ORS § 419b.185 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.185
419B.185 Evidentiary hearing
Status: in_force

(1) When a child or ward is taken, or is about to be taken, into protective custody pursuant to ORS 419B.150 (When protective custody authorized) , 419B.152 (Protective custody of runaway child) , 419B.160 (Prohibition on detention) , 419B.165 (Release of child taken into custody) , 419B.168 (Procedure when child is not released) or 419B.171 (Report required when child is taken into protective custody) and placed in shelter care, a parent, child or ward shall be given the opportunity to present evidence to the court at the hearings specified in ORS 419B.183 (Speedy hearing required) , and at any subsequent review hearing, that the child or ward can be returned home without further danger of suffering physical injury or emotional harm, endangering or harming others, or not remaining within the reach of the court process prior to adjudication.

(2) When the court conducts a hearing described in subsection (1) of this section, unless the court has previously found that the child is an Indian child, before the court may enter an order taking a child or ward into protective custody the court shall inquire and make a finding, subject to the procedures under ORS 419B.636 (Inquiry to determine whether child is Indian child) (4), regarding whether there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) At a hearing described in subsection (1) of this section, the court shall make written findings as to whether the Department of Human Services has made reasonable efforts or, if the child is an Indian child, active efforts to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the child or ward from the home and to make it possible for the child or ward to safely return home. When the court finds that no services were provided but that reasonable services would not have eliminated the need for protective custody, the court shall consider the department to have made reasonable efforts or, if the child or ward is an Indian child, active efforts to prevent or eliminate the need for protective custody. The court shall include in the written findings a brief description of the preventive and reunification efforts made by the department.

(b) In determining whether a child or ward shall be removed or continued out of home, the court shall consider whether the provision of reasonable services can prevent or eliminate the need to separate the family.

(c) In determining whether the department has made reasonable efforts or, if the child or ward is an Indian child, active efforts to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the child or ward from the home and to make it possible for the child or ward to safely return home, the court shall consider the child or ward’s health and safety the paramount concerns.

(d) The court shall make a written finding in every order of removal that describes:

(A) Why it is in the best interests of the child or ward that the child or ward be removed from the home or continued in care; and

(B) If the child or ward is an Indian child, why the Indian child’s removal or continuation in care is necessary to prevent imminent physical damage or harm to the Indian child.

(e) When the court determines that a child or ward shall be removed from the home or continued in care, the court shall make written findings whether the department made diligent efforts pursuant to ORS 419B.192 (Placement of child or ward) . The court shall include in its written findings a brief description of the efforts made by the department.

(f) The court may receive testimony, reports and other evidence without regard to whether the evidence is admissible under ORS 40.010 (Rule 100. Short title) to 40.210 (Rule 412. Sex offense cases) and 40.310 (Rule 601. General rule of competency) to 40.585 (Rule 1008. Functions of court and jury) if the evidence is relevant to the determinations and findings required under this section. As used in this paragraph, “relevant evidence” has the meaning given that term in ORS 40.150 (Rule 401. Definition of “relevant evidence.”) .

(4) To aid the court in making the written findings required by subsection (3) of this section, the department shall present written documentation to the court outlining:

(a) The efforts made to prevent taking the child or ward into protective custody and to provide services to make it possible for the child or ward to safely return home;

(b) The efforts the department made pursuant to ORS 419B.192 (Placement of child or ward) ;

(c) Why protective custody is in the best interests of the child or ward; and

(d) If the child or ward is an Indian child, why protective custody is necessary to prevent imminent physical damage or harm to the Indian child.

(5)(a)(A) The court may not enter an order taking a child or ward into protective custody under this section unless, after review of documentation provided by the department, the court makes written findings that the department satisfied the inquiry requirements under ORS 419B.636 (Inquiry to determine whether child is Indian child) (1) and, if applicable, the notice requirements under ORS 419B.639 (Notice to tribe in emergency proceeding) (1).

(B) If the court finds, subject to the procedures under ORS 419B.636 (Inquiry to determine whether child is Indian child) (4), that there is reason to know that the child is an Indian child, the court shall order that the child or ward is to be treated as an Indian child.

(b) The court may not enter an order taking an Indian child into protective custody unless after holding a hearing the court finds in writing:

(A) That removal of the child or ward is in the best interest, as described in ORS 419B.612 (Best interests of Indian child) , of the child or ward; and

(B) That a preponderance of the evidence indicates that protective custody is necessary to prevent imminent physical damage or harm to the child.

(c) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) If the child or ward is an Indian child and the court enters a protective custody order under this section, the order must direct the department to immediately notify the court if new information indicates that the emergency necessitating the protective custody of the Indian child has changed.

(B) Whenever the court receives notice from the department that the emergency necessitating the protective custody of the Indian child has changed, the court shall promptly hold a hearing under this section to determine whether protective custody continues to be necessary.

(C) The court shall immediately terminate the protective custody of an Indian child if the court determines that protective custody is no longer necessary to prevent imminent physical damage or harm to the Indian child.

(d) If the child or ward is an Indian child, a protective order under this section may not be continued for more than 30 days unless the court:

(A) Has set the case for a hearing on the petition alleging jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) (1);

(B) Determines that restoring the Indian child to the Indian child’s parent or Indian custodian would subject the Indian child to imminent physical damage or harm;

(C) Despite diligent efforts, has been unable to transfer the proceeding to the jurisdiction of the Indian child’s tribe; or

(D) Has been unable to set the case for a hearing on the petition showing the child or ward to be within the court’s jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100 (Jurisdiction) for a reason other than scheduling or availability of counsel and the reason has been documented in writing on the record.

(6) As used in this section, “active efforts” has the meaning described in ORS 419B.645 (Active efforts) . [1993 c.33 §71; 1993 c.295 §5; 1993 c.546 §123; 1997 c.873 §19; 1999 c.859 §8; 2001 c.686 §3; 2003 c.355 §1; 2003 c.396 §42; 2007 c.806 §4; 2019 c.382 §16; 2019 c.594 §10; 2020 s.s.1 c.14 §31; 2021 c.398 §56]

Source: Section 419B.185 — Evidentiary hearing , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 423.076 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 423 / Section 423.076
423.076 Director’s authority to grant peace officer power to corrections officer
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Department of Corrections may grant to an individual corrections officer or classification of corrections officer all the powers and authority of a peace officer over adults in custody.

(2) A corrections officer granted the authority of a peace officer under subsection (1) of this section shall have the authority to:

(a) Prevent an escape from the grounds of a correctional facility by an adult in custody; and

(b) Go beyond the grounds of a correctional facility to:

(A) Pursue an adult in custody if the adult in custody is in the act of escaping from a correctional facility;

(B) Search for an adult in custody if the adult in custody is in the act of escaping from a correctional facility; and

(C) Recapture an adult in custody if the adult in custody is in the act of escaping from a correctional facility.

(3) A corrections officer who has been granted the authority of a peace officer under subsection (1) of this section shall retain the authority until the law enforcement agency having general jurisdiction over the area in which the escape or attempted escape of the adult in custody took place assumes responsibility for recapture of the adult in custody.

(4) The Department of Corrections shall inform the appropriate law enforcement agency of an escape or attempted escape of an adult in custody as soon as is reasonably practicable.

(5) As used in this section, “adult in custody” means a person sentenced to a period of incarceration in a prison or other correctional facility until such time as a lawful release authority authorizes the release of the person. [1991 c.879 §1; 2019 c.213 §98]

Source: Section 423.076 — Director’s authority to grant peace officer power to corrections officer , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors423.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.153 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.153
414.153 Services provided by local health departments
Status: in_force

In order to make advantageous use of the system of public health care and services available through local health departments and other publicly supported programs and to ensure access to public health care and services through contract under ORS chapter 414, the state shall:

(1) Unless cause can be shown why such an agreement is not feasible, require and approve agreements between coordinated care organizations and publicly funded providers for authorization of payment for point of contact services in the following categories:

(a) Immunizations;

(b) Sexually transmitted infections; and

(c) Other communicable diseases;

(2) Allow members of coordinated care organizations to receive from fee-for-service providers:

(a) Family planning services;

(b) Human immunodeficiency virus and acquired immune deficiency syndrome prevention services; and

(c) Maternity case management if the Oregon Health Authority determines that a coordinated care organization cannot adequately provide the services;

(3) Encourage and approve agreements between coordinated care organizations and publicly funded providers for authorization of and payment for services in the following categories:

(a) Maternity case management;

(b) Well-child care;

(c) Prenatal care;

(d) School-based clinics;

(e) Health care and services for children provided through schools and Head Start programs; and

(f) Screening services to provide early detection of health care problems among low income women and children, migrant workers and other special population groups; and

(4) Recognize the responsibility of counties under ORS 430.620 (Establishment of community mental health and developmental disabilities programs by one or more counties) to operate community mental health programs by requiring a written agreement between each coordinated care organization and the local mental health authority in the area served by the coordinated care organization, unless cause can be shown why such an agreement is not feasible under criteria established by the Oregon Health Authority. The written agreements:

(a) May not prevent coordinated care organizations from contracting with other public or private providers for mental health or chemical dependency services;

(b) Must include agreed upon outcomes; and

(c) Must describe the authorization and payments necessary to maintain the mental health safety net system and to maintain the efficient and effective management of the following responsibilities of local mental health authorities, with respect to the service needs of members of the coordinated care organization:

(A) Management of children and adults at risk of entering or who are transitioning from the Oregon State Hospital or from residential care;

(B) Care coordination of residential services and supports for adults and children;

(C) Management of the mental health crisis system;

(D) Management of community-based specialized services, including but not limited to supported employment and education, early psychosis programs, assertive community treatment or other types of intensive case management programs and home-based services for children; and

(E) Management of specialized services to reduce recidivism of individuals with mental illness in the criminal justice system. [1991 c.337 §4; 1993 c.592 §1; 2009 c.595 §286; 2011 c.602 §24; 2015 c.27 §42; 2015 c.736 §60; 2015 c.798 §4; 2019 c.280 §8]

Note: See note under 414.150 (Purpose of ORS 414.150 to 414.153) .

Source: Section 414.153 — Services provided by local health departments , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.699 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.699
418.699 Additional duties or liabilities not imposed on youth sports providers
Status: in_force

Nothing in ORS 418.691 (Definitions for ORS 418.691 to 418.701) to 418.701 (Youth sports providers authorized to request criminal background checks from Department of State Police) imposes any additional duty or liability on any youth sports provider by reason of the youth sports provider not performing a duty that is encouraged by ORS 418.696 (Youth sports providers encouraged to perform certain activities related to qualifications of coaches or supervisors) . [2001 c.550 §4]

Note: See note under 418.691 (Definitions for ORS 418.691 to 418.701) .

Source: Section 418.699 — Additional duties or liabilities not imposed on youth sports providers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 410.100 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.100
410.100 When department to administer area agency programs
Status: in_force

(1) In the event that a local government withdraws the designation of an area agency, or the Department of Human Services withdraws the area agency designation in accordance with the Older Americans Act, the department shall administer the services to clients previously performed by the area agency until a new area agency is designated.

(2) The department may withdraw any particular program or service, except Title III of the Older Americans Act programs, from the area agency, and administer such programs and services. Before such action is taken, the department must consult with the director of the area agency and the chief elected official of the affected local government. Such action shall be taken by the department only when it can be shown that the federal or state laws or rules have not been complied with, 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 resources. Withdrawal of any particular program or service is appealable to the Governor after requesting a reconsideration by the Director of Human Services. [1981 c.784 §10; 2001 c.900 §78; 2007 c.70 §169]

Source: Section 410.100 — When department to administer area agency programs , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors410.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.478 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.478
419C.478 Commitment to Oregon Youth Authority or Department of Human Services
Status: in_force

(1) The court may, in addition to probation or any other dispositional order, place an adjudicated youth who is at least 12 years of age in the legal custody of the Oregon Youth Authority for care, placement and supervision or, when authorized under subsection (3) of this section, place an adjudicated youth in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services for care, placement and supervision. In any order issued under this section, the court shall include written findings describing why it is in the best interests of the adjudicated youth to be placed with the youth authority or the department.

