ORS § 413.600 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.600
413.600 Traditional Health Workers Commission
Status: in_force

(1) There is established within the Oregon Health Authority the Traditional Health Workers Commission.

(2) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall appoint the following 24 members to serve on the commission:

(a) Fourteen members, of which a majority must be appointed from nominees selected by the Oregon Community Health Workers Association, who represent traditional health workers, including at least one member to represent each of the following:

(A) Community health workers, as defined in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) ;

(B) Personal health navigators, as defined in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) ;

(C) Peer wellness specialists, as defined in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) ;

(D) Peer support specialists, as defined in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) ;

(E) Doulas;

(F) Family support specialists, as defined in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) ;

(G) Youth support specialists, as defined in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) ; and

(H) Tribal traditional health workers, as defined in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) ;

(b) One member who represents the Office of Community Colleges and Workforce Development;

(c) One member who is a nurse who represents the Oregon Nurses Association;

(d) One member who is a physician licensed in this state;

(e) One member selected from nominees provided by the Home Care Commission;

(f) One member who represents coordinated care organizations;

(g) One member who represents a labor organization;

(h) One member who supervises traditional health workers at a community-based organization, local health department, as defined in ORS 433.235 (Definitions for ORS 433.235 to 433.284) , or agency, as defined in ORS 183.310 (Definitions for chapter) ;

(i) One member who represents community-based organizations or agencies, as defined in ORS 183.310 (Definitions for chapter) , that provide for the training of traditional health workers;

(j) One member who represents a consumer of services provided by health workers who are not licensed by this state; and

(k) One member who represents providers of Indian health services that work with traditional health workers qualified under ORS 414.665 (Traditional health workers utilized by coordinated care organizations) , a federally recognized tribe or a tribal organization.

(3) In appointing members under subsection (2) of this section, the director shall consider whether the composition of the Traditional Health Workers Commission represents the geographic, ethnic, gender, racial, disability status, gender identity, sexual orientation and economic diversity of traditional health workers.

(4) The term of office of each member of the commission is three years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the director. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the director shall appoint a successor whose term begins on January 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the director shall make an appointment to become immediately effective for the unexpired term.

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

(6) Official action by the commission requires the approval of a majority of the members of the commission.

(7) The commission shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson.

(8) The commission shall meet at times and places specified by the call of the chairperson or of a majority of the members of the commission.

(9) The commission may adopt rules necessary for the operation of the commission.

(10) A member of the commission is entitled to compensation and expenses as provided in ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) . [2013 c.752 §2; 2015 c.366 §87; 2017 c.618 §1; 2019 c.123 §1; 2021 c.514 §1]

Note: 413.600 (Traditional Health Workers Commission) 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 413.600 — Traditional Health Workers Commission , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 423.100 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 423 / Section 423.100
423.100 Revolving fund
Status: in_force

(1) On written request of the Department of Corrections, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall establish a revolving fund of not to exceed $15,000, including unreimbursed advances, by drawing warrants on amounts appropriated to the Department of Corrections for operating expenses. The revolving fund shall be deposited with the State Treasurer, to be held in a special account against which the department may draw checks.

(2) The revolving fund established under subsection (1) of this section may be used by the department to pay for:

(a) Travel expenses for employees of the department and for any consultants or advisors for whom payment of travel expenses is authorized by law, or advances therefor;

(b) Purchases not exceeding $100 each, which may be required from time to time;

(c) Receipt or disbursement of federal funds available under federal law;

(d) Emergency expenses of indigent adults in custody released on any form of temporary release or transitional leave; or

(e) Settlement of legal claims against the department in cases where immediate payment is necessary or advisable.

(3) The revolving fund shall be reimbursed by warrants drawn by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services upon the verified claims of the department charged against the appropriate fund or account. [1973 c.818 §5; 1974 c.13 §6; 1987 c.320 §215; 1989 c.790 §64; 2019 c.213 §145]

Source: Section 423.100 — Revolving fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors423.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.995 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.995
418.995 Factors considered in imposing penalty
Status: repealed

In imposing a penalty pursuant to ORS 418.992 (Civil penalty) , the Director of Human Services shall consider the following factors:

(1) The past history of the child-caring agency incurring a penalty in taking all feasible steps or procedures necessary or appropriate to correct any violation.

(2) Any prior violations of statutes or rules pertaining to child-caring agencies.

(3) The economic and financial conditions of the child-caring agency incurring the penalty.

(4) The immediacy and extent to which the violation threatens or places at risk the health, safety and well-being of the children. [1983 c.510 §26; 2016 c.106 §33]

418.996 [1983 c.510 §27; 1989 c.706 §12; repealed by 1991 c.734 §122]

Source: Section 418.995 — Factors considered in imposing penalty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 423.410 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 423 / Section 423.410
423.410 Term
Status: in_force

The Corrections Ombudsman shall serve at the pleasure of the Governor for a term of four years. The Corrections Ombudsman may be reappointed for additional terms. [1977 c.378 §3]

Source: Section 423.410 — Term; reappointment , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors423.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420a.030 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420a / Section 420a.030
420A.030 Oregon Youth Authority Account
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Youth Authority Account is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury. Except for moneys otherwise designated by statute, all fees, assessments and other moneys received by the Oregon Youth Authority shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to the account. All moneys in the account are appropriated continuously and shall be used by the youth authority for purposes authorized by law.

(2) The youth authority shall keep a record of all moneys deposited in the account. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the sources from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity or program against which each withdrawal is charged.

(3) The Oregon Youth Authority is authorized to accept gifts, grants and donations from any source to carry out the duties imposed upon the youth authority. [1995 c.422 §§10,11]

Source: Section 420A.030 — Oregon Youth Authority Account , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.538 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.538
419C.538 Conditional release
Status: in_force

(1) When the juvenile panel of the Psychiatric Security Review Board orders a young person conditionally released under ORS 419C.532 (Hearings of juvenile panel of Psychiatric Security Review Board) (4), the juvenile panel may designate a qualified mental health or developmental disabilities treatment provider or state, county or local agency to supervise the young person on release subject to those conditions as the juvenile panel directs in the order for conditional release. Prior to the designation, the juvenile panel shall notify the qualified mental health or developmental disabilities treatment provider or agency to whom conditional release is contemplated and provide the qualified mental health or developmental disabilities treatment provider or agency an opportunity to be heard before the juvenile panel. After receiving an order entered under ORS 419C.532 (Hearings of juvenile panel of Psychiatric Security Review Board) (4), the qualified mental health or developmental disabilities treatment provider or agency designated shall assume supervision of the young person pursuant to the direction of the juvenile panel.

(2) Conditions of release contained in orders entered under ORS 419C.532 (Hearings of juvenile panel of Psychiatric Security Review Board) (4) may be modified from time to time and conditional release may be terminated by order of the juvenile panel as provided in ORS 419C.532 (Hearings of juvenile panel of Psychiatric Security Review Board) and 419C.542 (Hearings before juvenile panel of Psychiatric Security Review Board) .

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) As a condition of release, the juvenile panel may require the young person to report to any state, county or local mental health or developmental disabilities facility for evaluation. Whenever medical, psychiatric or psychological treatment is recommended, the juvenile panel may order the young person, as a condition of release, to cooperate with and accept the treatment of the facility.

(b) The facility to which the young person has been referred for evaluation shall perform the evaluation and submit a written report of its findings to the juvenile panel. If the facility finds that treatment of the young person is appropriate, the facility shall include its recommendations for treatment in the report to the juvenile panel.

(c) Whenever treatment is provided by the facility, the facility shall furnish reports to the juvenile panel on a regular basis concerning the progress of the young person.

(d) The facility shall comply with any other conditions of release prescribed by order of the juvenile panel.

(4) If at any time it appears to the juvenile panel or the chairperson of the juvenile panel that a young person has violated the terms of conditional release or that the mental health of the young person has changed, the juvenile panel or the chairperson of the juvenile panel may order the young person returned to a hospital or facility designated by the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority for evaluation and treatment. A written order of the juvenile panel, or the chairperson of the juvenile panel on behalf of the juvenile panel, is sufficient warrant for any peace officer to take the young person into custody and transport the young person accordingly. A peace officer shall execute the order, and the young person shall be returned as soon as practicable to a facility designated by the department or the authority. Within 20 days following the return of the young person to the facility designated by the department or the authority, the juvenile panel shall conduct a hearing. At a hearing required by this subsection, the state has the burden of proving the young person’s lack of fitness for conditional release.

(5) The community mental health program director, the community developmental disabilities program director, the director of the facility providing treatment for the young person on conditional release, a peace officer or a person responsible for the supervision of a young person on conditional release may take a young person into custody or request that the young person be taken into custody if there is reasonable cause to believe the young person presents a substantial danger to others and that the young person is in need of immediate custody, supervision and treatment. A young person taken into custody under this subsection must immediately be transported to a hospital or facility designated by the department or the authority. Within 20 days following the return of the young person to the facility designated by the department or the authority, the juvenile panel shall conduct a hearing. At a hearing required by this subsection, the state has the burden of proving the young person’s lack of fitness for conditional release.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A young person conditionally released under ORS 419C.532 (Hearings of juvenile panel of Psychiatric Security Review Board) (4) may apply to the juvenile panel for discharge from or modification of an order of conditional release on the ground that the young person no longer has a qualifying mental disorder or, if affected by a qualifying mental disorder other than a serious mental condition, no longer presents a substantial danger to others and no longer requires supervision or treatment services. Within 60 days after receiving an application under this paragraph, the juvenile panel shall conduct a hearing. At a hearing required by this paragraph, the young person has the burden of proving the young person’s fitness for discharge or modification of the order of conditional release. A young person may not apply for discharge or modification of conditional release more often than once every six months.

(b) Upon application by any qualified mental health or developmental disabilities treatment provider or state, county or local agency responsible for supervision or treatment services pursuant to an order of conditional release, the juvenile panel shall conduct a hearing to determine if the conditions of release should be continued, modified or terminated. The application must be accompanied by a report setting forth the facts supporting the application. At a hearing required by this paragraph, the state has the burden of proving the young person’s lack of fitness for discharge or modification of the order of conditional release. [2005 c.843 §16; 2007 c.889 §5; 2009 c.595 §373; 2017 c.634 §26]

Source: Section 419C.538 — Conditional release , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.190 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.190
421.190 Admissible evidence at disciplinary hearing
Status: in_force

Evidence may be received at disciplinary hearings even though inadmissible under rules of evidence applicable to court procedure and the department shall establish procedures to regulate and provide for the nature and extent of the proofs and evidence and the method of taking and furnishing the same in order to afford the adult in custody a reasonable opportunity for a fair hearing. [1973 c.621 §6; 1987 c.320 §179; 2019 c.213 §77]

Source: Section 421.190 — Admissible evidence at disciplinary hearing , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419a.057 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419a / Section 419a.057
419A.057 Payment of maintenance expenses
Status: in_force

(1) All expenses incurred in the maintenance of the facilities for detention and the personnel required for the facilities, except as otherwise provided in subsection (2) of this section, shall be paid upon order of the board of county commissioners or county court from county funds duly levied and collected in any manner provided by law. When joint detention facilities are maintained as provided in ORS 419A.050 (Authority to acquire, equip and maintain detention and shelter facilities) (2), each county shall pay its share of the costs and expenses of acquiring, equipping and maintaining the joint detention facilities, to be determined pursuant to an agreement between the counties. Counties may accept gifts or donations of property, including money, for the use of detention facilities to be expended and used as directed by the board of county commissioners.

(2) When a county operates a combined facility to provide both care and rehabilitation services, under ORS 420.855 (Definitions for ORS 420.855 to 420.885) to 420.885 (Audit and payment of claims) , and detention facilities, the county may also receive state support for the care and rehabilitation services as permitted by ORS 420.880 (Level of state support) .

(3) When a county operates a combined facility as described in subsection (2) of this section, only adjudicated youths may be admitted to the youth care center of the facility and only following court review of the admission. [1993 c.33 §11; 1993 c.546 §5; 2003 c.396 §12; 2005 c.159 §2; 2021 c.489 §40]

Source: Section 419A.057 — Payment of maintenance expenses; admission of adjudicated youths , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.853 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.853
414.853 Definitions
Status: repealed

As used in ORS 414.853 (Definitions) to 414.869 (Establishment of Hospital Quality Assurance Fund) and 414.900 (Hospital assessment) :

(1) “Charity care” means costs for providing inpatient or outpatient care services free of charge or at a reduced charge because of the indigence or lack of health insurance of the patient receiving the care services.

(2) “Contractual adjustments” means the difference between the amounts charged based on the hospital’s full established charges and the amount received or due from the payor.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Hospital” means a hospital licensed under ORS chapter 441.

(b) “Hospital” does not include:

(A) Special inpatient care facilities;

(B) Hospitals that provide only psychiatric care;

(C) Pediatric specialty hospitals providing care to children at no charge; and

(D) Public hospitals other than hospitals created by health districts under ORS 440.315 (Definitions for ORS 440.315 to 440.410) to 440.410 (Annual audit) .

(4) “Net revenue”:

(a) Means the total amount of charges for inpatient or outpatient care provided by the hospital to patients, less charity care, bad debts and contractual adjustments;

(b) Does not include revenue derived from sources other than inpatient or outpatient operations, including but not limited to interest and guest meals; and

(c) Does not include any revenue that is taken into account in computing a long term care facility assessment under ORS 409.800 (Definitions) to 409.816 (Assessments to be deposited to Long Term Care Quality Assurance Fund) and 409.900 (Civil penalties for failure to report) .

(5) “Type A hospital” has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.470 (Definitions for ORS 442.470 to 442.507) .

(6) “Type B hospital” has the meaning given that term in ORS 442.470 (Definitions for ORS 442.470 to 442.507) . [2003 c.736 §1; 2009 c.792 §34; 2017 c.538 §26]

Note: 414.853 (Definitions) is repealed January 2, 2031, and applies to net revenues earned by hospitals during the period specified in 414.871 (Applicability of hospital assessment) . See section 12, chapter 736, Oregon Laws 2003, as amended (note following 414.871 (Applicability of hospital assessment) ).

Note: 414.853 (Definitions) to 414.871 (Applicability of hospital assessment) and 414.900 (Hospital 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 414.853 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.558 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.558
413.558 Procedures for testing, qualifications and certification of health care interpreters
Status: in_force

(1) In consultation with the Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters, the Oregon Health Authority shall by rule establish procedures for testing, qualification and certification of health care interpreters for persons with limited English proficiency or for persons who communicate in signed language, including but not limited to:

(a) Minimum standards for qualification and certification as a health care interpreter, which may be modified as necessary, including:

(A) Oral or signed language skills in English and in the language for which health care interpreter qualification or certification is granted; and

(B) Formal education or training in interpretation, medical behavioral or oral health terminology, anatomy and physiology;

(b) Categories of expertise of health care interpreters based on the English and non-English skills, or interpreting skills, and the medical terminology skills of the person seeking qualification or certification;

(c) Procedures for receiving applications and for examining applicants for qualification or certification;

(d) The content and administration of required examinations;

(e) The requirements and procedures for reciprocity of qualification and certification for health care interpreters qualified or certified in another state or territory of the United States or by another certifying body in the United States; and

(f) Fees for application, examination, initial issuance, renewal and reciprocal acceptance of qualification or certification as a health care interpreter if deemed necessary by the authority.

(2) Any person seeking qualification or certification as a health care interpreter must submit an application to the authority. If the applicant meets the requirements for qualification or certification established by the authority under this section, the authority shall issue a letter of qualification or a certification to the health care interpreter. The authority shall notify a person of the authority’s determination on the person’s application no later than 60 days after the date the application is received by the authority.

(3) The authority shall work with other states, the federal government or professional organizations to develop educational and testing programs and procedures for the qualification and certification of health care interpreters.

(4) In addition to the requirements for qualification established under subsection (1) of this section, a person may be qualified as a health care interpreter only if the person:

(a) Is able to fluently interpret slang, idioms and specialized vocabulary in English and the slang, idioms or specialized vocabulary of the non-English language for which qualification is sought; and

(b) Has had at least 60 hours of health care interpreter training that includes anatomy and physiology and concepts of health care interpretation.

(5) A person may not use the title of “qualified health care interpreter” in this state, or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviation, sign or device tending to indicate that the person is a qualified health care interpreter, unless the person has met the requirements for qualification established under subsections (1) and (4) of this section and has been issued a valid letter of qualification by the authority.

(6) In addition to the requirements for certification established under subsection (1) of this section, a person may be certified as a health care interpreter only if:

(a) The person has met all the requirements established under subsection (4) of this section; and

(b) The person has passed written and oral examinations required by the authority in English, in a non-English language or signed language and in medical terminology.

