account or any account established in the State Treasury for the authority. The authority may pay expenses using small cash disbursements from a petty cash fund. Periodically, the authority shall request reimbursement for disbursements made from a petty cash fund. Upon receipt of a reimbursement payment from an appropriate account, the authority shall use the payment to reimburse the petty cash fund. [2011 c.720 §37]

Note: See note under 413.105 (Deposit of reimbursements received for medical assistance expenditures) .

Source: Section 413.121 — Oregon Health Authority Special Checking Account , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.576 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.576
413.576 Selection of chairperson and vice chairperson
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall select one member of the Pain Management Commission as chairperson and another as vice chairperson, for such terms and with duties and powers necessary for the performance of the functions of such offices as the director determines.

(2) A majority of the voting members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.

(3) The commission shall meet at least once every six months at a place, day and hour determined by the director. The commission also shall meet at other times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of the commission. [Formerly 409.530]

Note: See note under 413.570 (Pain Management Commission) .

Source: Section 413.576 — Selection of chairperson and vice chairperson; requirements for commission meetings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.115 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.115
413.115 Opioid Reversal Medication and Harm Reduction Clearinghouse Bulk Purchasing Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Opioid Reversal Medication and Harm Reduction Clearinghouse Bulk Purchasing Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Opioid Reversal Medication and Harm Reduction Clearinghouse Bulk Purchasing Fund shall be credited to the fund.

(2) The Opioid Reversal Medication and Harm Reduction Clearinghouse Bulk Purchasing Fund consists of:

(a) Moneys received by the Oregon Health Authority from opioid litigation settlements;

(b) Grants awarded for the purpose of addressing substance use and overdose epidemics;

(c) Other gifts, grants, bequests, endowments or donations made to the fund; and

(d) Moneys appropriated to the fund by the Legislative Assembly.

(3) The moneys in the Opioid Reversal Medication and Harm Reduction Clearinghouse Bulk Purchasing Fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority for expenses related to opioid harm reduction. [2023 c.602 §48]

Note: 413.115 (Opioid Reversal Medication and Harm Reduction Clearinghouse Bulk Purchasing Fund) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 413 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 413.115 — Opioid Reversal Medication and Harm Reduction Clearinghouse Bulk Purchasing Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 410.090 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.090
410.090 Department to implement supportive social services for persons age 60 and older
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Human Services is directed to develop and place in effect a program of supportive social services for persons age 60 or older.

(2) The Department of Human Services is authorized to develop and adopt such rules as necessary for the sound, efficient and economical administration of the provisions of this section and ORS 410.320 (Governor’s Commission on Senior Services) to 410.340 (Appointments to fill vacancies) , including the implementation of a fee for service schedule based upon ability to pay, and to assure that no eligible person, resident in a skilled nursing home or intermediate care facility, shall be removed and placed in an alternative care program unless such services are determined to be more appropriate for the individual citizen based upon appropriate, individual, service considerations. [Formerly 184.865]

Source: Section 410.090 — Department to implement supportive social services for persons age 60 and older; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors410.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.116 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.116
419B.116 Intervention
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) As used in this section, “caregiver relationship” means a relationship between a person and a child or ward:

(A) That has existed:

(i) For the 12 months immediately preceding the initiation of the dependency proceeding;

(ii) For at least six months during the dependency proceeding; or

(iii) For half of the child or ward’s life if the child or ward is less than six months of age;

(B) In which the person had physical custody of the child or ward or resided in the same household as the child or ward;

(C) In which the person provided the child or ward on a daily basis with the love, nurturing and other necessities required to meet the child or ward’s psychological and physical needs; and

(D) On which the child depended to meet the child or ward’s needs.

(b) “Caregiver relationship” does not include a relationship between a child or ward and a person who is the nonrelated foster parent of the child or ward unless the relationship continued for a period of at least 12 consecutive months.

(2) A person asserting that the person has a caregiver relationship with a child or ward may file a motion for intervention in a juvenile dependency proceeding.

(3) Filing a motion under subsection (2) of this section is the sole means by which a person may become a party to a juvenile dependency proceeding as an intervenor. An order granting intervention under this section is exclusively for juvenile dependency proceedings and does not confer standing or rights of intervention in any other action. Intervention is not allowed in proceedings under ORS 419B.500 (Termination of parental rights generally) .

(4) A motion for intervention under subsection (2) of this section must state:

(a) The person’s relationship to the child or ward and the person’s involvement in the child or ward’s life;

(b) The reason that intervention is sought;

(c) How the person’s intervention is in the best interests of the child or ward;

(d) Why the existing parties cannot adequately present the case; and

(e) What specific relief is being sought.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If a party wishes to oppose a motion for intervention, the party must file a written objection to the motion stating the grounds for the objection no later than 21 days after the motion is filed. If no written objection is filed as provided in this paragraph, the court may grant the motion without a hearing. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, if a written objection is filed as provided in this paragraph, the court shall hold a hearing on the motion.

(b) If a motion for intervention does not state a prima facie case as to the facts that must be proved under paragraph (c) of this subsection, the court may deny the motion without a hearing.

(c) If the court holds a hearing on the motion for intervention, the court may grant the motion for intervention if the person moving to intervene in the case proves by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(A) A caregiver relationship exists between the person and the child or ward;

(B) The intervention is in the best interests of the child or ward;

(C) The reason for intervention and the specific relief sought are consistent with the best interests of the child or ward; and

(D) The existing parties cannot adequately present the case.

(6) A person granted intervention is a party to the case and, except as provided in subsection (11) of this section, may be granted such relief as the court determines to be appropriate and in the best interests of the child or ward.

(7) A person who is not a party under ORS 419B.875 (Parties to proceedings) or a person who intends to file a motion for appointment as a community guardian under ORS 419B.371 (Community guardianship) may seek rights of limited participation by filing a written motion for limited participation in a juvenile court proceeding. Except as provided in subsection (9) of this section, the motion must state:

(a) The reason that limited participation is being sought;

(b) How the person’s limited participation is in the best interests of the child or ward;

(c) Why the parties cannot adequately present the case; and

(d) The specific rights of limited participation that are being sought.

(8) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If a party wishes to oppose a motion filed under subsection (7) of this section, the party must file a written objection to the motion stating the grounds for the objection no later than 21 days after the motion is filed. If no written objection is filed as provided in this paragraph, the court may grant the motion without a hearing.

(b) If a motion seeking rights of limited participation does not state a prima facie case as to the facts that must be proved under paragraph (c) of this subsection, the court may deny the motion without a hearing.

(c) If the court holds a hearing on the motion seeking rights of limited participation, the court may grant the motion if the person seeking rights of limited participation proves by a preponderance of the evidence that:

(A) The person’s limited participation is in the best interests of the child or ward;

(B) The reason for limited participation and the specific rights sought are consistent with the best interests of the child or ward; and

(C) The parties cannot adequately present the case.

(9) The requirements of subsections (7)(c) and (8)(c)(C) of this section do not apply to a motion or court order seeking or granting limited participation when the right of limited participation sought and granted would be for the purpose of establishing a community guardianship under ORS 419B.371 (Community guardianship) .

(10) If the court grants a motion under subsection (8) of this section, the court shall specify in the order the rights of limited participation that are being granted.

(11) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) At any time, a person granted intervention or a person granted rights of limited participation may move to be considered a temporary placement or visitation resource for the child or ward.

(b) At any time after a court has determined at a permanency hearing that the permanent plan for the child or ward should be something other than to return home, a person granted intervention may move to be considered the permanent placement resource for the child or ward.

(12) The court may modify or set aside any order granting intervention or rights of limited participation as provided in ORS 419B.923 (Modifying or setting aside order or judgment) . [2001 c.624 §3; 2003 c.14 §226; 2003 c.231 §3; 2003 c.315 §2; 2003 c.396 §35a; 2005 c.449 §2; 2005 c.676 §2; 2009 c.92 §1; 2009 c.182 §1; 2012 c.86 §2]

Source: Section 419B.116 — Intervention; caregiver relationship; rights of limited participation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.784 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.784
418.784 Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment
Status: in_force

(1) There is created the Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment, consisting of at least nine members appointed by the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall serve as an ex officio member of the council. The council shall direct the administrator of the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program on the administration of funds to establish and maintain children’s advocacy centers or regional children’s advocacy centers under ORS 418.746 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account) to 418.796 (Authority of council to solicit and accept contributions) .

(2) Of the members appointed to the council:

(a) One member shall be an employee of the Department of Human Services with duties related to child protective services;

(b) One member shall be a physician licensed to practice medicine in Oregon who specializes in children and families;

(c) One member shall be a person having experience dealing with child abuse;

(d) One member shall be a district attorney or the designee of a district attorney;

(e) One member shall be an employee of a law enforcement agency, in addition to the member who is a district attorney or the designee of a district attorney;

(f) One member shall be from an operating regional children’s advocacy center; and

(g) At least three members shall be citizens with appropriate interest in advocating for the medical interest of abused children.

(3) Members of the council who are not state employees:

(a) Are not entitled to compensation; and

(b) Are entitled to reimbursement for actual and necessary travel expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties as members of the council if there are sufficient funds available in the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account established in ORS 418.746 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account) .

(4) Members of the council who are state employees carrying out their state employment functions are entitled to compensation and reimbursement by their employing agencies for actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties as members of the council.

(5) The council shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson, for such terms and with such duties and powers as the council determines.

(6) The council shall meet at least four times per year at a place, day and hour determined by the council.

(7) A majority of the members of the council constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business. [1991 c.898 §3; 1993 c.33 §332; 1997 c.872 §34; 1999 c.59 §115; 2001 c.624 §7; 2003 c.354 §3; 2005 c.562 §25; 2019 c.141 §18]

Note: See note under 418.746 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account) .

Source: Section 418.784 — Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment; membership; officers; meetings; quorum , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.530 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.530
414.530 When payments not made for hemophilia services
Status: in_force

Payments under ORS 414.500 (Findings regarding medical assistance for persons with hemophilia) to 414.530 (When payments not made for hemophilia services) shall not be made for any services which are available to the recipient under any other private, state or federal programs or under other contractual or legal entitlements. However, no provision of ORS 414.500 (Findings regarding medical assistance for persons with hemophilia) to 414.530 (When payments not made for hemophilia services) is intended to limit in any way state participation in any federal program for medical care of persons with hemophilia. [1975 c.513 §4]

Note: See note under 414.500 (Findings regarding medical assistance for persons with hemophilia) .

Source: Section 414.530 — When payments not made for hemophilia services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.357 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.357
418.357 Residential care referral agents
Status: in_force

(1) A person may not provide a residential care referral unless the person is registered with the Department of Human Services under this section.

(2) The department shall issue a registration to provide residential care referrals to an applicant that meets requirements established by the department by rule and pays a $325 fee.

(3) A registration issued under this section must be renewed every two years. The department shall set the renewal fee by rule, but the renewal fee may not exceed $325.

(4) The department shall require an applicant to:

(a) Identify an individual responsible for the application;

(b) Demonstrate that the applicant meets the requirements of ORS 418.353 (Residential care referrals) ;

(c) Demonstrate that the applicant maintains at least $1 million in general liability insurance; and

(d) Perform background checks on referral agents who have direct contact with clients, as defined by rule of the department.

(5) The department may adopt rules as necessary to administer ORS 418.351 (Definitions for 418.351 to 418.357) to 418.357 (Residential care referral agents) .

(6) The department may impose a civil penalty on a person for violation of ORS 418.351 (Definitions for 418.351 to 418.357) to 418.357 (Residential care referral agents) or violation of rules adopted under ORS 418.351 (Definitions for 418.351 to 418.357) to 418.357 (Residential care referral agents) . [2021 c.590 §3]

Note: See note under 418.351 (Definitions for 418.351 to 418.357) .

Source: Section 418.357 — Residential care referral agents; registration; rules; penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.827 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.827
417.827 Early Learning Hubs
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section and ORS 417.829 (Evaluation) :

(a) “Early Learning Hub” means any entity designated by regional partners to coordinate early learning services, as determined by rules adopted by the Early Learning Council.

(b) “Regional partners” includes counties, cities, school districts, education service districts, community colleges, public universities, private educational institutions, faith-based organizations, nonprofit service providers and tribes.

(2) The council shall implement and coordinate a system that coordinates the delivery of early learning services to the communities of this state through the direction of Early Learning Hubs. The system may not include more than 16 Early Learning Hubs.

(3) The system implemented and coordinated by the council must ensure that:

(a) Providers of early learning services are accountable for outcomes;

(b) Services are provided in a cost-efficient manner; and

(c) The services provided, and the means by which those services are provided, are focused on the outcomes of the services.

(4) The council shall develop and implement a process for requesting proposals from entities to become Early Learning Hubs. Proposals submitted under this subsection must comply with criteria and requirements adopted by the council by rule, including:

(a) The entity will be able to coordinate the provision of early learning services to the community that will be served by the entity. An entity may meet the requirement of this paragraph by submitting evidence that local stakeholders, including but not limited to service providers, parents, community members, county governments, local governments and school districts, have participated in the development of the proposal and will maintain a meaningful role in the Early Learning Hub.

(b) The services coordinated by the entity will be in alignment with the services provided by the public schools of the community that will be served by the entity.

(c) The entity will be in alignment with, and make advantageous use of, the system of public health care and services available through local health departments and other publicly supported programs delivered through, or in partnership with, counties and coordinated care organizations.

(d) The entity will be able to integrate efforts among education providers, providers of health care, providers of human services and providers of other programs and services in the community.

(e) The entity will use coordinated and transparent budgeting.

(f) The entity will operate in a fiscally sound manner.

(g) The entity must have a governing body or community advisory body that:

(A) Has the authority to initiate audits, recommend the terms of a contract and provide reports to the public and to the council on the outcomes of the provision of early learning services to the community served by the entity.

(B) Has members selected through a transparent process and includes both public and private entities, locally based parents and service recipients, human social service providers, child care providers, health care providers and representatives of local governments from the service area.

(h) The entity will collaborate on documentation related to coordinated services with public and private entities that are identified by the council as providers of services that advance the early learning of children.

(i) The entity will serve a community that is based on the population and service needs of the community and will demonstrate the ability to improve results for at-risk children, including the ability to identify, evaluate and implement coordinated strategies to ensure that a child is ready to succeed in school.

(j) The entity will be able to raise and leverage significant funds from public and private sources and to secure in-kind support to support early learning services coordinated by the entity and operate in a fiscally sound manner.

(k) The entity meets any other qualifications established by the council.

(5) The council may adopt by rule requirements that are in addition to the requirements described in subsections (3) and (4) of this section that an entity must meet to qualify as an Early Learning Hub. When developing the additional requirements, the council must use a statewide public process of community engagement that is consistent with the requirements of the federal Head Start Act.

(6) When determining whether to designate an entity as an Early Learning Hub, the council shall balance the following factors:

(a) The entity’s ability to engage the community and be involved in the community.

(b) The entity’s ability to produce outcomes that benefit children.

(c) The entity’s resourcefulness.

(d) The entity’s use, or proposed use, of evidence-based practices.

(7) The council shall develop metrics for the purpose of providing funding to Early Learning Hubs designated under this section. The metrics must:

(a) Focus on community readiness, high capacity development and progress toward tracking child outcomes;

(b) Establish a baseline of information for the area to be served by the Early Learning Hub, including information about the inclusion of community partners in the governance structure of the Early Learning Hub, the availability of data on local programs and outcomes and the success in leveraging private, nonprofit and other governmental resources for early learning; and

(c) Include child performance metrics.

(8) The council may require that, as a condition of receiving funding as a designated Early Learning Hub under this section, the Early Learning Hub provide matching funding. The percentage of matching funding shall be determined by the council and may vary for each fiscal year. Any moneys received by an Early Learning Hub are subject to the restrictions of this section.