(2) If the court places an adjudicated youth under subsection (1) of this section, the court may specify the type of care, supervision or services to be provided by the youth authority or the department to adjudicated youths placed in the youth authority’s or department’s custody and to the parents or guardians of the adjudicated youths, but the actual planning and provision of the care, supervision, security or services is the responsibility of the youth authority or the department. The youth authority or the department may place the adjudicated youth in a youth care center or other facility authorized to accept the adjudicated youth.

(3) The court may place an adjudicated youth in the legal custody of the department under subsection (1) of this section if:

(a) The court has determined that a period of out-of-home placement and supervision should be part of the disposition in the case;

(b) The court finds that, because of the adjudicated youth’s age or mental or emotional condition, the adjudicated youth:

(A) Is not amenable to reform and rehabilitation through participation in the programs provided and administered by the youth authority; and

(B) Is amenable to reform and rehabilitation through participation in the programs provided and administered by the department;

(c) The court finds that the department can provide adequate security to protect the community and the adjudicated youth;

(d) The court provides for periodic review of the placement; and

(e) The court, in making the findings and determinations required by this subsection, has considered the relevant facts and circumstances of the case, as provided in ORS 419C.411 (Disposition order) .

(4) Uniform commitment blanks, in a form approved by the director of the youth authority, or by the Director of Human Services for placements under subsection (3) of this section, shall be used by all courts for placing adjudicated youths in the legal custody of the youth authority or the department.

(5) If the adjudicated youth has been placed in the custody of the youth authority or the department, the court may not make a commitment directly to any residential facility, but shall cause the adjudicated youth to be delivered into the custody of the youth authority or the department at the time and place fixed by rules of the youth authority or the department. An adjudicated youth committed under this subsection may not be placed in a Department of Corrections institution.

(6) When the court places an adjudicated youth in the legal custody of the department under subsection (1) of this section, ORS 419B.440 (Circumstances requiring reports) , 419B.443 (Time and content of reports) , 419B.446 (Filing report) , 419B.449 (Review hearing by court) , 419B.452 (Distribution of report by court) , 419B.470 (Permanency hearing) , 419B.473 (Notice) and 419B.476 (Conduct of hearing) apply as if the adjudicated youth were a ward. [1993 c.33 §238; 1993 c.546 §89; 1995 c.422 §130; 2001 c.686 §13; 2003 c.396 §119; 2005 c.159 §4; 2021 c.489 §82]

Source: Section 419C.478 — Commitment to Oregon Youth Authority or Department of Human Services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.500 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.500
421.500 Findings
Status: in_force

The Legislative Assembly finds that:

(1) Substance use disorders negatively impact adults in custody at a significantly greater frequency than nonincarcerated individuals in the community.

(2) Substance use disorders should be considered chronic illnesses for which effective treatment is available.

(3) Diverting sentenced offenders from a traditional correctional setting into structured programs that provide treatment for substance use disorders or cognitive restructuring has proven to reduce criminal recidivism in this state. [1993 c.681 §1; 1999 c.239 §2; 2023 c.108 §1]

Note: 421.500 (Findings) to 421.512 (Rulemaking) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were 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 421.500 — Findings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.059 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.059
419C.059 Facilitation of disposition
Status: in_force

(1) When a proceeding is pending in the juvenile court of any county, the juvenile court of that county may authorize the juvenile court of any other county to do one or both of the following, when it will facilitate the disposition of the case without adverse effect on the interests of the youth:

(a) The court may:

(A) Conduct a hearing into the facts alleged to bring the youth within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court;

(B) Determine the facts;

(C) Enter an order including the court’s findings; and

(D) Notify the court in which the case is pending.

(b) The court may assume jurisdiction over the case and administer probation or protection supervision of the youth, when the court in which the proceeding is pending:

(A) Finds that the youth has moved to the other county or orders as part of its disposition of the proceeding that legal custody of the youth be given to a person residing in the other county; and

(B) Is advised that the court of the other county will accept jurisdiction of the case.

(2) The cost of administering probation or protective supervision of the youth shall be paid by the county accepting jurisdiction under subsection (1)(b) of this section, unless the transferring and receiving counties otherwise agree. The cost of transporting the youth shall be paid by the county transferring jurisdiction, unless the transferring and receiving counties otherwise agree. [1993 c.33 §155; 2017 c.252 §23]

Source: Section 419C.059 — Facilitation of disposition; interests of youth; authority of court where proceeding pending to allow other county to conduct hearing or assume jurisdiction , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.498 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.498
419C.498 Disposition under compact, agreement or arrangement with another state
Status: in_force

If there is an interstate compact or agreement or an informal arrangement with another state permitting the adjudicated youth to reside in another state while on probation or under protective supervision, or to be placed in an institution or with an agency in another state, the court may place the adjudicated youth on probation or under protective supervision in such other state, or, subject to ORS 419C.495 (When commitment to youth correction facility authorized) , place the adjudicated youth in an institution in such other state in accordance with the compact, agreement or arrangement. [1993 c.33 §245; 2003 c.396 §123; 2021 c.489 §88]

Source: Section 419C.498 — Disposition under compact, agreement or arrangement with another state , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.495 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.495
418.495 Authority to purchase care
Status: in_force

(1) Within the limits of funds available therefor, the Department of Human Services may enter into agreements and contracts with child-caring agencies, Strengthening, Preserving and Reunifying Families programs under ORS 418.575 (Definitions for ORS 418.575 to 418.598) to 418.598 (Rules) , other appropriate providers of care or services to children and facilities, including youth care centers, for the purchase of care for children who require and are eligible for such care, regardless of whether the child is a ward of the state, whether the department is the child’s guardian or has custody of the child, or whether the child has been released or surrendered to a child-caring agency pursuant to ORS 418.270 (Surrender of child to child-caring agency) or to a Strengthening, Preserving and Reunifying Families program under ORS 418.575 (Definitions for ORS 418.575 to 418.598) to 418.598 (Rules) or committed thereto by order of a court under ORS chapter 419B or 419C. The agreement shall prescribe the procedures for payment and the rate of payment and may contain such other conditions as the department and the agency, facility or program may agree. Payment must be made by electronic funds transfer from the department to the payee and may not be made by check.

(2) The department shall by rule adopt payment standards for foster care that is provided under ORS 418.625 (Definitions for ORS 418.625 to 418.645) to 418.645 (Appeal from decision of department) . In establishing standards, the department may take into account the income, resources and maintenance available to and the necessary expenditures of a foster parent who is a relative, as defined by rule, of the child placed in care. [1971 c.457 §4; 1993 c.33 §329; 2007 c.801 §1; 2011 c.568 §11; 2016 c.106 §26]

Source: Section 418.495 — Authority to purchase care; agreement content; payment standards for foster care; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.081 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.081
411.081 Public assistance application required
Status: in_force

(1) A person seeking public assistance shall file an application for public assistance with the Department of Human Services. At the time of application, the applicant shall declare to the department any circumstance that directly affects the applicant’s eligibility to receive assistance or the amount of assistance available to the applicant. Upon the receipt of property or income or upon any other change in circumstances that directly affects the eligibility of the recipient to receive assistance or the amount of assistance available to the recipient, the applicant, recipient or other person in the assistance household shall immediately notify the department of the receipt or possession of such property or income, or other change in circumstances. The department shall recover from the recipient the amount of assistance improperly disbursed by reason of failure to comply with the provision of this section.

(2) The department may recover any cash assistance granted for general assistance under ORS 411.710 (Basis for granting general assistance) to 411.730 (Application for general assistance) and 411.752 (General assistance project established) , and the recipient’s portion of the aid described in ORS 412.014 (State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program) (3), that has been paid to any recipient 18 years of age or older when the recipient is presently receiving or subsequently receives Supplemental Security Income. The amount of recovery shall be limited to the total amount of Supplemental Security Income that was received for the same time period that the general assistance or the aid received under ORS 412.014 (State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program) was being paid.

(3) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) of this section shall be construed as to prevent the department from entering into a compromise agreement for recovery of assistance improperly disbursed, if the department determines that the administration and collection costs involved would exceed the amount that can reasonably be expected to be recovered. [Formerly 411.105; 2011 c.46 §2; 2011 c.720 §95; 2013 c.688 §35; 2016 c.93 §4]

Source: Section 411.081 — Public assistance application required; declaration of eligibility; report on change in circumstance; recovery of assistance from SSI award , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.618 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.618
421.618 Meetings to discuss site selections
Status: in_force

Prior to nominating sites pursuant to ORS 421.616 (When department required to nominate sites for corrections facilities) , the Department of Corrections shall hold a meeting or multiple meetings with the elected local government officials involved to discuss the site selections, the on-site and off-site improvements needed at each site and the site preferences of the local governments. [1995 c.745 §5]

Note: See note under 421.611 (Findings) .

Source: Section 421.618 — Meetings to discuss site selections , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.819 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.819
419B.819 Summons for proceeding to establish permanent guardianship or terminate parental rights
Status: in_force

(1) A court may make an order establishing permanent guardianship under ORS 419B.365 (Permanent guardianship) or terminating 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) only after service of summons and a true copy of the petition on the parent, as provided in ORS 419B.812 (Issuance of summons) , 419B.823 (Service of summons generally) , 419B.824 (Methods of serving summons) , 419B.827 (Responsibility for costs of service of summons and travel expenses of party summoned) , 419B.830 (Return of summons) and 419B.833 (Proof of service of summons or mailing) . A putative father who satisfies the criteria set out in ORS 419B.839 (Required and discretionary summons) (1)(d) or 419B.875 (Parties to proceedings) (1)(a)(C) also must be served with summons and a true copy of the petition, unless a court of competent jurisdiction has found him not to be the child or ward’s legal or biological father or he has filed a petition for filiation that was dismissed and no appeal of the judgment or order is pending.

(2) A summons under this section must require one of the following:

(a) That the parent appear personally before the court at the time and place specified in the summons for a hearing on the allegations of the petition;

(b) That the parent appear personally before the court at the time and place specified in the summons to admit or deny the allegations of the petition; or

(c) That the parent file a written answer to the petition within 30 days from the date on which the parent is served with the summons.

(3) If the court does not direct the type of response to be required by the summons under subsection (2) of this section, the summons shall require the parent to respond in the manner authorized by subsection (2)(c) of this section.

(4) A summons under this section must contain:

(a) A statement that the rights of the parent are proposed to be terminated or, if the petition seeks to establish a permanent guardianship, that a permanent guardianship is proposed to be established.

(b) A statement that, if the parent fails to appear at the time and place specified in the summons or in an order under ORS 419B.820 (Notice to parent contesting petition to establish permanent guardianship or terminate parental rights) or, if the summons requires the filing of a written answer, fails to file the answer within the time provided, the court may, without further notice and in the parent’s absence, terminate the parent’s rights or grant the guardianship petition, either on the date specified in the summons or order or on a future date, and may take any other action that is authorized by law.