(7) A person may not use the title of “certified health care interpreter” in this state, or any other title, designation, words, letters, abbreviation, sign or device tending to indicate that the person is a certified health care interpreter, unless the person has met the requirements for certification established under subsections (1) and (6) of this section and has been issued a valid certification by the authority.

(8) The authority shall:

(a) Provide health care interpreter training and continuing education in accordance with standards adopted by the Oregon Council on Health Care Interpreters under ORS 413.556 (Testing, qualification and certification standards for health care interpreters) to professionalize the health care interpreter workforce in this state. The training may be provided at no cost or, if not, must be affordable.

(b) Maintain a record of all health care interpreters who have completed an approved training program.

(c) Establish and maintain a central registry for all health care interpreters who are qualified or certified by the authority and establish a process for health care interpreters to biennially update their contact information and confirm their participation in the registry.

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

(9) The authority shall provide the notice described in ORS 183.335 (Notice) (1) to all certified and qualified health care interpreters listed on the registry prior to the adoption, amendment or repeal of any rule concerning qualified or certified health care interpreter services. [Formerly 409.623; 2015 c.318 §5; 2021 c.453 §11]

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

Source: Section 413.558 — Procedures for testing, qualifications and certification of health care interpreters; rules; fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.806 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.806
419B.806 Consolidation
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “consolidated” means that actions are heard before one judge of the circuit court to determine issues regarding a child or ward.

(2) In any action filed in the juvenile court in which the legal or physical custody of a child or ward is at issue and there is also a child custody, parenting time, visitation, restraining order, filiation or Family Abuse Prevention Act action involving the child or ward in a domestic relations, filiation or guardianship proceeding, the matters shall be consolidated. Actions must be consolidated under this subsection regardless of whether the actions to be consolidated were filed or initiated before or after the filing of the petition under ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) .

(3) Consolidation does not merge the procedural or substantive law of the individual actions. Parties to the individual consolidated actions do not have standing, solely by virtue of the consolidation, in every action subject to the order of consolidation. Parties must comply with provisions for intervention or participation in a particular action under the provisions of law applicable to that action.

(4) Upon entry of an order of consolidation, all pending issues pertaining to the actions subject to the order shall be heard together in juvenile court. The court shall hear the juvenile matters first unless the court finds that it is in the best interest of the child or ward to proceed otherwise.

(5) A judge shall make and modify orders and findings in actions subject to the order of consolidation upon the filing of proper motions and notice as provided by law applicable to the actions. Any findings, orders or modifications must be consistent with the juvenile court orders, and persons who were parties to the juvenile court action may not relitigate issues in consolidated actions.

(6) The judge shall set out separately from orders entered under this chapter or ORS chapter 419C any orders or judgments made in other actions subject to the consolidation order. The trial court administrator shall file the orders and judgments in the appropriate actions subject to the consolidation order. An order or judgment in an individual juvenile court action is final if it finally disposes of the rights and duties of the parties to that action, without reference to whether the order or judgment disposes of the rights and duties of the parties to another action with which the action has been consolidated.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) When the actions described in subsection (2) of this section exist in two or more circuit courts, the judges assigned to the actions shall confer to determine the appropriate court in which to consolidate and hear the actions. The judges shall confer not later than 10 judicial days after a court has received notice of the existence of an action in another circuit court.

(b) If the judges agree on the circuit court in which the actions should be consolidated, the judges shall take such action as is necessary to consolidate the actions in the circuit court.

(c) If the judges do not agree on the circuit court in which the actions should be consolidated, the actions must be consolidated in the court in which the juvenile action is filed or, if more than one juvenile action is pending, in the court in which the first juvenile action was filed.

(8) Nothing in this section requires the consolidation of any administrative proceeding under ORS 25.501 (Definitions for ORS 25.501 to 25.556) to 25.556 (Expeditious court hearings) or ORS chapter 25 with a juvenile court or other action. [Formerly 419B.260; 2003 c.396 §92; 2007 c.547 §12; 2019 c.13 §47]

Source: Section 419B.806 — Consolidation; when required; procedures , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.072 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.072
414.072 Prior authorization data and reports
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “coordinated care organization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) .

(2) The Oregon Health Authority shall compile and annually post to the authority’s website a report of the following information, in the aggregate, that was reported to the authority by coordinated care organizations regarding requests for prior authorization received by coordinated care organizations or risk-bearing entities acting for or in concert with coordinated care organizations:

(a) The number of requests received;

(b) The number of requests that were initially denied and the reasons for the denials, including, but not limited to, lack of medical necessity or incomplete requests; and

(c) The number of denials that were reversed on an appeal. [2021 c.154 §1]

Note: 414.072 (Prior authorization data and reports) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was 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 414.072 — Prior authorization data and reports , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.937 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.937
418.937 Placement decision
Status: in_force

When making any placement decision involving a refugee child under ORS 419B.150 (When protective custody authorized) , 419B.152 (Protective custody of runaway child) , 419C.080 (Custody) or 419C.088 (Custody by private person) , the Department of Human Services and the juvenile court shall consider that child’s culture and tradition. Unless shown to be inappropriate and inconsistent with the best interests of the child, the department and juvenile court shall place the child with the following in order of preference:

(1) Natural parents.

(2) Extended family members.

(3) Members of the same cultural heritage.

(4) Persons with knowledge and appreciation of the cultural heritage of the child. [1985 c.358 §3; 1993 c.33 §342; 2019 c.594 §4]

Source: Section 418.937 — Placement decision; order of preference for placement , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.021 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.021
419B.021 Degree requirements for persons conducting investigation or making determination regarding child
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person who conducts an investigation under ORS 419B.020 (Duty of department or law enforcement agency receiving report) , makes a determination that a child must be taken into protective custody under ORS 419B.150 (When protective custody authorized) or 419B.152 (Protective custody of runaway child) or makes a determination that a child should not be released to the child’s parent or other responsible person under ORS 419B.165 (Release of child taken into custody) (1)(b) must have:

(a) At least a bachelor’s degree in:

(A) Human services or a field related to human services; or

(B) A field other than one described in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, if the Department of Human Services determines by rule that the coursework completed by the person is equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in human services and that the person has sufficient training in providing human services; or

(b) An associate degree with additional training or additional certification in human services or a field related to human services, as determined by the department by rule.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section does not apply to a law enforcement official as defined in ORS 147.005 (Definitions) . [2011 c.431 §1; 2019 c.153 §1; 2019 c.594 §6a; 2019 c.631 §3]

Note: 419B.021 (Degree requirements for persons conducting investigation or making determination regarding child) 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.021 — Degree requirements for persons conducting investigation or making determination regarding child , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.010 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.010
418.010 Children not to be taken charge of when parents object
Status: in_force

Nothing in ORS 418.005 (Powers of department in connection with child welfare services) shall be construed as authorizing any state official, agent or representative, in carrying out any of the provisions of that section, to take charge of any child over the objection of either of the parents of such child or of the person standing in loco parentis to such child. [Formerly 419.004]

Source: Section 418.010 — Children not to be taken charge of when parents object , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.109 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.109
413.109 Acceptance and expenditures of funds received from private sources
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Health Authority may accept funds, money or other valuable things from relatives, corporations or interested persons or organizations for the care and support of needy persons and may expend the same for the care and support of the individual or individuals for whom the moneys were paid.

(2) The authority may accept from individuals, corporations and organizations contributions or gifts in cash or otherwise that shall be disbursed in the same manner as moneys appropriated for medical assistance purposes, unless the donor of a gift stipulates a different manner in which a gift must be expended. Moneys received under this section shall be deposited with the State Treasurer in an account separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the account shall be credited to the account. Moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the department for the purposes specified in this section. [2011 c.720 §45; 2013 c.688 §66]

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

Source: Section 413.109 — Acceptance and expenditures of funds received from private sources , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 409.750 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 409 / Section 409.750
409.750 State goal to eliminate or alleviate poverty
Status: in_force

The State of Oregon desires to assist and enable the poor to achieve maximum feasible economic self-sufficiency. It shall be a state goal to eliminate or alleviate the causes and conditions of poverty in Oregon. The state shall assist service providers, including community-based organizations, culturally specific or culturally responsive organizations as defined in ORS 456.005 (Definitions for ORS chapters 456 and 458) , nonprofits and community action agencies to stimulate a better focusing of all available local, state, federal and private resources upon the goal. [Formerly 184.801; 2021 c.448 §4]

Source: Section 409.750 — State goal to eliminate or alleviate poverty , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors409.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.653 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.653
421.653 Judicial review
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in ORS 421.647 (Review of decision relating to permits) and notwithstanding ORS 183.400 (Judicial determination of validity of rule) , 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) , 183.484 (Jurisdiction for review of orders other than contested cases) or 197.825 (Jurisdiction of board) or any other law, exclusive jurisdiction for review of the constitutionality of ORS 421.635 (Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657) to 421.651 (Prison Advisory Committee) and any decision relating to the siting of a women’s correctional facility and intake center complex under ORS 421.637 (When department required to propose site) , 421.641 (Hearings in region where proposed site located) , 421.643 (Notice to Governor regarding proposed site) , 421.645 (Issuing permits necessary for construction and operation of facility) (8), 421.649 (Provision of public services) and 421.651 (Prison Advisory Committee) and section 8 (2), chapter 982, Oregon Laws 1999, is conferred upon the Supreme Court.

(2) A person or local government adversely affected by ORS 421.635 (Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657) to 421.651 (Prison Advisory Committee) may institute a proceeding for review by filing with the Supreme Court a petition that meets the following requirements:

(a) The petition for review of the constitutionality of ORS 421.635 (Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657) to 421.657 (Condemnation of property) and section 8 (2), chapter 982, Oregon Laws 1999, must be filed within 21 days after August 20, 1999. The petition must include the following:

(A) A statement of the constitutional provision providing a basis for the challenge.

(B) A statement and supporting affidavit showing how the petitioner is adversely affected.

(b) A petition for review of a decision made under ORS 421.637 (When department required to propose site) , 421.641 (Hearings in region where proposed site located) , 421.643 (Notice to Governor regarding proposed site) , 421.645 (Issuing permits necessary for construction and operation of facility) (8), 421.649 (Provision of public services) and 421.651 (Prison Advisory Committee) and section 8 (2), chapter 982, Oregon Laws 1999, shall be filed within 21 days of issuance of the specific decision on which the petition is based.

(3) The petitioner shall serve a copy of the petition by registered or certified mail upon the Department of Corrections and the Attorney General.

(4) A petition filed under subsection (2)(b) of this section shall state the nature of the decision the petitioner desires reviewed and in what manner the decision below rejected the position raised by the petitioner.

(5) Within 30 days after service of the petition under subsection (2)(a) of this section, the department shall transmit to the Supreme Court, or a special master it designates, the original or a certified copy of the entire record and any findings that may have been made. The court shall not substitute its judgment for that of the Governor or the Director of the Department of Corrections as to any issue of fact or issue within executive branch discretion.

(6) If the petition is filed under subsection (2)(b) of this section, the record shall include only:

(a) The director’s final report prepared under ORS 421.641 (Hearings in region where proposed site located) .

(b) The conditions, if any, on the proposed site.

(c) The transcript of the hearing before the department. However, on motion of the director, the Supreme Court may limit the transcript to those matters in which the petitioner is interested as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section.

(d) Evidence submitted by the petitioner to the director, but on motion of any party to the judicial review, the Supreme Court may supplement the record with additional materials from the hearing before the director.

(7) Upon review, the Supreme Court may reverse or remand a decision made under ORS 421.637 (When department required to propose site) , 421.641 (Hearings in region where proposed site located) , 421.643 (Notice to Governor regarding proposed site) , 421.645 (Issuing permits necessary for construction and operation of facility) (8), 421.649 (Provision of public services) and 421.651 (Prison Advisory Committee) and section 8 (2), chapter 982, Oregon Laws 1999, if the Supreme Court finds the director, Department of Corrections or the Governor:

(a) Exceeded the statutory or constitutional authority of the decision maker; or

(b) Made a decision not supported by substantial evidence. For purposes of this subsection, “substantial evidence” means evidence that, taken in isolation, a reasonable mind could accept as adequate to support a conclusion. The substantiality of the evidence shall not be evaluated by considering the whole record.

(8) Proceedings for review under this section shall be given priority over all other matters before the Supreme Court. [1999 c.982 §12]

Source: Section 421.653 — Judicial review , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.027 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.027
419B.027 Notice of founded disposition
Status: repealed

Whenever an investigation conducted under ORS 419B.020 (Duty of department or law enforcement agency receiving report) results in a notice of founded disposition being delivered to the person identified as the perpetrator in the founded disposition, the notice must also be provided to the person’s attorney, if applicable. [2023 c.188 §1]

Note: 419B.027 (Notice of founded disposition) 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.

Note: Sections 8 and 12, chapter 581, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:

Sec. 8. Exception against substantiation of allegation of abuse by public education program personnel. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 419B.005 (Definitions) (1)(a)(K), at the conclusion of an investigation under ORS 419B.020 (Duty of department or law enforcement agency receiving report) , the Department of Human Services may not substantiate an allegation of abuse against personnel of a public education program who have not been trained to the standard established in ORS 339.300 (Training programs) but who impose a restraint on a student if:

(a) The restraint is imposed in response to an imminent risk of serious bodily injury of any person;

(b) The person imposing the restraint does not act with reckless disregard for student safety; and

(c) The restraint does not impose a significant risk of impeding the student’s breathing.

(2) Nothing in this section prohibits the department from finding that the public education program is responsible under section 2 of this 2023 Act [ 339.296 (Determination that public education program is responsible for abuse) ] for abuse arising from the untrained personnel’s inappropriate use of restraint.

(3) As used in this section, “public education program” and “restraint” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 339.285 (Definitions for ORS 339.285 to 339.303) . [2023 c.581 §8]

Sec. 12. Section 8 of this 2023 Act is repealed on June 30, 2028. [2023 c.581 §12]

Source: Section 419B.027 — Notice of founded disposition , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.166 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.166
413.166 Grants for data collection
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall develop and administer a grant program to provide funding for the purpose of supporting safe data collection by community health organizations and community-based groups with demonstrated experience serving tribal communities, communities of color, LGBTQ+ people, people with disabilities, people who speak primary languages other than English and other underserved populations. An entity described in this subsection that receives a grant under this section shall provide culturally responsive, trauma-informed trainings on the collection of the data described in ORS 413.164 (Collection and reporting of data by health care providers and insurers) (2).

(2) The authority shall adopt rules to carry out this section. [2021 c.549 §4]

Note: See note under 413.161 (Collection of data on race, ethnicity, language, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity) .

Source: Section 413.166 — Grants for data collection; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.044 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.044
418.044 Functions and duties of commission
Status: in_force

(1) The Governor’s Child Foster Care Advisory Commission shall advise the Governor, the Director of Human Services, the Director of the Oregon Health Authority and the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority, and make recommendations for legislation, regarding the foster care system in this state. In addition, the commission shall study and report to the Governor and the directors with respect to the following:

(a) Legal and policy issues pertaining to the foster care system in this state;

(b) Monitoring accountability in the foster care system by measuring outcomes, including but not limited to the following:

(A) Increasing the number of children committed to the custody of the Department of Human Services who are placed with family members, relatives or next of kin;

(B) Decreasing the number of placements in, and removals from, substitute care for individual children committed to the custody of the department;

(C) Decreasing the length of time children spend in substitute care;

(D) Decreasing incidences of abuse, neglect and maltreatment for children in substitute care;

(E) Increasing the number of children who receive permanent placements within 24 months of entering substitute care;

(F) Decreasing the number of children who, upon becoming ineligible for substitute care, have not achieved independent living status;

(G) Increasing the number of children who are placed with adoptive parents within 12 months of termination of the parental rights of a child’s biological parents;

(H) Reducing demographic disproportionality in substitute care;

(I) Increasing the number of families involved in the foster care system receiving services and assistance to make it possible for children in substitute care to safely return home; and

(J) Increasing the number of families involved in the foster care system having access to culturally relevant services;

(c) Necessary and recommended improvements to the internal operations of the department, including but not limited to the following:

(A) Monitoring, licensing and supervision of foster care providers;

(B) Caseload management;

(C) Procedures for investigation of abuses and deficiencies;

(D) Recruitment, training and retention of foster parents; and

(E) Quality assurance;

(d) Recommendations to improve and expand the availability of foster care and, where applicable, to provide alternatives to foster care for children who are in need of care and services;

(e) Promotion of responsible statewide advocacy for children in foster care; and

(f) Ongoing review of foster care providers in this state and the identification of barriers to the provision of quality care and services to children in the foster care system.