(9) For any community in this state that is not served by an Early Learning Hub, the council shall coordinate and administer the delivery of early learning services for that community and, to the extent practicable, shall regionalize service administration.

(10) The council may alter the lines of the territory served by an Early Learning Hub only to ensure that all children of this state are served by an Early Learning Hub and receive adequate early learning services for a community.

(11) An entity designated as part of an Early Learning Hub may not use more than 15 percent of the moneys received by the entity from the Department of Early Learning and Care to pay administrative costs of the entity.

(12) The Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority may not transfer any authority for determining eligibility for a state or federal program to an Early Learning Hub. [2012 c.37 §77; 2013 c.728 §19; 2015 c.736 §61; 2015 c.773 §1; 2017 c.399 §3; 2019 c.395 §10; 2021 c.631 §56]

Source: Section 417.827 — Early Learning Hubs; system requirements; requests for proposals; proposal requirements; rules; metrics for funding; match requirements; delivery of services to community without hub , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420a.155 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420a / Section 420a.155
420A.155 Regional residential academies
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Youth Authority may establish up to four regional residential academies.

(2) A regional residential academy shall:

(a) Provide a secure, closed residential campus;

(b) Provide year-round education, job and life skills training, vocational training and apprenticeship programs; and

(c) Include a drug and alcohol treatment component that meets the standards promulgated by the Oregon Health Authority pursuant to ORS 430.357 (Minimum standards) .

(3) The youth authority may contract with all of the governing bodies of the counties in a region to administer cooperatively a regional residential academy subject to the provisions of ORS 420.011 (Admissions to youth correction facilities) , 420.081 (Population limits) , 420A.108 (Policy regarding rules and consequences for violations of rules) and 420A.111 (Levels of custody) (5).

(4) The youth authority may contract with any private agency to administer a regional residential academy subject to the provisions of ORS 420A.108 (Policy regarding rules and consequences for violations of rules) and 420A.111 (Levels of custody) (5).

(5) The Director of the Oregon Youth Authority is solely responsible for determining which persons committed to, or placed in the physical custody of, the youth authority are eligible to participate in, and are accepted for, a regional residential academy. The juvenile court may recommend to the Oregon Youth Authority that an adjudicated youth be placed in a regional residential academy, but the recommendation is not binding on the youth authority. [1995 c.422 §§25,26; 2005 c.271 §6; 2009 c.595 §379; 2021 c.489 §153]

Source: Section 420A.155 — Regional residential academies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.967 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.967
411.967 Forms and notices to be in plain language
Status: in_force

Every form, notice, brochure or other written material of the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority intended for use by persons inquiring about, applicants for or recipients of public assistance or medical assistance shall be written in plain language. A form, notice, or brochure is written in plain language if it substantially complies with all of the following tests:

(1) Uses short sentences and paragraphs;

(2) Uses everyday words readable at an eighth-grade level of reading ability;

(3) Uses simple and active verb forms;

(4) Uses type of readable size;

(5) Uses uppercase and lowercase letters;

(6) Heads sections and other subdivisions with captions which fairly reflect the content of the section or subdivision and which are in boldfaced type or otherwise stand out significantly from the text;

(7) Uses layout and spacing which separate the paragraphs and sections of the document from each other and from the borders of the paper;

(8) Is written and organized in a clear and coherent manner;

(9) Is designed to facilitate ease of reading and comprehension; and

(10) Is readable at the sixth-grade level of reading ability except for vocabulary referred to in subsection (2) of this section. [1987 c.3 §3(1); 2013 c.688 §63]

Source: Section 411.967 — Forms and notices to be in plain language , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 423.478 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 423 / Section 423.478
423.478 Duties of department and counties
Status: repealed

(1) The Department of Corrections shall:

(a) Operate prisons for offenders sentenced to terms of incarceration for more than 12 months;

(b) Provide central information and data services sufficient to:

(A) Allow tracking of offenders; and

(B) Permit analysis of correlations between sanctions, supervision, services and programs, and future criminal conduct; and

(c) Provide interstate compact administration and jail inspections.

(2) Subject to ORS 423.483 (Baseline funding) , each county, in partnership with the department, shall assume responsibility for community-based supervision, sanctions and services for offenders convicted of felonies, designated drug-related misdemeanors or designated person misdemeanors who are:

(a) On parole;

(b) On probation;

(c) On post-prison supervision;

(d) Sentenced, on or after January 1, 1997, to 12 months or less incarceration;

(e) Sanctioned, on or after January 1, 1997, by a court or the State Board of Parole and Post-Prison Supervision to 12 months or less incarceration for violation of a condition of parole, probation or post-prison supervision; or

(f) On conditional release under ORS 420A.206 (Conditional release) .

(3) Notwithstanding the fact that the court has sentenced a person to a term of incarceration, when an offender is committed to the custody of the supervisory authority of a county under ORS 137.124 (Commitment of defendant to Department of Corrections or county) (2) or (4), the supervisory authority may execute the sentence by imposing sanctions other than incarceration if deemed appropriate by the supervisory authority. If the supervisory authority releases a person from custody under this subsection and the person is required to report as a sex offender under ORS 163A.010 (Reporting by sex offender discharged, paroled or released from correctional facility or another United States jurisdiction) , the supervisory authority, as a condition of release, shall order the person to report to the Department of State Police, a city police department or a county sheriff’s office or to the supervising agency, if any:

(a) When the person is released;

(b) Within 10 days of a change of residence;

(c) Once each year within 10 days of the person’s birth date;

(d) Within 10 days of the first day the person works at, carries on a vocation at or attends an institution of higher education; and

(e) Within 10 days of a change in work, vocation or attendance status at an institution of higher education.

(4) As used in this section:

(a) “Attends,” “institution of higher education,” “works” and “carries on a vocation” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 163A.005 (Definitions for ORS 163A.005 to 163A.235) .

(b) “Designated drug-related misdemeanor” means:

(A) Unlawful possession of fentanyl under ORS 475.752 (Prohibited acts generally) (8)(a);

(B) Unlawful possession of methadone under ORS 475.824 (Unlawful possession of methadone) (2)(b);

(C) Unlawful possession of oxycodone under ORS 475.834 (Unlawful possession of oxycodone) (2)(b);

(D) Unlawful possession of heroin under ORS 475.854 (Unlawful possession of heroin) (2)(b);

(E) Unlawful possession of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine under ORS 475.874 (Unlawful possession of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine) (2)(b);

(F) Unlawful possession of cocaine under ORS 475.884 (Unlawful possession of cocaine) (2)(b); or

(G) Unlawful possession of methamphetamine under ORS 475.894 (Unlawful possession of methamphetamine) (2)(b).

(c) “Designated person misdemeanor” means:

(A) Assault in the fourth degree constituting domestic violence if the judgment document is as described in ORS 163.160 (Assault in the fourth degree) (4);

(B) Menacing constituting domestic violence if the judgment document is as described in ORS 163.190 (Menacing) (3); or

(C) Sexual abuse in the third degree under ORS 163.415 (Sexual abuse in the third degree) . [1995 c.423 §9; 1997 c.313 §33; 1997 c.433 §9; 1999 c.156 §1; 1999 c.626 §21; amendments by 1999 c.626 §44 repealed by 2001 c.884 §1; 2005 c.567 §12; 2009 c.204 §9; 2009 c.713 §16; 2017 c.706 §17; 2021 c.2 §20; 2021 c.591 §§44,44a; 2023 c.413 §3]

Source: Section 423.478 — Duties of department and counties; authority of county supervisory authority , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors423.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.747 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.747
418.747 County teams for investigation
Status: in_force

(1) The district attorney in each county shall be responsible for developing county child abuse multidisciplinary teams to consist of but not be limited to law enforcement personnel, Department of Human Services child protective service workers, school officials, local health department personnel, county mental health department personnel who have experience with children and family mental health issues, child abuse intervention center workers, if available, and juvenile department representatives, as well as others specially trained in child abuse, child sexual abuse and rape of children investigation.

(2) The teams shall develop a written protocol for immediate investigation of and notification procedures for child abuse cases, including child sexual abuse, and for interviewing child abuse victims. Each team also shall develop written agreements signed by member agencies that are represented on the team that specify:

(a) The role of each agency;

(b) Procedures to be followed to assess risks to the child;

(c) Guidelines for timely communication between member agencies;

(d) Guidelines for completion of responsibilities by member agencies;

(e) That upon clear disclosure that the alleged child abuse occurred in a child care facility as defined in ORS 329A.250 (Definitions for ORS 329A.030, 329A.250 to 329A.450 and 329A.500) , immediate notification of parents or guardians of children attending the child care facility is required regarding any abuse allegation and pending investigation; and

(f) Criteria and procedures to be followed when removal of the child is necessary for the child’s safety.

(3) Each team member and the personnel conducting child abuse investigations and interviews of child abuse victims shall be trained in risk assessment, the dynamics of child abuse, child sexual abuse and rape of children, and forensic interviewing.

(4) All investigations of child abuse and interviews of child abuse victims shall be carried out by appropriate personnel using the protocols and procedures called for in this section. If trained personnel are not available in a timely fashion and, in the judgment of a law enforcement officer or child protective services worker, there is reasonable cause to believe a delay in investigation or interview of the child abuse victim could place the child in jeopardy of physical harm, the investigation may proceed without full participation of all personnel. This authority applies only for as long as reasonable danger to the child exists. A law enforcement officer or child protective services worker shall make a reasonable effort to find and provide a trained investigator or interviewer.

(5) To ensure the protection and safe placement of a child, the Department of Human Services may request that team members obtain criminal history information on any person who is part of the household where the department may place or has placed a child who is in the department’s custody. All information obtained by the team members and the department in the exercise of their duties is confidential and may be disclosed only when necessary to ensure the safe placement of a child.

(6) Each team shall classify, assess and review cases under investigation.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Each team shall develop and implement procedures for evaluating and reporting compliance of member agencies with the protocols and procedures required under this section. Each team shall submit to the administrator of the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program copies of the protocols and procedures required under this section and the results of the evaluation as requested.

(b) The administrator may:

(A) Consider the evaluation results when making eligibility determinations under ORS 418.746 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account) (3);

(B) If requested by the Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment, ask a team to revise the protocols and procedures being used by the team based on the evaluation results; or

(C) Ask a team to evaluate the team’s compliance with the protocols and procedures in a particular case.

(c) The information and records compiled under this subsection are exempt from ORS 192.311 (Definitions for ORS 192.311 to 192.478) to 192.478 (Exemption for Judicial Department) .

(8) Each team shall develop policies that provide for an independent review of investigation procedures of sensitive cases after completion of court actions on particular cases. The policies shall include independent citizen input. Parents of child abuse victims shall be notified of the review procedure.

(9) Each team shall designate at least one physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner who has been trained to conduct child abuse assessments, as defined in ORS 418.782 (Definitions for ORS 418.746 to 418.796) , and who is, or who may designate another physician, physician assistant or nurse practitioner who is, regularly available to conduct the medical assessment described in ORS 419B.023 (Duties of person conducting investigation under ORS 419B.020) .

(10) If photographs are taken pursuant to ORS 419B.028 (Photographing child during investigation) , and if the team meets to discuss the case, the photographs shall be made available to each member of the team at the first meeting regarding the child’s case following the taking of the photographs.

(11) No later than September 1, 2008, each team shall submit to the Department of Justice a written summary identifying the designated medical professional described in subsection (9) of this section. After that date, this information shall be included in each regular report to the Department of Justice.

(12) If, after reasonable effort, the team is not able to identify a designated medical professional described in subsection (9) of this section, the team shall develop a written plan outlining the necessary steps, recruitment and training needed to make such a medical professional available to the children of the county. The team shall also develop a written strategy to ensure that each child in the county who is a suspected victim of child abuse will receive a medical assessment in compliance with ORS 419B.023 (Duties of person conducting investigation under ORS 419B.020) . This strategy, and the estimated fiscal impact of any necessary recruitment and training, shall be submitted to the Department of Justice no later than September 1, 2008. This information shall be included in each regular report to the Department of Justice for each reporting period in which a team is not able to identify a designated medical professional described in subsection (9) of this section. [1989 c.998 §4; 1991 c.451 §1; 1993 c.622 §5; 1995 c.134 §1; 1997 c.703 §2; 2001 c.900 §121; 2003 c.354 §2; 2005 c.562 §6; 2007 c.674 §6; 2015 c.736 §63; 2017 c.356 §40; 2019 c.141 §17]

Note: See note under 418.746 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account) .

Source: Section 418.747 — County teams for investigation; duties; training; method of investigation; designated medical professional , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.371 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.371
419B.371 Community guardianship
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Community guardian” means a child-caring agency licensed, certified or otherwise authorized under ORS 418.205 (Definitions for ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.330, 418.470, 418.475, 418.950 to 418.970 and 418.992 to 418.998) to 418.327 (Licensing of private residential boarding schools) that is filing a motion for appointment as guardian of a ward under ORS 419B.366 (Guardianship) .

(b) “Community guardianship” means a guardianship granted under ORS 419B.366 (Guardianship) to a community guardian.

(2) The court may appoint a community guardian and establish a community guardianship of a ward under ORS 419B.366 (Guardianship) when, in addition to the requirements of ORS 419B.366 (Guardianship) :

(a) The ward is 16 years of age or older;

(b) The ward has spent three or more years in substitute care;

(c) The proposed community guardian has provided care or services to the ward under ORS 418.205 (Definitions for ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.330, 418.470, 418.475, 418.950 to 418.970 and 418.992 to 418.998) to 418.327 (Licensing of private residential boarding schools) in the 12 months immediately preceding the filing of the motion for community guardianship;

(d) Except for another planned permanent living arrangement, there is no other appropriate permanency plan for the ward under ORS 419B.476 (Conduct of hearing) (5);

(e) The proposed community guardianship would include planning and guidance for the ward’s transition to successful adulthood, including needs and goals related to crisis intervention, housing, physical and mental health, education, employment, community connections and supportive relationships;

(f) The ward gives informed consent to the establishment of the community guardianship; and

(g) The ward has access to court-appointed counsel under ORS 419B.195 (Appointment of counsel for child or ward) .

(3) Informed consent of the ward under subsection (2)(f) of this section shall include:

(a) The ward’s written consent to information provided in writing to the ward by the court, the Department of Human Services or the proposed community guardian about the consequences of establishment of a community guardianship, including any loss of benefits currently being received or that may prospectively be provided to the ward if another permanency plan were ordered; and

(b) The ward’s written acknowledgment that the ward cannot be placed in substitute care in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services after reaching 18 years of age. [2012 c.86 §1; 2015 c.254 §8; 2016 c.106 §48]

Note: 419B.371 (Community guardianship) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 419B or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 419B.371 — Community guardianship , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.880 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.880
414.880 Managed care organization assessment
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section and ORS 414.882 (Refund of managed care organization assessment) and 414.902 (Managed care organization assessment) :

(a) “Managed care organization” means:

(A) A coordinated care organization as defined in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) ; and

(B) A prepaid managed care health services organization as defined in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) .

(b) “Premium equivalent” means the payments made to the managed care organization by the Oregon Health Authority for providing health services under ORS chapter 414.

(2) No later than 45 days following the end of a calendar quarter, a managed care organization shall pay an assessment at a rate of two percent of the gross amount of premium equivalents received during that calendar quarter.

(3) The assessment shall be paid to the authority in a manner and form prescribed by the authority.

(4) Assessments received by the authority under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the Health System Fund established under section 2, chapter 538, Oregon Laws 2017.