(c) A notice that the parent has the right to be represented by an attorney. The notice must be in substantially the following form:

You have a right to be represented by an attorney. If you wish to be represented by an attorney, please retain one as soon as possible to represent you in this proceeding. If you cannot afford to hire an attorney and you meet the state’s financial guidelines, you are entitled to have an attorney appointed for you at state expense. To request appointment of an attorney to represent you at state expense, you must contact the juvenile court immediately. Phone ________ for further information.

(d) A statement that, if the parent is represented by an attorney, the parent has the responsibility to maintain contact with the parent’s attorney and to keep the attorney advised of the parent’s whereabouts.

(e) A statement that, if the parent is represented by an attorney, the parent must appear personally at any hearing where the parent is required to appear. The statement must explain that “appear personally” does not include appearance through the parent’s attorney.

(f) A statement that, if the court has granted the parent an exception in advance under ORS 419B.918 (Manner of appearance) , the parent may appear in any manner permitted by the court under ORS 419B.918 (Manner of appearance) .

(5) If the summons requires the parent to appear before the court to admit or deny the allegations of the petition or requires the parent to file a written answer to the petition, the summons must advise the parent that, if the parent contests the petition, the court:

(a) Will schedule a hearing on the allegations of the petition and order the parent to appear personally; and

(b) May schedule other hearings related to the petition and order the parent to appear personally.

(6) At a hearing, when the parent is required to appear personally, or in the parent’s written answer to the petition, the parent shall inform the court and the petitioner of the parent’s current residence address, mailing address and telephone number.

(7) If a parent fails to appear for any hearing related to the petition, or fails to file a written answer, as directed by summons or court order under this section or ORS 419B.820 (Notice to parent contesting petition to establish permanent guardianship or terminate parental rights) , the court, without further notice and in the parent’s absence, may:

(a) Terminate the parent’s rights or, if the petition seeks to establish a permanent guardianship, grant the guardianship petition either on the date specified in the summons or order or on a future date; and

(b) Take any other action that is authorized by law.

(8) If the summons requires the parent to appear personally before the court, or if a court orders the parent to appear personally at a hearing in the manner provided in ORS 419B.820 (Notice to parent contesting petition to establish permanent guardianship or terminate parental rights) , the parent may not appear through the parent’s attorney.

(9) If a guardian ad litem has been appointed for a parent under ORS 419B.231 (Appointment) , a copy of the summons served on the parent under this section must be provided to the guardian ad litem. [2003 c.205 §3; 2005 c.160 §2; 2005 c.450 §5; 2007 c.454 §13; 2007 c.497 §6]

Source: Section 419B.819 — Summons for proceeding to establish permanent guardianship or terminate parental rights; contents; failure to appear , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 410.020 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.020
410.020 Implementation of state policy
Status: in_force

In carrying out the policies stated in ORS 410.010 (State policy for seniors and people with disabilities) , the state shall:

(1) Coordinate the effective and efficient provision of community services to older citizens and citizens with disabilities so that the services will be readily available to the greatest number over the widest geographic area; assure that information on these services is available in each locality, utilizing whenever possible existing information services; and assure that each new service receives maximum publicity at the time it is initiated.

(2) Assure that older citizens and citizens with disabilities retain the right of free choice in planning and managing their lives; by increasing the number of options in lifestyles available to older citizens and citizens with disabilities; by aiding older citizens and citizens with disabilities to help themselves; by strengthening the natural support system of family, friends and neighbors to further self-care and independent living; by assuring that older citizens and citizens with disabilities are able to make informed choices regarding the delivery of in-home care services by providing information about their responsibilities as employers of in-home care providers or, alternatively, about the responsibilities of an in-home care agency to provide services; and by encouraging all programs that seek to maximize self-care and independent living within the mainstream of life.

(3) Assure that health and social services be available that:

(a) Allow the older citizen and citizen with a disability to live independently at home or with others as long as the citizen desires without requiring inappropriate or premature institutionalization.

(b) Encourage, by expansion of existing programs for older citizens and citizens with disabilities, by school programs, by meals-on-wheels, by counseling or by other means, public and private development of nutrition programs for older citizens and citizens with disabilities that prevent or minimize illness or social isolation.

(c) Assure that if institutionalization is necessary, the institution should be of the highest quality where the older citizen and citizen with a disability may live in dignity.

(d) Protect the older citizen and citizen with a disability from physical and mental abuse and from fraudulent practices.

(4) Foster both preventive and primary health care, including mental and physical health care, to keep older citizens and citizens with disabilities active and contributing members of society; and encourage full restorative services for those older citizens and citizens with disabilities who require institutional care to increase the possibility of their return to independent living.

(5) Encourage public and private development of suitable housing for older citizens and citizens with disabilities, designed and located consistent with their special needs and available at costs they can afford.

(6) In implementing subsections (1) to (5) of this section, develop and seek support for plans to assure access to information, counseling and screening, as appropriate, by persons potentially in need of long term care without regard to the person’s income.

(7) Recognize the necessity for a variety of ways to help older citizens and citizens with disabilities maintain sufficient income to meet their needs.

(8) Encourage local transportation systems and volunteer groups to meet the daily transportation needs of older citizens and citizens with disabilities and to make accessible to them a broad range of services and programs, including social, health and religious services and programs.

(9) Encourage and develop meaningful employment opportunities for older citizens and citizens with disabilities in positions commensurate with their abilities; eliminate discrimination to such employment; and whenever possible, employ older citizens in programs that affect older citizens and citizens with disabilities in programs that affect citizens with disabilities.

(10) Involve older citizens and citizens with disabilities in the decision-making process for programs affecting their lives. Recognizing the ability of older citizens and citizens with disabilities to be advisors to the Legislative Assembly, agencies and professional staff, the Legislative Assembly intends that whenever possible older citizens and citizens with disabilities should assist in the development of policies affecting their lives.

(11) Assure to older citizens and citizens with disabilities the right to pursue activities within the widest range of civic, cultural, entertainment and recreational opportunities by opening such opportunities to participation by older citizens and citizens with disabilities, by encouraging older citizens and citizens with disabilities to utilize their capabilities by participating in government and by assuring them the right to serve.

(12) Make public educational facilities available to older citizens and citizens with disabilities and their organizations so older citizens and citizens with disabilities may pursue their educational interests; and encourage all institutions of learning and other appropriate agencies to develop and provide by outreach as well as by traditional means special education programs to meet the needs and interests of older citizens by addressing the problems and opportunities of aging and by responding to older citizens’ interests in liberal arts as well as their interests in hobby and recreation courses.

(13) Encourage the development of barrier-free construction and the removal of architectural barriers so that more facilities are accessible to older citizens and citizens with disabilities.

(14) Promote development of programs to educate persons who work with older citizens in gerontology and geriatrics and encourage qualified persons to seek such education.

(15) Encourage immediate application by both public and private agencies of knowledge acquired from research that can sustain and improve the health and happiness of older citizens and citizens with disabilities.

(16) Recognize that older citizens who retire should be able to do so in honor and dignity.

(17) Encourage and support:

(a) Distribution of literature which accurately presents facts concerning aging and disabilities of citizens.

(b) Efforts of schools, churches and other institutions, in teaching children and youth about the process of aging and disabilities of citizens so as to correct fallacies handed down from one generation to another.

(c) Intergenerational programming and participation by community organizations and institutions to promote better understanding and warm social interaction and to counteract the tendency to isolation of individuals who are elderly or who have disabilities.

(d) Correction of stereotyping of individuals who are elderly or who have disabilities in school texts and other books, newspapers, magazines, radio and television by encouraging review and analysis of these media by publishers, company ownership or other appropriate agencies.

(e) Efforts which show that many misconceptions and stereotypes have no basis in fact so older citizens and citizens with disabilities will be freed from the destructive tendency to socially conform by embracing these fallacies. [1981 c.191 §2; 1983 c.312 §2; 1985 c.180 §2; 1989 c.224 §71; 2007 c.70 §164; 2007 c.416 §1]

Source: Section 410.020 — Implementation of state policy , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors410.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419a.020 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419a / Section 419a.020
419A.020 County responsibility for expenses of juvenile department
Status: in_force

(1) The cost of maintaining a juvenile department and all expenditures incidental thereto, including traveling expenses, and necessarily incurred in supplying the immediate necessities of children, wards, youths or adjudicated youths while committed to the charge of a director or counselor, and all salaries for the personnel of a juvenile department and of any detention facilities maintained in the county, are payable upon the order of the board of county commissioners or county court of the county from county funds budgeted and levied for that purpose in any manner provided by law.

(2) When two or more counties have counselors appointed to serve the counties jointly, each county shall provide funds to pay its share of the costs and expenses of the employment of counselors and maintaining juvenile departments. The method of determining the portion of such costs and expenses each county is to bear must be provided in the agreement made between the counties under ORS 419A.010 (Appointment of counselors and director) (1)(b). [1993 c.33 §16; 2003 c.396 §5; 2021 c.489 §35]

Source: Section 419A.020 — County responsibility for expenses of juvenile department , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.164 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.164
413.164 Collection and reporting of data by health care providers and insurers
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section and ORS 413.163 (System for collecting data on race, ethnicity, language, disability, sexual orientation and gender identity) and 413.167 (Reports to Legislative Assembly) :

(a) “Board” means the:

(A) State Board of Examiners for Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology;

(B) State Board of Chiropractic Examiners;

(C) State Board of Licensed Social Workers;

(D) Oregon Board of Licensed Professional Counselors and Therapists;

(E) Oregon Board of Dentistry;

(F) State Board of Massage Therapists;

(G) Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine;

(H) Oregon State Board of Nursing;

(I) Oregon Board of Optometry;

(J) State Board of Pharmacy;

(K) Oregon Medical Board;

(L) Occupational Therapy Licensing Board;

(M) Oregon Board of Physical Therapy;

(N) Oregon Board of Psychology;

(O) Board of Medical Imaging;

(P) Long Term Care Administrators Board;

(Q) State Board of Direct Entry Midwifery;

(R) State Board of Denture Technology;

(S) Respiratory Therapist and Polysomnographic Technologist Licensing Board;

(T) Board of Licensed Dietitians; and

(U) Oregon Health Authority, to the extent that the authority:

(i) Licenses emergency medical services providers under ORS 682.216 (Issuance of licenses) ; and

(ii) Regulates traditional health workers under ORS 414.665 (Traditional health workers utilized by coordinated care organizations) .

(b) “Coordinated care organization” has the meaning given that term in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) .

(c) “Health care provider” means an individual licensed, certified, registered or otherwise authorized to practice by a board.

(d) “Health insurer” has the meaning given that term in ORS 746.600 (Definitions for ORS 746.600 to 746.690) .

(2) At least once each calendar year and in accordance with timelines established by the authority by rule, a coordinated care organization, a health care provider or health care provider’s designee, or a health insurer shall collect data on race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity from the coordinated care organization’s, health care provider’s or health insurer’s patients, clients and members, in accordance with standards adopted by the authority pursuant to ORS 413.161 (Collection of data on race, ethnicity, language, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity) . A coordinated care organization, health care provider or health insurer shall submit the data to the authority in the manner prescribed by the authority by rule.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The authority shall adopt rules, including but not limited to rules:

(A) Establishing standards for collecting, securely transmitting and reporting the data described in subsection (2) of this section;

(B) Establishing the timelines for collection and submission of data described in subsection (2) of this section;

(C) Permitting coordinated care organizations, health care providers and health insurers to report to the authority that a patient, client or member refused to answer questions regarding race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity;

(D) Establishing criteria for extensions of timelines established under this subsection and a process for reviewing requests for extensions; and

(E) Establishing criteria for exempting certain health care providers or classes of health care providers from the requirements of subsection (2) of this section and a process for reviewing requests for exemptions.