(2) In undertaking the commission’s responsibilities under subsection (1) of this section, the commission shall consider reports, findings and recommendations that have been or will be issued by legislative and agency task forces, work groups and committees that have undertaken study, review or oversight of the foster care system in this state.

(3) The commission may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section. [2016 c.76 §4; 2021 c.457 §4]

Note: See note under 418.041 (Governor’s Child Foster Care Advisory Commission) .

Source: Section 418.044 — Functions and duties of commission; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.945 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.945
418.945 Rules
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules necessary to implement ORS 418.925 (“Refugee child” defined) to 418.945 (Rules) . [1985 c.358 §10]

Source: Section 418.945 — Rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.205 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.205
419B.205 Appointment of counsel for parent or legal guardian
Status: in_force

(1) Counsel shall be appointed for the parent or legal guardian whenever the nature of the proceedings and due process so require, and when the parent or legal guardian has been determined by the court to be eligible to receive appointed counsel under the standard in ORS 135.050 (Eligibility for court-appointed counsel) or the policies, procedures, standards and guidelines adopted under ORS 151.216 (Commission duties) . In deciding whether to appoint counsel under this section, the court shall consider the following factors:

(a) The duration and degree of invasiveness of the interference with the parent-child relationship that possibly could result from the proceeding;

(b) The complexity of the issues and evidence;

(c) The nature of allegations and evidence contested by the parent or legal guardian; and

(d) The effect the facts found or the disposition in the proceeding may have on later proceedings or events, including but not limited to termination of parental rights or criminal proceedings.

(2) The court may not substitute one appointed counsel for another except pursuant to the policies, procedures, standards and guidelines adopted under ORS 151.216 (Commission duties) . [1993 c.33 §75; 2001 c.962 §46; 2003 c.449 §§11,47]

Source: Section 419B.205 — Appointment of counsel for parent or legal guardian , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.610 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.610
411.610 Indorsement by others of assistance checks or warrants payable to deceased recipient
Status: in_force

Any check or warrant issued by the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority to a recipient of public assistance or medical assistance who subsequently dies may be indorsed in the name of the deceased by the surviving spouse or a next of kin in the order described in ORS 293.490 (Payment upon death of person entitled to money from state if estate not in probate) (3); and payment may be made and the proceeds used without any of the restrictions enumerated in ORS 293.495 (Procedure for payment) (1). [Amended by 1957 c.120 §1; 1981 c.594 §9; 2011 c.720 §114; 2013 c.688 §49]

Source: Section 411.610 — Indorsement by others of assistance checks or warrants payable to deceased recipient; disposition of proceeds , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.456 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.456
419C.456 Detention after escape
Status: in_force

Pursuant to a hearing, the juvenile court may order an adjudicated youth 12 years of age or older placed in a detention facility for a specific period of time not to exceed eight days, in addition to time already spent in the facility, when the adjudicated youth has been found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court by reason of having escaped from a detention facility, after having been placed in the facility pursuant to the filing of a petition alleging that the youth has committed an act which would be a crime if committed by an adult or the offense described in ORS 419C.159 (Escape) . [1993 c.33 §232; 2003 c.396 §112; 2021 c.489 §74]

Source: Section 419C.456 — Detention after escape , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.520 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.520
419C.520 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 419C.411 (Disposition order) , 419C.522 (Qualifying mental disorder as affirmative defense) to 419C.527 (Procedure for state to obtain mental examination of youth) and 419C.529 (Finding of serious mental condition) to 419C.544 (Transfer of cases from juvenile panel to adult panel of Psychiatric Security Review Board) :

(1) “Conditional release” includes but is not limited to the monitoring of mental and physical health treatment.

(2) “Qualifying mental disorder” does not include an abnormality:

(a) Manifested only by repeated criminal or otherwise antisocial conduct;

(b) Constituting solely a personality disorder; or

(c) Constituting solely a conduct disorder.

(3) “Serious mental condition” means a condition that requires supervision and treatment services for the safety of others and is:

(a) A mental illness of major depression;

(b) A mental illness of bipolar disorder; or

(c) A mental illness of psychotic disorder. [2005 c.843 §3; 2007 c.889 §3; 2017 c.634 §22]

Source: Section 419C.520 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.280 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.280
419C.280 Consolidation
Status: in_force

Juvenile court hearings shall be held at a special session of the court for that purpose and each case shall be heard separately, except that two or more cases may be heard together in the following instances:

(1) Cases involving violations of motor vehicle laws or ordinances where none of the cases involves death or serious injury to persons.

(2) Cases arising in whole or in part out of a single transaction or series of related transactions. [1993 c.33 §201]

Source: Section 419C.280 — Consolidation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.058 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.058
419C.058 Transfer of jurisdiction to tribal court
Status: in_force

(1) With the approval of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the presiding judge of the twenty-second judicial district and, for cases arising in Wasco County or Hood River County, the presiding judge of the seventh judicial district may enter into a memorandum of understanding with the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs regarding the adjudication and disposition of youths and adjudicated youths.

(2) A memorandum of understanding entered into under subsection (1) of this section may allow the juvenile court of the judicial district:

(a) To waive its jurisdiction over a youth and transfer the case, notwithstanding ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) , to the jurisdiction of the tribal court of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs for adjudication; or

(b) After finding the youth to be within its jurisdiction under ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) , to transfer the case to the tribal court of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs for disposition.

(3) A memorandum of understanding entered into under subsection (1) of this section applies only to youths or adjudicated youths who are enrolled members of a federally recognized tribe and who reside on the Warm Springs Reservation.

(4) A memorandum of understanding entered into under subsection (1) of this section may contain, but is not limited to, provisions relating to:

(a) The duration of the memorandum of understanding;

(b) The cases that are subject to transfer;

(c) Who may request a transfer;

(d) The custody of a youth or adjudicated youth after transfer; and

(e) The sharing of information about a case after it has been transferred. [2003 c.415 §2; 2015 c.175 §1; 2021 c.489 §61]

Source: Section 419C.058 — Transfer of jurisdiction to tribal court , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.042 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.042
413.042 Rules
Status: in_force

In accordance with applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183, the Director of the Oregon Health Authority may adopt rules necessary for the administration of the laws that the Oregon Health Authority is charged with administering. [2009 c.595 §14]

Source: Section 413.042 — Rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.312 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.312
421.312 Contracts with federal government for producing goods or furnishing services of adults in custody during national emergency authorized
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Corrections or Oregon Corrections Enterprises may enter into contracts or agreements with any agency of the federal government providing for the sale to such agency of goods, wares or merchandise manufactured, mined or produced in any of the Department of Corrections institutions of this state or by Oregon Corrections Enterprises, or providing for the furnishing of the labor or services of adults in custody of any such institutions to such agency, or containing both such provisions, when the President of the United States has, by official action, recognized the existence of a national emergency.

(2) A contract or agreement made pursuant to subsection (1) of this section may authorize the use of the facilities of any Department of Corrections institution or Oregon Corrections Enterprises facilities in conjunction with:

(a) The manufacturing, mining or producing of any goods, wares or merchandise being sold to an agency of the federal government.

(b) The furnishing of the labor or services of adults in custody of any Department of Corrections institution to any agency of the federal government. [1955 c.55 §2; 1965 c.616 §59; 1987 c.320 §192; 1999 c.955 §16; 2019 c.213 §138]

Source: Section 421.312 — Contracts with federal government for producing goods or furnishing services of adults in custody during national emergency authorized , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.727 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.727
417.727 Oregon Early Learning System
Status: in_force

Based on the findings expressed in ORS 417.708 (Legislative findings relating to young children) , there is created the Oregon Early Learning System. The goals of the system are to:

(1) Prevent child abuse and neglect;

(2) Improve the health and development of young children;

(3) Promote bonding and attachment in the early years of a child’s life;

(4) Support parents in providing the optimum environment for their young children;

(5) Link and integrate services and supports in the statewide early learning system pursuant to ORS 417.728 (Statewide early learning system) ;

(6) Ensure that children are entering school ready to learn; and

(7) Ensure that parents have access to affordable, quality child care. [2001 c.831 §4; 2012 c.37 §§44a,90a; 2021 c.631 §3]

Source: Section 417.727 — Oregon Early Learning System , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.852 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.852
417.852 Youth Development Division
Status: in_force

(1) The Youth Development Division is established in the Department of Education. The purpose of the division is to ensure that services are provided to school-age children through youth 24 years of age in a manner that supports education and career success, disrupts youth crime and violence and affirms youth strengths and safety.

(2) The division shall function under and be coordinated by the Youth Development Council with the Youth Development Director serving as the administrative officer.

(3) The division shall:

(a) Distribute funding as directed by the council or the Legislative Assembly and administer grant funding processes and programs;

(b) Carry out compliance monitoring and other required activities as directed by the council, under the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 34 U.S.C. 11133 et seq.;

(c) Collaborate with the council to develop youth development policies and programs that support youth, family, practitioners and community needs;

(d) Collaborate with other state agencies serving youth in order to align services, programs and activities and to share expertise;

(e) Engage in administrative functions to ensure the effective operation of the division and council and work with the Department of Education when services are shared;

(f) Seek to increase opportunities for youth to participate in leadership roles and have direct influence on youth development programs, in collaboration with the council and through the programs administered by the division; and

(g) Ensure that youth development services administered by the division are delivered to youth in an equitable, accountable and effective manner, through the collection of data from administered programs, communication with entities delivering services and recipients of program services, and coordination with other state agencies. [2013 c.623 §1; 2015 c.774 §§34,64; 2015 c.788 §3; 2023 c.499 §3]

Source: Section 417.852 — Youth Development Division; purpose; administrative officer , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.636 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.636
419B.636 Inquiry to determine whether child is Indian child
Status: in_force

(1) In an emergency proceeding, the person taking the child into protective custody shall make a good faith effort to:

(a) Determine whether the person has reason to know that the child is an Indian child; and

(b) Contact by telephone, electronic mail, facsimile or other means of immediate communication any tribe of which the child is or may be a member to determine the child’s affiliation.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (1) of this section or if the person already knows that a child is an Indian child, whenever a person is required under ORS 419C.626 (Review hearing by court) or ORS chapter 109, 418, 419A or 419B to determine whether the person has reason to know that the child is an Indian child, the person shall make a good faith effort to determine whether the child is an Indian child, including, at a minimum, consulting with:

(a) The child;

(b) The child’s parent or parents;

(c) Any person having custody of the child or with whom the child resides;

(d) Extended family members of the child;

(e) Any other person who may reasonably be expected to have information regarding the child’s membership or eligibility for membership in an Indian tribe; and

(f) Any Indian tribe of which the child may be a member or of which the child may be eligible for membership.

(3) A court or person has reason to know that a child is an Indian child if:

(a) The person knows that the child is an Indian child;

(b) The court has found that the child is an Indian child or that there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child;

(c) Any individual present in the proceeding, officer of the court involved in the proceeding, Indian tribe, Indian organization or agency informs the court or the person that the child is an Indian child;

(d) Any individual present in the proceeding, officer of the court involved in the proceeding, agency, Indian tribe or Indian organization informs the court or the person that information has been discovered indicating that the child is an Indian child;

(e) The child indicates to the court or the person that the child is an Indian child;

(f) The court or the person is informed that the domicile or residence of the child, the child’s parent or the child’s Indian custodian is on a reservation or in an Alaska Native village;

(g) The court or the person is informed that the child is or has been a ward of a tribal court;

(h) The court or the person is informed that the child or the child’s parent possesses an identification card or other record indicating membership in an Indian tribe;

(i) Testimony or documents presented to the court or the person indicate in any way that the child may be an Indian child; or

(j) Any other indicia provided to the court or the person, or within the knowledge of the court or the person, indicates that the child is an Indian child.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as provided in ORS 109.278 (ICWA compliance report) , whenever a person is required to demonstrate to the court that the person made efforts to determine whether a child is an Indian child, the court shall make written findings regarding whether the person satisfied the inquiry requirements under subsection (1) or (2) of this section, as appropriate, and whether the child is an Indian child, there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child or there is not reason to know that the child is an Indian child.

(b) At the commencement of any hearing in which the court is required to inquire whether a child is an Indian child, unless the court previously found that the child is an Indian child, the court shall ask, on the record, each individual present on the matter whether the individual has reason to know that the child is an Indian child and shall make a finding regarding whether there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child.

(c) If the court finds under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection that there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child but the court does not have sufficient evidence to find that the child is an Indian child, the court shall order that the child be treated as an Indian child until the court finds that the child is not an Indian child.

(d) If the court finds under paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection that there is not reason to know that the child is an Indian child, the court shall order each party to immediately inform the court if the party receives information providing reason to know that the child is an Indian child.

(5) If the court finds under subsection (4) of this section that there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child but the court does not have sufficient evidence to make a finding that the child is or is not an Indian child, the court shall require the Department of Human Services or other party to submit a report, declaration or testimony on the record that the department or the other party used due diligence to identify and work with all of the tribes of which the child may be a member or in which the child may be eligible for membership to verify whether the child is a member or is eligible for membership.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A person making an inquiry under subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall request that any tribe receiving information under this section keep documents and information regarding the inquiry confidential if a consenting parent in an adoption proceeding under ORS 109.266 (Definitions for ORS 109.266 to 109.410) to 109.410 (Certificate of adoption) requests anonymity.

(b) A consenting parent’s request for anonymity does not relieve the court or any party in an adoption proceeding from the duty to verify whether the child is an Indian child. [2020 s.s.1 c.14 §15; 2021 c.398 §14]

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

Source: Section 419B.636 — Inquiry to determine whether child is Indian child; when there is reason to know child is Indian child; notice , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.991 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.991
418.991 Penalty for interference with disclosure of information
Status: in_force

In addition to any other liability or penalty provided by law, the Director of Human Services shall impose a civil penalty on a foster home, as defined in ORS 418.625 (Definitions for ORS 418.625 to 418.645) , that violates ORS 418.644 (Interference with disclosure of information) . A civil penalty under this section is $500 for each violation and shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745 (Civil penalty procedures) . [2019 c.381 §14]

Note: 418.991 (Penalty for interference with disclosure of information) 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 418.991 — Penalty for interference with disclosure of information , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419a.004 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419a / Section 419a.004
419A.004 Definitions
Status: in_force

As used in this chapter and ORS chapters 419B and 419C, unless the context requires otherwise:

(1) “Adjudicated youth” means a person who has been found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) for an act committed when the person was under 18 years of age.

(2) “Age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate activities” means:

(a) Activities or items that are generally accepted as suitable for children of the same chronological age or level of maturity or that are determined to be developmentally appropriate for a child, 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, activities or items that are suitable for the child based on the developmental stages attained by the child with respect to the cognitive, emotional, physical and behavioral capacities of the child.

(3) “Another planned permanent living arrangement” means an out-of-home placement for a ward 16 years of age or older that is consistent with the case plan and in the best interests of the ward other than placement:

(a) By adoption;

(b) With a legal guardian; or

(c) With a fit and willing relative.

(4) “CASA Volunteer Program” means a program that is approved or sanctioned by a juvenile court, has received accreditation from the National CASA Association and has entered into a contract with the statewide coordinating entity contracted with by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 184.492 (Duties) to recruit, train and supervise diverse and culturally responsive volunteers to serve as court appointed special advocates.

(5) “Child care center” means a residential facility for wards or adjudicated youths that is licensed, certified or otherwise authorized as a child-caring agency as that term is defined in 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) .

(6) “Community service” has the meaning given that term in ORS 137.126 (Definitions for ORS 137.126 to 137.131) .

(7) “Conflict of interest” means a person appointed to a local citizen review board who has a personal or pecuniary interest in a case being reviewed by that board.

(8) “Counselor” means a juvenile department counselor or a county juvenile probation officer.

(9) “Court” means the juvenile court.

(10) “Court appointed special advocate” means a person in a CASA Volunteer Program who is appointed by the court to act as a court appointed special advocate pursuant to ORS 419B.112 (Court appointed special advocate) .

(11) “Court facility” has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.360 (Definitions for ORS 166.360 to 166.380) .

(12) “Current caretaker” means a foster parent:

(a) Who is currently caring for a ward who is in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services and who has a permanency plan or concurrent permanent plan of adoption; and

(b) Who has cared for the ward, or at least one sibling of the ward, for at least 12 cumulative months or for one-half of the ward’s or sibling’s life where the ward or sibling is younger than two years of age, calculated cumulatively.

(13) “Department” means the Department of Human Services.

(14) “Detention” or “detention facility” means a facility 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.

(15) “Director” means the director of a juvenile department 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) .

(16) “Guardian” means guardian of the person and not guardian of the estate.

(17) “Indian child” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419B.603 (Definitions) .

(18) “Juvenile court” means the court having jurisdiction of juvenile matters in the several counties of this state.