(5) The assessment imposed under this section is in addition to and not in lieu of any tax, surcharge or other assessment imposed on a managed care organization. [2017 c.538 §9; 2019 c.2 §9]

Note: 414.880 (Managed care organization assessment) to 414.884 (Applicability of managed care organization assessment) and 414.902 (Managed care organization assessment) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 414 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 414.880 — Managed care organization assessment; rate , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.896 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.896
411.896 Annual report on program
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services shall submit an annual written report to the Legislative Assembly and the Governor containing a full and complete analysis of the JOBS Plus Program. The report shall include recommendations from the department and the JOBS Plus Advisory Board regarding appropriate revisions to the program. [1995 c.561 §16 and 1995 c.816 §31]

Source: Section 411.896 — Annual report on program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.091 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.091
411.091 Time for issuance of public assistance
Status: in_force

(1) For all recipients who are on the monthly reporting system, the Department of Human Services has 10 calendar days from the date the department receives a complete monthly report to credit the recipient’s electronic benefits transfer card for that month.

(2) If the department fails to credit the recipient’s electronic benefits transfer card in a timely manner pursuant to this section, the recipient may request that the recipient’s electronic benefits transfer card be immediately credited for the amount of assistance due to the recipient. The department shall pay the recipient a sum equal to one-tenth of the household’s monthly assistance grant if the department fails to credit the recipient’s electronic benefits transfer card:

(a) For a request made prior to noon on a business day, by the end of the day.

(b) For a request made after noon on a business day, by noon of the next business day.

(3) The payment of the sum described in subsection (2) of this section shall be treated as a resource and not counted as income by the department. [Formerly 411.975; 2015 c.70 §6]

Note: See note under 411.089 (Receipts for documents supplied by applicants for and recipients of public assistance or medical assistance) .

Source: Section 411.091 — Time for issuance of public assistance; effect of delay , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.878 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.878
419B.878 Judicial inquiry and finding regarding whether child is Indian child
Status: in_force

(1) When a court conducts a hearing, the court shall inquire and make a finding, subject to the procedures under ORS 419B.636 (Inquiry to determine whether child is Indian child) (4), regarding whether a child is an Indian child.

(2) If the court enters an order described in ORS 419B.636 (Inquiry to determine whether child is Indian child) (4)(b) directing that the child be treated as an Indian child, the court shall enter an order requiring the Department of Human Services to comply with the inquiry and notice provisions of ORS 419B.636 (Inquiry to determine whether child is Indian child) and 419B.639 (Notice to tribe in emergency proceeding) . [2001 c.622 §22; 2020 s.s.1 c.14 §40; 2021 c.398 §76]

Source: Section 419B.878 — Judicial inquiry and finding regarding whether child is Indian child , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.230 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.230
419C.230 Formal accountability agreements
Status: in_force

(1) A formal accountability agreement may be entered into when a youth has been referred to a county juvenile department, and a juvenile department counselor has probable cause to believe that the youth may be found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court for one or more acts specified in ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) .

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, unless authorized by the district attorney, a formal accountability agreement may not be entered into when the youth:

(a) Is alleged to have committed an act that if committed by an adult would constitute:

(A) A felony sex offense under ORS 163.355 (Rape in the third degree) , 163.365 (Rape in the second degree) , 163.375 (Rape in the first degree) , 163.385 (Sodomy in the third degree) , 163.395 (Sodomy in the second degree) , 163.405 (Sodomy in the first degree) , 163.408 (Unlawful sexual penetration in the second degree) , 163.411 (Unlawful sexual penetration in the first degree) , 163.425 (Sexual abuse in the second degree) or 163.427 (Sexual abuse in the first degree) ; or

(B) An offense involving the use or possession of a firearm, as defined in ORS 166.210 (Definitions) , or destructive device, as described in ORS 166.382 (Possession of destructive device prohibited) ; or

(b) Is being referred to the county juvenile department for a second or subsequent time for commission of an act that if committed by an adult would constitute a felony.

(3) The juvenile department must consult the victim before entering into a formal accountability agreement if:

(a) The victim has requested consultation in plea negotiations; and

(b) The formal accountability agreement involves an alleged act that if committed by an adult would constitute a violent felony.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The juvenile department may not require the youth or youth’s parent or guardian to pay any fee, cost or surcharge as a requirement of a formal accountability agreement.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, a youth or the youth’s parent or guardian may pay fees or costs associated with participating in a program under this section through public or private insurance or by private means. [1993 c.33 §189; 1995 c.422 §74; 1999 c.577 §8; 2007 c.609 §19; 2021 c.597 §20]

Source: Section 419C.230 — Formal accountability agreements; when appropriate; consultation with victim , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.130 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.130
419C.130 Youth or adjudicated youth may not be detained where adults are detained
Status: in_force

(1) A youth or adjudicated youth may not be detained at any time in a police station, jail, prison or other place where adults are detained, except as follows:

(a) A youth or adjudicated youth may be detained in a police station for up to five hours when necessary to obtain the youth or adjudicated youth’s name, age, residence and other identifying information.

(b) A youth waived under ORS 419C.349 (Grounds for waiving youth to adult court) or 419C.364 (Waiver of future cases) to the court handling criminal actions or to municipal court may be detained in a jail or other place where adults are detained if:

(A) The youth is at least 16 years of age; and

(B) The director of the county juvenile department and the sheriff, or other official responsible for the jail or other place, agree to detain the youth in a jail or other place where adults are detained.

(c) When detention is authorized by ORS 419C.453 (Detention) , an adjudicated youth may be detained in a jail or other place where adults are detained.

(2) A youth waived to the court handling criminal actions or to municipal court pursuant to a standing order of the juvenile court under ORS 419C.370 (Waiver of motor vehicle, boating, game, violation and property cases) , including a youth accused of nonpayment of fines, may not be detained in a jail or other place where adults are detained.

(3) As used in this section, “adult” does not include a person who is 18 years of age or older and is alleged to be, or has been found to be, within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) . [1993 c.33 §167; 1993 c.546 §115; 2003 c.442 §4; 2011 c.122 §2; 2021 c.489 §62]

Source: Section 419C.130 — Youth or adjudicated youth may not be detained where adults are detained; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.194 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.194
419B.194 Participation in extracurricular activities
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Extracurricular activities” means age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate activities as follows:

(A) Activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children or wards of the same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally appropriate for a child or ward, based on the development of cognitive, emotional, physical and behavioral capacities that are typical for an age or age group; and

(B) In the case of a specific child or ward, activities or items that are suitable for the child or ward based on the developmental stages attained by the child or ward with respect to the cognitive, emotional, physical and behavioral capacities of the child or ward.

(b) “Reasonable and prudent parent standard” means the standard, characterized by careful and sensible parental decisions that maintain the health, safety and best interests of a child or ward while encouraging the emotional and developmental growth of the child or ward, that a substitute care provider shall use when determining whether to allow a child or ward in substitute care to participate in extracurricular activities.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Department of Human Services shall, in accordance with rules adopted by the department, ensure that a substitute care provider for a child or ward in the care or custody of the department:

(A) Provides an opportunity for the child or ward to participate in at least one ongoing extracurricular activity based on availability and the interests of the child or ward; and

(B) Applies a reasonable and prudent parent standard when determining such participation.

(b) The department and the substitute care provider shall confer to determine the party that will be responsible for payment of any fee or charge related to a child’s or ward’s participation in an extracurricular activity under this section.

(3) Nothing in subsection (2) of this section shall be construed to prohibit a child or ward from participating, or a substitute care provider from allowing a child or ward to participate, in a summer camp or religious services. However, participation in a summer camp or religious services alone does not satisfy the requirements of subsection (2) of this section. [2015 c.472 §2]

Source: Section 419B.194 — Participation in extracurricular activities; reasonable and prudent parent standard; fees; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420a.032 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420a / Section 420a.032
420A.032 Revolving fund
Status: in_force

(1) Upon written request of the Oregon Youth Authority, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall establish a revolving fund by drawing warrants on amounts appropriated to the Oregon Youth Authority for operating expenses. The revolving fund shall be deposited with the State Treasurer, to be held in a special account against which the Oregon Youth Authority may draw checks.

(2) The revolving fund established under subsection (1) of this section may be used by the Oregon Youth Authority to pay expenses of youth authority operations when it is appropriate to make immediate payments for goods and services, including advance payments of travel expenses or emergency payroll draws.

(3) The revolving fund shall be reimbursed by funds drawn as authorized by law and charged against the appropriate fund or account. [1995 c.422 §12]

Source: Section 420A.032 — Revolving fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.979 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.979
418.979 Purpose
Status: in_force

(1) The purpose of the System of Care Advisory Council is to improve the effectiveness and efficacy of state and local systems of care that provide services to youth by providing a centralized and impartial forum for statewide policy development and planning.

(2) The primary duty of the council is to develop and maintain a state system of care policy and a comprehensive, long-range plan for a coordinated state system of care that encompasses public health, health systems, child welfare, education, juvenile justice and services and supports for mental and behavioral health and people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The plan must include, but need not be limited to, recommendations regarding:

(a) Capacity, utilization and types of state and local systems of care and services and supports;

(b) Implementation of in-home behavioral health services, crisis and transition services, therapeutic foster care, in-home family support services and the integration of those services with existing programs of residential services for individuals with behavioral health needs and intellectual developmental disabilities;

(c) Appropriate use of existing systems of care and services and supports;

(d) Whether additional services and supports are necessary to address gaps in coverage;

(e) Methods for assessing the effectiveness of systems of care and services and supports in reducing juvenile dependency or delinquency;

(f) Methods of reducing risk of future juvenile dependency or delinquency;

(g) The effective utilization of the local system of care governance structure;

(h) Guidelines for partner agency core values and guiding principles; and

(i) Guidelines that ensure cultural competence in the provision of services and supports by:

(A) Implementing uniform standards to allow local system of care teams to describe the culturally responsive 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 disabilities, cultural beliefs and 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) Other duties of the council are to:

(a) Conduct joint studies on any matter within the jurisdiction of the council by agreement with the Oregon Youth Authority, the Department of Human Services, the Oregon Health Authority, the Department of Education, coordinated care organizations and any other state agencies, boards or commissions;

(b) Provide oversight of the implementation of the services described in subsection (2)(b) of this section by the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon Youth Authority and the Department of Human Services and to provide periodic updates on the agencies’ implementation to the Legislative Assembly;

(c) Provide recommendations to the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority, the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Director of Human Services as necessary for the agencies to maintain and strengthen the systems of care;

(d) Make recommendations to the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority, the Deputy Superintendent of Public Instruction and the Director of Human Services to reduce barriers to implementation of systems of care;

(e) Continually monitor and update the Children’s System Data Dashboard described in ORS 418.981 (Children’s System Data Dashboard) , with a specific focus on the number of youth placed in hotels, out-of-state placements, emergency department boarding, congregate care facilities, shelter care or Oregon Youth Authority custody; and

(f) Award grants from funds appropriated by the Legislative Assembly to the council or from funds otherwise available from any other source, for the purpose of supporting local system of care governance and for carrying out the recommendations in the council’s plan developed under subsection (2) of this section.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) On or before January 1 of every fourth year, the council shall update its plan under subsection (2) of this section and submit the plan to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to youth, and to the Governor.

(b) On or before September 15 of each year, the council shall submit a report in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to youth, and to the Governor, describing how the council is meeting its goals and any remaining barriers to access to services and supports. The report may include recommendations for legislation, including recommendations for changes to the council structure, composition and operating processes.

(c) On or before December 31 of each odd-numbered year, the council, the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority shall submit a joint report in the manner described in ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to youth, describing moneys appropriated to or otherwise made available to the department, the authority or the council in the preceding biennium for the purpose of providing, or providing access to, the services and supports described in subsection (2)(b) of this section. The report must include an accounting of the expenditures made by the department, the authority and the council and of any moneys remaining unspent at the close of the biennium.

(5) The council may:

(a) Apply for and receive gifts and grants from any public or private source.

(b) Submit proposals for legislative measures at the time and in the manner prescribed in ORS 171.130 (Presession filing of proposed measures) and 171.133 (Approval of Governor required for state agency measure introduction) .

(c) Adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.

(6) The council shall submit an agency request budget at the time and in the manner prescribed under ORS 291.208 (Filing agency request budgets with department) .

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) All agencies of state government are directed to assist the council in the performance of the duties of the council and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, to furnish information and advice that the members of the council consider necessary to perform the duties of the council.

(b) At the council’s request, a participating state agency shall provide the council with the agency’s proposed budget form, prior to the agency’s submission of the form to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 291.208 (Filing agency request budgets with department) , for the council’s review. The council may make recommendations to the agency or, if appropriate, the department regarding the agency’s proposed expenditures for services and supports necessary to implement the council’s policy recommendations under this section.

(8) The council and participating state agencies shall, where applicable, enter into interagency agreements to:

(a) Provide staff and resources to assist the council in carrying out the council’s duties;

(b) Share computer systems and technologies, to the extent allowed by law;

(c) Collect and analyze data related to the state system of care and the performance of the council’s duties; or

(d) Investigate the effectiveness of the council’s proposals and recommendations under this section.

(9) Moneys that are appropriated to or otherwise made available to the council or the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of supporting the duties of the council may not be expended except as directed by the council. [2019 c.616 §3; 2021 c.670 §3; 2023 c.293 §2]

Note: See note under 418.976 (Definitions for ORS 418.976 to 418.981) .

Note: Section 3, chapter 293, Oregon Laws 2023, provides:

Sec. 3. The System of Care Advisory Council shall first update the plan described in ORS 418.979 (Purpose) (2) and submit the plan required under ORS 418.979 (Purpose) (4)(a) no later than January 1, 2026, and January 1 of every fourth year thereafter. [2023 c.293 §3]

Source: Section 418.979 — Purpose; duties; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.237 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.237
419B.237 Duration of appointment
Status: in_force

(1) The appointment of a guardian ad litem under ORS 419B.231 (Appointment) continues until:

(a) The court terminates the appointment;

(b) The juvenile court proceeding is dismissed; or

(c) The parent’s parental rights are terminated, unless the court continues the appointment.

(2) A party to the proceeding or the attorney for the parent for whom a guardian ad litem has been appointed may request removal of the guardian ad litem. The court:

(a) Shall remove the guardian ad litem if the court determines that the parent no longer lacks substantial capacity either to understand the nature and consequences of the proceeding or to give direction and assistance to the parent’s attorney on decisions the parent must make in the proceeding; or

(b) May remove the guardian ad litem on other grounds as the court determines appropriate.

(3) The Oregon Public Defense Commission shall compensate a guardian ad litem for duties the guardian ad litem performs in the proceeding from funds appropriated to the commission. [2005 c.450 §4; 2023 c.281 §65]

Source: Section 419B.237 — Duration of appointment; compensation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.036 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.036
418.036 Child welfare report
Status: in_force

On or before November 1 of each even-numbered year, the Department of Human Services shall develop and submit a report to the appropriate legislative interim committees dealing with child welfare matters. The report shall cover the prior 24-month period and shall include, but need not be limited to:

(1) The number of children in foster care;

(2) The number of children that have had more than one foster care placement;

(3) The number of placements for each child described in subsection (2) of this section;

(4) The percentage of foster children placed apart from siblings;

(5) The number of placement changes experienced by foster children;

(6) The number and percentage of children placed with relatives; and

(7) The department’s Status of Children in Oregon’s Child Protection System annual report. [2007 c.238 §1]

Note: 418.036 (Child welfare report) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 418 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 418.036 — Child welfare report , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 415.013 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 415 / Section 415.013
415.013 Powers and authority to enforce ORS 415.012 to 415.430 and 415.501
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall enforce the provisions of ORS 415.012 (Definitions for ORS 415.012 to 415.430) to 415.430 (Liability of member of CCO to pay provider for cost of care) and 415.501 (Procedures for review of material change transactions) and rules adopted pursuant to ORS 415.011 (Oregon Health Authority regulation of financial solvency of CCOs to align with regulation of domestic insurers) , 415.012 (Definitions for ORS 415.012 to 415.430) to 415.430 (Liability of member of CCO to pay provider for cost of care) and 415.501 (Procedures for review of material change transactions) for the public good.