(b) In adopting rules under subsection (2) of this section, the authority shall:

(A) Consult with the advisory committee established under ORS 413.161 (Collection of data on race, ethnicity, language, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity) ;

(B) Allow coordinated care organizations, health care providers and health insurers to collect the data described in subsection (2) of this section on electronic or paper forms; and

(C) Require coordinated care organizations, health care providers and health insurers to inform patients, clients and members:

(i) That data collected under subsection (2) of this section is reported to the authority;

(ii) How the authority, coordinated care organization, health care provider and health insurer use the data;

(iii) Of the purposes for which the data may not be used; and

(iv) That the patient, client or member is not required to answer questions regarding race, ethnicity, preferred spoken and written languages, disability status, sexual orientation and gender identity.

(4) Data collected under this section is confidential and not subject to disclosure under ORS 192.311 (Definitions for ORS 192.311 to 192.478) to 192.478 (Exemption for Judicial Department) . The authority may release the data collected under this section only if the data to be released is anonymized and aggregated so that the data released does not reasonably allow an individual whose information is included in the data to be identified.

(5) A coordinated care organization or health insurer transacting insurance in this state may not consider any data collected under subsection (2) of this section:

(a) In determining whether to deny, limit, cancel, rescind or refuse to renew an insurance policy;

(b) To establish premium rates for an insurance policy; or

(c) To establish the terms and conditions of an insurance policy.

(6) The authority may provide incentives to coordinated care organizations, health care providers and health insurers to assist in deferring the costs of making changes to electronic health records systems or similar systems to facilitate the collection of data described in subsection (2) of this section.

(7) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The authority shall monitor coordinated care organizations, health care providers and health insurers for compliance with the standards established under subsection (1) of this section.

(b) The authority may impose on a coordinated care organization, health care provider or health insurer a civil penalty for a violation of the requirements of this section or rules adopted under this section:

(A) Not to exceed $200 for the first violation;

(B) Not to exceed $400 for the second violation; and

(C) Not to exceed $500 for the third and subsequent violations.

(c) Prior to imposing a penalty under paragraph (b) of this subsection, the authority shall provide notice to the coordinated care organization, health care provider or health insurer of the alleged violation and provide the coordinated care organization, health care provider or health insurer a reasonable time in which to correct the violation. [2021 c.549 §1]

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

Source: Section 413.164 — Collection and reporting of data by health care providers and insurers; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 412.009 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 412 / Section 412.009
412.009 Engagement in JOBS
Status: in_force

(1) The Legislative Assembly finds that:

(a) There is evidence that families who experience the most disqualifications from the job opportunity and basic skills program are often those with the most barriers to employment; and

(b) The loss of income from a program disqualification adds strain and creates instability in families already experiencing extreme poverty, and this affects the health and food security of the dependent children in the family.

(2) The Department of Human Services by rule shall adopt proven methods of encouraging participants’ full engagement in the job opportunity and basic skills program, including the development of an individualized case plan and an ongoing process to ensure that the case plan is appropriate.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The department shall facilitate the participation of needy caretaker relatives and may not reduce the family’s aid payment as a method of encouraging full engagement in the job opportunity and basic skills program pursuant to subsection (2) of this section until the department determines that the needy caretaker relative that is not fully engaged:

(A) Has no identified barriers or refuses to take appropriate steps to address identified barriers to participation in the program; and

(B) Refuses without good cause, as defined by the department by rule, to meet the requirements of an individualized and appropriate case plan.

(b) The department may not reduce aid payments under this subsection to families:

(A) Receiving aid pursuant to ORS 412.014 (State Family Pre-SSI/SSDI program) or 412.124 (Post-TANF aid to employed families) ;

(B) In which the caretaker relative participates in suitable activities for the number of hours required each month to satisfy federally required participation rates; or

(C) Until the department has screened for and, if appropriate, assessed barriers to participation, including but not limited to physical or mental health needs, substance abuse, domestic violence or learning needs.

(c) The department may not reduce aid payments under this subsection before assessing the risk of harm posed to the children in the household by the reduction in aid payments and taking steps to ameliorate the risk.

(4) Following notice and an opportunity for a hearing under ORS chapter 183 and subject to subsection (2) of this section, the department may reduce the aid payment to the family of an individual who refuses to participate in suitable activities required by the individual’s case plan or may terminate the aid payment to the family of a noncompliant individual in accordance with procedures adopted by the department by rule.

(5) A caretaker relative may request a hearing to contest the basis for a reduction in or termination of an aid payment under this section within 90 days of a reduction in or termination of aid.

(6) Every six months, the department shall report to the Family Services Review Commission established under ORS 411.075 (Family Services Review Commission) the status of and outcomes for families for whom aid has been reduced or terminated under subsection (4) of this section. The department shall work with the commission to establish the details to be provided in the report. [Formerly 418.045; 2011 c.604 §2; 2015 c.765 §12; 2019 c.602 §9]

Source: Section 412.009 — Engagement in JOBS; disqualification; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors412.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.825 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.825
411.825 Administration of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Human Services shall determine and certify the eligibility of all individuals and households to receive supplemental nutrition assistance under the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

(2) The department shall:

(a) Issue to recipients supplemental nutrition assistance made available from the federal government under the program; and

(b) Account to the federal government for all such supplemental nutrition assistance.

(3) In order to carry out the provisions of ORS 411.806 (Definitions for ORS 411.806 to 411.845) to 411.845 (Prosecution) , the department is authorized to contract with any governmental agencies or private agencies for distribution of supplemental nutrition assistance. [1963 c.559 §10; 1971 c.779 §28; 1975 c.179 §2; 1997 c.581 §12; 2009 c.599 §4]

Source: Section 411.825 — Administration of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.590 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.590
418.590 Waiver of federal requirements
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Human Services shall seek federal approval, renewal of an existing waiver of federal requirements or a new waiver of federal requirements as necessary to access federal savings that have accrued to the state as a result of a reduction in the cost of foster and substitute care for children in the legal custody of the department.

(2) The department shall:

(a) Create a plan for reinvesting federal savings into the provision of services through Strengthening, Preserving and Reunifying Families programs under ORS 418.575 (Definitions for ORS 418.575 to 418.598) to 418.598 (Rules) ; and

(b) Combine state, federal and private resources to support implementation of a statewide system of programs at the local level as provided under ORS 418.575 (Definitions for ORS 418.575 to 418.598) to 418.598 (Rules) . [2011 c.568 §6]

Source: Section 418.590 — Waiver of federal requirements; plan for reinvesting savings and combining resources , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.030 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.030
419C.030 Screening for sex trafficking victims
Status: in_force

(1) As soon as practicable after a youth or adjudicated youth is taken into custody under this chapter or, if the youth or adjudicated youth is not taken into custody, at the point of intake, a county juvenile department shall ensure that the youth or adjudicated youth is screened to determine whether the youth or adjudicated youth is a victim of sex trafficking. If the screening indicates that the youth or adjudicated youth is or has been a victim of sex trafficking, the screener shall immediately report the suspected sex trafficking as required under ORS 419B.010 (Duty of officials to report child abuse) and the county juvenile department shall ensure that the youth or adjudicated youth is referred to appropriate resources, including access to a special advocate.

(2) The Department of Justice:

(a) In consultation with the advisory committee appointed by the department under ORS 147.480 (Fund established) , the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Youth Authority, shall maintain and make available to each county juvenile department a regularly updated list of referral resources.

(b) In consultation with the advisory committee appointed by the Department of Justice under ORS 147.480 (Fund established) , shall develop and provide training on the use of a standardized screening tool required to be used by a county juvenile department in carrying out the county juvenile department’s duties under this section.

(3) Each county juvenile department shall ensure that all staff of the county juvenile department who work directly with youths or adjudicated youths complete the screening tool training developed by the Department of Justice under this section. [2023 c.187 §2]

Source: Section 419C.030 — Screening for sex trafficking victims; resource referral , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.706 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.706
414.706 Persons eligible for medical assistance
Status: in_force

Within available funds and subject to the rules of the Oregon Health Authority, medical assistance shall be provided to an individual who is a resident of this state and who:

(1) Is receiving a category of aid;

(2) Would be eligible for a category of aid but is not receiving a category of aid;

(3) Is required by federal law to be included in the state’s medical assistance program in order for that program to qualify for federal funds; and

(4) Is not described in subsection (3) of this section but for whom federal funding is available under Title XIX or XXI of the Social Security Act. [2003 c.735 §3; 2009 c.867 §37; 2011 c.602 §41; 2013 c.688 §77]

Source: Section 414.706 — Persons eligible for medical assistance; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.710 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.710
411.710 Basis for granting general assistance
Status: in_force

(1) General assistance shall be granted in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Department of Human Services and on the basis of need, taking into account the income, resources and maintenance available to the individual from whatever source derived and the necessary expenditures of the individual and the conditions existing in each case.

(2) With respect to health services and needs to be provided in any general assistance programs during any period, and within the limits of funds available therefor, the department shall determine and fix, subject to such revisions as it may make from time to time:

(a) The types and extent of health services and needs to be provided to applicants and recipients.

(b) Statewide uniform standards to be observed in the provision of health services and needs.

(c) The maximum number of days of health services and needs toward the cost of which general assistance funds will be expended in the care of any applicant or recipient.

(d) Schedules of maximum fees, charges and daily rates to which general assistance funds will be applied toward meeting the costs of providing health services and needs to an applicant or recipient.

(3) The types and extent of health services and needs and the amounts to be paid in meeting the costs thereof, as determined and fixed by the department, shall be the total general assistance available to applicants and recipients for health services and needs and the total amounts from general assistance funds available to vendors in meeting such costs.

(4) Payments of general assistance for medical care and services shall constitute payment in full for all such care and services for which the payments were made. [Amended by 1965 c.556 §18]

Source: Section 411.710 — Basis for granting general assistance; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.398 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.398
419C.398 Removal of youth from placement for purpose of receiving restorative services
Status: in_force

(1) A youth may not be removed from the youth’s current placement solely for the purpose of receiving restorative services pursuant to a court order under ORS 419C.392 (Effect of findings) unless the court finds:

(a) That removal is necessary to provide restorative services under ORS 419C.396 (Provision of restorative services) ;

(b) That removal is in the best interest of the youth; and

(c) If the Department of Human Services has custody of the youth, that:

(A) The department made reasonable efforts to prevent or eliminate the need for removal and make it possible for the youth to safely return to the youth’s current placement; or

(B) Reasonable efforts have not been made by the department but reasonable efforts would not have eliminated the need for removal under paragraphs (a) and (b) of this subsection.

(2) If a youth is removed for the purpose of receiving restorative services, the youth shall be returned to the youth’s current placement immediately upon conclusion of the provision of the restorative services unless the youth has been placed in a detention facility as defined in ORS 419A.004 (Definitions) or a youth correction facility as defined in ORS 420.005 (Definitions) . [2013 c.709 §11; 2017 c.558 §3]

Note: See note under 419C.378 (Motion for finding that youth is unfit to proceed) .

Source: Section 419C.398 — Removal of youth from placement for purpose of receiving restorative services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 410.600 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.600
410.600 Definitions for ORS 410.595 to 410.625
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 410.595 (Legislative intent and findings) to 410.625 (Authority of commission) :

(1) “Activities of community inclusion” includes but is not limited to volunteer activities, employment, development of community life skills and participation in social and recreational community events.

(2) “Activities of daily living” includes but is not limited to the following:

(a) Bathing and personal hygiene;

(b) Dressing and grooming;

(c) Eating;

(d) Mobility;

(e) Bowel and bladder management; and

(f) Cognition.