(19) “Local citizen review board” means the board specified by ORS 419A.090 (Local citizen review boards) and 419A.092 (Membership) .

(20) “Parent” means the biological or adoptive mother and the legal parent of the child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth. As used in this subsection, “legal parent” means:

(a) A person who has adopted the child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth or whose parentage has been established or declared under ORS 25.501 (Definitions for ORS 25.501 to 25.556) to 25.556 (Expeditious court hearings) or 109.065 (Establishing parentage) or by a juvenile court; and

(b) If the child is an Indian child, a man whose parentage has been established as described in ORS 419B.609 (Acknowledgment or establishment of parentage) .

(21) “Permanent foster care” means an out-of-home placement in which there is a long-term contractual foster care agreement between the foster parents and the department that is approved by the juvenile court and in which the foster parents commit to raise a ward in substitute care or adjudicated youth until the age of majority.

(22) “Public building” has the meaning given that term in ORS 166.360 (Definitions for ORS 166.360 to 166.380) .

(23) “Proctor foster home” has the meaning given that term in 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) .

(24) “Qualified residential treatment program” means a program described in ORS 418.323 (Qualified residential treatment program) .

(25) “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, enrichment, cultural and social activities.

(26) “Reasonable time” means a period of time that is reasonable given a child or ward’s emotional and developmental needs and ability to form and maintain lasting attachments.

(27) “Records” means any information in written form, pictures, photographs, charts, graphs, recordings or documents pertaining to a case.

(28) “Resides” or “residence,” when used in reference to the residence of a child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth, means the place where the child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth is actually living or the jurisdiction in which wardship or jurisdiction has been established.

(29) “Restitution” has the meaning given that term in ORS 137.103 (Definitions for ORS 137.101 to 137.109) .

(30) “Serious physical injury” means:

(a) A serious physical injury as defined in ORS 161.015 (General definitions) ; or

(b) A physical injury that:

(A) Has a permanent or protracted significant effect on a child’s daily activities;

(B) Results in substantial and recurring pain; or

(C) In the case of a child under 10 years of age, is a broken bone.

(31) “Shelter care” means a home or other facility suitable for the safekeeping of a child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth who is taken into temporary custody pending investigation and disposition.

(32) “Short-term detention facility” means a facility established under ORS 419A.050 (Authority to acquire, equip and maintain detention and shelter facilities) (3) for holding youths and adjudicated youths pending further placement.

(33) “Sibling” means one of two or more children or wards related:

(a) By blood or adoption through a common legal parent; or

(b) Through the marriage of the children’s or wards’ legal or biological parents.

(34) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Substitute care” means an out-of-home placement directly supervised by the department or other agency, including placement in a foster family home, group home, child-caring agency as defined in 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) or other child caring institution or facility.

(b) “Substitute care” does not include care in:

(A) A detention facility, forestry camp or youth correction facility;

(B) A family home that the court has approved as a ward’s permanent placement, when a child-caring agency as defined in 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) has been appointed guardian of the ward and when the ward’s care is entirely privately financed;

(C) In-home placement subject to conditions or limitations;

(D) A facility or other entity that houses or provides services only to adjudicated youths committed to the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority by the juvenile court; or

(E) An adjudicated youth foster home as that term is defined in ORS 420.888 (Definitions for ORS 420.888 to 420.892) .

(35) “Surrogate” means a person appointed by the court to protect the right of the child, ward, youth or adjudicated youth to receive procedural safeguards with respect to the provision of free appropriate public education.

(36) “Tribal court” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419B.603 (Definitions) .

(37) “Victim” means any person determined by the district attorney, the juvenile department or the court to have suffered direct financial, psychological or physical harm as a result of the act that has brought the youth or adjudicated youth before the juvenile court. When the victim is a minor, “victim” includes the legal guardian of the minor. The youth or adjudicated youth may not be considered the victim. When the victim of the crime cannot be determined, the people of Oregon, as represented by the district attorney, are considered the victims.

(38) “Violent felony” means any offense that, if committed by an adult, would constitute a felony and:

(a) Involves actual or threatened serious physical injury to a victim; or

(b) Is a sexual offense. As used in this paragraph, “sexual offense” has the meaning given the term “sex crime” in ORS 163A.005 (Definitions for ORS 163A.005 to 163A.235) .

(39) “Ward” means a person within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) .

(40) “Young person” means a person who has been found responsible except for insanity under ORS 419C.411 (Disposition order) and placed under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board.

(41) “Youth” means a person under 18 years of age who is alleged to have committed an act that is a violation, or, if done by an adult would constitute a violation, of a law or ordinance of the United States or a state, county or city.

(42) “Youth care center” has the meaning given that term in ORS 420.855 (Definitions for ORS 420.855 to 420.885) . [1993 c.33 §2; 1993 c.546 §2; 1995 c.422 §65; 1997 c.130 §11; 1997 c.696 §2; 1997 c.873 §4; 1999 c.59 §116; 1999 c.109 §3; 1999 c.577 §11; 1999 c.859 §6; 1999 c.1095 §17; 2001 c.485 §3; 2001 c.900 §122; 2001 c.904 §12; 2001 c.910 §2; 2003 c.396 §1; 2003 c.576 §446; 2005 c.160 §1; 2005 c.517 §2; 2005 c.843 §1; 2007 c.609 §§7,8; 2007 c.806 §§1,2; 2009 c.178 §31; 2012 c.97 §30; 2015 c.254 §1; 2015 c.795 §2; 2016 c.106 §46; 2017 c.351 §1; 2017 c.630 §8; 2017 c.651 §41; 2019 c.382 §1; 2019 c.619 §11; 2020 s.s.1 c.14 §26; 2020 s.s.1 c.19 §§17a,17b; 2021 c.459 §4; 2021 c.489 §1]

Source: Section 419A.004 — Definitions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.846 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.846
419B.846 Service of restraining order
Status: in_force

(1) A sheriff may serve a restraining order issued under ORS 419B.845 (Restraining order when child abuse alleged) in the county in which the sheriff was elected and in any county that is adjacent to the county in which the sheriff was elected.

(2) A sheriff may serve and enter into the Law Enforcement Data System a copy of a restraining order under ORS 419B.845 (Restraining order when child abuse alleged) that was transmitted to the sheriff by a court or law enforcement agency using an electronic communication device. Before transmitting a restraining order to a sheriff under this subsection by telephonic facsimile or electronic mail, the person sending the copy must receive confirmation from the sheriff’s office that an electronic communication device is available and operating. For purposes of this subsection, “electronic communication device” means a device by which any kind of electronic communication can be made, including but not limited to communication by telephonic facsimile and electronic mail. [2003 c.304 §14; 2007 c.255 §14; 2011 c.269 §8]

Source: Section 419B.846 — Service of restraining order , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.800 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.800
417.800 Department to coordinate efforts and make recommendations
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services shall coordinate the collection of data, provision of technical assistance to communities for assessing the needs of runaway and homeless youth, and identification and promotion of the best practices for service delivery, and shall recommend long term goals to identify and address the underlying causes of homelessness of youth. [2005 c.495 §3; 2011 c.678 §3]

Source: Section 417.800 — Department to coordinate efforts and make recommendations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.892 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.892
411.892 Employer eligibility
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) All employers, including public and private sector employers within the State of Oregon, are eligible to participate in the JOBS Plus Program. The Department of Human Services shall adopt by rule a method to disqualify employers from participating in the program. No employer is required to participate in the JOBS Plus Program. In the event that there are unassigned participants whom no employer desires to utilize, the participants may be assigned to work for a public agency.

(b) The maximum number of program participants that any employer is authorized to receive at any one time may not exceed 10 percent of the total number of the employer’s employees. However, each employer may receive one participant. The Director of Human Services may waive the limit in special circumstances.

(c) The Department of Human Services by rule shall establish criteria for excluding employers from participation for failure to abide by program requirements, showing a pattern of terminating participants prior to the completion of training or other demonstrated unwillingness to comply with the stated intent of the program.

(2) The Department of Human Services shall ensure that jobs made available to program participants:

(a) Do not require work in excess of 40 hours per week;

(b) Are not used to displace regular employees or to fill unfilled positions previously established; and

(c) Do not pay a wage that is substantially less than the wage paid for similar jobs in the local economy with appropriate adjustments for experience and training.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Eligibility for the program shall be limited to residents who are:

(A) Adults and caretaker relatives who are receiving temporary assistance for needy families benefits;

(B) Adult Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program recipients except as described in subsection (5)(b) of this section; and

(C) Unemployed noncaretaker parents of children who are receiving temporary assistance for needy families benefits.

(b) In addition to those residents eligible for the program under paragraph (a) of this subsection, additional residents who are seeking employment may be eligible for the program if there are legislatively allocated funds available in the temporary assistance for needy families budget of the Department of Human Services.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Individuals desiring work through the program shall contact the nearest Department of Human Services office serving the county in which they reside if they are temporary assistance for needy families program or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program applicants or recipients or noncustodial parents of individuals receiving temporary assistance for needy families.

(b) With the assistance of the local JOBS Plus Implementation Councils and the JOBS Plus Advisory Board, the Department of Human Services shall develop a job inventory of sufficient size to accommodate all of the participants who desire to work in the program. In consultation with the participant, the department shall try to match the profile of each participant with the needs of an employer when assigning a participant to work with the employer.

(c) Either the employer or the participant may terminate the assignment by contacting the appropriate Department of Human Services office. In such event, the Department of Human Services shall reassess the needs of the participant and assign the participant to another JOBS Plus Program placement or another job opportunity and basic skills program component and, at the employer’s request, provide the employer with another participant.

(d) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) If after four months in a placement, a participant has not been hired for an unsubsidized position, the employer shall allow the worker to undertake eight hours of job search per week. Participating employers shall consider such time as hours worked for the purposes of paying wages.

(B) If after six months in a placement, a participant has not been hired for an unsubsidized position, the placement shall be terminated, and the caseworker shall reassess the participant’s employment development plan.

(e) The Department of Human Services may pay placement and barrier removal payments to temporary assistance for needy families program and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program participants as necessary to enable participation in the JOBS Plus Program.

(f) The Department of Human Services shall accept eligible volunteers into the program prior to mandating program participation by eligible persons.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Assignment of participants to available jobs shall be based on a preference schedule developed by the Department of Human Services. Any temporary assistance for needy families recipient or supplemental nutrition assistance recipient may volunteer for the program.

(b) The following individuals may not be required to participate in the program:

(A) Recipients under the temporary assistance for needy families program and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program who are eligible for Supplemental Security Income benefits or other ongoing state or federal maintenance benefits based on age or disability.

(B) Supplemental nutrition assistance applicants or recipients who are employed full-time or are college students eligible for supplemental nutrition assistance and enrolled full-time in a community college or an institution of higher education, or enrolled half-time in a community college or an institution of higher education and working at least 20 hours per week.

(C) Teenage parents who remain in high school if progressing toward a diploma. Teenage parents not in school are eligible for the JOBS Plus Program.

(c) The Department of Human Services shall provide life skills classes and opportunities to achieve a certificate for passing an approved high school equivalency test such as the General Educational Development (GED) test to appropriate participants in conjunction with working in the JOBS Plus Program.

(d) Subject to subsection (7) of this section, temporary assistance for needy families and supplemental nutrition assistance shall be suspended at the end of the calendar month in which an employer makes the first wage payment to a participant who is a custodial parent in a family that receives temporary assistance for needy families or to any adult member of a household receiving supplemental nutrition assistance. Failure of the participant to cooperate with the requirements of the JOBS Plus Program may result in the participant’s removal, in accordance with rules adopted by the Department of Human Services, from the JOBS Plus Program and suspension of the participant’s temporary assistance for needy families grant and supplemental nutrition assistance. A temporary assistance for needy families and supplemental nutrition assistance recipient who has been removed from the program for failing to cooperate shall be eligible to reapply to participate in the program and shall have eligibility for program services determined without regard to the length of time the person was not participating following removal.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Employers shall pay all participating individuals at least the hourly rate of the Oregon minimum wage.

(b) Sick leave, holiday and vacation absences shall conform to the individual employer’s rules for temporary employees.

(c) Group health insurance benefits shall be provided by the employer to program participants if, and to the extent that, state or federal law requires the employer to provide such benefits.

(d) All persons participating in the JOBS Plus Program shall be considered to be temporary employees of the individual employer providing the work and shall be entitled only to benefits required by state or federal law.

(e) Employers shall provide workers’ compensation coverage for each JOBS Plus Program participant.

(7) In the event that the net monthly full-time wage paid to a participant would be less than the level of income from the temporary assistance for needy families program and the supplemental nutrition assistance amount equivalent that the participant would otherwise receive, the Department of Human Services shall determine and pay a supplemental payment as necessary to provide the participant with that level of net income. The department shall determine and pay in advance supplemental payments to participants on a monthly basis as necessary to ensure equivalent net program wages. Participants shall be compensated only for time worked.

(8) In addition to and not in lieu of the payments provided for under subsections (6) and (7) of this section, participants shall be entitled to retain the full child support payments collected by the Department of Justice.

(9) In conformity with existing state day care program regulations, child day care shall be provided for all program participants who require it.

(10) JOBS Plus Program employers shall:

(a) Endeavor to make JOBS Plus Program placements positive learning and training experiences;

(b) Maintain health, safety and working conditions at or above levels generally acceptable in the industry and no less than that of comparable jobs of the employer;

(c) Provide on-the-job training to the degree necessary for the participants to perform their duties;

(d) Recruit volunteer mentors from among their regular employees to assist the participants in becoming oriented to work and the workplace; and

(e) Sign an agreement to abide by all requirements of the program, including the requirement that the program not supplant existing jobs. All agreements shall include provisions noting the employer’s responsibility to repay reimbursements in the event the employer violates program rules. When a professional placement service, professional employment organization or temporary employment agency is acting as an employer pursuant to subsection (13) of this section, agreements under this paragraph shall require a three-party agreement between the professional placement service, professional employment organization or temporary employment agency, the organization where the participant has been placed to perform services and the State of Oregon. The three-party agreement shall include provisions requiring that all JOBS Plus reimbursements received by the professional placement service, professional employment organization or temporary employment agency be credited to the organization where the participant has been placed to perform services.

(11) Program participant wages shall be subject to federal and state income taxes, Social Security taxes and unemployment insurance tax or reimbursement as applicable under ORS chapter 657, which shall be withheld and paid in accordance with state and federal law. Supplemental payments made pursuant to subsection (7) of this section shall not be subject to state income taxes under ORS chapter 316 and, to the extent allowed by federal law, shall not be subject to federal income taxes and Social Security taxes.

(12) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Department of Human Services shall reimburse employers for the employers’ share of Social Security, unemployment insurance and workers’ compensation premiums paid on behalf of program participants referred to the employer by the Department of Human Services, as well as the minimum wage earnings paid by the employer to program participants referred to the employer by the Department of Human Services.

(b) If the Department of Human Services finds that an employer has violated any of the rules of the JOBS Plus Program, the department:

(A) Shall withhold any amounts due to employers under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(B) May seek repayment of any amounts paid to employers under paragraph (a) of this subsection.

(13) For purposes of this section, “employer” shall include professional placement services, professional employment organizations and temporary employment agencies. [1995 c.561 §13 and 1995 c.816 §28; 1997 c.181 §1; 1997 c.249 §127; 1997 c.581 §21; 1997 c.704 §44; 2001 c.657 §3; 2007 c.861 §17; 2009 c.21 §54; 2009 c.599 §14; 2015 c.765 §9; 2017 c.66 §22]

Source: Section 411.892 — Employer eligibility; job requirements; program participant eligibility; termination of participation; job assignment; exemptions; wages; reimbursement of employers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.721 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.721
417.721 Collaboration with coordinated care organizations
Status: in_force

The Oregon Health Authority, the Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee and the Early Learning Council shall work collaboratively with coordinated care organizations to develop performance metrics for prenatal care, delivery and infant care that align with early learning outcomes. [2013 c.728 §8; 2015 c.389 §12]

Note: 417.721 (Collaboration with coordinated care organizations) and 417.723 (Grant program to support alignment of systems) 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 417.721 — Collaboration with coordinated care organizations , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.022 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.022
413.022 Metrics and scoring subcommittee
Status: repealed

(1) As used in this section:

(a) “Downstream health outcome and quality measures” means:

(A) The sets of core quality measures for the Medicaid program that are published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in accordance with 42 U.S.C. 1320b-9a and 1320b-9b; and

(B) If the sets of core quality measures for adults published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services do not include quality measures for oral health care for adults, quality measures of oral health care for adults adopted by the metrics and scoring subcommittee.

(b) “Upstream health outcome and quality measures” means quality measures that focus on the social determinants of health.