(2) The authority has the powers and authority expressly conferred by or reasonably implied from the provisions of ORS 415.012 (Definitions for ORS 415.012 to 415.430) to 415.430 (Liability of member of CCO to pay provider for cost of care) and 415.501 (Procedures for review of material change transactions) and rules adopted pursuant to ORS 415.011 (Oregon Health Authority regulation of financial solvency of CCOs to align with regulation of domestic insurers) , 415.012 (Definitions for ORS 415.012 to 415.430) to 415.430 (Liability of member of CCO to pay provider for cost of care) and 415.501 (Procedures for review of material change transactions) .

(3) The authority may conduct examinations and investigations and require the production of books, records, accounts, papers, documents and computer and other recordings the authority considers necessary to administer and enforce ORS 415.012 (Definitions for ORS 415.012 to 415.430) to 415.430 (Liability of member of CCO to pay provider for cost of care) or 415.501 (Procedures for review of material change transactions) and any rules adopted pursuant to ORS 415.011 (Oregon Health Authority regulation of financial solvency of CCOs to align with regulation of domestic insurers) , 415.012 (Definitions for ORS 415.012 to 415.430) to 415.430 (Liability of member of CCO to pay provider for cost of care) or 415.501 (Procedures for review of material change transactions) . [2019 c.478 §3; 2021 c.615 §11]

Source: Section 415.013 — Powers and authority to enforce ORS 415.012 to 415.430 and 415.501 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors415.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 415.067 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 415 / Section 415.067
415.067 Other applicable privileges not waived by release of compliance self-evaluative audit document
Status: in_force

Nothing in ORS 415.061 (Definitions for 415.061 to 415.067) to 415.067 (Other applicable privileges not waived by release of compliance self-evaluative audit document) , or in the release of any compliance self-evaluative audit document under ORS 415.061 (Definitions for 415.061 to 415.067) to 415.067 (Other applicable privileges not waived by release of compliance self-evaluative audit document) , shall limit, waive or abrogate the scope or nature of any statutory or common law privilege or other limitation on admissibility of evidence including, but not limited to, the work product doctrine, the lawyer-client privilege under ORS 40.225 (Rule 503. Law practitioner-client privilege) or the subsequent remedial measures exclusion provided by ORS 40.185 (Rule 407. Subsequent remedial measures) . [2019 c.478 §22]

Source: Section 415.067 — Other applicable privileges not waived by release of compliance self-evaluative audit document , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors415.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.640 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.640
418.640 Supervision of foster homes
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Human Services shall adopt such rules, not inconsistent with ORS 418.625 (Definitions for ORS 418.625 to 418.645) to 418.645 (Appeal from decision of department) , as it deems necessary or advisable to protect the best interests of children in foster homes and to carry out the intent and purpose of ORS 418.625 (Definitions for ORS 418.625 to 418.645) to 418.645 (Appeal from decision of department) .

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The department shall:

(A) Provide training to assist the foster parent both in understanding the mental and emotional problems that occur in child victims of abuse and neglect, including sexual abuse and rape of a child, as defined in ORS 419B.005 (Definitions) , and in managing the behavior that may result from such problems; and

(B) Provide training to foster parents and prospective adoptive parents of a child in foster care regarding appropriate ethnic hair and skin care for children of African-American, Hispanic, Native American, Asian-American or multiracial descent.

(b) The training under this subsection shall be provided in accordance with rules adopted by the department.

(3) The Board on Public Safety Standards and Training shall develop a training program for law enforcement officers investigating child abuse cases and interviewing child abuse victims. The curriculum shall address the area of training and education necessary to facilitate the skills necessary to investigate reports of child abuse. The curriculum shall include, but not be limited to:

(a) Assessment of risk to child;

(b) Dynamics of child abuse; and

(c) Legally sound and age appropriate interview and investigatory techniques.

(4) The department or duly authorized representative shall visit every certified foster home from time to time and as often as appears necessary to determine that such foster home consistently maintains the standards fixed by the department and that proper care is being given to the children therein. [Formerly 419.408; 1971 c.401 §46; 1989 c.998 §1; 1993 c.622 §§4,4a; 2005 c.22 §291; 2011 c.692 §2]

Source: Section 418.640 — Supervision of foster homes; foster and adoptive parent training; rules; law enforcement officer training , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 415.281 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 415 / Section 415.281
415.281 Court order for rehabilitation or liquidation proceeding against CCO
Status: in_force

(1) Upon petition by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 415.280 (Petition for order for rehabilitation or liquidation of CCO) , the court may issue the requested order immediately, ex parte and without hearing. The court in its order shall specify the duration of the order. The duration of an order shall be a period sufficient to enable the authority to ascertain the condition of the coordinated care organization.

(2) On motion of the authority or the coordinated care organization against whom an order under this section is issued, or on the court’s own motion, the court may hold such hearings from time to time as the court determines are desirable, after such notice as it determines appropriate, and may extend, shorten or modify the terms of the order.

(3) The court may vacate an order issued under this section if the court determines that the authority has not commenced a rehabilitation or liquidation proceeding within a reasonable time.

(4) An order of the court directing a rehabilitation or liquidation proceeding vacates the order issued under this section.

(5) Entry of a seizure order under this section does not constitute an anticipatory breach of any contract of the coordinated care organization.

(6) At any time after a court issues an order under this section, the court may direct that notice of the order be given to a person if the court determines both of the following:

(a) That the person was not notified of the hearing on the order and did not appear at the hearing.

(b) That the interest of the person is or will be substantially affected by the order. [2019 c.478 §28]

Source: Section 415.281 — Court order for rehabilitation or liquidation proceeding against CCO , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors415.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.875 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.875
419B.875 Parties to proceedings
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Parties to proceedings in the juvenile court under ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) and 419B.500 (Termination of parental rights generally) are:

(A) The child or ward;

(B) The parents or guardian of the child or ward;

(C) A putative father of the child or ward who has demonstrated a direct and significant commitment to the child or ward by assuming, or attempting to assume, responsibilities normally associated with parenthood, including but not limited to:

(i) Residing with the child or ward;

(ii) Contributing to the financial support of the child or ward; or

(iii) Establishing psychological ties with the child or ward;

(D) The state;

(E) The juvenile department;

(F) A court appointed special advocate, if appointed;

(G) The Department of Human Services or other child-caring agency if the department has taken the child or ward into protective custody or if the department or agency has temporary custody of the child or ward; and

(H) If the child or ward is an Indian child:

(i) The Indian child’s tribe; and

(ii) The Indian child’s Indian custodian.

(b) An intervenor who is granted intervention under ORS 419B.116 (Intervention) is a party to a proceeding under ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) . An intervenor under this paragraph is not a party to a proceeding under ORS 419B.500 (Termination of parental rights generally) .

(c) If an Indian child is a member of or is eligible for membership in more than one tribe, the court may, in its discretion, permit a tribe, in addition to the Indian child’s tribe, to participate in a proceeding under this chapter involving the Indian child in an advisory capacity or as a party.

(2) The rights of the parties include, but are not limited to:

(a) The right to notice of the proceeding and copies of the petitions, answers, motions and other papers;

(b) The right to appear with counsel and, except for intervenors under subsection (1)(b) of this section, to have counsel appointed as otherwise provided by law;

(c) The right to call witnesses, cross-examine witnesses and participate in hearings;

(d) The right of appeal; and

(e) The right to request a hearing.

(3) A putative father who satisfies the criteria set out in subsection (1)(a)(C) of this section shall be treated as a parent, as that term is used in this chapter and ORS chapters 419A and 419C, until the court confirms his parentage or finds that he is not the legal or biological parent of the child or ward.

(4) If no appeal from the judgment or order is pending, a putative father whom a court of competent jurisdiction has found not to be the child or ward’s legal or biological parent or who has filed a petition for filiation that was dismissed is not a party under subsection (1) of this section.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A person granted rights of limited participation under ORS 419B.116 (Intervention) is not a party to a proceeding under ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) or 419B.500 (Termination of parental rights generally) but has only those rights specified in the order granting rights of limited participation.

(b) Persons moving for or granted rights of limited participation are not entitled to appointed counsel but may appear with retained counsel.

(6) If a foster parent, preadoptive parent or relative is currently providing care for a child or ward, the Department of Human Services shall give the foster parent, preadoptive parent or relative notice of a proceeding concerning the child or ward. A foster parent, preadoptive parent or relative providing care for a child or ward has the right to be heard at the proceeding. Except when allowed to intervene, the foster parent, preadoptive parent or relative providing care for the child or ward is not considered a party to the juvenile court proceeding solely because of notice and the right to be heard at the proceeding.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Department of Human Services shall make diligent efforts to identify and obtain contact information for the grandparents of a child or ward committed to the department’s custody. Except as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection, when the department knows the identity of and has contact information for a grandparent, the department shall give the grandparent notice of a hearing concerning the child or ward. Upon a showing of good cause, the court may relieve the department of its responsibility to provide notice under this paragraph.

(b) If a grandparent of a child or ward is present at a hearing concerning the child or ward, and the court informs the grandparent of the date and time of a future hearing, the department is not required to give notice of the future hearing to the grandparent.

(c) If a grandparent is present at a hearing concerning a child or ward, the court shall give the grandparent an opportunity to be heard.

(d) The court’s orders or judgments entered in proceedings under ORS 419B.185 (Evidentiary hearing) , 419B.310 (Conduct of hearings) , 419B.325 (Disposition required) , 419B.449 (Review hearing by court) , 419B.476 (Conduct of hearing) and 419B.500 (Termination of parental rights generally) must include findings of the court as to whether the grandparent had notice of the hearing, attended the hearing and had an opportunity to be heard.

(e) Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, a grandparent is not a party to the juvenile court proceeding unless the grandparent has been granted rights of intervention under ORS 419B.116 (Intervention) .

(f) As used in this subsection, “grandparent” means the legal parent of the child’s or ward’s legal parent, regardless of whether the parental rights of the child’s or ward’s legal parent have been terminated under ORS 419B.500 (Termination of parental rights generally) to 419B.524 (Effect of termination order) .

(8) Interpreters for parties and persons granted rights of limited participation shall be appointed in the manner specified by ORS 45.275 (Appointment of interpreter for non-English-speaking party, witness or victim) and 45.285 (Appointment of interpreter for party, witness or victim with disability) . [Formerly 419B.115; 2003 c.231 §§1,2; 2003 c.396 §§93a,94a; 2005 c.160 §4; 2005 c.450 §8; 2007 c.454 §11; 2007 c.611 §9; 2013 c.436 §1; 2015 c.216 §1; 2017 c.651 §44; 2020 s.s.1 c.14 §28; 2021 c.398 §13; 2023 c.267 §8]

Source: Section 419B.875 — Parties to proceedings; rights of limited participation; status of grandparents; interpreters , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.560 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.560
413.560 Moneys received credited to account in Oregon Health Authority Fund
Status: in_force

All moneys received by the Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters under ORS 413.550 (Definitions for ORS 413.550 to 413.559) to 413.560 (Moneys received credited to account in Oregon Health Authority Fund) shall be paid into the Oregon Health Authority Fund and credited to an account designated by the authority. Such moneys shall be used only for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of ORS 413.550 (Definitions for ORS 413.550 to 413.559) to 413.560 (Moneys received credited to account in Oregon Health Authority Fund) . [Formerly 409.625]

Note: See note under 413.550 (Definitions for ORS 413.550 to 413.559) .

Source: Section 413.560 — Moneys received credited to account in Oregon Health Authority Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.620 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.620
411.620 Recovery of public assistance or medical assistance obtained or disposed of unlawfully
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority may prosecute a civil suit or action against any person who has obtained, for personal benefit or for the benefit of any other person, any amount or type of public assistance or medical assistance, or has aided any other person to obtain public assistance or medical assistance, in violation of any provision of ORS 411.630 (Unlawfully obtaining public assistance or medical assistance) or in violation of ORS 411.640 (Overpayments of public assistance or medical assistance) . In such suit or action, the department or the authority may recover the amount or value of public assistance or medical assistance obtained in violation of ORS 411.630 (Unlawfully obtaining public assistance or medical assistance) or in violation of ORS 411.640 (Overpayments of public assistance or medical assistance) , with interest, together with costs and disbursements incurred in recovering the public assistance or medical assistance.

(2) Except with respect to bona fide purchasers for value, the department, the authority, the conservator for the recipient or the personal representative of the estate of a deceased recipient may prosecute a civil suit or action to set aside the transfer, gift or other disposition of any money or property made in violation of any provisions of ORS 411.630 (Unlawfully obtaining public assistance or medical assistance) , 411.708 (Recovery of supplemental income program assistance from certain estates) and 416.350 (Recovery of medical assistance) and the department or the authority may recover out of such money or property, or otherwise, the amount or value of any public assistance or medical assistance obtained as a result of the violation, with interest, together with costs and disbursements incurred in recovering the public assistance or medical assistance. [Amended by 1963 c.499 §1; 1971 c.334 §2; 1973 c.661 §1; 1983 c.638 §1; 2001 c.900 §220; 2005 c.381 §24; 2009 c.595 §262; 2011 c.720 §115; 2013 c.688 §50]

Source: Section 411.620 — Recovery of public assistance or medical assistance obtained or disposed of unlawfully , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 410.050 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.050
410.050 General policy
Status: in_force

(1) The State of Oregon finds:

(a) That the needs of the elderly population can be best served and planned for at the local community level;

(b) That a longer life expectancy and a growing elderly population demands services be provided in a coordinated manner and a single local agency system for such services be instituted;

(c) That local resources and volunteer help will augment state funds and needed personnel;

(d) That local flexibility in providing services should be encouraged; and

(e) That a single state agency should regulate and provide leadership to ensure that the elderly citizens of Oregon will receive the necessary care and services at the least cost and in the least confining situation.

(2) The State of Oregon further finds that within budgetary constraints, it is appropriate that savings in nursing home services allocations within a planning and service area be reallocated to alternative care services under Title XIX and Oregon Project Independence in that area. [1981 c.784 §2; 1993 c.116 §3; 2005 c.22 §272]

Source: Section 410.050 — General policy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors410.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.297 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.297
421.297 Powers of Governor
Status: in_force

The Governor is authorized and directed to do all things necessary or incidental to the carrying out of the compact in every particular and the Governor may in the discretion of the Governor delegate this authority to the Director of the Department of Corrections. [1991 c.302 §3]

Source: Section 421.297 — Powers of Governor; delegation of authority , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.668 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.668
414.668 Access to doula services
Status: in_force

A coordinated care organization shall make information about how to access doula services available on a website operated by or on behalf of the coordinated care organization and shall provide the information in print whenever a printed explanation of benefits is available. [2017 c.281 §4]

Source: Section 414.668 — Access to doula services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420.054 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420 / Section 420.054
420.054 Authorization for medical and other remedial care and treatment of person in physical custody of youth authority
Status: in_force

The Oregon Youth Authority may authorize ordinary medical, dental, psychiatric, psychological, hygienic or other remedial care and treatment for a person under 18 years of age who is placed in the physical custody of the youth authority under ORS 137.124 (Commitment of defendant to Department of Corrections or county) and, in an emergency in which the safety of the person appears urgently to require it, may authorize surgery or other extraordinary care. [2001 c.195 §3]

Source: Section 420.054 — Authorization for medical and other remedial care and treatment of person in physical custody of youth authority , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420a.035 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420a / Section 420a.035
420A.035 Authorization to deposit money belonging to adjudicated youths and youth in authority custody in trust account
Status: in_force

The Oregon Youth Authority may deposit money belonging to adjudicated youths or others in youth authority custody in a trust account in the State Treasury separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account, if any, shall accrue to the benefit of the account. [1995 c.422 §12a; 2013 c.229 §11; 2021 c.489 §141]

Source: Section 420A.035 — Authorization to deposit money belonging to adjudicated youths and youth in authority custody in trust account , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.575 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.575
419C.575 Court may order drug or alcohol treatment
Status: in_force

If the court finds that the parent’s or guardian’s addiction to or habitual use of alcohol, cannabis or controlled substances has significantly contributed to the circumstances bringing the adjudicated youth within the jurisdiction of the court, the court may conduct a special hearing to determine if the court should order the parent or guardian to participate in treatment. Notice of this hearing shall be by special petition and summons to be filed by the court and served upon the parent or guardian. The court shall appoint counsel to represent the parent or guardian at state expense. If, at this hearing, the court finds it is in the best interest of the adjudicated youth for the parent or guardian to be directly involved in treatment, the judge may order the parent or guardian to participate in treatment. The dispositional order shall be in writing and shall contain appropriate findings of fact and conclusions of law. The court may not impose any fees or costs for court-appointed counsel, evaluation or treatment ordered under this section. The judge shall state with particularity, both orally and in the written order of the disposition, the precise terms of the disposition. [1993 c.33 §255; 1993 c.546 §90; 1995 c.422 §87; 2003 c.396 §131; 2017 c.21 §57; 2021 c.489 §98; 2021 c.597 §29]

Source: Section 419C.575 — Court may order drug or alcohol treatment; hearing required; appointment of counsel for parent or guardian , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420a.111 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420a / Section 420a.111
420A.111 Levels of custody
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Oregon Youth Authority may authorize the transfer of an adjudicated youth from one level of custody to another.