(3) “Adult support services” means individually determined services, activities and purchases, whether those services, activities and purchases are necessary for an individual to live in the individual’s own home or the individual’s family’s home or to fully participate in community life or work, that:

(a) Complement existing services, activities or purchases available to the individual;

(b) Are designed, selected and managed by the individual or the individual’s legal representative;

(c) Are provided in accordance with an individualized plan; and

(d) Allow individuals to choose and have control over services and life goals.

(4) “Area agency” has the meaning given that term in ORS 410.040 (Definitions for ORS 410.040 to 410.300, 410.320 and 410.619) .

(5) “Commission” means the Home Care Commission established and operated pursuant to section 11, Article XV of the Oregon Constitution, and ORS 410.595 (Legislative intent and findings) to 410.625 (Authority of commission) .

(6) “Elderly person” has the meaning given that term in ORS 410.040 (Definitions for ORS 410.040 to 410.300, 410.320 and 410.619) .

(7) “Home care registry” means the registry described in ORS 410.604 (Duties of commission) (1)(e).

(8) “Home care services” means assistance with activities of daily living, activities of community inclusion and self-management provided by a home care worker or personal support worker for an elderly person or a person with a disability.

(9) “Home care worker” means a person:

(a) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) Who is hired or selected by an elderly person or a person with a physical disability or by a parent or guardian of an elderly person or a person with a physical disability;

(B) Who receives moneys from the Department of Human Services for the purpose of providing care to the elderly person or the person with a physical disability;

(C) Whose compensation is funded in whole or in part by the department, an area agency or other public agency; and

(D) Who provides either hourly or live-in home care services; or

(b) Who provides home care services to private payers through the program described in ORS 410.605 (Private pay home care worker program) .

(10) “Payment rates” means the cost to a private payer to purchase home care services through the program described in ORS 410.605 (Private pay home care worker program) .

(11) “Person with a disability” means a person with a physical disability, developmental disability or mental illness.

(12) “Personal support worker” means a person:

(a) Who is hired or selected by a person with a developmental disability or mental illness or a parent or guardian of a person with a developmental disability or mental illness;

(b) Who receives moneys from the department for the purpose of providing care to the person with a developmental disability or mental illness;

(c) Whose compensation is provided in whole or in part through the department, a support services brokerage or other public agency; and

(d) Who provides home care services in the home or community.

(13) “Private pay home care worker” means a home care worker who provides home care services purchased from the commission by a private payer through the program described in ORS 410.605 (Private pay home care worker program) .

(14) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) “Private payer” means an individual who purchases from the commission home care services that are not otherwise covered by the medical assistance program.

(b) “Private payer” does not include the Home Care Commission, the Department of Human Services, the Oregon Health Authority, an area agency or a support services brokerage.

(15) “Self-management” includes but is not limited to the following activities, other than activities of daily living, required by an individual to continue living independently in the individual’s own home:

(a) Medication and oxygen management;

(b) Transportation;

(c) Meal preparation;

(d) Shopping; and

(e) Client-focused general household work.

(16) “Support services brokerage” means an entity that performs the functions associated with the planning and implementation of adult support services, including the provision of services and the arrangement of activities and purchases, for the purpose of maximizing individual choice and self-determination for persons with developmental disabilities or mental illnesses. [2001 c.901 §1; 2003 c.14 §177; 2007 c.70 §178; 2010 c.100 §6; 2014 c.116 §5; 2018 c.75 §4]

Source: Section 410.600 — Definitions for ORS 410.595 to 410.625 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors410.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 409.360 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 409 / Section 409.360
409.360 Authorization to establish volunteer program in department
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of Human Services is authorized to establish the Department of Human Services Volunteer Program to assist in carrying out the duties of the Department of Human Services.

(2) A volunteer who is performing services pursuant to the Department of Human Services Volunteer Program established under subsection (1) of this section is an agent of the state for purposes of ORS 30.260 (Definitions for ORS 30.260 to 30.300) to 30.300 (ORS 30.260 to 30.300 exclusive) and is not an agent of local governments or nonprofit entities that utilize the volunteer’s services. However, local government or nonprofit entities are responsible for their own negligent acts or those of their own officers, employees and agents.

(3) The director is authorized to adopt all rules necessary to implement and administer the Department of Human Services Volunteer Program. [1997 c.597 §1; 1999 c.421 §8]

Source: Section 409.360 — Authorization to establish volunteer program in department; volunteer as agent of state; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors409.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.793 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.793
418.793 Report to Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program
Status: in_force

Once each year, each recipient of a grant from the Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program shall submit a report to the program describing how the grant recipient has met the purposes of ORS 418.746 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account) to 418.796 (Authority of council to solicit and accept contributions) . The program may prescribe by rule a form for the report. [2001 c.624 §12; 2005 c.562 §15; 2019 c.141 §6]

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

Source: Section 418.793 — Report to Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Program; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.171 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.171
411.171 Certain job referrals prohibited
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Human Services may not refer any individual on a job referral that would aid in the filling of a job opening that exists because of a labor dispute.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the department nor any other state agency may require as a condition of eligibility to receive benefits or services provided by the department or agency that an individual apply for or accept employment at any workplace where there is a labor dispute in progress.

(3) As used in this section, “labor dispute” has the meaning given that term in ORS 662.010 (Labor disputes) . [Formerly 409.710]

Note: 411.171 (Certain job referrals prohibited) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 411 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 411.171 — Certain job referrals prohibited; eligibility not conditioned on employment at workplace involved in labor dispute , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.540 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.540
419C.540 Discharge or conditional release after commitment
Status: in_force

(1) The director of a hospital or facility to which a young person was committed under ORS 419C.532 (Hearings of juvenile panel of Psychiatric Security Review Board) (5) shall apply to the juvenile panel of the Psychiatric Security Review Board for an order of discharge or conditional release of the young person if, at any time after the commitment, the director is of the opinion that the young person:

(a) No longer has a qualifying mental disorder;

(b) Has a qualifying mental disorder other than a serious mental condition but no longer presents a substantial danger to others; or

(c) Can be controlled with proper supervision and treatment services if conditionally released.

(2) The director shall include in an application under subsection (1) of this section a report setting forth the facts that support the opinion of the director. If the application is for conditional release, the director shall also include a verified conditional release plan. The juvenile panel shall hold a hearing on an application under subsection (1) of this section within 30 days of its receipt. Not less than 10 days prior to the hearing before the juvenile panel, copies of the report must be sent to the Attorney General or other attorney representing the state, if any, the district attorney of the county in which the young person was adjudicated, the young person, the young person’s attorney, the young person’s parents or guardians, if known, and the person having legal custody of the young person.

(3) The attorney representing the state may choose a psychiatrist certified, or eligible to be certified, by the Oregon Medical Board in child psychiatry or a licensed psychologist with expertise in child psychology to examine the young person prior to any decision of the juvenile panel on discharge or conditional release. The results of the examination must be in writing and filed with the juvenile panel and must include, but need not be limited to, an opinion as to whether the young person:

(a) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) Has a serious mental condition; or

(B) Has a qualifying mental disorder other than a serious mental condition and presents a substantial danger to others; and

(b) Could be adequately controlled with treatment services as a condition of release.

(4) A young person who has been committed to a hospital or facility under ORS 419C.532 (Hearings of juvenile panel of Psychiatric Security Review Board) (5) or the young person’s parents or guardians acting on the young person’s behalf may apply to the juvenile panel for an order of discharge or conditional release upon the grounds that the young person:

(a) No longer has a qualifying mental disorder;

(b) Has a qualifying mental disorder other than a serious mental condition but no longer presents a substantial danger to others; or

(c) Can be controlled with proper supervision and treatment services if conditionally released.

(5) When an application is made under subsection (4) of this section, the juvenile panel shall require a report from the director of the hospital or facility. The director shall prepare and transmit the report as provided in subsection (2) of this section.

(6) At a hearing on an application under subsection (4) of this section:

(a) The applicant has the burden of proving the young person’s fitness for discharge or conditional release; or

(b) If more than two years have passed since the state had the burden of proving the young person’s lack of fitness for discharge or conditional release, the state has the burden of proving the young person’s lack of fitness for discharge or conditional release.

(7) A person may not file an application for discharge or conditional release under subsection (4) of this section:

(a) Sooner than 90 days after the initial juvenile panel hearing concerning the young person.

(b) If another application for discharge or conditional release of the young person was filed during the immediately preceding 90 days.

(8) The juvenile panel shall hold a hearing on an application under subsection (4) of this section within 30 days after the application is filed.

(9) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The juvenile panel and the director of a hospital or facility to which a young person was committed under ORS 419C.532 (Hearings of juvenile panel of Psychiatric Security Review Board) (5) may not assess any fees or costs against the young person or the young person’s parent or guardian, including but not limited to court-appointed attorney fees, examination fees and costs and supervision expenses. This paragraph does not apply to expenses associated with the young person’s treatment.

(b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a) of this subsection, if the young person is committed to the Oregon State Hospital, the young person’s ability to pay and cost of care are determined under ORS 179.640 (Determination of ability to pay) and 179.701 (Determination of cost-of-care rates) . [2005 c.843 §17; 2017 c.634 §27; 2021 c.597 §22]

Source: Section 419C.540 — Discharge or conditional release after commitment , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 423.090 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 423 / Section 423.090
423.090 Establishment or designation of diagnostic facilities
Status: in_force

The Department of Corrections may establish or designate facilities to be used for diagnostic purposes for such categories of persons as the department may by rule assign to the facility. Such assignments shall not exceed 60 days in duration. [1967 c.585 §1; 1987 c.320 §214]

Source: Section 423.090 — Establishment or designation of diagnostic facilities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors423.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.437 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.437
421.437 Compensation of adults in custody
Status: in_force

(1) Adults in custody who participate in programs operated by the Department of Corrections or Oregon Corrections Enterprises shall be permitted to retain a portion of compensation earned, if any, for their personal use as determined and established by the Director of the Department of Corrections by rule. The director shall ensure that the rules adopted under this section are designed to:

(a) Instill a viable work ethic;

(b) Emulate private gainful employment;

(c) Encourage productivity; or

(d) Maintain the safe, secure and orderly operation and management of department facilities.

(2) Except as otherwise required by federal law to permit transportation in interstate commerce of goods, wares or merchandise manufactured, produced or mined, wholly or in part by adults in custody, the rules adopted under subsection (1) of this section may not authorize adults in custody engaged in prison work programs to retain for their personal use more than 20 percent of gross compensation paid. [1997 c.851 §11; 1999 c.955 §20; 2019 c.213 §88]

Source: Section 421.437 — Compensation of adults in custody; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.714 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.714
418.714 Domestic violence fatality review teams
Status: in_force

(1) A local domestic violence coordinating council recognized by the local public safety coordinating council or by the governing body of the county may establish a multidisciplinary domestic violence fatality review team to assist local organizations and agencies in identifying and reviewing domestic violence fatalities. When no local domestic violence coordinating council exists, a similar interdisciplinary group may establish the fatality review team.

(2) The purpose of a fatality review team is to review domestic violence fatalities and make recommendations to prevent domestic violence fatalities by:

(a) Improving communication between public and private organizations and agencies;

(b) Determining the number of domestic violence fatalities occurring in the team’s county and the factors associated with those fatalities;

(c) Identifying ways in which community response might have intervened to prevent a fatality;

(d) Providing accurate information about domestic violence to the community; and

(e) Generating recommendations for improving community response to and prevention of domestic violence.