(2) There is created in the Health Plan Quality Metrics Committee a nine-member metrics and scoring subcommittee appointed by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority. The members of the subcommittee serve two-year terms and must include:

(a) Three members at large;

(b) Three individuals with expertise in health outcomes measures; and

(c) Three representatives of coordinated care organizations.

(3) The subcommittee shall use a public process in accordance with ORS 192.610 (Definitions for ORS 192.610 to 192.705) to 192.705 (Filing written grievance) that includes an opportunity for public comment to select the downstream health outcome and quality measures and a minimum of four upstream health outcome and quality measures applicable to services provided by coordinated care organizations.

(4) The Oregon Health Authority shall incorporate these measures into coordinated care organization contracts to hold the organizations accountable for performance and customer satisfaction requirements. The authority shall notify each coordinated care organization of any changes in the measures at least three months before the beginning of the contract period during which the new measures will be in place.

(5) The subcommittee shall update the health outcome and quality measures annually, if necessary, to conform to the latest sets of core quality measures published by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

(6) All health outcome and quality measures must be consistent with the:

(a) Terms and conditions of the demonstration project approved for this state by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under 42 U.S.C. 1315; and

(b) Written quality strategies approved by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under 42 C.F.R. 438.340 and 457.1240.

(7) The authority and the Oregon Health Policy Board shall evaluate on a regular and ongoing basis the outcome and quality measures selected by the subcommittee under this section for members in each coordinated care organization and for members statewide.

(8) Members of the subcommittee who are not members of the Oregon Health Policy Board may receive compensation and the reimbursement of actual and necessary travel and other expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in accordance with criteria adopted by the authority by rule and shall be reimbursed from funds available to the authority in the manner and amount provided in ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) . [Formerly 414.638]

Note: 413.022 (Metrics and scoring subcommittee) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 413 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Note: Sections 15 and 25, chapter 584, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:

(2) Notwithstanding ORS 414.638 (3) [renumbered 413.022 (Metrics and scoring subcommittee) (3)], until September 30, 2027, the metrics and scoring subcommittee may prioritize the following upstream health outcome and quality measures, at a minimum:

(a) Health assessments for children in the custody of the Department of Human Services.

(b) Addressing the social and emotional health of young children to ensure the children are prepared for kindergarten.

(c) Meaningful language access to culturally responsive health care services.

(d) Screening for social needs and referrals to address the social determinants of health. [2023 c.584 §15]

Sec. 25. Section 15 of this 2023 Act is repealed on January 2, 2028. [2023 c.584 §25]

Note: Sections 18 and 19, chapter 584, Oregon Laws 2023, provide:

(2) In conducting the study, the authority shall work with individuals whose health is most affected by the medical assistance program and individuals from communities most harmed by health inequities. The authority shall also engage with metrics experts, health care providers, coordinated care organizations and other health system representatives.

(3) Not later than September 15, 2024, the authority shall report to the interim committees of the Legislative Assembly related to health, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) , the findings and recommendations from the study and may include recommendations for legislation. [2023 c.584 §18]

Sec. 19. Section 18 of this 2023 Act is repealed on January 2, 2025. [2023 c.584 §19]

Source: Section 413.022 — Metrics and scoring subcommittee; identification of health outcome and quality measures and benchmarks , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.805 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.805
421.805 Siting of branch institutions
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections may establish and operate institutions, other domiciliary facilities or branches of existing Department of Corrections institutions or domiciliary facilities. Siting of such institutions, branches or domiciliary facilities must be done in accordance with statutes governing the siting or locating of correctional institutions. The institutions, branches or facilities shall be used for the care and custody of adults in custody assigned thereto and shall be operated to facilitate the return of the adults in custody to society. [1969 c.580 §2; 1983 c.740 §148; 1987 c.320 §209; 2019 c.213 §142]

Note: 421.805 (Siting of branch institutions) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 421 by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 421.805 — Siting of branch institutions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 415.505 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 415 / Section 415.505
415.505 Conflicts of interest prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) An officer or employee of the Oregon Health Authority who is delegated responsibilities in the enforcement of ORS 415.501 (Procedures for review of material change transactions) or rules adopted pursuant to ORS 415.501 (Procedures for review of material change transactions) may not:

(a) Be a director, officer or employee of or be financially interested in an entity that is a party to a proposed material change transaction except as an enrollee or patient of a health care entity or by reason of rights vested in compensation or benefits related to services performed prior to affiliation with the authority; or

(b) Be engaged in any other business or occupation interfering with or inconsistent with the duties of the authority.

(2) This section does not permit any conduct, affiliation or interest that is otherwise prohibited by public policy. [2021 c.615 §3]

Source: Section 415.505 — Conflicts of interest prohibited , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors415.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.718 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.718
418.718 Statewide team
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Human Services may form a statewide interdisciplinary team to meet twice a year to review domestic violence fatality cases, identify domestic violence trends, make recommendations and take actions involving statewide issues.

(2) The statewide interdisciplinary team may recommend specific cases to a local multidisciplinary domestic violence fatality review team for review under ORS 418.714 (Domestic violence fatality review teams) .

(3) The statewide interdisciplinary team shall provide recommendations to local fatality review teams in the development of protocols. The recommendations must be designed to facilitate communication among organizations and agencies involved in domestic violence fatality cases so that incidents of domestic violence and fatalities related to domestic violence are identified and prevented. The recommendations must include procedures relevant for both urban and rural counties. [2005 c.547 §3]

Note: See note under 418.712 (Definitions for ORS 418.714 and 418.718) .

Source: Section 418.718 — Statewide team , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.645 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.645
421.645 Issuing permits necessary for construction and operation of facility
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 195.025 (Regional coordination of planning activities) , 197.175 (Cities’ and counties’ planning responsibilities) , 197.180 (State agency planning responsibilities) , 215.130 (Application of ordinances and comprehensive plan) (4), 227.286 (Regulations applicable to public property) , 455.148 (Comprehensive municipal building inspection programs) or 455.150 (Selective municipal building inspection programs) or any other provision of law, including but not limited to statutes, ordinances, regulations and charter provisions, the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services, through the Building Codes Division, shall exercise authority for the issuance of all permits required under the state building code for the construction and operation of the women’s correctional facility and intake center complex approved under ORS 421.643 (Notice to Governor regarding proposed site) .

(2) All other state agencies, including but not limited to the Department of Environmental Quality, shall issue such permits within the authority of the agency as may be necessary for the construction and operation of the complex.

(3) Within the authority of the city, county or political subdivision, each city, county and political subdivision shall issue the appropriate permits, licenses and certificates not issued under subsections (1) and (2) of this section, including all necessary construction permits over public rights of way, and enter into any intergovernmental agreements as may be necessary for the construction and operation of the complex.

(4) A state agency or local government that issues a permit, license or certificate under subsections (1) to (7) of this section shall continue to exercise enforcement authority over the permit, license or certificate.

(5) Except as provided in ORS 421.649 (Provision of public services) , nothing in ORS 421.635 (Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657) to 421.657 (Condemnation of property) expands or otherwise alters the obligations of a city, county or political subdivision to pay for infrastructure improvements for the complex.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) State agencies and local governments shall issue any permit, license or certificate required under subsections (1) to (3) of this section within 60 days of receiving a completed application for the permit, license or certificate from the Department of Corrections or a person acting on behalf of the department. A state agency or local government may impose reasonable conditions on any permit, license or certificate but may not deny the permit, license or certificate unless denial is required under federal law.

(b) If a permit, license or certificate required under subsections (1) to (7) of this section is not issued within 60 days of receiving a completed application, the Department of Corrections may file a petition for a writ of mandamus in the circuit court for the jurisdiction of the affected local government to compel issuance of the permit, license or certificate. The writ shall issue unless the local government can demonstrate by clear and convincing evidence that issuing the permit, license or certificate would violate a substantive provision of the state building code, exceed the local government’s statutory authority or violate federal law.

(c) Proceedings on a petition for a writ of mandamus under this subsection shall comply with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 34.

(7) The issuance of any permit, license or certificate under subsections (1) to (7) of this section and any construction or development undertaken pursuant to such permit, license or certificate shall not be considered in support of or in opposition to an application for a land use decision under ORS chapter 197, 197A, 215 or 227.

(8) In accordance with the applicable provisions of ORS chapter 183 and notwithstanding ORS 455.035 (Effective date of rules) , the Director of the Department of Consumer and Business Services shall adopt such rules as the director determines necessary to implement the provisions of subsections (1) to (7) of this section. [1999 c.982 §§7,8(1); 2001 c.573 §4]

Source: Section 421.645 — Issuing permits necessary for construction and operation of facility; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420.860 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420 / Section 420.860
420.860 Policy and intent
Status: in_force

It is declared to be the policy and intent of the Legislative Assembly that the State of Oregon shall encourage, aid and financially assist its county governments and public and private agencies in the establishment and development of youth care centers for youths found to be in need of care and rehabilitation pursuant to ORS 419C.446 (Probation) , 419C.450 (Restitution) , 419C.478 (Commitment to Oregon Youth Authority or Department of Human Services) , 419C.481 (Guardianship and legal custody of adjudicated youth committed to Oregon Youth Authority) , 419C.486 (Consideration of recommendations of committing court) , 419C.489 (Condition requiring medical care or special treatment) , 419C.492 (Court’s authority to review placement) and 419C.498 (Disposition under compact, agreement or arrangement with another state) . [1967 c.444 §10; 1993 c.33 §347; 1995 c.422 §115]

Source: Section 420.860 — Policy and intent , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.223 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.223
419B.223 Duties and tenure of surrogate
Status: in_force

A person that is appointed surrogate for a ward has the duty and authority to protect the due process rights of the ward with respect to the provision of free appropriate public education. A surrogate appointed by the court shall immediately apply to the attending school district for an evaluation of the ward’s eligibility for special education and shall participate in the development of the ward’s educational plan as provided in ORS chapter 343. The duties and responsibilities of the surrogate shall continue until whichever of the following occurs first:

(1) The ward is 21 years of age;

(2) The ward is determined to be no longer eligible for special education; or

(3) The juvenile court terminates wardship and determines that the child’s parent or guardian is both known and available to protect the special educational rights of the child. [1993 c.33 §78; 2003 c.396 §52]

Source: Section 419B.223 — Duties and tenure of surrogate , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.881 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.881
419B.881 Disclosure
Status: in_force

(1) In all proceedings brought under ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) or 419B.500 (Termination of parental rights generally) , each party, including the state, shall disclose to each other party and to a guardian ad litem appointed under ORS 419B.231 (Appointment) the following information and material within the possession or under the control of the party:

(a) The names and addresses of all persons the party intends to call as witnesses at any stage of the hearing, together with any relevant written or recorded statements or memoranda of any oral statements of such persons;

(b) Any written or recorded statements or memoranda of any oral statements made either by the parent or by the child to any other party or agent for any other party;

(c) Any reports or statements of experts who will be called as witnesses, including the results of any physical or mental examinations and of comparisons or experiments that the party intends to offer in evidence at the hearing; and

(d) Any books, papers, documents or photographs that the party intends to offer in evidence at the hearing, or that were obtained from or belong to any other party.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Disclosure under subsection (1) of this section must be made as soon as practicable following the filing of a petition and no later than:

(A) Thirty days after a petition alleging jurisdiction has been filed.

(B) Three days before any review hearing, except for information received or discovered less than three days prior to the hearing.

(C) Ten days before a permanency hearing or a termination trial, except for information received or discovered less than 10 days prior to the hearing or trial.

(b) The court may supervise the exercise of discovery to the extent necessary to insure that it proceeds properly and expeditiously.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) When a ward has been placed in 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) , the department shall disclose to all parties the case plan developed under ORS 419B.343 (Recommendations of committing court) , modifications to the case plan and any written material or information about services provided to the ward, or to the ward’s parent or parents, under the case plan.

(b) Disclosure under this subsection must be made within 10 days of:

(A) Completion or modification of the case plan; and

(B) Receipt by the department of the written material or information about services provided under the case plan.

(4) The obligation to disclose is an ongoing obligation and if a party finds, either before or during the hearing, additional material or information that is subject to disclosure, the information or material shall be promptly disclosed.

(5) The following material and information need not be disclosed:

(a) Attorney work product; and

(b) Transcripts, recordings or memoranda of testimony of witnesses before the grand jury, except transcripts or recordings of testimony of a party to the current juvenile court proceeding.

(6) A party may not disclose a record of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, as defined in ORS 409.225 (Confidentiality of child welfare records, files, papers and communications) , under this section unless:

(a) The department determines, in written findings, that failure to disclose the record is reasonably likely to jeopardize the child’s safety or well-being; or

(b) The child or the child’s attorney consents to the disclosure.

(7) Upon a showing of good cause, the court may at any time order that specified disclosure be denied, restricted or deferred or make such other order as is appropriate.

(8) Upon request of a party, the court may permit a showing of good cause for denial or regulation of disclosure by the parties or the contents of subpoenaed materials, or portion of the showing, to be made in camera. A record shall be made of the proceeding.

(9) If the court enters an order following an in camera showing, the entire record of the showing shall be sealed and preserved in the records of the court, to be made available to the appellate court in the event of an appeal. The trial court may, after disposition, unseal the record.

(10) When some parts of certain material are subject to disclosure and other parts are not, as much of the material as is subject to disclosure shall be disclosed.

(11) Upon being notified of any breach of a duty to disclose material or information, the court may:

(a) Order the violating party to permit inspection of the material;

(b) Grant a continuance;

(c) Refuse to permit the witness to testify;

(d) Refuse to receive in evidence the material that was not disclosed; or

(e) Enter such other order as the court considers appropriate. [Formerly 419B.300; 2005 c.450 §9; 2013 c.439 §1; 2023 c.129 §3]

Source: Section 419B.881 — Disclosure; scope; when required; exceptions; breach of duty to disclose , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.088 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.088
419C.088 Custody by private person
Status: in_force

A private person may take a youth into custody in circumstances where, if the youth were an adult, the person could arrest the youth. [1993 c.546 §160; 1993 c.33 §60; 1997 c.727 §2]

Source: Section 419C.088 — Custody by private person , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.657 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.657
418.657 Duties of program director
Status: in_force

(1) In consultation with the Oregon Youth Works Advisory Board created under ORS 660.320 (Oregon Youth Works Advisory Board) and the executive director of the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, or the designee of the executive director, the program director of the Oregon Youth Corps shall:

(a) Establish eligibility criteria for participants. Such criteria shall not render the program ineligible for federal funds. Participants shall be lawful permanent residents of this state.

(b) Establish criteria in order to make the required determination that enrollment in the corps was not the reason that an individual ceased attendance at a secondary school.

(c) Assume that application of the eligibility and participation criteria results in enrollment of at least 75 percent disadvantaged and at-risk youth among the total number of participants.

(2) The program director, in consultation with the executive director, or the designee of the executive director, may take the following actions, including but not limited to:

(a) Applying for and accepting grants or contributions of funds from any public or private source;

(b) Making agreements or entering into contracts or other agreements with any local, state or federal agency, or with any private or public organization or tribal government, to utilize, pay for or support any service, material or property of any such entity, where such agreements are considered reasonable and necessary; and

(c) Purchasing, contracting or making payment for necessary services, awards, equipment, materials and property where such are needed to carry out the projects approved for and undertaken by the corps.

(3) The commission may adopt all necessary rules to carry out the purposes and objectives of the program and to regulate the standards of conduct and other operating guidelines for corps members and other personnel.

(4) Corps members are exempt from:

(a) State Personnel Relations Law; and

(b) ORS 279C.800 (Definitions for ORS 279C.800 to 279C.870) to 279C.870 (Civil action to enforce payment of prevailing rates of wage) . [1987 c.326 §§5,6; 1989 c.786 §7; 1991 c.581 §3; 1993 c.676 §44; 1999 c.71 §2; 2003 c.43 §1; 2003 c.794 §278a; 2013 c.747 §161; 2015 c.366 §90; 2019 c.209 §2; 2021 c.100 §14; 2023 c.556 §3]

Note: See note under 418.650 (Policy) .

Source: Section 418.657 — Duties of program director; participant eligibility; rules; staff , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.626 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.626
419C.626 Review hearing by court
Status: in_force

(1) Upon receiving a report required by ORS 419C.620 (Circumstances requiring report) :

(a) The court may hold a hearing to review the adjudicated youth’s condition and circumstances and to determine if the court should continue jurisdiction over the adjudicated youth or order modifications in the custody, placement and supervision of the adjudicated youth.

(b) And if requested by the adjudicated youth, the attorney for the adjudicated youth, if any, the parents of the adjudicated youth if parental rights have not been terminated, a court appointed special advocate, a local citizen review board, the Oregon Youth Authority, a county juvenile department, a district attorney or a private agency having guardianship or legal custody of the adjudicated youth, the court shall hold a hearing within 30 days of receipt of the request.