(2) Before a transfer under subsection (1) of this section may take place, the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority shall review the record of the adjudicated youth and enter an order granting or denying the transfer.

(3) The adjudicated youth subject to a transfer order, or an order denying transfer, may request a hearing. The request must be in writing and submitted no later than 10 days after receipt of the order.

(4) In a hearing that would result in the transfer of an adjudicated youth to a less restrictive setting, the adjudicated youth has the burden of demonstrating that the transfer is warranted and consistent with ORS 419C.001 (Purposes of juvenile justice system in delinquency cases) .

(5) Different levels of custody in youth correction facilities reflect the differences between the level of security and direct supervision of the facilities. [1995 c.422 §§14,18; 2021 c.489 §146]

Source: Section 420A.111 — Levels of custody; transfer between levels; significance , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.400 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.400
411.400 Application for medical assistance
Status: in_force

(1) An application for any category of aid shall also constitute an application for medical assistance.

(2) The Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority shall accept an application for medical assistance and any required verification of eligibility from the applicant, an adult who is in the applicant’s household or family, an authorized representative of the applicant or, if the applicant is a minor or incapacitated, someone acting on behalf of the applicant:

(a) Over the Internet;

(b) By telephone;

(c) By mail;

(d) In person; and

(e) Through other commonly available electronic means.

(3) The department and the authority may require an applicant or person acting on behalf of an applicant to provide only the information necessary for the purpose of making an eligibility determination or for a purpose directly connected to the administration of medical assistance or the health insurance exchange.

(4) The department and the authority shall provide application and recertification assistance to individuals with disabilities, individuals with limited English proficiency, individuals facing physical or geographic barriers and individuals seeking help with the application for medical assistance or recertification of eligibility for medical assistance:

(a) Over the Internet;

(b) By telephone; and

(c) In person.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The department shall promptly transfer information received under this section to the authority as necessary for the determination of eligibility for the health insurance exchange, premium tax credits or cost-sharing reductions.

(b) The department shall promptly transfer information received under this section to the authority for individuals who are eligible for medical assistance because they qualify for public assistance. [Formerly 414.047; 2010 c.73 §3; 2011 c.720 §101; 2013 c.14 §3; 2013 c.688 §41; 2015 c.3 §41; 2021 c.569 §14]

Source: Section 411.400 — Application for medical assistance , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420a.100 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420a / Section 420a.100
420A.100 Authority to establish and operate
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Youth Authority may establish and operate youth correction facilities. If the youth authority establishes youth correction facilities, the youth authority shall site the facilities in accordance with applicable state and local laws.

(2) Youth correction facilities must be used for the confinement of adjudicated youths and others placed in the custody of the youth authority and for the development of those persons into productive members of society.

(3) Youth correction facilities shall make available tampons, sanitary pads, postpartum pads and panty liners at no cost to all persons confined in a youth correction facility for use in connection with vaginal discharge. Youth correction facilities shall maintain a sufficient supply, which shall be stored, dispensed and disposed of in a sanitary manner. The supply of products available shall include at least the following:

(a) Regular absorbent and super absorbent tampons;

(b) Regular absorbent and super absorbent sanitary pads;

(c) Postpartum pads; and

(d) Regular absorbent panty liners. [1995 c.422 §13; 2019 c.489 §5; 2021 c.489 §143]

Source: Section 420A.100 — Authority to establish and operate; provision of personal hygiene products , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.103 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.103
419C.103 Procedure when youth is not released
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, if a youth taken into custody is not released as provided in ORS 419C.100 (Release of youth taken into custody) and the juvenile court for the county has not established the alternative procedure authorized in subsection (5) of this section, the person taking the youth into custody shall, without unnecessary delay, do one of the following:

(a) Take the youth before the court or a person appointed by the court to effect disposition under ORS 419C.109 (Initial disposition of youth taken into custody) and 419C.136 (Temporary hold to develop release plan) .

(b) Take the youth to a place of detention or shelter care or a public or private agency designated by the court and as soon as possible thereafter notify the court that the youth has been taken into custody.

(2) If the person taking the youth into custody has probable cause to believe that the youth, while in or on a public building or court facility within the last 120 days, possessed a firearm or destructive device in violation of ORS 166.250 (Unlawful possession of firearms) , 166.370 (Possession of firearm or dangerous weapon in public building or court facility) or 166.382 (Possession of destructive device prohibited) , the person may not release the youth from custody and shall do one of the following without unnecessary delay:

(a) Take the youth before the court for a determination of initial disposition under ORS 419C.109 (Initial disposition of youth taken into custody) (3); or

(b) Notwithstanding ORS 419C.133 (Detention of youth under 12 years of age) , take the youth to a place of detention and, as soon as possible thereafter, notify the court and the juvenile department that the youth has been taken into custody and detained.

(3) Where a youth residing in some other county is taken into custody the youth may be:

(a) Released to the youth’s parent, guardian or other responsible person in this state as provided in ORS 419C.100 (Release of youth taken into custody) .

(b) Delivered to a peace officer or juvenile counselor in the county in which the youth resides, if such delivery can be made without unnecessary delay. In such event, the person to whom the youth is delivered shall assume custody of the youth and shall proceed as provided in this chapter.

(4) Where a youth is released or delivered as provided in subsection (3) of this section, the jurisdiction of the juvenile court of the county in which the youth resides shall attach from the time the youth is taken into custody.

(5) The juvenile court may establish, as an alternative to the provisions of subsection (1) of this section, that if a youth taken into custody is not released as provided in ORS 419C.100 (Release of youth taken into custody) , procedures shall be followed that comply with the following:

(a) The person taking the youth into custody may communicate, by telecommunications or otherwise, with the person appointed by the court to effect disposition under ORS 419C.109 (Initial disposition of youth taken into custody) .

(b) After interviewing the person taking the youth into custody and obtaining such other information as is considered necessary, the person appointed by the court under ORS 419C.109 (Initial disposition of youth taken into custody) to effect disposition may exercise the authority granted under that section and shall, in such case, direct that the person taking the youth into custody release the youth or deliver the youth in accordance with such direction.

(c) The person taking the youth into custody shall comply with the direction of the person appointed by the court to effect disposition. [1993 c.33 §165; 1993 c.546 §65; 1997 c.727 §7; 1999 c.577 §5; 1999 c.1095 §15]

Source: Section 419C.103 — Procedure when youth is not released; release decision when youth taken into custody resides in other county , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 409.120 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 409 / Section 409.120
409.120 Delegation of authority of director
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of Human Services may delegate to any of the officers and employees of the department the exercise or discharge in the director’s name of any power, duty or function of whatever character vested in or imposed upon the director by law. However, all such delegations of a continuing nature involving provision for services performed by the department may be exercised by an officer or employee of the department only when specifically designated in writing by the director to do so.

(2) The official act of any person acting in the director’s name and by the director’s authority pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be considered an official act of the director. [Formerly 184.773]

Source: Section 409.120 — Delegation of authority of director , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors409.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.127 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.127
419B.127 Transfer to court of county of child or ward’s residence
Status: in_force

(1) A court, on its own motion or on the motion of a party made at any time prior to disposition, shall transfer a proceeding to the court of the county where a child resides if the proceeding was initiated in a court of a county other than the county where the child resides.

(2) A court, on its own motion or on the motion of a party made at any time during the proceeding, may transfer a proceeding to the court of the county where a child or ward resides if:

(a) The residence of the child or ward changes during the proceeding; or

(b) The ward has been adjudicated to be within the jurisdiction of the court under ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) (1)(b) or (c) and other proceedings involving the ward are pending in the county of the ward’s residence.

(3) The clerk of a court transferring a proceeding under this section shall notify the court to which the proceeding is transferred. [1993 c.33 §57; 2003 c.396 §37; 2017 c.252 §17]

Source: Section 419B.127 — Transfer to court of county of child or ward’s residence , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.594 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.594
411.594 Petition for enforcement of subpoena issued under ORS 411.593
Status: in_force

(1) In case of the refusal of a witness to attend or testify or produce any papers required by such subpoena, the person designated by the subpoena as the person before whom the testimony is to be given or the papers produced, may petition the circuit court in and for the county in which the investigation or hearing is pending for an order directing the witness to attend and testify or produce the papers before the petitioner.

(2) The petition shall allege that due notice was given of the time and place for the attendance of the witness or the production of the papers, that the witness was subpoenaed in the manner prescribed and that the witness failed and refused to attend, to produce the papers required by the subpoena or to answer questions propounded to the witness in the course of the investigation or hearing. [Formerly 411.380]

Source: Section 411.594 — Petition for enforcement of subpoena issued under ORS 411.593 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.270 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.270
419C.270 Application of criminal procedure laws
Status: in_force

In all proceedings brought under ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) , the following rules of criminal procedure apply:

(1) ORS 133.402 (Recording of custodial interviews of juveniles) , 133.673 (Motions to suppress evidence) , 133.693 (Challenge to truth of evidence) and 133.703 (Identity of informants) ;

(2) ORS 135.455 (Notice prior to trial of intention to rely on alibi evidence) , 135.465 (Defect in accusatory instrument as affecting acquittal on merits) and 135.470 (Motion to dismiss accusatory instrument on grounds of former jeopardy) ;

(3) ORS 135.610 (Demurrer) , 135.630 (Grounds of demurrer) (3) to (6), 135.640 (When objections that are grounds for demurrer may be taken) and 135.670 (Allowance of demurrer) ;

(4) ORS 135.711 (Facts constituting crime or subcategory of crime required) , 135.713 (Necessity of stating presumptions of law and matters judicially noticed) , 135.715 (Effect of nonprejudicial defects in form of accusatory instrument) , 135.717 (Time of crime) , 135.720 (Place of crime in certain cases) , 135.725 (Person injured or intended to be injured) , 135.727 (Description of animal) , 135.730 (Judgments) , 135.733 (Defamation) , 135.735 (Forgery) , 135.737 (Perjury) , 135.740 (Construction of words and phrases used) and 135.743 (Fictitious or erroneous name) ;

(5) ORS 135.805 (Applicability) and 135.815 (Disclosure to defendant) (1)(a) to (e) and (g) and (3);

(6) ORS 135.825 (Other disclosure to defense) , 135.835 (Disclosure to the state) , 135.845 (Time of disclosure) and 135.855 (Material and information not subject to discovery) to 135.873 (Protective orders) ; and

(7) ORS 136.432 (Limitation on court’s authority to exclude relevant evidence) . [1993 c.546 §72; 1997 c.313 §31; 1999 c.304 §§7,8; 2007 c.581 §4; 2007 c.609 §21; 2013 c.525 §3; 2019 c.216 §4]

Source: Section 419C.270 — Application of criminal procedure laws , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.076 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.076
421.076 Telephone service provider contracts
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Corrections may enter into a contract with an inmate telephone services provider in which the provider provides inmate telephone services or other inmate communications systems at the provider’s cost and reimburses the department:

(a) For the department’s internal and external costs to oversee and manage the inmate telephone services or communications system; and

(b) To pay third party providers.

(2) The department may not enter into a contract with an inmate telephone services provider that authorizes the department to receive a fee or commission for telephone services provided to inmates other than the reimbursement described in subsection (1) of this section. [2019 c.335 §2]

Source: Section 421.076 — Telephone service provider contracts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 410.240 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.240
410.240 Operation of type A agencies
Status: in_force

On and after October 1, 1981, a type A area agency shall operate in the same manner as it operated with local administrative responsibility for Title III of the Older Americans Act and Oregon Project Independence before October 1, 1981. Nothing in ORS 409.010 (Department of Human Services) and 410.040 (Definitions for ORS 410.040 to 410.300, 410.320 and 410.619) to 410.300 (Transfer of state employees to type B agency) requires a type A area agency to become a type B area agency. [1981 c.784 §8; 2005 c.22 §276; 2011 c.720 §87]

Source: Section 410.240 — Operation of type A agencies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors410.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.231 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.231
413.231 Recruitment of primary care providers
Status: in_force

The Oregon Health Authority, through the Health Care Workforce Committee created pursuant to ORS 413.017 (Public Health Benefit Purchasers Committee, Health Care Workforce Committee, Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee and Behavioral Health Committee) , shall work with interested parties, which may include Travel Oregon, the State Workforce and Talent Development Board, medical schools, physician organizations, hospitals, county and city officials, local chambers of commerce, organizations that promote Oregon or local communities in Oregon, and organizations that recruit health care professionals, to develop a strategic plan for recruiting primary care providers to Oregon. The strategic plan must address:

(1) Best recruitment practices and existing recruitment programs;

(2) Development of materials and information promoting Oregon as a desirable place for primary care providers to live and work;

(3) Development of a pilot program to promote coordinated visiting and recruitment opportunities for primary care providers;

(4) Potential funding opportunities; and

(5) The best entities to implement the strategic plan. [2011 c.361 §1; 2017 c.185 §9; 2017 c.297 §23]

Note: 413.231 (Recruitment of primary care providers) , 413.246 (Information provided to retired physicians and health care providers) and 413.248 (Physician Visa Waiver Program) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 413 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 413.231 — Recruitment of primary care providers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.990 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.990
411.990 Penalties
Status: in_force

(1) Violation of ORS 411.320 (Disclosure and use of records limited to purposes connected to administration of public assistance programs) or 411.335 (Prohibited use of lists or names) is a Class C misdemeanor.

(2) Violation of any provision of ORS 411.630 (Unlawfully obtaining public assistance or medical assistance) or 411.840 (Unlawfully obtaining or disposing of supplemental nutrition assistance) is a Class C felony which may be reduced to a Class A misdemeanor in accordance with ORS 161.705 (Reduction of certain felonies to misdemeanors) .

(3) Violation of ORS 411.675 (Submitting wrongful claim for payment of public assistance or medical assistance) is a Class C felony.