(3) A fatality review team shall include but is not limited to the following members, if available:

(a) Domestic violence program service staff or other advocates for battered women;

(b) Medical personnel with expertise in the field of domestic violence;

(c) Local health department staff;

(d) The local district attorney or the district attorney’s designees;

(e) Law enforcement personnel;

(f) Civil legal services attorneys;

(g) Protective services workers;

(h) Community corrections professionals;

(i) Judges, court administrators or their representatives;

(j) Perpetrator treatment providers;

(k) A survivor of domestic violence; and

(L) Medical examiners or other experts in the field of forensic pathology.

(4) Other individuals may, with the unanimous consent of the team, be included in a fatality review team on an ad hoc basis. The team, by unanimous consent, may decide the extent to which the individual may participate as a full member of the team for a particular review.

(5) Upon formation and before reviewing its first case, a fatality review team shall adopt a written protocol for review of domestic violence fatalities. The protocol must be designed to facilitate communication among organizations and agencies involved in domestic violence cases so that incidents of domestic violence and domestic violence fatalities are identified and prevented. The protocol shall define procedures for case review and preservation of confidentiality, and shall identify team members.

(6) Consistent with recommendations provided by the statewide interdisciplinary team under ORS 418.718 (Statewide team) , a local fatality review team shall provide the statewide team with information regarding domestic violence fatalities.

(7) To ensure consistent and uniform results, fatality review teams may collect and summarize data to show the statistical occurrence of domestic violence fatalities in the team’s county.

(8) Each organization or agency represented on a fatality review team may share with other members of the team information concerning the victim who is the subject of the review. Any information shared between team members is confidential.

(9) An individual who is a member of an organization or agency that is represented on a fatality review team is not required to disclose information. The intent of this section and ORS 418.718 (Statewide team) is to allow the voluntary disclosure of information.

(10) An oral or written communication or a document related to a domestic violence fatality review that is shared within or produced by a fatality review team is confidential, not subject to disclosure and not discoverable by a third party. An oral or written communication or a document provided by a third party to a fatality review team is confidential, not subject to disclosure and not discoverable by a third party. All information and records acquired by a team in the exercise of its duties are confidential and may be disclosed only as necessary to carry out the purposes of the fatality review. However, recommendations of a team upon the completion of a review may be disclosed without personal identifiers at the discretion of two-thirds of the members of the team.

(11) Information, documents and records otherwise available from other sources are not immune from discovery or introduction into evidence solely because the information, documents or records were presented to or reviewed by a fatality review team.

(12) ORS 192.610 (Definitions for ORS 192.610 to 192.705) to 192.705 (Filing written grievance) do not apply to meetings of a fatality review team.

(13) Each fatality review team shall develop written agreements signed by member organizations and agencies that specify the organizations’ and agencies’ understanding of and agreement with the principles outlined in this section. [2005 c.547 §2]

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

Source: Section 418.714 — Domestic violence fatality review teams , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.412 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.412
421.412 Use of labor of adults in custody in acquisition of crops to be consumed in state institutions
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Corrections or Oregon Corrections Enterprises may enter into a contract with a person for the purchase or donation of fruit, vegetables or other crops for use or consumption in state institutions. The contract may provide that any or all labor required inside or outside of the Department of Corrections institutions to harvest, load and transport the fruit, vegetables or other crop shall be performed by adults in custody confined in such institutions. The department or Oregon Corrections Enterprises may enter into a contract pursuant to this section only if it appears to the department or Oregon Corrections Enterprises that the contract would be advantageous.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of the Department of Corrections, in compliance with the rules of the department, may authorize the use of adults in custody from the institution for the purpose of harvesting, loading and transporting the fruit, vegetables or other crops which are the subject matter of a contract made under subsection (1) of this section.

(3) This section authorizes use of labor by adults in custody for cultivating, clearing, grading, draining, restoring riparian areas and other improvement of private or public land, or any contract or agreement therefor. [1955 c.253 §2; 1959 c.687 §21; 1965 c.616 §70; 1969 c.502 §23; 1987 c.320 §198; 1999 c.955 §19; 2019 c.213 §85]

Source: Section 421.412 — Use of labor of adults in custody in acquisition of crops to be consumed in state institutions , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.364 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.364
414.364 Intervention approaches
Status: in_force

In appropriate instances, interventions developed under ORS 414.361 (Committee to advise and make recommendations on drug utilization review standards and interventions) (1)(d) may include the following:

(1) Information disseminated to prescribers and pharmacists to ensure that they are aware of the duties and powers of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee.

(2) Written, oral or electronic reminders of recipient-specific or drug-specific information that are designed to ensure recipient, prescriber and pharmacist confidentiality, and suggested changes in the prescribing or dispensing practices designed to improve the quality of care.

(3) Face-to-face discussions between experts in drug therapy and the prescriber or pharmacist who has been targeted for educational intervention.

(4) Intensified reviews or monitoring of selected prescribers or pharmacists.

(5) Educational outreach through the retrospective program focusing on improvement of prescribing and dispensing practices.

(6) The timely evaluation of interventions to determine if the interventions have improved the quality of care.

(7) The review of case profiles before the conducting of an intervention.

(8) The actions specified in ORS 414.372 (Pharmacy lock-in program) . [2011 c.720 §6; 2015 c.467 §6]

Note: See note under 414.351 (Definitions for ORS 414.351 to 414.414) .

Source: Section 414.364 — Intervention approaches , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.225 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.225
421.225 Expenses of superintendents
Status: in_force

The superintendents shall be allowed and paid all their necessary expenses and disbursements incurred while performing any duty required of them by ORS 421.205 (Contracts with federal government, other states or counties, or other agencies for detention and care of adults in custody) , 421.210 (Transfer of adults in custody to contract institutions) , 421.215 (Procurement of transferred adults in custody when required for judicial proceedings) and 421.220 (Return of transferred adults in custody) . [Amended by 1955 c.309 §5; 1959 c.687 §16; 1969 c.502 §20]

Source: Section 421.225 — Expenses of superintendents , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.010 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.010
417.010 “Juvenile” defined for ORS 417.010 to 417.080
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 417.010 (“Juvenile” defined for ORS 417.010 to 417.080) to 417.080 (Enforcement of compact) , “juvenile” includes any person who is within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court. [1959 c.434 §8]

Source: Section 417.010 — “Juvenile” defined for ORS 417.010 to 417.080 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.034 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.034
413.034 Oregon Health Authority officers and employees
Status: in_force

Subject to any applicable provisions of ORS chapter 240, the Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall appoint all subordinate officers and employees of the Oregon Health Authority, prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. [2009 c.595 §13]

Source: Section 413.034 — Oregon Health Authority officers and employees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.115 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.115
414.115 Medical assistance by insurance or service contracts
Status: in_force

(1) In lieu of providing one or more of the health care and services available under medical assistance by direct payments to providers thereof and in lieu of providing such health care and services made available pursuant to ORS 414.065 (Determination of health care and services covered) , the Oregon Health Authority may use available medical assistance funds to purchase and pay premiums on policies of insurance, or enter into and pay the expenses on health care service contracts, or medical or hospital service contracts that provide one or more of the health care and services available under medical

assistance. Notwithstanding other specific provisions, the use of available medical assistance funds to purchase health care and services may provide the following insurance or contract options:

(a) Differing services or levels of service among groups of eligibles as defined by rules of the authority; and

(b) Services and reimbursement for these services may vary among contracts and need not be uniform.

(2) The policy of insurance or the contract by its terms, or the insurer or contractor by written acknowledgment to the authority must guarantee:

(a) To provide health care and services of the type, within the extent and according to standards prescribed under ORS 414.065 (Determination of health care and services covered) ;

(b) To pay providers of health care and services the amount due, based on the number of days of care and the fees, charges and costs established under ORS 414.065 (Determination of health care and services covered) , except as to medical or hospital service contracts which employ a method of accounting or payment on other than a fee-for-service basis;

(c) To provide health care and services under policies of insurance or contracts in compliance with all laws, rules and regulations applicable thereto; and

(d) To provide such statistical data, records and reports relating to the provision, administration and costs of providing health care and services to the authority as may be required by the authority for its records, reports and audits.

(3) The authority may purchase insurance under this section through the health insurance exchange. [1967 c.502 §9; 1975 c.401 §1; 1981 c.825 §5; 1991 c.66 §17; 2009 c.595 §281; 2011 c.602 §36; 2013 c.688 §72]

Source: Section 414.115 — Medical assistance by insurance or service contracts; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.151 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.151
411.151 Department of Human Services revolving fund
Status: in_force

The revolving fund in the amount of $50,000 established by warrant drawn on the State Treasurer by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services payable out of the Public Welfare Account in favor of the Department of Human Services is continued. The revolving fund shall be used by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of providing funds to pay current salaries and expenses, emergency public assistance advances and other expenses when it is necessary to make immediate cash payments. The revolving fund shall be deposited with the State Treasurer. For the purpose of providing working cash balances for emergency public assistance advances and other expenses when it is necessary to make immediate cash payments, the Department of Human Services may withdraw from the State Treasury portions of the fund to be used by designated custodians for the purposes authorized by this section. The designated custodians may hold the funds or may deposit the funds in any bank authorized as a depository of state funds, or may hold part and deposit the remainder. The revolving fund shall be reimbursed by warrants drawn by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services upon the verified claims of the Department of Human Services and warrants payable out of the Public Welfare Account. [Formerly 411.245]

Source: Section 411.151 — Department of Human Services revolving fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.385 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.385
419B.385 Parent or guardian as party
Status: in_force

A parent or legal guardian of a ward, if such parent or guardian was served with summons under ORS 419B.812 (Issuance of summons) to 419B.839 (Required and discretionary summons) prior to the adjudication, is subject to the jurisdiction of the court for purposes of this section. The court may order the parent or guardian to assist the court in any reasonable manner in providing appropriate education or counseling for the ward. [1993 c.33 §118; 2001 c.622 §49; 2003 c.396 §68]

Source: Section 419B.385 — Parent or guardian as party , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419a.015 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419a / Section 419a.015
419A.015 Reports to school administrators concerning adjudicated youths on probation
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) Once each month, a county juvenile department shall provide to school administrators of schools or of school districts in the county a list of all adjudicated youths enrolled in a school in the county who are on probation by order of the juvenile court in the county. The department shall include in the list the name and business telephone number of the juvenile counselor assigned to each case.

(b) When an adjudicated youth who is on probation transfers from one school or school district to a different school or school district, the juvenile counselor assigned to the case shall notify the school administrator of the school or of the school district to which the adjudicated youth has transferred of the adjudicated youth’s probation status. The juvenile counselor shall make the notification no later than 72 hours after the juvenile counselor knows of the transfer.

(2) Upon request by the school administrator, the juvenile department shall provide additional information, including the offense that brought the adjudicated youth within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court and such other information that is subject to disclosure under ORS 419A.255 (Maintenance) (6).

(3) In addition to the general notification required by subsection (1) of this section, the juvenile department shall notify the school administrator of the specific offense if the act bringing the adjudicated youth within the jurisdiction of the juvenile court involved a firearm, delivery of a marijuana item as defined in ORS 475C.009 (Definitions for ORS 475C.005 to 475C.525) or delivery of a controlled substance.

(4) When a school administrator receives any notice under this section, the school administrator may disclose the information only to school personnel, as defined in ORS 339.326 (Actions after receipt of notice under ORS 419A.305) , who the school administrator determines need the information in order to safeguard the safety and security of the school, students and staff. A person to whom personally identifiable information is disclosed under this subsection may not disclose the information to another person except to carry out the provisions of this subsection.

(5) Except as otherwise provided in ORS 192.431 (Court authority in reviewing action denying right to inspect public records) , a juvenile department, school district or school administrator, or anyone employed or acting on behalf of a juvenile department, school district or school administrator, who sends or receives records under this section is not civilly or criminally liable for failing to disclose the information under this section.