(2) The court, on its own motion, may hold a review hearing at any time. Unless good cause otherwise is shown, the court shall hold a review hearing at any time upon the request of the adjudicated youth, the attorney for the adjudicated youth, if any, the parents of the adjudicated youth if parental rights have not been terminated, a court appointed special advocate, a local citizen review board, the youth authority, a county juvenile department, a district attorney or a private agency having guardianship or legal custody of the adjudicated youth.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A hearing under subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be conducted in the manner provided in ORS 419C.400 (Conduct of hearings) (1), 419C.405 (Witnesses) and 419C.408 (Witness fees) , except that the court may receive testimony and reports as provided in ORS 419C.400 (Conduct of hearings) (4).

(b) At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall enter findings of fact if the decision is to continue the adjudicated youth in an out-of-home placement in the legal custody of the youth authority, a county juvenile department or a private agency. The findings shall specifically state:

(A) Why continued out-of-home placement is necessary as opposed to returning the adjudicated youth to the adjudicated youth’s home or promptly securing another placement;

(B) The expected timetable for return home; and

(C) Whether the adjudicated youth’s reformation plan or case plan should be modified.

(4) After receiving a report required by ORS 419C.620 (Circumstances requiring report) (2), if requested by the county juvenile department, the court’s findings under subsection (3) of this section must specifically state:

(a) Whether, subject to the procedures under ORS 419B.636 (Inquiry to determine whether child is Indian child) (4), there is reason to know the adjudicated youth is an Indian child.

(b) Whether the county juvenile department has made reasonable efforts or, if the adjudicated youth is an Indian child, active efforts to make it possible for the adjudicated youth to safely return home. In making this finding, the court shall consider the adjudicated youth’s health and safety the paramount concerns.

(c) The appropriateness of the adjudicated youth’s placement.

(d) The extent of compliance with the adjudicated youth’s case plan.

(e) The extent of progress that has been made toward alleviating or mitigating the causes necessitating the adjudicated youth’s placement in substitute care.

(5) The court may direct the local citizen review board to review the status of the adjudicated youth prior to the court’s next review under ORS 419A.106 (Review of cases generally) , 419A.108 (Procedure for conflicts of interest) , 419A.110 (Immunity of participants in case review) , 419A.112 (Disclosure of information to participants in case review) , 419A.116 (Findings and recommendations) and 419A.118 (Records) .

(6) Any final decision of the court made pursuant to a hearing under subsection (1) or (2) of this section is appealable under ORS 419A.200 (Who may appeal) . [1993 c.33 §265; 1999 c.92 §4; 2001 c.480 §10; 2001 c.910 §6; 2005 c.159 §7; 2005 c.843 §26; 2019 c.513 §5; 2021 c.398 §66; 2021 c.489 §107a]

Source: Section 419C.626 — Review hearing by court; findings; appeal , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.113 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.113
421.113 Provision of immunization against influenza virus
Status: in_force

Each year, in accordance with medically accepted standards for timing and administration of immunization against the influenza virus:

(1) The Department of Corrections shall offer each inmate in the physical custody of the department immunization against the influenza virus at no charge to the inmate.

(2) The department shall schedule, for each inmate who does not decline the immunization in writing, an appointment to receive immunization against the influenza virus. An inmate may decline to receive the immunization at any time, including at the appointment. [2019 c.550 §1]

Note: 421.113 (Provision of immunization against influenza virus) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 421 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 421.113 — Provision of immunization against influenza virus , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419a.267 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419a / Section 419a.267
419A.267 Notice of expunction
Status: in_force

(1) A juvenile department in the county where the subject person resided at the time of the most recent contact shall issue a notice of expunction of a subject person’s records if the subject person:

(a) Has had contact with the juvenile department;

(b) Has never been the subject of a petition alleging that the subject person is subject to the juvenile court’s jurisdiction under ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) ;

(c) Has never been found to be within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court under ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) ;

(d) Does not have an open referral for a case by informal means; and

(e) Has not had contact with the juvenile department resulting in a conviction under ORS 137.707 (Mandatory minimum sentences for certain juvenile offenders waived to adult court) .

(2) The juvenile department shall issue the notice described in subsection (1) of this section within 90 days following the later of:

(a) The date the subject person attains 18 years of age; or

(b) If the subject person was 18 years of age or older on January 2, 2022, the date the juvenile department receives a request for expunction from the subject person.

(3) The juvenile department shall send the notice described in subsection (1) of this section to each agency that the juvenile department determines, after a reasonable search of the juvenile department’s files, may be in possession of records relating to the subject person. The notice must notify the recipient agency that the agency has 60 days from the date of receipt to expunge the subject person’s records.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Upon receipt of a notice of expunction, an agency shall comply and, within 60 days of the date of receipt, return a copy of the notice to the juvenile department with an indorsement indicating compliance.

(b) The juvenile department may, upon an agency’s written request, provide the agency with an extension of time to comply with paragraph (a) of this subsection. The duration of the extension may not exceed the later of 30 days or, if an audit or grievance under the Interstate Compact for Juveniles relating to the subject person’s records is pending, the date the audit or grievance is concluded.

(c) If an agency fails to comply with the requirements of paragraph (a) of this subsection, the juvenile department shall petition the juvenile court in the county in which the juvenile department is located for an order compelling the agency to comply.

(5) When all agencies subject to the notice of expunction have indicated their compliance or in any event no later than the later of 90 days following the date the notice was delivered as required by subsection (3) of this section or, if the juvenile department granted an extension of time under subsection (4) of this section, 90 days following the expiration of the extension of time, the juvenile department shall provide the subject person with a copy of the notice of expunction, a list of complying and noncomplying agencies, and a written notice of rights and effects of expunction. The juvenile department then shall expunge forthwith all records in its possession that are subject to the notice of expunction, except the juvenile department shall retain a record of the expunction processes under this section and keep the record confidential. [2021 c.585 §2; 2023 c.182 §6]

Source: Section 419A.267 — Notice of expunction , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.013 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.013
419C.013 Venue
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, a juvenile proceeding based on allegations of jurisdiction under ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) shall commence in either the county where the youth resides or the county in which the alleged act was committed.

(b) A juvenile proceeding described in paragraph (a) of this subsection that is subject to a waiver hearing under ORS 419C.349 (Grounds for waiving youth to adult court) (1) shall commence in the county where the alleged act was committed and may not be transferred under ORS 419C.050 (Transfer to juvenile court from another court) , 419C.053 (Transfer to court of county of youth’s residence) or 419C.056 (Transfer of jurisdiction by court in county of youth’s residence) unless:

(A) The court determines that the case may not be waived under ORS 419C.349 (Grounds for waiving youth to adult court) ; or

(B) The state stipulates that it will not file a motion requesting waiver under ORS 419C.349 (Grounds for waiving youth to adult court) (1).

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 34.320 (Courts having jurisdiction) , an application for a writ of habeas corpus brought by or on behalf of a person who has been committed or placed in a youth correction facility which attacks the validity of the order of commitment shall be brought in the county in which the court that entered the order of commitment is located. [1993 c.33 §151; 1995 c.422 §73a; 2021 c.240 §1]

Source: Section 419C.013 — Venue , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.526 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.526
418.526 Program procedures
Status: in_force

(1) A program shall establish procedures for the program to follow when a child in care is placed in a restraint or involuntary seclusion. The procedures must be consistent with the provisions of this section and ORS 418.521 (Prohibitions on restraint and involuntary seclusion of child in care) and 418.523 (Permissible use of restraint or involuntary seclusion of child in care) .

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A program shall maintain a record of each incident in which a reportable injury arises from the use of a restraint or involuntary seclusion. The record under this subsection must include any photographs, audio recordings or video recordings immediately preceding, during and following the incident. The record may not be destroyed, edited, concealed or altered in any way.

(b) The program shall immediately provide the Department of Human Services with written notification of the incident and true copies of any record maintained under this subsection.

(c) Upon the request of the attorney, court appointed special advocate, parents or guardians of a child in care on whom the restraint or involuntary seclusion was used, the department shall provide the child in care’s attorney, court appointed special advocate, parents or guardians with copies of the records described in this subsection.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If a program places a child in care in a restraint except as provided in ORS 418.523 (Permissible use of restraint or involuntary seclusion of child in care) (3)(a) or (b), or involuntary seclusion, the program shall provide the child in care’s case manager, attorney, court appointed special advocate and parents or guardians with:

(A) Verbal or electronic notice that the restraint or involuntary seclusion was used as soon as practicable following the incident but not later than the end of the next business day; and

(B) Written notice that the restraint or involuntary seclusion was used as soon as practicable following the incident but not later than the end of the next business day.

(b) The written notice must include:

(A) A description of the restraint or involuntary seclusion, the date of the restraint or involuntary seclusion, the times when the restraint or involuntary seclusion began and ended and the location of the restraint or involuntary seclusion.

(B) A description of the child in care’s activity that necessitated the use of restraint or involuntary seclusion.

(C) The efforts the program used to de-escalate the situation and the alternatives to restraint or involuntary seclusion the program attempted before placing the child in care in the restraint or involuntary seclusion.

(D) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(i) The names of each individual who placed the child in care in the restraint or involuntary seclusion or who monitored or approved the placement of the child in care in the restraint or involuntary seclusion.

(ii) For each individual identified in this subparagraph, whether the individual was certified as described in ORS 418.529 (Training standards and certification) in the use of the type of restraint used or trained, as required by the Department of Human Services by rule, in the use of the involuntary seclusion used, the date of the individual’s most recent certification or training and a description of the types of restraint the individual is certified to use, if any.

(iii) If an individual identified in this subparagraph was not certified or trained in the type of restraint or involuntary seclusion used, or if the individual’s certification or training was not current, a description of the individual’s certification or training deficiency and the reason an individual without the proper certification or training was involved in the restraint or involuntary seclusion.

(E) If the child in care suffered a reportable injury arising from the incident, a description of any photographs, audio recordings or video recordings related to the incident that are maintained by the program under subsection (2) of this section.

(4) If an incident requires notice under subsection (3) of this section, not later than two business days following the date of the restraint or involuntary seclusion, the program shall hold a debriefing meeting with each individual who was involved in the incident and with any other appropriate program staff, shall take written notes of the debriefing meeting and shall provide copies of the written notes to the child in care’s case manager, attorney, court appointed special advocate and parents or guardians.

(5) If serious bodily injury or the death of staff personnel occurs in connection to the use of the restraint or involuntary seclusion, the program shall provide the department with written notification of the incident not later than 24 hours following the incident.

(6) The department shall adopt rules regarding the installation and use of video recording equipment in a program. [2021 c.672 §5; 2021 c.672 §6; 2023 c.204 §1]

Note: See note under 418.519 (Definitions for ORS 418.519 to 418.532) .

Source: Section 418.526 — Program procedures; record keeping; notices following use of restraint or involuntary seclusion; reports; use of video recording equipment; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.812 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.812
419B.812 Issuance of summons
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section and ORS 419B.815 (Summons for proceeding to establish jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100) , 419B.819 (Summons for proceeding to establish permanent guardianship or terminate parental rights) and 419B.824 (Methods of serving summons) , a “true copy” of a summons or petition means an exact and complete copy of the original summons or petition with a certificate upon the copy signed by an attorney of record or a party that indicates that the copy is exact and complete.

(2) A summons under ORS 419B.815 (Summons for proceeding to establish jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100) or 419B.819 (Summons for proceeding to establish permanent guardianship or terminate parental rights) must be titled “In the matter of_____, a child” and must contain the name of the person to be served and the address at which the summons and petition may be served.

(3) The summons must be issued no later than 30 days after the filing of a petition alleging jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) , a petition to establish a permanent guardianship under ORS 419B.365 (Permanent guardianship) or a petition seeking termination of parental rights under ORS 419B.500 (Termination of parental rights generally) , 419B.502 (Termination upon finding of extreme conduct) , 419B.504 (Termination upon finding of unfitness) , 419B.506 (Termination upon finding of neglect) or 419B.508 (Termination upon finding of abandonment) .

(4) The petitioner, the petitioner’s attorney, the juvenile department, the district attorney, the Attorney General or the Department of Human Services may issue a summons.

(5) The summons must be signed by the:

(a) Petitioner;

(b) Petitioner’s attorney;

(c) Juvenile department;

(d) District attorney;

(e) Attorney General; or

(f) Department of Human Services.

(6) The summons must be served with a true copy of the petition.

(7) The summons and petition may be served by any competent person 18 years of age or older who is a resident of the state where service is made or of this state.

(8) The summons and petition may be transmitted by telegraph, facsimile or electronic mail as provided in ORS 419B.848 (Process generally) (3).

(9) The court shall fix the date and time for the hearing on a petition at a reasonable time after service or, if service is by publication, final publication of the summons. The time may not be less than 24 hours after service or, if service is by publication, final publication in a proceeding to establish jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) and may not be less than 10 days after service or, if service is by publication, final publication in a proceeding to establish permanent guardianship or terminate parental rights. [2001 c.622 §5; 2003 c.205 §1; 2017 c.737 §10]

Source: Section 419B.812 — Issuance of summons; time for hearing on petition , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.507 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.507
421.507 Suspension or termination of program
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Corrections may not suspend or terminate an alternative incarceration program in its entirety for more than five consecutive days unless the department has considered all other alternative actions, including modification of the program or the delivery of the program by correspondence or other remote means, and determined that continuing to deliver the program is not feasible.

(2) If the department suspends or terminates an alternative incarceration program as described in subsection (1) of this section, the department shall, within 30 days of the action, report to the committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary information describing:

(a) The alternative actions that were considered by the department, and an explanation of why the alternative actions were not implemented; and

(b) The department’s plan to resume the program as soon as possible.

(3) In addition to the reporting required by subsection (2) of this section, the department shall regularly provide to the committees of the Legislative Assembly related to the judiciary, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245 (Form of report to legislature) , data concerning:

(a) How often an alternative incarceration program is interrupted in its entirety, and the length of each interruption; and

(b) How often the department takes any other action concerning an alternative incarceration program that results in the delay of the release dates of all adults in custody participating in the program, and the length of the delay of the release dates. [2021 c.501 §2]

Note: See note under 421.500 (Findings) .

Source: Section 421.507 — Suspension or termination of program; report to legislature , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.100 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.100
419C.100 Release of youth taken into custody
Status: in_force

The person taking the youth into custody under ORS 419C.080 (Custody) and 419C.088 (Custody by private person) shall release the youth to the custody of the youth’s parent, guardian or other responsible person in this state, except in the following cases:

(1) When the court has issued a warrant of arrest against the youth.

(2) When the person taking the youth into custody has probable cause to believe that release of the youth may endanger the welfare of the youth, the victim or others.

(3) When 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) . [1993 c.33 §164; 1993 c.546 §64; 1997 c.727 §6; 1999 c.577 §4; 1999 c.615 §2; 1999 c.1095 §14; 2007 c.609 §12]

Source: Section 419C.100 — Release of youth taken into custody; exceptions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 415.280 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 415 / Section 415.280
415.280 Petition for order for rehabilitation or liquidation of CCO
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Health Authority may petition the circuit court for an order:

(a) Directing the authority to rehabilitate a coordinated care organization on one or more of the following grounds:

(A) The coordinated care organization is impaired.

(B) The coordinated care organization has failed to submit its books, papers, accounts or affairs for the reasonable inspection and examination by the authority.

(C) Without first obtaining the written consent of the authority, the coordinated care organization has by contract of reinsurance, or otherwise, transferred or attempted to transfer substantially its entire property or business, or has entered into any transaction the effect of which is to merge, consolidate or reinsure substantially its entire property or business in or with the property or business of any other person, without first having complied with rules adopted pursuant to ORS 415.011 (Oregon Health Authority regulation of financial solvency of CCOs to align with regulation of domestic insurers) (2)(i).

(D) The coordinated care organization is in such condition that its further transaction of business would be hazardous to its members, creditors, the state or the public.

(E) The coordinated care organization has violated its articles of incorporation, its bylaws, any law of the state or any order of the authority.

(F) Any person who has executive authority in the coordinated care organization, whether an officer, manager, general agent, member of the governing board or trustee, employee or other person, has refused to be examined under oath by the authority concerning its affairs, whether in this state or elsewhere, and after reasonable notice of the fact, the coordinated care organization has not promptly and effectively terminated the employment and status of the person and all influence of the person on management.

(G) The coordinated care organization or its property has been or is the subject of an application for the appointment of a receiver, trustee, custodian, conservator or sequestrator or similar fiduciary of the coordinated care organization or of its property other than as authorized under 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 rules adopted pursuant to ORS 415.011 (Oregon Health Authority regulation of financial solvency of CCOs to align with regulation of domestic insurers) , and the appointment has been made or is imminent, and the appointment might deprive the courts of this state of jurisdiction or might prejudice orderly delinquency proceedings.