(4) Criminal prosecution of violators of ORS 411.675 (Submitting wrongful claim for payment of public assistance or medical assistance) shall be commenced in accordance with ORS 131.125 (Time limitations) (8) and (9). [Subsection (2) of 1959 Replacement Part enacted as 1955 c.501 §3; subsection (3) of 1959 Replacement Part enacted as 1953 c.500 §10; part renumbered 416.990 (Penalties) ; 1963 c.599 §18; 1977 c.669 §2; 1981 c.713 §1; 1983 c.609 §5; 1989 c.831 §2; 1997 c.427 §2; 2011 c.597 §191; 2012 c.70 §3; 2015 c.417 §2]

Source: Section 411.990 — Penalties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 416.580 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 416 / Section 416.580
416.580 Payment in satisfaction of lien
Status: in_force

(1) After a notice of lien is filed in the manner provided in ORS 416.550 (Procedure to perfect lien) (2), any person or public body, agency or commission who makes any payment to the injured recipient, the heirs, personal representatives or assigns of the recipient, or their attorneys, under a judgment, settlement or compromise without previously having paid to the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority the amount of its lien, shall be liable to the State of Oregon, for the use and benefit of the department or the authority for a period of 180 days after the date of such payment for the amount of such payment to the extent that the lien attached thereto under ORS 416.540 (Lien of department and authority) .

(2) Any amount paid to the department or the authority in satisfaction of its lien shall be distributed by the department or the authority to the United States Government and the Public Welfare Account, as their interests may appear.

(3) If the recipient is a minor, no payments to the department or the authority in satisfaction of its lien and, except to the extent of the fees, costs and expenses specified in ORS 416.540 (Lien of department and authority) (2), no payments to the recipient under a judgment, settlement or compromise shall be made until a hearing has taken place and the court has issued its order under ORS 416.590 (Procedure when recipient is minor) . [Formerly 411.566; 1969 c.45 §3; 2001 c.600 §8; 2009 c.595 §352]

Source: Section 416.580 — Payment in satisfaction of lien , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors416.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 412.155 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 412 / Section 412.155
412.155 Additional monthly payments of elderly rental assistance
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services shall include in the payment made under ORS 412.001 (Definitions) to 412.155 (Additional monthly payments of elderly rental assistance) and 418.647 (Foster care payments) a monthly amount to be designated elderly rental assistance. The amount shall be determined by the department, subject to the total amount appropriated for that purpose by the Legislative Assembly. [Formerly 418.172]

Source: Section 412.155 — Additional monthly payments of elderly rental assistance , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors412.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420.505 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420 / Section 420.505
420.505 Application by adjudicated youth in youth correction facility for admission to hospital or facility
Status: in_force

(1) An adjudicated youth at a youth correction facility may apply for admission to a hospital or facility designated by the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority. The application may be made on behalf of the adjudicated youth by the parents or legal guardian of the adjudicated youth. However, the superintendent shall not be required to cause the examination of an adjudicated youth who applies under this section more often than once in six months.

(2) Within five working days after receipt of the application, the superintendent of the youth correction facility shall cause the adjudicated youth to be examined by one or more qualified persons at the facility and shall request the examination of the adjudicated youth by one or more qualified persons employed or designated by the department or the Oregon Health Authority. The examination conducted or authorized by the department or the Oregon Health Authority shall take place within five working days after receipt of the request from the superintendent. The examiners shall prepare separate reports and shall submit such reports to the superintendent. A copy of the reports shall be given to the applicant.

(3) If the superintendent finds that there is a probable cause to believe that the adjudicated youth has a mental illness and that it would be in the best interests of the adjudicated youth to be admitted to a hospital or facility designated by the department or the Oregon Health Authority, the superintendent shall notify the department or the Oregon Health Authority and shall order the adjudicated youth transferred pursuant to ORS 179.473 (Transfers between institutions) .

(4) No adjudicated youth at a youth correction facility voluntarily admitted to a hospital or facility designated by the department or the Oregon Health Authority shall be detained therein more than 72 hours after the adjudicated youth is of the age specified in ORS 420A.010 (Creation and duties) (5) setting the age limits for which the Oregon Youth Authority may retain legal and physical custody of the adjudicated youth and has given notice in writing of the desire of the adjudicated youth to be released. If the adjudicated youth is under the age specified in ORS 420A.010 (Creation and duties) (5) setting the age limits for which the Oregon Youth Authority may retain legal and physical custody of the adjudicated youth, the adjudicated youth may be returned to the youth correction facility after notice in writing has been given by the parent or legal guardian of the adjudicated youth, that such parent or guardian desires that the adjudicated youth be discharged from the hospital or facility designated by the department or the Oregon Health Authority. [1975 c.662 §4; 1977 c.601 §7; 1995 c.422 §112; 1997 c.433 §16; 2005 c.439 §3; 2007 c.70 §201; 2009 c.595 §375; 2021 c.489 §128]

Source: Section 420.505 — Application by adjudicated youth in youth correction facility for admission to hospital or facility; examination of applicant; limitation on involuntary retention at institution , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.939 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.939
418.939 Record for refugee child
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services shall maintain a record for each refugee child in its care containing:

(1) The name, age, former residence, legal status, health records, sex, race and accumulated length of time in foster care;

(2) The name, former residence, health history and character of each genetic parent;

(3) The date of reception, placing out and adoption of each child and the name, race, occupation and residence of the person with whom a child is placed;

(4) The date of the removal of any child to another home and the reason for removal;

(5) The date of termination of guardianship;

(6) The history of each child until the child reaches 18 years of age, is legally adopted or is discharged according to law; and

(7) Such other further demographic information as is required. [1985 c.358 §7]

Source: Section 418.939 — Record for refugee child; content , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.025 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.025
419C.025 Appearance by telephone or closed-circuit television
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, when a person is directed to appear before the court in a proceeding under this chapter, the person may appear by telephone or closed-circuit television as long as all parties having an interest in the proceeding have access to the telephone or television circuit used for the appearance and as long as the appearance is made publicly audible within the courtroom of the court under whose authority the hearing is held.

(2) A person may not appear before the court as provided in subsection (1) of this section if:

(a) The proceeding is a contested adjudication;

(b) The proceeding is a contested waiver hearing;

(c) The proceeding is a contested dispositional hearing;

(d) The person has been issued a summons under ORS 419C.306 (Effect of summons) (2); or

(e) The person who is the subject of the proceeding objects to appearance by telephone or closed-circuit television and the court finds that such appearance would be detrimental to the best interest of the person making the objection.

(3) A person who appears before the court under subsection (1) of this section shall be provided with the opportunity to consult privately with counsel during the proceeding. [2003 c.687 §11]

Source: Section 419C.025 — Appearance by telephone or closed-circuit television , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.810 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.810
417.810 Office of Children’s Advocate established
Status: in_force

(1) The Office of Children’s Advocate is established in the Department of Human Services. The office is under the supervision and control of the Children’s Advocate, who is responsible for the performance of the duties, functions and powers of the office. With the concurrence of the Governor, the Director of Human Services shall appoint the Children’s Advocate and may terminate the Children’s Advocate.

(2) Subject to available funds and the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 240, the Children’s Advocate may hire staff to carry out the duties, functions and powers of the office and shall prescribe their duties and fix their compensation.

(3) The Children’s Advocate shall be a person who has background and experience in:

(a) Law enforcement with particular emphasis on crimes involving child victims; or

(b) Social work with particular emphasis on child abuse. [1993 c.678 §8; 2003 c.591 §4]

Source: Section 417.810 — Office of Children’s Advocate established; appointment; staff , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 423.560 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 423 / Section 423.560
423.560 Local public safety coordinating council
Status: in_force

(1) The board of county commissioners of a county shall convene a local public safety coordinating council. The council shall include, but need not be limited to:

(a) A police chief selected by the police chiefs in the county;

(b) The sheriff of the county or, if two or more counties have joined together to provide community corrections services, a sheriff selected by the sheriffs in the counties;

(c) The district attorney of the county or, if two or more counties have joined together to provide community corrections services, a district attorney selected by the district attorneys of the counties;

(d) A state court judge, and a public defender or defense attorney, both appointed by the presiding judge of the judicial district in which the county is located;

(e) A director of community corrections, a county commissioner, a juvenile department director, a health director, a mental health director, a representative of community-based nonprofit organizations that provide services to victims of crime and at least one lay citizen, all appointed by the county commissioners;

(f) A city councilor or mayor and a city manager or other city representative, both selected by the cities in the county;

(g) A representative of the Oregon State Police, who is a nonvoting member of the council, selected by the Superintendent of State Police; and

(h) A representative of the Oregon Youth Authority, who is a nonvoting member of the council, selected by the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority.

(2) The boards of county commissioners of two or more counties may jointly convene a single, regional local public safety coordinating council by means of an intergovernmental agreement. Local officials may combine the council with existing local criminal justice advisory councils established under ORS 1.851 (Local criminal justice advisory councils) .

(3) The local public safety coordinating council shall, at a minimum:

(a) Develop and recommend to the county board of commissioners a plan for use of:

(A) State resources to serve the local offender population; and

(B) State and local resources to serve the needs of that part of the local offender population who are at least 15 years of age and less than 18 years of age, which plan must provide for coordination of community-wide services involving prevention, treatment, education, employment resources and intervention strategies; and

(b) Coordinate local criminal justice policy among affected criminal justice entities.

(4) Nonvoting members of a local public safety coordinating council may not be counted in determining whether a quorum exists.

(5) If a quorum is present at any meeting of the council, action may be taken by an affirmative vote of a majority of the quorum.

(6) The appointing authorities described in subsection (1) of this section shall fill a vacancy over which they have appointment authority within three months of a vacancy or as soon as possible. [1977 c.412 §12; 1995 c.423 §11; 1997 c.249 §136; 1997 c.698 §1; 2003 c.162 §1; 2007 c.682 §2; 2009 c.286 §1; 2017 c.225 §1]

Source: Section 423.560 — Local public safety coordinating council; duties , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors423.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.105 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.105
421.105 Enforcement of rules
Status: in_force

(1) The superintendent may enforce obedience to the rules for the government of the adults in custody in the institution under the supervision of the superintendent by appropriate punishment but neither the superintendent nor any other prison official or employee may strike or inflict physical violence except in self-defense, or inflict any cruel or unusual punishment.

(2) The person of an adult in custody sentenced to imprisonment in the Department of Corrections institution is under the protection of the law and the adult in custody shall not be injured except as authorized by law. [Amended by 1953 c.476 §5; 1969 c.502 §9; 1987 c.158 §75; 1987 c.320 §165; 2019 c.213 §65]

Source: Section 421.105 — Enforcement of rules; violence and injury to adults in custody prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419a.010 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419a / Section 419a.010
419A.010 Appointment of counselors and director
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Subject to paragraph (b) of this subsection, the governing body of any county, after consultation with the judges of the juvenile court in that county, shall appoint or designate one or more persons of good moral character as counselors of the juvenile department of the county, to serve at the pleasure of and at a salary designated by the governing body of the county.

(b) The governing bodies of two or more contiguous counties may, pursuant to an agreement between the counties concerned, and after consultation with the judges of the juvenile courts in those counties, jointly appoint one or more persons of good moral character as counselors of the juvenile departments of the counties, to serve at the pleasure of and at a salary designated by the governing bodies of the counties concerned.

(c) When more than one person is appointed under this subsection, the appointing authority may designate one as director of the juvenile department or departments and the others to serve as juvenile counselors or staff members.

(d) Additional qualifications for a person appointed director of a juvenile department of a county under this subsection may be established by the governing body of a county, subject to the approval of such qualifications by the judge of the juvenile court in that county.

(e) When the chairperson of the governing body of the county is also the judge of the juvenile court under ORS 5.020 (Juvenile court jurisdiction in certain counties) , only the judge shall make the decisions described in this subsection.

(2) The director shall be the administrator of the juvenile department or departments for the county or counties, including any juvenile detention facilities maintained by the county or by the counties jointly, and the supervisor of the staff of the juvenile department or departments and detention facilities, subject to the direction of the appointing authority.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of this section, if the county has entered into a written agreement under ORS 190.010 (Authority of local governments to make intergovernmental agreement) with any other unit or units of local government to coordinate juvenile detention facilities established under ORS 419A.010 (Appointment of counselors and director) to 419A.020 (County responsibility for expenses of juvenile department) and 419A.050 (Authority to acquire, equip and maintain detention and shelter facilities) to 419A.063 (Requirements for detention facilities) for the detention of youths or adjudicated youths pursuant to a judicial commitment or order, a juvenile director oversight committee may assume the duties and powers described in subsection (2) of this section and ORS 419A.012 (Duties of director or counselor) , 419A.014 (Reports by juvenile department) , 419A.015 (Reports to school administrators concerning adjudicated youths on probation) and 419A.016 (Powers of director or counselor) if the following requirements have been met:

(a) The agreement to coordinate juvenile detention facilities provides for the formation and operation of a juvenile director oversight committee;

(b) A juvenile director oversight committee consisting of the juvenile director of each county that has entered into the agreement has been formed; and

(c) Each juvenile director has an equal vote on the juvenile director oversight committee. [1993 c.33 §4; 1993 c.546 §3; 2009 c.580 §1; 2019 c.382 §2; 2021 c.489 §30]

Source: Section 419A.010 — Appointment of counselors and director; juvenile director oversight committee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.665 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.665
419B.665 Rules
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services and the Judicial Department may adopt rules to implement ORS 419B.600 (Policy on Indian child welfare) to 419B.654 (Placement preferences) . [2020 s.s.1 c.14 §65]

Note: See note under 419B.600 (Policy on Indian child welfare) .

Source: Section 419B.665 — Rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.284 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.284
421.284 Western Interstate Corrections Compact
Status: in_force

The Western Interstate Corrections Compact hereby is enacted into law and entered into on behalf of this state with all other states legally joining therein in a form substantially as follows:

The party states, desiring by common action to improve their institutional facilities and provide programs of sufficiently high quality for the confinement, treatment and rehabilitation of various types of offenders, declare that it is the policy of each of the party states to provide such facilities and programs on a basis of cooperation with one another, thereby serving the best interests of such offenders and of society. The purpose of this compact is to provide for the development and execution of such programs of cooperation for the confinement, treatment and rehabilitation of offenders.

As used in this compact, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

(a) “State” means a state of the United States or, subject to the limitation contained in Article VII, Guam.

(b) “Sending state” means a state party to this compact in which conviction was had.

(c) “Receiving state” means a state party to this compact to which an inmate is sent for confinement other than a state in which conviction was had.

(d) “Inmate” means a male or female offender who is under sentence to or confined in a prison or other correctional institution.

(e) “Institution” means any prison, reformatory or other correctional facility (including but not limited to a facility for persons with mental illness or intellectual disabilities) in which inmates may lawfully be confined.

(a) Each party state may make one or more contracts with any one or more of the other party states for the confinement of inmates on behalf of a sending state in institutions situated within receiving states. Any such contract shall provide for:

1. Its duration.

2. Payments to be made to the receiving state by the sending state for inmate maintenance, extraordinary medical and dental expenses, and any participation in or receipt by inmates of rehabilitative or correctional services, facilities, programs or treatment not reasonably included as part of normal maintenance.

3. Participation in programs of inmate employment, if any; the disposition or crediting of any payments received by inmates on account thereof; and the crediting of proceeds from or disposal of any products resulting therefrom.

4. Delivery and retaking of inmates.

5. Such other matters as may be necessary and appropriate to fix the obligations, responsibilities and rights of the sending and receiving states.

(b) Prior to the construction or completion of construction of any institution or addition thereto by a party state, any other party state or states may contract therewith for the enlargement of the planned capacity of the institution or addition thereto, or for the inclusion therein of particular equipment or structures, and for the reservation of a specific percentum of the capacity of the institution to be kept available for use by inmates of the sending state or states so contracting. Any sending state so contracting may, to the extent that monies are legally available therefor, pay to the receiving state, a reasonable sum as consideration for such enlargement of capacity, or provision of equipment or structures, and reservation of capacity. Such payment may be in a lump sum or in installments as provided in the contract.

(c) The terms and provisions of this compact shall be a part of any contract entered into by the authority of or pursuant thereto, and nothing in any such contract shall be inconsistent therewith.