(6) As used in this section, “school administrator” has the meaning given that term in ORS 419A.305 (Notice to school administrators concerning students subject to juvenile court petitions) . [1997 c.765 §2; 1999 c.620 §9; 1999 c.963 §1a; 2005 c.517 §3; 2008 c.50 §8; 2009 c.447 §7; 2013 c.417 §7; 2017 c.21 §52; 2021 c.489 §33]

Note: 419A.015 (Reports to school administrators concerning adjudicated youths on probation) was added to and made a part of ORS chapter 419A by legislative action but was not added to any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 419A.015 — Reports to school administrators concerning adjudicated youths on probation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.053 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.053
419C.053 Transfer to court of county of youth’s residence
Status: in_force

(1) A court, on its own motion or on the motion of a party made at any time prior to disposition, may transfer a proceeding to the court of the county where a youth resides if:

(a) The proceeding was initiated in a court of a county other than the county where the youth resides;

(b) The residence of the youth changes during the proceeding; or

(c) The youth has been adjudicated to be within the jurisdiction of the court under ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) (1), and other proceedings involving the youth are pending in the county of the youth’s residence.

(2) The clerk of a court transferring a proceeding under this section shall notify the court to which the proceeding is transferred.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, if a youth has no ascertainable residence in any county in this state, the court of the county wherein a proceeding is initiated may adjudicate any petition under ORS 419C.005 (Jurisdiction) (1). [1993 c.33 §153; 1995 c.422 §73c; 2017 c.252 §21]

Source: Section 419C.053 — Transfer to court of county of youth’s residence , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.531 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.531
419C.531 Notice to victim
Status: in_force

(1) If the juvenile court or the juvenile panel of the Psychiatric Security Review Board determines that a victim desires notification as described in ORS 419C.529 (Finding of serious mental condition) , the panel shall make a reasonable effort to notify the victim of panel hearings and orders, conditional release, discharge or escape. Nothing in this subsection authorizes the panel to disseminate information that is otherwise privileged by law.

(2) When the panel conducts a hearing involving a young person found responsible except for insanity for an act for which there is a victim, the panel shall afford the victim an opportunity to be heard, either orally or in writing, at the hearing.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If the panel fails to make a reasonable effort to notify the victim of a panel hearing under subsection (1) of this section or fails to afford the victim an opportunity to be heard under subsection (2) of this section, the victim may request that the panel reconsider the order of the panel.

(b) If the panel determines that the panel failed to make a reasonable effort to notify the victim or failed to afford the victim an opportunity to be heard, except as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection, the panel shall grant the request for reconsideration. Upon reconsideration, the panel shall consider the statement of the victim and may consider any other information that was not available to the panel at the previous hearing.

(c) The panel may not grant a request for reconsideration that is made:

(A) After the young person has been discharged from the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board;

(B) After the panel has held a subsequent hearing involving the young person; or

(C) If the panel failed to make a reasonable effort to notify the victim of a hearing, more than 30 days after the victim knew or reasonably should have known of the hearing. [2010 c.89 §8]

Source: Section 419C.531 — Notice to victim; opportunity to be heard; request for reconsideration , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 415.062 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 415 / Section 415.062
415.062 Compliance self-evaluative audit document privileged
Status: in_force

Except as provided in ORS 415.061 (Definitions for 415.061 to 415.067) to 415.067 (Other applicable privileges not waived by release of compliance self-evaluative audit document) :

(1) A compliance self-evaluative audit document is privileged information and is not discoverable or admissible as evidence in any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding.

(2) Any person who performs or directs the performance of an compliance audit, any officer, employee or agent of a coordinated care organization who is involved with a compliance audit and any consultant who is hired for the purpose of performing a compliance audit may not be examined in any civil, criminal or administrative proceeding about the compliance audit or any compliance self-evaluative audit document. [2019 c.478 §17]

Source: Section 415.062 — Compliance self-evaluative audit document privileged; auditor not subject to examination in administrative or judicial proceeding , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors415.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.227 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.227
414.227 Application of public meetings law to advisory committees
Status: in_force

(1) ORS 192.610 (Definitions for ORS 192.610 to 192.705) to 192.705 (Filing written grievance) apply to any meeting of an advisory committee with the authority to make decisions for, conduct policy research for or make recommendations to the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon Health Policy Board or the Department of Human Services on administration or policy related to the medical assistance program operated under this chapter.

(2) Subsection (1) of this section applies only to advisory committee meetings attended by two or more advisory committee members who are not employed by a public body. [2001 c.353 §2; 2009 c.595 §290; 2011 c.720 §134]

Source: Section 414.227 — Application of public meetings law to advisory committees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.476 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.476
421.476 Compensation of adults in custody for labor at forest camps
Status: in_force

The Director of the Department of Corrections shall determine and establish compensation, if any, to be paid to adults in custody assigned to work in forest work camps. The director shall adopt rules providing for the disposition of any compensation earned under this section. [1997 c.851 §7 (enacted in lieu of 421.475); 2019 c.213 §140]

Source: Section 421.476 — Compensation of adults in custody for labor at forest camps; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 415.300 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 415 / Section 415.300
415.300 Rehabilitation proceeding
Status: in_force

(1) An order to rehabilitate a coordinated care organization shall direct the Oregon Health Authority to take possession of the property of the coordinated care organization and to conduct the business of the coordinated care organization, and to take such steps toward removing the causes and conditions that made rehabilitation necessary as directed by the court.

(2) If at any time the authority deems that further efforts to rehabilitate the coordinated care organization would be useless, the authority may apply to the court for an order of liquidation under ORS 415.335 (Order to liquidate) .

(3) The authority may apply at any time for an order terminating the rehabilitation proceeding and permitting the coordinated care organization to resume possession of its property and the conduct of its business, but the order may not be granted except after a full hearing. [2019 c.478 §29]

Source: Section 415.300 — Rehabilitation proceeding , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors415.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.794 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.794
418.794 Confidentiality of video recordings
Status: in_force

Video recordings produced pursuant to ORS 418.746 (Child Abuse Multidisciplinary Intervention Account) to 418.796 (Authority of council to solicit and accept contributions) shall remain in the custody of the children’s advocacy center or the regional children’s advocacy center and shall remain confidential and not subject to public disclosure except under a lawfully issued subpoena and protective order. [1991 c.898 §9; 1993 c.33 §336; 2005 c.562 §16; 2019 c.141 §21]

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

Source: Section 418.794 — Confidentiality of video recordings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.532 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.532
414.532 Definitions for ORS 414.534 to 414.538
Status: in_force

As used in ORS 414.534 (Treatment for breast or cervical cancer) to 414.538 (Prohibition on coverage limitations) :

(1) “Medical assistance” has the meaning given that term in ORS 414.025 (Definitions for ORS chapters 411, 413 and 414) .

(2) “Provider” has the meaning given that term in ORS 743B.001 (Definitions) . [2001 c.902 §1]

Note: 414.532 (Definitions for ORS 414.534 to 414.538) to 414.540 (Rules) 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 414.532 — Definitions for ORS 414.534 to 414.538 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420a.206 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420a / Section 420a.206
420A.206 Conditional release
Status: in_force

(1) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If, after the hearing required by ORS 420A.203 (Eligibility for second look) , the court determines that conditional release is the appropriate disposition, the court shall direct the Department of Corrections to prepare a proposed release plan. The Department of Corrections shall submit the release plan to the court no later than 45 days after receipt of the court’s direction to prepare the plan. The Department of Corrections shall incorporate any conditions recommended by the court and shall consider any recommendations made by the Oregon Youth Authority. The release plan submitted to the court must include:

(A) A description of support services and program opportunities available to the person;

(B) The recommended conditions of the release and supervision;

(C) The level of supervision required;

(D) Conditions or requirements that provide for the safety of the victim, the victim’s family and the community;

(E) For persons whose sentences include a requirement to make restitution or to pay compensatory fines or attorney fees and who have not yet made full payment, a payment schedule;

(F) Any conditions reasonably necessary to further the reform and rehabilitation of the person and to ensure compliance with the other conditions imposed; and

(G) Any special conditions necessary because of the person’s individual circumstances.

(b) If the court does not approve the proposed release plan, the court shall return the plan to the Department of Corrections with recommended modifications and additions. The Department of Corrections shall submit a revised plan to the court no later than 15 days after receipt of the court’s recommended modifications and additions.

(c) If the court does not approve the revised plan, the court shall make any changes that the court deems appropriate and prepare the final release plan. The final release plan must require, in addition to any other conditions, that the person:

(A) Comply with the conditions of post-release supervision;

(B) Be under the supervision of the Department of Corrections and its representatives and follow the direction and counsel of the Department of Corrections and its representatives;

(C) Answer all reasonable inquiries of the court or the supervisory authority of the Department of Corrections;

(D) Report to the supervision officer as directed by the court or the supervisory authority of the Department of Corrections;

(E) Not own, possess or be in control of any dangerous weapon or deadly weapon, as those terms are defined in ORS 161.015 (General definitions) , or any dangerous animal;

(F) Respect and obey all municipal, county, state and federal laws;

(G) Participate in a victim impact treatment program; and

(H) Pay any restitution, compensatory fine or attorney fees ordered and regularly perform any community service ordered.

(2) When the court has approved a final release plan, the court shall enter an order conditionally releasing the person. The order of conditional release shall:

(a) State the conditions of release;

(b) Require the person to comply fully with all of the conditions of release;

(c) Confirm that the person has been given a copy of the conditions of release;

(d) Continue the person’s commitment to the legal custody of the Department of Corrections;

(e) Provide that the Department of Corrections or its designee shall supervise the person;

(f) Provide that the period of supervision is the entire remainder of the sentence of imprisonment imposed, taking into account any reduction in the sentence under ORS 421.121 (Reduction in term of incarceration) or any other statute, unless the conditional release is revoked or suspended; and

(g) Require that the Department of Corrections or its designee submit a report to the court no later than 90 days after the person is conditionally released and at least every 180 days thereafter informing the court of the person’s circumstances and progress on conditional release.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) A person conditionally released under this section remains within the jurisdiction of the sentencing court for the period of the conditional release.

(b) At any time after the entry of an order of conditional release, the court, on its own motion or on motion of the Department of Corrections, may amend the conditional release order to modify the conditions of the person’s release and supervision, providing that the modifications are consistent with the requirements for conditions of release in subsections (1) and (2) of this section. Before entering an amended order under this paragraph, the court shall provide the Department of Corrections and the person with a reasonable amount of time to comment on the proposed modifications. The court shall serve the Department of Corrections and the person with a copy of the amended order at least 15 days before the order takes effect.

(c) The Department of Corrections and the supervisory authority may adjust the level of the person’s supervision as is appropriate to the person’s progress and conduct in the community.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) If an officer of the Department of Corrections or the supervisory authority or a law enforcement officer has reasonable grounds to believe that a person released under this section has violated a condition of the release, the officer may take the person into custody and detain the person pending a hearing on the alleged violation as provided in paragraph (c) of this subsection. No later than 24 hours after a person is taken into custody under this subsection, the Department of Corrections or the supervisory authority shall file a notice and affidavit with the court as provided in paragraph (b) of this subsection and serve a copy of the notice and affidavit on the person.