(H) The coordinated care organization has consented to the order by a vote of a majority of its governing board.

(I) The coordinated care organization has failed to pay any obligation to any state or any subdivision of the state.

(J) The coordinated care organization has failed to pay a binding final judgment rendered against it by the later of:

(i) Sixty days after the judgment became final;

(ii) Sixty days after the time for taking an appeal expired; or

(iii) Sixty days after the dismissal of an appeal before final determination.

(K) There is reasonable cause to believe that there has been embezzlement from the coordinated care organization, wrongful sequestration or diversion of the coordinated care organization’s assets, forgery or fraud affecting the coordinated care organization or other illegal conduct in, by or with respect to the coordinated care organization that if established would endanger assets in an amount threatening the solvency of the coordinated care organization.

(L) The coordinated care organization has failed to remove a person who has executive authority in the coordinated care organization, whether an officer, manager, general agent, member of the governing board, trustee, employee or other person, if the person has been found by the authority to be dishonest or untrustworthy in a way affecting the coordinated care organization’s business.

(M) Control of the coordinated care organization, whether by stock ownership or otherwise, and whether direct or indirect, is in a person or persons who have been found by the authority to be untrustworthy.

(N) The coordinated care organization has failed to file reports or financial data required by statute or by rule within the time allowed by law or within any additional time allowed by the authority.

(b) Authorizing the authority to seize all or part of the property, books, accounts and other records of a coordinated care organization as well as the premises where health services are provided or administrative functions for a coordinated care organization are housed.

(c) Enjoining the coordinated care organization from disposing of its property and transacting business except as allowed by written consent of the authority.

(2) The authority must include all of the following in the petition under subsection (1) of this section:

(a) An allegation that one or more grounds exist that would justify a court order for a rehabilitation or liquidation proceeding against the coordinated care organization.

(b) An allegation that the interests of members of the coordinated care organization, creditors of the coordinated care organization or the public will be endangered by delay.

(c) The contents of the order that the authority requests the court to issue. [2019 c.478 §27]

Source: Section 415.280 — Petition for order for rehabilitation or liquidation of CCO , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors415.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.349 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.349
417.349 Department of Human Services to provide family support services
Status: in_force

In accordance with ORS 417.342 (Family support services) and 417.344 (Types of services included) , the Department of Human Services shall provide family support services throughout the department. Notwithstanding ORS 430.640 (Duties of Oregon Health Authority in assisting and supervising community mental health programs) and 430.662 (Duties of Department of Human Services to provide or to contract for provision of community developmental disabilities services) , the department may contract directly with community organizations for the provision of family support services. [2001 c.900 §6; 2011 c.720 §156; 2021 c.192 §2]

Source: Section 417.349 — Department of Human Services to provide family support services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.443 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.443
419B.443 Time and content of reports
Status: in_force

(1) An agency described in ORS 419B.440 (Circumstances requiring reports) shall file the reports required by ORS 419B.440 (Circumstances requiring reports) (1)(b) at the end of the initial six-month period and no less frequently than each six months thereafter. The agency shall file reports more frequently if the court so orders. The reports must include, but not be limited to:

(a) A description of the problems or offenses that necessitated the placement of the child or ward with the agency;

(b) A description of the type and an analysis of the effectiveness of the care, treatment and supervision that the agency has provided for the child or ward;

(c) A list of all placements made since the child or ward has been in the guardianship or legal custody of an agency and the length of time the child or ward has spent in each placement;

(d) For a child or ward in substitute care, a list of all schools the child or ward has attended since the child or ward has been in the guardianship or legal custody of the agency, the length of time the child or ward has spent in each school and, for a child or ward 14 years of age or older, the number of high school credits the child or ward has earned;

(e) A list of dates of face-to-face contacts the assigned case worker has had with the child or ward since the child or ward has been in the guardianship or legal custody of the agency and, for a child or ward in substitute care, the place of each contact;

(f) For a child or ward in substitute care, a list of the visits the child or ward has had with the child’s or ward’s parents or siblings since the child or ward has been in the guardianship or legal custody of the agency and the place and date of each visit;

(g) For a child or ward in substitute care, the steps the Department of Human Services is taking to ensure that:

(A) The child’s or ward’s substitute care provider is following the reasonable and prudent parent standard; and

(B) The child or ward has regular, ongoing opportunities to engage in age-appropriate or developmentally appropriate activities, including consultation with the child or ward in an age-appropriate manner about the opportunities the child or ward has to participate in the activities;

(h) A description of agency efforts to return the child or ward to the parental home or find permanent placement for the child or ward, including, when applicable, efforts to assist the parents in remedying factors which contributed to the removal of the child or ward from the home;

(i) A proposed treatment plan or proposed continuation or modification of an existing treatment plan, including a proposed visitation plan or proposed continuation or modification of an existing visitation plan and a description of efforts expected of the child or ward and the parents to remedy factors that have prevented the child or ward from safely returning home within a reasonable time;

(j) If continued substitute care is recommended, a proposed timetable for the child’s or ward’s return home or other permanent placement or a justification of why extended substitute care is necessary;

(k) If the child or ward has been placed in foster care outside the state, whether the child or ward has been visited not less frequently than every six months by a state or private agency; and

(L) If the child or ward is placed in a qualified residential treatment program:

(A) A determination that the strengths and needs of the child or ward cannot be met through placement in a foster home, that the placement in a qualified residential treatment program provides the least restrictive setting to provide the most effective and appropriate level of care for the child or ward, and that the placement is consistent with the short-term and long-term goals for the child or ward, as specified in the permanency plan for the child or ward;

(B) Documentation of the specific treatment or service needs that will be met for the child or ward in the placement and the length of time the child or ward is expected to need the treatment or services; and

(C) Documentation of the efforts made by the agency to prepare the child or ward to return home or be placed with a fit and willing relative, a legal guardian, an adoptive parent or in a less restrictive foster home setting.

(2) In addition to the information required in a report made under subsection (1) of this section, for a ward who is in the legal custody of the department pursuant to ORS 419B.337 (Commitment to custody of Department of Human Services) but who will be or recently has been placed in the physical custody of a parent or a person who was appointed the ward’s legal guardian prior to placement of the ward in the legal custody of the department, a report required under ORS 419B.440 (Circumstances requiring reports) (1)(a) shall include:

(a) A recommended timetable for dismissal of the department’s legal custody of the ward and termination of the wardship; and

(b) A description of the services that the department will provide to the ward and the ward’s physical custodian to eliminate the need for the department to continue legal custody.

(3) In addition to the information required in a report made under subsection (1) of this section, if the report is made by the department under ORS 419B.440 (Circumstances requiring reports) (1)(b)(C), the report shall include:

(a) A recommended timetable for dismissal of the department’s legal custody of the ward and termination of the wardship; and

(b) A description of the services that the department has provided to the ward and the ward’s physical custodian to eliminate the need for the department to continue legal custody.

(4) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection (1) of this section, reports need not contain information contained in prior reports. [1993 c.33 §130; 2001 c.686 §22; 2003 c.396 §75; 2007 c.610 §2; 2007 c.611 §6; 2007 c.806 §8; 2015 c.254 §3; 2015 c.795 §8; 2019 c.619 §13; 2020 s.s.1 c.19 §§18a,18b]

Source: Section 419B.443 — Time and content of reports , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 410.270 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.270
410.270 Operation of type B agencies
Status: in_force

(1) A local government shall be responsible for all actions of a type B area agency in its jurisdiction, including but not limited to the accountability for funds and compliance with federal and state laws and rules. Such responsibility shall include all geographic areas in which the type B area agency is designated to operate.

(2) The respective local government shall appoint a director of the type B area agency in its jurisdiction who must meet minimum qualifications established by the Department of Human Services. The director shall serve with the continuing approval of the Director of Human Services. Continuing approval may be withdrawn by the Director of Human Services only when it can be shown that the state or federal rules have not been complied with by the type B area agency, that state or federal funds are not being expended for the purposes for which they were intended or that elderly persons are not receiving appropriate services within available funds. Withdrawal of continuing approval is appealable to the Governor by the local government after requesting a reconsideration by the Director of Human Services. [1981 c.784 §9; 1991 c.67 §102; 2001 c.900 §80; 2007 c.70 §172]

Source: Section 410.270 — Operation of type B agencies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors410.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 423.400 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 423 / Section 423.400
423.400 Office established
Status: in_force

The office of Corrections Ombudsman is established in the office of the Governor. The Governor shall appoint the Corrections Ombudsman. [1977 c.378 §1]

Source: Section 423.400 — Office established; appointment by Governor , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors423.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.655 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.655
421.655 Proceedings for review
Status: in_force

(1) To the extent practicable, the appropriate court shall consolidate any proceedings for review under ORS 421.635 (Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657) to 421.657 (Condemnation of property) .

(2) A circuit court, the Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court shall give proceedings for review under ORS 421.635 (Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657) to 421.657 (Condemnation of property) , and all appeals therefrom, priority over all other matters before the court.

(3) Except for proceedings on a petition for a writ of mandamus under ORS 421.645 (Issuing permits necessary for construction and operation of facility) (1) to (7), the circuit court may not issue an injunction or a stay in a proceeding under ORS 421.635 (Definitions for ORS 421.635 to 421.657) to 421.657 (Condemnation of property) . [1999 c.982 §13]

Source: Section 421.655 — Proceedings for review; consolidation; priority , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.101 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.101
413.101 Oregon Health Authority Fund
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Health Authority Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Health Authority Fund shall be credited to the fund.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority for carrying out the duties, functions and powers of the authority under ORS 413.032 (Establishment of Oregon Health Authority) , 415.501 (Procedures for review of material change transactions) and 431A.183 (Agreements to enforce regulation of tobacco products and inhalant delivery systems) .

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Moneys deposited in the fund pursuant to ORS 431A.880 (Licensing information) are continuously appropriated to the authority for the purpose of carrying out ORS 431A.855 (Establishment of program) to 431A.900 (Civil penalty for violation of ORS 431A.855 to 431A.900) .

(b) The authority may accept grants, donations, gifts or moneys from any source for the purposes of carrying out ORS 431A.855 (Establishment of program) to 431A.900 (Civil penalty for violation of ORS 431A.855 to 431A.900) . Moneys received under this paragraph shall be deposited into the fund and are continuously appropriated for the purposes of carrying out ORS 431A.855 (Establishment of program) to 431A.900 (Civil penalty for violation of ORS 431A.855 to 431A.900) .

(c) Moneys subject to a federal restriction or other funding source restriction must be accounted for separately from other moneys described in this subsection. [Formerly 413.031; 2019 c.456 §10; 2021 c.191 §8; 2021 c.615 §7]

Source: Section 413.101 — Oregon Health Authority Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 415.400 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 415 / Section 415.400
415.400 Filing proof of claim against CCO declared by court to be insolvent
Status: in_force

(1) A court may make an order declaring a coordinated care organization insolvent at the time it grants an order of liquidation or at any time during the liquidation proceedings. When the order is issued, the Oregon Health Authority shall provide notice, in the manner determined by the court, to all persons who may have claims against the coordinated care organization and who have not filed proper proofs of their claims. The notice must instruct the persons to present their claims to the authority, at a specified place, within four months from the date of the entry of the insolvency order or within a longer time as the court prescribes. The notice must specify the last day that persons may file proofs of claims.

(2) A claimant filing a proof of claim after the last day specified for filing a claim may share in the distribution of the assets after all allowed claims for which proofs were timely filed are paid in full. [2019 c.478 §31]

Source: Section 415.400 — Filing proof of claim against CCO declared by court to be insolvent , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors415.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.746 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.746
418.746 Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account
Status: in_force

(1) The Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned, if any, shall inure to the benefit of the account. All moneys deposited in the account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Justice for the purposes of ORS 418.751 (Training and education for persons investigating child abuse) and this section.

(2) The Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program, with the advice of the Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment, created by ORS 418.784 (Advisory Council on Child Abuse Assessment) , shall allocate moneys from the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account to eligible county child abuse multidisciplinary teams formed under ORS 418.747 (County teams for investigation) , or entities designated by the teams, serving the counties from which the moneys were collected. The program may award only one grant per county. The moneys shall be allocated by the same formula as, or a formula similar to, the formula used by the Attorney General for equitable distribution of the fund for victim’s assistance programs under ORS 147.227 (Disbursement of moneys to be used for victims’ assistance programs) (1). Moneys allocated under this subsection may not be used as replacement revenues for currently available funds previously allocated by the county for child abuse intervention.

(3) The Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program shall determine eligibility of the applicants and:

(a) Allocate funds if the applicant is deemed eligible;

(b) Conditionally allocate funds, with appropriate conditions, when necessary to establish eligibility; or

(c) Deny funding.

(4) In making the eligibility determination, the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program shall consider the following nonexclusive list of factors:

(a) Whether the services offered by an applicant substantially further the goals and purposes of ORS 418.747 (County teams for investigation) , 418.790 (Application contents for regional centers) and 418.792 (Application contents for children’s advocacy center) ;

(b) Whether the county child abuse multidisciplinary team or the entity designated by the team has properly allocated other available funds;

(c) Any evaluations of previously funded services as required by subsection (7) of this section;

(d) The extent to which the county’s coordinated child abuse multidisciplinary intervention plan provides for comprehensive services to the victims of child abuse;

(e) Whether the funds are being used as replacement revenues as prohibited by subsection (2) of this section;

(f) Whether there is a children’s advocacy center or similar advocacy center in existence or proposed for the county; and

(g) The extent to which funding a children’s advocacy center is given priority in the intervention plan as required under subsection (5) of this section.

(5) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) At least once a biennium, the county child abuse multidisciplinary team shall submit to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program a coordinated child abuse multidisciplinary intervention plan. The intervention plan must:

(A) Describe all sources of funding, other than moneys that may be allocated from the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account, including in-kind contributions that are available for the intervention plan;

(B) Describe the critical needs of victims of child abuse in the county, including but not limited to child abuse assessment, advocacy and treatment, and how the intervention plan addresses those needs in a comprehensive manner;

(C) Include the county’s written protocol and agreements required by ORS 418.747 (County teams for investigation) (2) and 418.785 (Child fatality review teams) ; and

(D) Describe how the intervention plan gives priority to funding a children’s advocacy center and how the funding supports the center.

(b) When submitting the intervention plan, the county child abuse multidisciplinary team shall also submit:

(A) Those applications for funding received from entities under subsection (6) of this section that the team determines best meet the needs of the county’s intervention plan and a recommendation that the applications for funding be granted; and

(B) If the team is seeking funding from the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program, an application setting forth the information required by rule of the program.

(6) An entity wishing to apply for funding from the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program shall submit an application to the county child abuse multidisciplinary team for the county in which the entity proposes to provide services. The application shall:

(a) Describe the services to be funded with moneys from the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program according to the coordinated child abuse multidisciplinary intervention plan and the anticipated outcomes in terms of benefits to children and families; and

(b) Describe how the services further the goals and purposes of ORS 418.747 (County teams for investigation) , 418.790 (Application contents for regional centers) and 418.792 (Application contents for children’s advocacy center) .

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A designated entity providing services according to a coordinated child abuse multidisciplinary intervention plan funded with moneys from the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program shall submit an annual report to the county child abuse multidisciplinary team. A county child abuse multidisciplinary team shall submit an annual report to the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program.

(b) The annual report filed by the county child abuse multidisciplinary team must:

(A) Document how the moneys were utilized and describe to what extent the services were able to meet anticipated outcomes in terms of benefits to children and families.

(B) Include local and state issues and recommendations relating to the prevention of child fatalities identified in the fatality review process under ORS 418.785 (Child fatality review teams) .

(c) A county child abuse multidisciplinary team receiving a report from a designated entity shall review the report and take into account success of the entity at meeting service outcomes before making future recommendations regarding allocation of moneys.

(d) The Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program shall review reports received under this section before making future eligibility and allocation decisions and when evaluating services funded under this section.

(8) Two or more county child abuse multidisciplinary teams may join together to develop joint child abuse multidisciplinary intervention plans. The joint intervention plans shall be submitted as provided in subsection (5) of this section.