(a) Whenever the duly constituted judicial or administrative authorities in a state party to this compact, and which has entered into a contract pursuant to Article III, shall decide that confinement in, or transfer of an inmate to, an institution within the territory of another party state is necessary in order to provide adequate quarters and care or desirable in order to provide an appropriate program of rehabilitation or treatment, said officials may direct that the confinement be within an institution within the territory of said other party state, the receiving state to act in that regard solely as agent for the sending state.

(b) The appropriate officials of any state party to this compact shall have access, at all reasonable times, to any institution in which it has a contractual right to confine inmates for the purpose of inspecting the facilities thereof and visiting such of its inmates as may be confined in the institution.

(c) Inmates confined in an institution pursuant to the terms of this compact shall at all times be subject to the jurisdiction of the sending state and may at any time be removed therefrom for transfer to a prison or other institution within the sending state, for transfer to another institution in which the sending state may have a contractual or other right to confine inmates, for release on probation or parole, for discharge, or for any other purpose permitted by the laws of the sending state; provided that the sending state shall continue to be obligated to such payments as may be required pursuant to the terms of any contract entered into under the terms of Article III.

(d) Each receiving state shall provide regular reports to each sending state on the inmates of that sending state in institutions pursuant to this compact including a conduct record of each inmate and certify said record to the official designated by the sending state, in order that each inmate may have the benefit of his or her record in determining and altering the disposition of said inmate in accordance with the law which may obtain in the sending state and in order that the same may be a source of information for the sending state.

(e) All inmates who may be confined in an institution pursuant to the provisions of this compact shall be treated in a reasonable and humane manner and shall be cared for and treated equally with such similar inmates of the receiving state as may be confined in the same institution. The fact of confinement in a receiving state shall not deprive any inmate so confined of any legal rights which said inmate would have had if confined in an appropriate institution of the sending state.

(f) Any hearing or hearings to which an inmate confined pursuant to this compact may be entitled by the laws of the sending state may be had before the appropriate authorities of the sending state, or of the receiving state if authorized by the sending state. The receiving state shall provide adequate facilities for such hearings as may be conducted by the appropriate officials of a sending state. In the event such hearing or hearings are had before officials of the receiving state, the governing law shall be that of the sending state and a record of the hearing or hearings as prescribed by the sending state shall be made. Said record together with any recommendations of the hearing officials shall be transmitted forthwith to the official or officials before whom the hearing would have been had if it had taken place in the sending state. In any and all proceedings had pursuant to the provisions of this subdivision, the officials of the receiving state shall act solely as agents of the sending state and no final determination shall be made in any matter except by the appropriate officials of the sending state. Costs of records made pursuant to this subdivision shall be borne by the sending state.

(g) Any inmate confined pursuant to this compact shall be released within the territory of the sending state unless the inmate, and the sending and receiving states, shall agree upon release in some other place. The sending state shall bear the cost of such return to its territory.

(h) Any inmate confined pursuant to the terms of this compact shall have any and all rights to participate in and derive any benefits or incur or be relieved of any obligations or have such obligations modified or the status of the inmate changed on account of any action or proceeding in which the inmate could have participated if confined in any appropriate institution of the sending state located within such state.

(i) The parent, guardian, trustee, or other person or persons entitled under the laws of the sending state to act for, advise, or otherwise function with respect to any inmate shall not be deprived of or restricted in the exercise of any power in respect of any inmate confined pursuant to the terms of this compact.

ACTS NOT REVIEWABLE IN RECEIVING STATE: EXTRADITION

(a) Any decision of the sending state in respect of any matter over which it retains jurisdiction pursuant to this compact shall be conclusive upon and not reviewable within the receiving state, but if at the time the sending state seeks to remove an inmate from an institution in the receiving state there is pending against the inmate within such state any criminal charge or if the inmate is suspected of having committed within such state a criminal offense, the inmate shall not be returned without the consent of the receiving state until discharged from prosecution or other form of proceeding, imprisonment or detention for such offense. The duly accredited officers of the sending state shall be permitted to transport inmates pursuant to this compact through any and all states party to this compact without interference.

(b) An inmate who escapes from an institution in which the inmate is confined pursuant to this compact shall be deemed a fugitive from the sending state and from the state in which the institution is situated. In the case of an escape to a jurisdiction other than the sending or receiving state, the responsibility for institution of extradition proceedings shall be that of the sending state, but nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent or affect the activities of officers and agencies of any jurisdiction directed toward the apprehension and return of an escapee.

Any state party to this compact may accept federal aid for use in connection with any institution or program, the use of which is or may be affected by this compact or any contract pursuant hereto and any inmate in a receiving state pursuant to this compact may participate in any such federally aided program or activity for which the sending and receiving states have made contractual provision provided that if such program or activity is not part of the customary correctional regimen the express consent of the appropriate official of the sending state shall be required therefor.

This compact shall enter into force and become effective and binding upon the state so acting when it has been enacted into law by any two contiguous states from among the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. For the purposes of this article, Alaska and Hawaii shall be deemed contiguous to each other; to any and all of the states of California, Oregon and Washington; and to Guam. Thereafter, this compact shall enter into force and become effective and binding as to any other of said states, or any other state contiguous to at least one party state upon similar action by such state. Guam may become party to this compact by taking action similar to that provided for joinder by any other eligible party state and upon the consent of Congress to such joinder. For the purposes of this article, Guam shall be deemed contiguous to Alaska, Hawaii, California, Oregon and Washington.

This compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon a party state until it shall have enacted a statute repealing the same and providing for the sending of formal written notice of withdrawal from the compact to the appropriate officials of all other party states. An actual withdrawal shall not take effect until two years after the notices provided in said statute have been sent. Such withdrawal shall not relieve the withdrawing state from its obligations assumed hereunder prior to the effective date of withdrawal. Before the effective date of withdrawal, a withdrawing state shall remove to its territory, at its own expense, such inmates as it may have confined pursuant to the provisions of this compact.

Nothing contained in this compact shall be construed to abrogate or impair any agreement or other arrangement which a party state may have with a nonparty state for the confinement, rehabilitation or treatment of inmates nor to repeal any other laws of a party state authorizing the making of cooperative institutional arrangements.

The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed and shall be severable. If any phrase, clause, sentence or provision of this compact is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any participating state or of the United States or the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of this compact and the applicability thereof to any government, agency, person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby. If this compact shall be held contrary to the constitution of any state participating therein, the compact shall remain in full force and effect as to the remaining states and in full force and effect as to the state affected as to all severable matters.

[1959 c.290 §3; 2005 c.22 §296; 2013 c.360 §65]

Source: Section 421.284 — Western Interstate Corrections Compact , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 409.010 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 409 / Section 409.010
409.010 Department of Human Services
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Human Services is created.

(2) The department is responsible for the delivery and administration of programs and services relating to:

(a) Children and families, including but not limited to child protective services, foster care, residential care for children and adoption services;

(b) Elderly persons and persons with disabilities, including but not limited to social, health and protective services and promotion of hiring of otherwise qualified persons who are certifiably disabled;

(c) Persons who, as a result of the person’s or the person’s family’s economic, social or health condition, require financial assistance or other social services;

(d) Developmental disabilities;

(e) Vocational rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities;

(f) Licensing and regulation of individuals, facilities, institutions and programs providing health and human services and long term care services delegated to the department by or in accordance with the provisions of state and federal law;

(g) Services provided in long term care facilities, home-based and community-based care settings and residential facilities to individuals with physical disabilities or developmental disabilities and to seniors who receive residential facility care; and

(h) All other human service programs and functions delegated to the department by or in accordance with the provisions of state and federal law.

(3) The department shall be the recipient of all federal funds paid or to be paid to the state to enable the state to provide the programs and services assigned to the department except for Medicaid funds that are granted to the Oregon Health Authority.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) All personnel of the department, including those engaged in the administration of vocational rehabilitation programs, public assistance programs, medical assistance programs and services to families or children in compliance with the federal Social Security laws, shall be subject to the merit system prescribed in the State Personnel Relations Law. For purposes of the State Personnel Relations Law, the department is the appointing authority of all employees in the department.

(b) The Director of Human Services, in conformity with the State Personnel Relations Law, may appoint and employ such personnel as may be necessary for the department, and may appoint and fix the compensation of all assistants and employees of the department.

(c) The director may authorize reimbursement of such expenses as are approved by the department and incurred by assistants and employees of the department, and by volunteers or other persons not employed by the department, in carrying out duties assigned or authorized by the department.

(5) The director may designate employees to be custodians of records within any of the organizational units of the department, and persons so designated shall have the duties and powers of custodians of public records as prescribed by law. Such designation shall be in writing and notice thereof shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, with the director and in the organizational unit to which the authorization applies. [Formerly 184.750; 1993 c.344 §1; 1999 c.421 §1; 2001 c.900 §5; 2007 c.70 §161; 2009 c.595 §240; 2011 c.720 §79; 2013 c.688 §29]

Source: Section 409.010 — Department of Human Services; duties; personnel , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors409.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.323 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.323
418.323 Qualified residential treatment program
Status: in_force

A program is a qualified residential treatment program if it:

(1) Provides residential care and treatment to a child who, based on an independent assessment described in ORS 418.324 (Independent assessment) , requires specialized, evidence-based, as defined by the Department of Human Services by rule, supports and services related to the effects of trauma or mental, emotional or behavioral health needs.

(2) Uses a trauma-informed treatment model that is designed to address the needs, including clinical needs as appropriate, of the child.

(3) Ensures that the staff at the facility includes licensed or registered nurses licensed under ORS chapter 678, or the equivalent statute in the state in which the facility is located, and other licensed clinical staff who:

(a) Are licensed or registered in good standing under the laws and regulations of the state in which the facility is located and provide care within their licensed scope of practice;

(b) Are on-site according to the treatment model identified in subsection (2) of this section; and

(c) Are available 24 hours per day and seven days per week.

(4) Facilitates the involvement of the child’s family, as defined in ORS 418.575 (Definitions for ORS 418.575 to 418.598) , in the child’s treatment program, to the extent appropriate and in the child’s best interests.

(5) Facilitates outreach to the child’s family, as defined in ORS 418.575 (Definitions for ORS 418.575 to 418.598) , documents how outreach is made and maintains contact information for any known biological relatives or fictive kin, as defined by the department by rule.

(6) Documents how the program integrates family into the child’s treatment process, including after discharge, and how sibling connections are maintained.

(7) Provides discharge planning and family-based after-care support for at least six months following the child’s discharge from the program.

(8) Is licensed and accredited in accordance with requirements adopted by the department by rule. The rules adopted by the department under this subsection must:

(a) Be consistent with federal licensure and accreditation requirements for qualified residential treatment programs;

(b) Require that the qualified residential treatment program maintain site-specific accreditation from a nationally recognized organization; and

(c) Require an in-person site inspection. [2020 s.s.1 c.19 §12b; 2021 c.338 §10; 2021 c.387 §4]

Source: Section 418.323 — Qualified residential treatment program; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 416.510 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 416 / Section 416.510
416.510 Definitions for ORS 416.510 to 416.610
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 416.510 (Definitions for ORS 416.510 to 416.610) to 416.610 (Action against recipient who fails to provide notice of claim) , unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Action” means an action, suit or proceeding.

(2) “Alternative payment methodology” has the meaning given that term in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) .

(3) “Applicant” means an applicant for assistance.

(4) “Assistance” means moneys paid by the Department of Human Services to persons directly and moneys paid by the Oregon Health Authority or by a prepaid managed care health services organization or a coordinated care organization for services provided under contract pursuant to ORS 414.591 (Coordinated care organization contracts) to others for the benefit of such persons.

(5) “Authority” means the Oregon Health Authority.

(6) “Claim” means a claim of a recipient of assistance for damages for personal injuries against any person or public body, agency or commission other than the State Accident Insurance Fund Corporation or Workers’ Compensation Board.

(7) “Compromise” means a compromise between a recipient and any person or public body, agency or commission against whom the recipient has a claim.

(8) “Coordinated care organization” means an organization that meets the criteria adopted by the authority under ORS 414.572 (Coordinated care organizations) .

(9) “Judgment” means a judgment in any action or proceeding brought by a recipient to enforce the claim of the recipient.

(10) “Prepaid managed care health services organization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) .

(11) “Recipient” means a recipient of assistance.

(12) “Settlement” means a settlement between a recipient and any person or public body, agency or commission against whom the recipient has a claim. [Formerly 411.552; 1969 c.203 §12; 2001 c.600 §1; 2009 c.595 §346; 2011 c.417 §6; 2011 c.602 §49; 2015 c.792 §8]

Source: Section 416.510 — Definitions for ORS 416.510 to 416.610 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors416.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.708 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.708
418.708 Child’s savings account
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that a child who is 12 years of age or older and who is in the custody of the Department of Human Services should be entitled to assistance from the department to establish a savings account at a financial institution as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act) for the following reasons:

(a) Access to such accounts prepares a child to become financially independent once the child is no longer in the custody, care or supervision of the department.

(b) It is an important life lesson for a child to learn to save moneys for the future.

(c) Providing children who are in the custody of the department with the opportunity to establish a savings account is an important step toward their fiscal maturity.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Department of Human Services shall, in accordance with rules adopted by the department, ensure that a child who is 12 years of age or older, of whom the department has had custody for a minimum of six consecutive months, is entitled to assistance from the department to establish a savings account at a financial institution as defined in ORS 706.008 (Additional definitions for Bank Act) .

(b) Nothing in this section authorizes the department to require that a financial institution establish an account for a child.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a child described in subsection (2) of this section may contract with a financial institution to establish a savings account for the purpose of depositing and saving moneys for the child’s sole use and benefit. The contract is binding upon the child and cannot be voided or disaffirmed by the child based upon the child’s age or status as a minor.

(4) The consent of the child’s parent, guardian or foster parent, or of any other person having legal custody of the child, is not necessary to contract to establish a savings account under this section. The parent, guardian, foster parent or other person having legal custody of the child is not liable under a contract by the child for a savings account unless the parent, guardian, foster parent or person having legal custody of the child is a party to the child’s contract.

(5) The parent, guardian, foster parent or other person having legal custody of the child is not entitled to be an account holder on a savings account established under this section, or to have access to information about or moneys in the account, without the written authorization of the child who established the account. The child’s signature on account documents that make the parent, guardian, foster parent or other person having legal custody of the child an account holder on the account or that grant the parent, guardian, foster parent or other person having legal custody of the child the right to have access to information about or moneys in the account, constitutes written authorization as required by this subsection.

(6) A financial institution that establishes a savings account for a child under this section is not liable to any person for establishing the account or for permitting the child to make deposits to or withdrawals from the account. The financial institution may rely on the child’s signature on account documents when permitting the child to make deposits to and withdrawals from the account or to receive account statements and information about the account. The financial institution is not required to ensure that moneys paid out of the account are properly applied.