(9) The Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program may adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 418.751 (Training and education for persons investigating child abuse) and this section including, but not limited to, the following:

(a) Notices and time limits for applications;

(b) Method of review and the role of advisory bodies; and

(c) Reallocation of moneys not applied for or disbursed. [1993 c.637 §§3,7; 1997 c.872 §31; 2001 c.624 §4; 2001 c.829 §8; 2003 c.354 §1; 2005 c.562 §5; 2019 c.141 §16]

Note: 418.746 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account) to 418.796 (Authority of council to solicit and accept contributions) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were 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 418.746 — Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account; uses; eligibility determination; plans; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420.825 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420 / Section 420.825
420.825 Replacement of youth
Status: in_force

Any child placed pursuant to ORS 420.810 (Placement of youths in foster homes) to 420.840 (Cooperation of superintendents with other child welfare agencies) may on order of the Director of Human Services or the authorized representative of the director be replaced, if in the opinion of the director or the authorized representative of the director the child would benefit by removal from the foster home. [1953 c.153 §4; 1971 c.84 §5; 2005 c.374 §3]

Source: Section 420.825 — Replacement of youth , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.150 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.150
414.150 Purpose of ORS 414.150 to 414.153
Status: in_force

It is the purpose of ORS 414.150 (Purpose of ORS 414.150 to 414.153) to 414.153 (Services provided by local health departments) to take advantage of opportunities to:

(1) Enhance the state and local public health partnership;

(2) Improve the access to care and health status of women and children; and

(3) Strengthen public health programs and services at the local level. [1991 c.337 §1; 2015 c.736 §58]

Note: 414.150 (Purpose of ORS 414.150 to 414.153) to 414.153 (Services provided by local health departments) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 414 by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 414.150 — Purpose of ORS 414.150 to 414.153 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 410.603 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.603
410.603 Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Committee
Status: in_force

(1) The Home Care Commission shall create a Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Committee.

(2) The committee shall provide information and make recommendations to the commission and to the Department of Human Services on:

(a) Methods of improving the quality of services available to persons with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses and the family members of persons with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses;

(b) Means of ensuring that an adequate amount of services are available to persons with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses and the family members of persons with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses; and

(c) All the duties and functions under ORS 410.595 (Legislative intent and findings) to 410.625 (Authority of commission) as those duties and functions pertain to persons with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses and the family members of persons with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses, including but not limited to:

(A) Qualifications for personal support workers;

(B) Registration of personal support workers;

(C) Referrals for routine, emergency and respite care;

(D) Training opportunities for personal support workers including, but not limited to, the training described in ORS 410.598 (Training and testing for home care workers and personal support workers) ; and

(E) Collective bargaining.

(3) The commission and the department shall consider the recommendations of the committee. When the commission or the department does not follow the recommendations of the committee, the commission or the department shall inform the committee of the reasons for not following the recommendations.

(4) The commission shall appoint members to the committee. In appointing members to the committee, the commission shall include at least one:

(a) Consumer of services, activities or purchases available to persons with developmental disabilities;

(b) Consumer of services, activities or purchases available to persons with mental illnesses;

(c) Family member of a person with a developmental disability;

(d) Family member of a person with a mental illness;

(e) Advocate for persons with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses;

(f) Personal support worker;

(g) Representative from an agency that assists persons with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses in finding and arranging resources for home care services; and

(h) Representative from a support services brokerage that assists persons with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses in finding and arranging resources for home care services. [2010 c.100 §3; 2018 c.75 §5]

Source: Section 410.603 — Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Committee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors410.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420.040 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420 / Section 420.040
420.040 Liability for misconduct of adjudicated youth placed in youth correction facility
Status: in_force

The youth correction facility, the superintendents of the youth correction facility, the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority and personnel of the Oregon Youth Authority are not liable for any damages whatsoever that are sustained by any person on account of the actions or misconduct of an adjudicated youth placed in a youth correction facility. [1963 c.256 §10; 1965 c.616 §39; 1969 c.597 §129; 1971 c.401 §100; 1995 c.422 §95; 2007 c.71 §113; 2021 c.489 §113]

Source: Section 420.040 — Liability for misconduct of adjudicated youth placed in youth correction facility , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.350 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.350
417.350 Family support services as social benefits
Status: in_force

Funds, goods and services provided to families under ORS 417.340 (Definitions for ORS 417.340 to 417.349) to 417.348 (Eligibility requirements) are social benefits for the promotion of general welfare. The benefits may not be used to replace or reduce other state or federal benefits provided the families under Oregon law. [1993 c.241 §1]

Source: Section 417.350 — Family support services as social benefits , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.083 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.083
413.083 Dental director
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall appoint a dental director who serves at the pleasure of the authority. The authority may establish by rule additional qualifications for the dental director. The dental director:

(a) Must be a dentist licensed to practice under ORS chapter 679;

(b) Must be in good standing with the Oregon Board of Dentistry or with the dental licensing board of another state if the dental director is not licensed by the board; and

(c) Shall oversee programs operated by the authority that increase access to oral health services, preventative oral health activities and other authority initiatives that address oral health disparities in this state.

(2) The dental director shall:

(a) Provide recommendations and guidance to the authority and other state agencies, individuals and community providers on how to prevent oral diseases and measures to take to improve, promote and protect the oral health of the residents of this state, with a focus on reducing oral health disparities among underserved populations;

(b) Monitor, study and appraise the oral health needs and resources of residents of this state;

(c) Foster the development, expansion and evaluation of oral health services for residents of this state;

(d) Provide information concerning oral health to the dental and health communities and the public;

(e) Develop policies to promote oral health in this state; and

(f) Develop programs, policies and preventive measures to positively impact oral health in this state. [2015 c.395 §1; 2017 c.17 §33]

Note: 413.083 (Dental director) 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 413.083 — Dental director; duties; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.630 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.630
421.630 Judicial review
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 183.400 (Judicial determination of validity of rule) , 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) , 183.484 (Jurisdiction for review of orders other than contested cases) and 197.825 (Jurisdiction of board) or any other law, exclusive jurisdiction for review of any decision relating to the establishment of, addition to, remodeling of or siting of a corrections facility including the establishment of criteria under ORS 421.614 (Corrections facilities) , the nomination of sites under ORS 421.616 (When department required to nominate sites for corrections facilities) or any actions under ORS 421.623 (Hearings in region where nominated site located) or 421.626 (Notification to Governor) is conferred upon the Supreme Court.

(2) Proceedings for review shall be instituted when any person or local government adversely affected files a petition with the Supreme Court that meets the following requirements:

(a) The petition shall be filed within 21 days of issuance of the specific decision on which the petition is based, except that a petition based on a decision to adopt criteria pursuant to ORS 421.614 (Corrections facilities) shall be filed within 21 days of the issuance of the criteria. A decision made pursuant to ORS 421.623 (Hearings in region where nominated site located) or 421.626 (Notification to Governor) with respect to any site may be reviewed by the Supreme Court as provided in ORS 421.611 (Findings) to 421.630 (Judicial review) .

(b) The petition shall state the nature of the decision the petitioner desires reviewed, in what manner the decision below rejected the position raised by the petitioner below and shall state, by supporting affidavit, the facts showing how the petitioner is adversely affected. In the case of a decision by the Corrections Facilities Siting Authority, the petitioner is adversely affected only when the petitioner can establish by clear and convincing evidence in the affidavit that:

(A) The petitioner participated before the authority;

(B) The petitioner will be within sight or sound of the facility or is affected economically in excess of $5,000 in value; and

(C) The petitioner proposed conditions as required by ORS 421.623 (Hearings in region where nominated site located) (2) that were rejected by the authority.

(c) The petitioner shall serve a copy of the petition by registered or certified mail upon the Department of Corrections, the authority and the Attorney General.

(d) Within 30 days after service of the petition, the department shall transmit to the Supreme Court, or a special master it designates, the original or a certified copy of the entire record and any findings that may have been made. The court shall not substitute its judgment for that of the Governor, the department or the authority as to any issue of fact or issue within executive branch discretion.

(3) If the petition is for review of a decision made by the siting authority, the record shall include only:

(a) The report of the authority.

(b) The conditions, if any, on the nomination.

(c) The transcript of the hearing before the authority. However, on motion of the authority, the Supreme Court may limit the transcript to those matters in which the petitioner is interested as provided in subsection (2)(b) of this section.

(d) Evidence submitted by the petitioner to the authority, but on motion of any party to the judicial review, the Supreme Court may supplement the record with additional materials from the hearing before the authority.

(e) The transcript of the decision-making meeting of the authority.

(f) The authority findings and decision.

(4) Upon review, the Supreme Court may reverse or remand the decision if the Supreme Court concludes that the department, the authority or the Governor:

(a) Exceeded the statutory or constitutional authority of the decision maker;

(b) Made a decision based on findings that are not supported by substantial evidence in the record as described in ORS 183.482 (Jurisdiction for review of contested cases) (8)(c); or

(c) Refused to adopt a proposed condition submitted under ORS 421.623 (Hearings in region where nominated site located) (2) and failed to provide the statement required by ORS 421.623 (Hearings in region where nominated site located) (3)(b).

(5) Proceedings for review under this section shall be given priority over all other matters before the Supreme Court. [1995 c.745 §10; 1999 c.853 §2]

Note: See note under 421.611 (Findings) .

Source: Section 421.630 — Judicial review , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.342 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.342
417.342 Family support services
Status: in_force

(1) Family support services are based on the belief that all people, regardless of disability, chronic illness or special need, have the right to a permanent and stable familial relationship in the community. Children have a developmental need to grow up in a family home environment. However, nothing in ORS 417.340 (Definitions for ORS 417.340 to 417.349) to 417.348 (Eligibility requirements) or 417.349 (Department of Human Services to provide family support services) is intended to require any person with a disability or chronic illness to live in the family home.

(2) Family support services can provide the support necessary to enable the family to meet the needs of caring for a family member with a disability or chronic illness at home and, subject to available funds, shall be based on the following principles:

(a) Family support services may use private and volunteer resources, publicly funded services and other flexible dollars to provide a family with the services needed to care for the family member with a disability or chronic illness.

(b) Family support services must be sensitive to the unique needs, strengths and multicultural values of an individual and the family rather than fitting the individual and family into existing services.

(c) Family support services must be built on a relationship of respect and trust that recognizes that families are better able to determine their own needs than have their needs determined by the state or a public agency.

(d) Family support services shall be provided in a manner that develops comprehensive, responsive and flexible support to families in their role as primary caregivers for family members with disabilities or chronic illnesses.

(e) Family support services shall focus on the entire family and be responsive to the needs of the individual and the family.

(f) Family support services may be needed throughout the lifespan of the individual family member living at home who has a disability or chronic illness.

(g) Family support services shall be available to families before they are in crisis.

(h) Family support services may be a service option offered to families, but not imposed on them.

(i) Family support services shall encourage maximum use of existing social networks and natural sources of support and should encourage community integration.

(j) Family support services shall not be confined to a single program or set of services but shall be a philosophy that permeates all programs and services. [1991 c.122 §2; 2001 c.900 §252; 2007 c.751 §2]

Source: Section 417.342 — Family support services; principles , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.016 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.016
419B.016 Offense of false report of child abuse
Status: in_force

(1) A person commits the offense of making a false report of child abuse if, with the intent to influence a custody, parenting time, visitation or child support decision, the person:

(a) Makes a false report of child abuse to the Department of Human Services or a law enforcement agency, knowing that the report is false; or

(b) With the intent that a public or private official make a report of child abuse to the Department of Human Services or a law enforcement agency, makes a false report of child abuse to the public or private official, knowing that the report is false.

(2) Making a false report of child abuse is a Class A violation. [2011 c.606 §2]

Note: 419B.016 (Offense of false report of child abuse) was added to and made a part of 419B.005 (Definitions) to 419B.050 (Authority of health care provider to disclose information) by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 419B.016 — Offense of false report of child abuse , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.109 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.109
419C.109 Initial disposition of youth taken into custody
Status: in_force

(1) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section, the court may designate a person to effect disposition of a youth taken into custody or brought before the court under ORS 419C.097 (Notice to parents, victim) , 419C.100 (Release of youth taken into custody) , 419C.103 (Procedure when youth is not released) and 419C.106 (Report required when youth is taken into custody) . If the requirements of ORS 419C.145 (Preadjudication detention) (3) are met, the person may do any of the following when the person has taken custody of a youth or has authority to effect disposition of a youth taken into custody:

(a) Release the youth to the custody of a parent, guardian or other responsible person.

(b) Release the youth on the youth’s own recognizance when appropriate.

(c) Upon a finding that release of the youth on the youth’s own recognizance is unwarranted, or upon order of the court or if probable cause exists to believe the youth may be detained under ORS 419C.145 (Preadjudication detention) , 419C.150 (Time limitations on detention) , 419C.153 (Detention review or release hearing) , 419C.156 (Detention of runaway from another state) , 419C.159 (Escape) or 419C.453 (Detention) , place the youth on conditional release.

(d) Subject to ORS 419A.059 (Designation of detention and shelter facilities) , 419A.061 (Inspection of detention facilities) , 419C.130 (Youth or adjudicated youth may not be detained where adults are detained) and 419C.133 (Detention of youth under 12 years of age) , place the youth in shelter care or detention. The youth shall be placed in shelter care rather than detention, unless the person has probable cause to believe that the court will be able to detain the youth under ORS 419C.145 (Preadjudication detention) , 419C.150 (Time limitations on detention) , 419C.153 (Detention review or release hearing) , 419C.156 (Detention of runaway from another state) , 419C.159 (Escape) or 419C.453 (Detention) .

(e) Pursuant to order of the court made subsequent to the filing of a petition, hold, retain or place the youth in detention or shelter care subject to further order.

(f) Exercise authority to detain the youth as provided in ORS 419C.136 (Temporary hold to develop release plan) .

(2) If the youth is released under subsection (1) of this section, the person releasing the youth may issue a summons to the youth requiring the youth to appear before the court. The summons must include the date, time and location for the youth to appear before the court. The person releasing the youth shall inform the juvenile court, which may review the release as provided in ORS 419C.153 (Detention review or release hearing) . If the youth fails to appear on the date and time required by the summons, the court may issue a warrant for the arrest of the youth.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) When a youth is retained in custody under ORS 419C.100 (Release of youth taken into custody) (3) and 419C.103 (Procedure when youth is not released) (2) and a petition is filed under ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) alleging 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 court shall determine the youth’s initial disposition at a hearing conducted pursuant to ORS 419C.145 (Preadjudication detention) . The parties to the hearing are the youth, the juvenile department and the state, represented by the district attorney.

(b) The court shall inform the youth:

(A) Of the youth’s rights, including the right to be represented by counsel and the right to remain silent; and

(B) Of the allegations against the youth.

(c) The court shall make a determination under ORS 419C.145 (Preadjudication detention) whether the youth should remain in detention pending adjudication on the merits. The court may order that the hearing be continued and that the youth remain in detention for a reasonable period of time not to exceed seven days if the court finds:

(A) That additional information concerning the youth is necessary to aid the court in making the determination under ORS 419C.145 (Preadjudication detention) ; and

(B) There is 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) .

(d) If the court orders that the hearing be continued and that the youth remain in detention under paragraph (c) of this subsection, in addition to and not in lieu of any other order the court may make, the court may order a mental health assessment or screening of the youth.

(e) If the court determines that the youth should not be detained pending adjudication on the merits, the court may order any other preadjudication disposition authorized. [1993 c.33 §169; 1993 c.546 §67; 1995 c.422 §73d; 1999 c.577 §6; 1999 c.1095 §16]

Source: Section 419C.109 — Initial disposition of youth taken into custody , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.647 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.647
418.647 Foster care payments
Status: in_force

(1) With respect to any period for which federal funds are made available to this state in aid of a state-administered program of aid to any child defined in and meeting the requirements of this section, the Department of Human Services may provide foster care payments in behalf of a child in the foster home of any individual or in a child-caring agency who:

(a) Is a needy child meeting the requirements of ORS 412.001 (Definitions) (3)(b)(A) or (B) who has been deprived of parental support or care by reason of the continued absence from the home, the physical or mental incapacity or the unemployment or underemployment of a parent or parents;

(b) Would meet the requirements of ORS 412.006 (Administration of temporary assistance for needy families program) except for the removal of the child from the home of a caretaker relative as a result of a judicial determination to the effect that continuation therein would be contrary to the welfare of such child;

(c) Has been accepted for placement and care by the department;

(d) Has been placed in a foster home or child-caring agency as a result of such determination; and

(e) Received aid in or for the month in which court proceedings leading to such determination were initiated, or would have received such aid in or for such month if application had been made therefor, or in the case of a child who had been living with a caretaker relative as defined in ORS 412.001 (Definitions) within six months prior to the month in which such proceedings were initiated, would have received such aid in or for such month if in such month the child had been living with and removed from the home of such a relative and application had been made therefor.

(2) As used in this section:

(a) “Child-caring agency” has the meaning given that term in 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) .

(b) “Foster home” means a foster home that is certified by this state or that has been approved, by the agency of this state responsible for the certification of foster homes, as meeting the standards established for such certification. [Formerly 418.070; 2016 c.106 §28]

Note: 418.647 (Foster care payments) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 418 by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 418.647 — Foster care payments , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).