(7) The Department of Human Services is entitled to monitor use of moneys in a child’s savings account established under this section when required to ensure continuation of receipt of state and federal benefits received by or on behalf of the child. The department shall adopt rules setting forth methods by which the department may monitor use of moneys in a child’s account for this purpose. [2015 c.471 §1]

Note: 418.708 (Child’s savings account) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 418 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 418.708 — Child’s savings account; establishment; capacity to contract; parental consent; liability of financial institution; monitoring of account , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.492 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.492
419C.492 Court’s authority to review placement
Status: in_force

Commitment of an adjudicated youth to the Oregon Youth Authority or the Department of Human Services does not terminate the court’s continuing jurisdiction to protect the rights of the adjudicated youth or the adjudicated youth’s parents or guardians. Notwithstanding ORS 419C.478 (Commitment to Oregon Youth Authority or Department of Human Services) (5), if upon review of a placement of an adjudicated youth made by the youth authority or the department, the court determines that the placement is so inappropriate as to violate the rights of the adjudicated youth or the adjudicated youth’s parents or guardians, the court may direct the youth authority or the department to place the adjudicated youth in a specific type of residential placement, but the actual planning and placement of the adjudicated youth shall be the responsibility of the youth authority or the department. Nothing in this section affects any contractual right of a private agency to refuse or terminate a placement. [1993 c.33 §243; 1995 c.422 §131; 2021 c.489 §86]

Source: Section 419C.492 — Court’s authority to review placement , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.816 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.816
411.816 Eligibility for and amount of assistance
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules conforming to federal laws and regulations required to be observed in maintaining the eligibility of this state to receive from the federal government, and to issue supplemental nutrition assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Rules adopted by the department pursuant to this section shall relate to and include, but shall not be limited to:

(1) The classifications of and requirements of eligibility for individuals and households to receive supplemental nutrition assistance under the program. The limitations upon the income and resources of individuals and households established as requirements of eligibility under this section shall not exceed the maximum limitations on income and resources allowable under federal laws, rules and regulations;

(2) The periods during which individuals and households shall be certified or recertified to be eligible to receive supplemental nutrition assistance under the program;

(3) The amount of supplemental nutrition assistance to be issued or allotted to recipients, with respect to any period, under the program;

(4) Periodic redetermination and review of the eligibility of recipients to receive supplemental nutrition assistance under the program;

(5) Cancellation of certifications issued for, and adjustment of the numbers of individuals in any household eligible to receive supplemental nutrition assistance issued to recipients under the program for any period in accordance with changes of circumstances in individual cases; and

(6) Procedures to review, on the basis of substantial hardship, request for such adjustments. [1963 c.599 §7 (enacted in lieu of 411.815); 1969 c.571 §1; 1989 c.942 §2; 1997 c.581 §11; 2009 c.599 §2]

Source: Section 411.816 — Eligibility for and amount of assistance; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.796 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.796
418.796 Authority of council to solicit and accept contributions
Status: in_force

The Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment may solicit and accept contributions of funds and assistance from the United States, its agencies or from other sources, public or private, and agree to conditions not inconsistent with the purposes of ORS 418.746 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account) to 418.796 (Authority of council to solicit and accept contributions) . All funds received are to aid in financing the functions of the advisory council and the purposes of ORS 418.746 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account) to 418.796 (Authority of council to solicit and accept contributions) and shall be deposited in the General Fund of the State Treasury to the credit of a separate account and are continuously appropriated to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program established by ORS 418.783 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program) for the purposes of ORS 418.746 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account) to 418.796 (Authority of council to solicit and accept contributions) . [1991 c.898 §10; 1993 c.33 §337; 1997 c.872 §39; 2001 c.624 §10; 2005 c.562 §17]

Note: See note under 418.746 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account) .

Source: Section 418.796 — Authority of council to solicit and accept contributions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.176 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.176
419C.176 Conditional release by court
Status: in_force

If the court finds that release of the youth on the youth’s own recognizance is unwarranted and if probable cause exists to believe that the youth may be detained under ORS 419A.063 (Requirements for detention facilities) , 419C.145 (Preadjudication detention) or 419C.453 (Detention) , the court may make a conditional release of the youth subject to such conditions as will protect the safety of the youth, the victim, other persons and the community and insure the youth’s appearance in court. [1993 c.33 §180; 2007 c.609 §18]

Source: Section 419C.176 — Conditional release by court , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.220 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.220
419C.220 Appointment of surrogate
Status: in_force

(1) Upon the request of any party, the court shall appoint a surrogate for a youth or adjudicated youth who is temporarily or permanently in the custody of, or committed to, a public or private agency through the action of the juvenile court if:

(a) The court finds that the youth or adjudicated youth may be eligible for special education programs because of a disabling condition as provided in ORS chapter 343;

(b) The youth or adjudicated youth does not already have a surrogate appointed by a school district or other educational agency; and

(c) The requesting party nominates a person who is willing to serve as the surrogate and who meets the requirements described in subsection (2) of this section.

(2) A surrogate appointed under this section:

(a) May not be an employee of the state educational agency, a school district or any other agency that is involved in the education or care of the youth or adjudicated youth;

(b) May not have a conflict of interest that would interfere with the surrogate representing the special education interests of the youth or adjudicated youth;

(c) Shall have knowledge and skills that ensure that the surrogate can adequately represent the youth or adjudicated youth in special education decisions; and

(d) May not be a person who is the youth’s or adjudicated youth’s parent, guardian or former guardian if:

(A) At any time while the youth or adjudicated youth was under the care, custody or control of the person, a court entered an order:

(i) Taking the youth or adjudicated youth into protective custody under ORS 419B.150 (When protective custody authorized) ; or

(ii) Committing the youth or adjudicated youth to the legal custody of the Department of Human Services for care, placement and supervision under ORS 419B.337 (Commitment to custody of Department of Human Services) ; and

(B) The court entered a subsequent order that:

(i) The youth or adjudicated youth should be permanently removed from the person’s home, or continued in substitute care, because it was not safe for the youth or adjudicated youth to be returned to the person’s home, and no subsequent order of the court was entered that permitted the youth or adjudicated youth to return to the person’s home before the youth’s or adjudicated youth’s wardship was terminated under ORS 419B.328 (Ward of the court) ; or

(ii) Terminated the person’s parental rights under ORS 419B.500 (Termination of parental rights generally) and 419B.502 (Termination upon finding of extreme conduct) to 419B.524 (Effect of termination order) . [1993 c.33 §187; 2003 c.396 §100; 2005 c.662 §15; 2011 c.194 §9; 2021 c.489 §63]

Source: Section 419C.220 — Appointment of surrogate , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.375 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.375
417.375 Development of family plan
Status: in_force

(1) If the Department of Human Services conducts a family decision-making meeting under ORS 417.365 (“Family decision-making meeting” defined for ORS 417.365 to 417.375) to 417.375 (Development of family plan) , the meeting shall result in the development of a written family plan that may include a primary permanent plan, concurrent permanent plan, placement recommendations and service recommendations. The family plan or service agreement shall also include:

(a) The expectations of the parents of the child and other family members;

(b) Services the department will provide;

(c) Timelines for implementation of the plan;

(d) The benefits of compliance with the plan;

(e) The consequences of noncompliance with the plan; and

(f) A schedule of subsequent meetings, if appropriate.

(2) Any family member participating in a family decision-making meeting shall sign a written acknowledgment of the content of the family plan developed at the family decision-making meeting and their attendance at the meeting.

(3) The department shall incorporate the family plan developed at the family decision-making meeting into the department’s service plan for the child to the extent that the family plan protects the child, builds on family strengths and is focused on achieving permanency for the child within a reasonable time.

(4) If the family plan is not incorporated in the department’s service plan for the child, the department shall document the reasons in the service plan.

(5) The department shall send a copy of the family plan to the family participants, including those family members who participated in writing pursuant to ORS 417.371 (Notice to family members of meeting) (3), no later than 21 days after the conclusion of the family decision-making meeting. [1997 c.799 §4; 2001 c.686 §18]

Source: Section 417.375 — Development of family plan; contents , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.240 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.240
417.240 Placement of children in institutions in other states
Status: in_force

Any court having jurisdiction pursuant to ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) or 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) to place children may place a child in an institution in another state pursuant to Article VI of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children and shall retain jurisdiction as provided in Article V thereof. [1975 c.482 §5; 1993 c.33 §324]

Source: Section 417.240 — Placement of children in institutions in other states , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.730 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.730
411.730 Application for general assistance
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services shall receive all applications for general assistance, and shall determine in accordance with its rules and regulations the eligibility for and the amount of the assistance which any person shall receive. [Amended by 1955 c.613 §2; 1969 c.68 §4; 1971 c.779 §24]

Source: Section 411.730 — Application for general assistance; determination of eligibility and amount of grant , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.248 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.248
413.248 Physician Visa Waiver Program
Status: repealed

(1) The Physician Visa Waiver Program is established in the Oregon Health Authority. The purpose of the program is to make recommendations to the United States Department of State for a waiver of the foreign country residency requirement on behalf of foreign physicians holding visas who seek employment in federally designated shortage areas.

(2) A foreign physician who has completed a residency in the United States may apply to the authority for a recommendation for a waiver of the foreign country residency requirement in order to obtain employment in a federally designated shortage area in the state. Applications shall be on the forms of and contain the information requested by the authority. Each application shall be accompanied by the application fee.

(3) The authority reserves the right to recommend or decline to recommend any request for a waiver.

(4) The authority shall adopt rules necessary to implement and administer the program, including but not limited to adopting an application fee not to exceed the cost of administering the program. [Formerly 409.745]

Note: See note under 413.231 (Recruitment of primary care providers) .

Note: Sections 2 and 6 (2), chapter 39, Oregon Laws 2022, provide:

Sec. 2. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall contract with nurses and behavioral health professionals to provide care in adult and child residential behavioral health treatment facilities, opioid treatment programs, withdrawal management programs and sobering centers in this state to address staffing shortages at such facilities caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

(2) The authority shall seek any necessary approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to secure federal financial participation in the costs of contracts described in subsection (1) of this section if funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency is unavailable. [2022 c.39 §2]

Sec. 6. (2) Section 2 of this 2022 Act is repealed on January 2, 2027. [2022 c.39 §6(2)]

Note: Sections 1 and 2, chapter 493, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:

Sec. 1. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall convene a work group to study the major barriers to workforce recruitment and retention in the publicly financed behavioral health system in this state. The work group must include:

(a) One nonmanagement peer mentor who is in active practice;

(b) One nonmanagement clinical social worker licensed under ORS 675.530 (License) who is in active practice;

(c) One nonmanagement certified alcohol and drug counselor who is in active practice;

(d) One nonmanagement qualified mental health associate who is in active practice;

(e) One nonmanagement qualified mental health professional who is in active practice;

(f) Two members who carry caseloads and supervise other employees who are working to achieve hours for certification or licensure as a behavioral health providers;

(g) Directors or the directors’ designees from:

(A) Four community mental health programs; and

(B) Four behavioral health providers that are not community mental health programs;

(h) One representative of an association of behavioral health provider employees;

(i) One representative of an association of behavioral health provider organizations;

(j) At least one representative or designee of a mental health consumer organization;

(k) At least one representative or designee of a substance use disorder consumer organization; and

(L) Two representatives of coordinated care organizations.

(2) The membership of the work group convened under subsection (1) of this section must include representatives of at least four providers of culturally specific services and, to the extent practicable, represent the geographic, racial, ethnic and gender diversity of this state.

(3) The work group shall develop recommendations to:

(a) Improve the recruitment of the behavioral health workforce;

(b) Improve the retention of the behavioral health workforce;

(c) Reduce administrative burdens on the behavioral health workforce;

(d) Increase the reimbursement paid to behavioral health providers and increase the pay for the behavioral health workforce;

(e) Reduce the workload of the behavioral health workforce, including caseload guidelines or ratios, and consider national and local studies of existing program staffing;

(f) Reduce burnout within the behavioral health workforce; and

(g) Diversify the behavioral health workforce.

(4) In developing the recommendations under subsection (3) of this section, the work group shall consider:

(a) The number and types of workers needed to meet the community’s demand for behavioral health treatment and services;

(b) The impact of the recommendations on:

(A) Consumers’ access to behavioral health services;

(B) Providers’ administrative burdens;

(C) The delivery of team-based care; and

(D) The ability to transition to value-based payment methodologies; and

(c) The resources needed to implement the recommendations.

(5) No later than January 15, 2025, the authority shall report to the interim subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means related to human services, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) , the work group’s initial recommendations for addressing behavioral health workforce challenges to inform the subcommittee on the authority’s budget for the biennium beginning July 1, 2025.

(6) No later than December 15, 2025, the authority shall submit a final report, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) , containing the work group’s final recommendations, including recommendations for legislative actions, if needed, to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health care and to the interim subcommittee of the Joint Committee on Ways and Means related to human services. [2023 c.493 §1]

Sec. 2. Section 1 of this 2023 Act is repealed on January 2, 2026. [2023 c.493 §2]

Source: Section 413.248 — Physician Visa Waiver Program; rules; fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.796 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.796
417.796 Early childhood education and development programs and services
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Early Learning and Care shall:

(a) Conduct a periodic statewide needs assessment concerning the quality and availability of early childhood education and development programs and services for children from birth to school age, including an assessment of the availability of high-quality prekindergarten services for low-income children in this state.

(b) Identify opportunities for, and barriers to, collaboration and coordination among federally funded and state-funded child care and early childhood education and development programs and services, including collaboration and coordination among state agencies responsible for administering those programs and services.

(c) Develop recommendations for increasing the overall participation of children in existing federal, state and local early childhood education and development programs and services, including outreach to underrepresented and special populations.

(d) Develop recommendations for establishing a unified data collection system for public early childhood education and development programs and services throughout this state.

(e) Develop recommendations regarding statewide professional development and career advancement plans for providers of early childhood education and development programs and services in this state.

(f) Assess the capacity and effectiveness of two-year and four-year public and private institutions of higher education in this state in supporting the development of early childhood educators, including the extent to which the institutions have articulation agreements, professional development and career advancement plans, and internships or other training opportunities that allow students to spend time with children enrolled in the federal Head Start program or another prekindergarten program. The assessment conducted under this paragraph must be conducted in coordination with appropriate higher education governance bodies.

(g) Make recommendations for improvements in state early learning standards and undertake efforts to develop high-quality comprehensive early learning standards when appropriate.

(2) The department shall hold public hearings and provide an opportunity for public comment in relation to the actions described in subsection (1) of this section.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The department shall submit an annual statewide strategic report addressing the activities described in subsection (1) of this section to the State Director of Head Start Collaboration, the Legislative Assembly and the Governor.

(b) Following submission of a statewide strategic report described in paragraph (a) of this subsection, the department may meet periodically to review the implementation of the recommendations in the report and to review any changes in state or local needs. [2012 c.37 §§7,8; 2015 c.774 §§32,62; 2019 c.395 §§8,9; 2021 c.631 §55]

Note: 417.796 (Early childhood education and development programs and services) and 417.798 (State Director of Head Start Collaboration) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 417 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 417.796 — Early childhood education and development programs and services; public hearings and comment; annual statewide strategic report , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.635 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.635
421.635 Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 421.635 (Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657) to 421.657 (Condemnation of property) :

(1) “Adversely affected” has the meaning used in ORS 183.480 (Judicial review of agency orders) . A person within sight or sound of the women’s correctional facility and intake center complex is presumed to be adversely affected by decisions or actions under ORS 421.635 (Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657) to 421.657 (Condemnation of property) .

(2) “Complex” means a women’s correctional facility and intake center, administration and other associated buildings, roads, sewer and water lines and other public services, and any other improvements made to the real property approved for siting under ORS 421.643 (Notice to Governor regarding proposed site) .

(3) “Public services” means off-site infrastructure to support the construction and operation of a complex. “Public services” includes but is not limited to electric and telecommunications services, sewer and water systems, fire and life safety services and road improvements.

(4) “State building code” has the meaning given that term in ORS 455.010 (Definitions for ORS chapter 455) . [1999 c.982 §2]

Source: Section 421.635 — Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.250 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.250
419C.250 Who may file petition
Status: in_force

(1) The state, acting through the district attorney, Attorney General or, when authorized by the district attorney, the juvenile department counselor, may file a petition alleging that a youth is within the jurisdiction of the court as provided in ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) .

(2) At any time after a petition is filed, the court may make an order providing for the temporary custody of the youth.

(3) The petition and all subsequent court documents in the proceeding shall be entitled, “In the Matter of________, a youth.” The petition shall be in writing and verified upon the information and belief of the petitioner. [1993 c.546 §70 (enacted in lieu of 1993 c.33 §195); 1995 c.422 §77; 1999 c.59 §120]

Source: Section 419C.250 — Who may file petition; form , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).