(b) When a notice and affidavit is filed under paragraph (a) of this subsection and if the court finds that the notice and affidavit state reasonable grounds to believe the person has violated a condition of the release, the court shall issue an order that the person appear and show cause why the conditional release should not be revoked or suspended as a sanction for the alleged violation. When a court issues an order under this paragraph, the court shall:

(A) Serve a copy of the order to show cause on the person and the district attorney; and

(B) Provide the person with written notice containing the following information:

(i) The time, place and purpose of the hearing;

(ii) That the person has the right to have adverse witnesses present at the hearing for purpose of confrontation and cross-examination unless the court determines that good cause exists for not permitting confrontation;

(iii) That the person has the right to subpoena witnesses and present documentary evidence and testimony of witnesses;

(iv) That the person has the right to be represented by counsel and, if financially eligible, to have counsel appointed at state expense as provided in paragraph (d) of this subsection; and

(v) The possible sanction authorized if the court determines that the person has violated the conditions of release.

(c) The court shall hold the hearing no more than 15 days after issuing the order to appear and show cause. The court may order the person to be detained pending the hearing and disposition.

(d) In a hearing under this subsection:

(A) The person has the right to be represented by counsel and, if financially eligible, to have counsel appointed at state expense if the court determines, after request, that the request is based on a timely and colorable claim that:

(i) The person has not committed the alleged violation of the release conditions;

(ii) Even if the violation is a matter of public record or is uncontested, there are substantial reasons that justify or mitigate the violation and make revocation inappropriate and the reasons are complex or otherwise difficult to develop or present; or

(iii) The person, in doubtful cases, appears to be incapable of speaking effectively on the person’s own behalf;

(B) The Department of Corrections or the supervisory authority has the burden of proving the alleged violation by a preponderance of the evidence;

(C) The state is a party and is represented by the district attorney;

(D) The standards for the introduction and admissibility of evidence in contested case hearings under ORS 183.450 (Evidence in contested cases) (1) and (2) apply in the hearing;

(E) If the court finds that the person has violated the conditions of release and that subsection (5) of this section does not apply, the person has the burden of establishing good cause why the conditional release should not be revoked or suspended; and

(F) At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall enter an order containing findings of fact and, if the court finds that the person violated a condition of release, stating what sanctions are imposed.

(e) Except as provided in subsection (5) of this section, when the court finds that the person has violated a condition of release, the court shall impose one or more of the following sanctions:

(A) Adjustments to the level of supervision;

(B) Modifications of the conditions of release;

(C) Any appropriate available local sanctions including, but not limited to, community service work, house arrest, electronic surveillance, restitution centers, work release centers or day centers;

(D) Suspension of conditional release for up to 180 days; or

(E) Revocation of conditional release.

(5) At the conclusion of the hearing, the court shall revoke the person’s conditional release and order the person committed to the physical custody of the Department of Corrections to be confined for the entire remainder of the sentence of imprisonment imposed, taking into account any reduction in the sentence under ORS 421.121 (Reduction in term of incarceration) or any other statute, if the court finds that:

(a) The person has been convicted of a new criminal offense;

(b) The person has violated the condition prohibiting ownership, possession or control of a dangerous weapon or deadly weapon, as those terms are defined in ORS 161.015 (General definitions) , or a dangerous animal; or

(c) The person’s conditional release has been suspended twice under this section within the past 18 months.

(6) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The state, the Department of Corrections or the person may appeal from an order of conditional release under this section. The appellate court’s review is limited to claims that the court failed to comply with the requirements of law in ordering the conditional release.

(b) The state, the Department of Corrections or the person may appeal from an order of the court entered under subsection (4) or (5) of this section. The appellate court’s review is limited to claims that:

(A) The disposition is not authorized under this section;

(B) The court failed to comply with the requirements of law; and

(C) The finding of the court that the person did or did not violate a condition of release is not supported by substantial evidence in the record. [1995 c.422 §56; 1997 c.727 §16; 2001 c.962 §92; 2013 c.37 §1]

Source: Section 420A.206 — Conditional release; release plan; conditions; effect of violation of release plan; revocation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.337 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.337
419B.337 Commitment to custody of Department of Human Services
Status: in_force

(1) When the court determines it would be in the best interest and for the welfare of a ward, the court may place the ward in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services for care, placement and supervision. When the court enters an order removing a ward from the ward’s home or an order continuing care, the court shall make a written finding as to whether:

(a) Removal of the ward from the ward’s home or continuation of care is in the best interest and for the welfare of the ward;

(b) Reasonable efforts, considering the circumstances of the ward and parent, have been made to prevent or eliminate the need for removal of the ward from the home or to make it possible for the ward to safely return home. In making this finding, the court shall consider the ward’s health and safety the paramount concerns; and

(c) Diligent efforts have been made to place the ward pursuant to ORS 419B.192 (Placement of child or ward) .

(2) The court may specify the particular type of care, supervision or services to be provided by the Department of Human Services to wards placed in the department’s custody and to the parents or guardians of the wards, but the actual planning and provision of such care, supervision or services is the responsibility of the department. The department may place the ward in a child care center authorized to accept the ward.

(3) The court may make an order regarding visitation by the ward’s parents or siblings. The Department of Human Services is responsible for developing and implementing a visitation plan consistent with the court’s order.

(4) Uniform commitment blanks, in a form approved by the Director of Human Services, shall be used by all courts for placing wards in the legal custody of the Department of Human Services.

(5) If the ward has been placed in the custody of the Department of Human Services, the court shall make no commitment directly to any residential facility, but shall cause the ward to be delivered into the custody of the department at the time and place fixed by rules of the department. A ward so committed may not be placed in a Department of Corrections institution.

(6) Commitment of a ward to the Department of Human Services continues until dismissed by the court or until the ward becomes 21 years of age.

(7) A court may dismiss commitment of a ward to the Department of Human Services if:

(a) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(A) Dismissal is appropriate because the ward has been safely reunited with a parent or because a safe alternative to reunification has been implemented for the ward; and

(B) The ward is at least 14 years of age but less than 21 years of age and the court finds that:

(i) The department has provided case planning pursuant to ORS 419B.343 (Recommendations of committing court) that addresses the ward’s needs and goals for a transition to successful adulthood, including needs and goals relating to housing, physical and mental health, education, employment, community connections and supportive relationships;

(ii) The department has provided appropriate services pursuant to the case plan;

(iii) The department has involved the ward in the development of the case plan and in the provision of appropriate services; and

(iv) The ward has safe and stable housing and is unlikely to become homeless as a result of dismissal of commitment of the ward to the department; or

(b) The ward has been committed to the custody of the Oregon Youth Authority. [1993 c.33 §108; 1993 c.546 §129; 1999 c.859 §10; 2003 c.396 §57; 2005 c.679 §1; 2007 c.806 §6; 2015 c.254 §6]

Source: Section 419B.337 — Commitment to custody of Department of Human Services , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.170 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.170
421.170 Enrollment of adult in custody in work release program
Status: in_force

The superintendent of the Department of Corrections institution in which an adult in custody is confined may recommend to the Director of the Department of Corrections that an adult in custody in the Department of Corrections institution be enrolled in the work release program established under ORS 144.420 (Department of Corrections to administer work release program) . If the adult in custody has not served at least one-fourth of the maximum term of the sentence, the superintendent must, prior to making a recommendation, consider the original recommendation, if any, of the sentencing court. [1965 c.463 §6; 1969 c.502 §14; 1987 c.320 §176; 2019 c.213 §75]

Source: Section 421.170 — Enrollment of adult in custody in work release program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420.240 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420 / Section 420.240
420.240 Work release program
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Youth Authority may establish and administer a work release program in which persons who are committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections and placed in the physical custody of the youth authority under ORS 137.124 (Commitment of defendant to Department of Corrections or county) or other statute may be authorized to leave assigned quarters for the purpose of:

(a) Participating in private, gainful employment;

(b) Participating in a work program approved by the youth authority, including work with public or private agencies or persons, with or without compensation;

(c) Obtaining in this state additional education, including but not limited to vocational, technical and general education;

(d) Participating in alcohol or drug treatment programs;

(e) Participating in mental health programs;

(f) Specific treatment to develop independent living skills; or

(g) Other purposes established by the youth authority by rule.

(2) After consulting with the Department of Corrections, the youth authority shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of ORS 420.240 (Work release program) to 420.265 (Unauthorized absence) .

(3) The provisions of this section do not apply to persons sentenced under ORS 137.635 (Determinate sentences required for certain felony convictions) , 137.700 (Offenses requiring imposition of mandatory minimum sentences) or 137.707 (Mandatory minimum sentences for certain juvenile offenders waived to adult court) or any other provision of law that prohibits eligibility for any form of temporary leave from custody. [2013 c.229 §2]

Source: Section 420.240 — Work release program; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 409.804 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 409 / Section 409.804
409.804 Assessment subject to use of specified reimbursement methodology
Status: repealed

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an 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) may be imposed only in a calendar quarter for which the long term care facility reimbursement rate that is part of the Oregon Medicaid reimbursement system was calculated according to the methodology described in ORS 409.815 (Long Term Care Facility Quality Assurance Fund established) (4). The Department of Human Services may make retroactive increases in payments for the first six months the assessment is imposed. [2003 c.736 §29; 2007 c.780 §13]

Note: 409.804 (Assessment subject to use of specified reimbursement methodology) is repealed January 2, 2028, and applies to long term care facility assessments imposed before July 1, 2026. See sections 23 and 31, chapter 736, Oregon Laws 2003, as amended (second note under 409.900 (Civil penalties for failure to report) ).

Source: Section 409.804 — Assessment subject to use of specified reimbursement methodology , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors409.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 410.510 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.510
410.510 Establishment of procedure for assessment
Status: in_force

For reasons stated in ORS 410.030 (Legislative findings on long term care options) (2), the Department of Human Services shall establish a procedure for assessment of the long term care needs of each person making application for admission to an intermediate care facility and for each person who remains in a skilled nursing facility for more than 30 days. [1989 c.912 §3]

Source: Section 410.510 — Establishment of procedure for assessment , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors410.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 409.304 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 409 / Section 409.304
409.304 Limitation on administrative expenses
Status: in_force

Grants awarded through funding from the Criminal Fine Account for domestic violence programs shall be used to support direct services, with no more than five percent of each grant to be spent for administration. [Formerly 108.662; 2011 c.597 §135]

Source: Section 409.304 — Limitation on administrative expenses , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors409.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 410.750 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.750
410.750 Department of Human Services to provide services to individuals with brain injuries
Status: in_force

(1) As used in this section, “brain injury” means damage to the brain from an internal or external source that results in total or partial impairment in critical functions, including but not limited to attention, memory, reasoning, problem solving, processing speed, decision-making, learning, perception, sensing, speech and language, motor and physical function or psychosocial behavior, and that is of sufficient severity to produce partial or total disability.

(2) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The Department of Human Services shall provide the following services to individuals with brain injuries, delivered in a person-centered manner and in collaboration with the individual:

(A) Service coordination;

(B) Resource navigation;

(C) Advocacy; and

(D) Options counseling.

(b) Services provided under this subsection may not include institutionalization, hospitalization or medication.

(3) The department is authorized, but not required, to contract with or provide grants to third parties to provide services described in subsection (2) of this section.

(4) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The department shall convene a Brain Injury Advisory Committee to advise the department in the development of brain injury programs, services described in subsection (2) of this section and other activities that the department may develop to address the needs of individuals with brain injuries.

(b) The membership of the advisory committee must consist of between six and 12 individuals with knowledge and experience in brain injuries and be broadly representative of the geographic areas of this state. At least one-third of the members must have experienced a brain injury.

(c) Members of the advisory committee are entitled to compensation and actual and necessary travel or other expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties as specified for qualified members of boards or commissions in ORS 292.495 (Compensation and expenses of members of state boards and commissions) . [2023 c.573 §1]

Source: Section 410.750 — Department of Human Services to provide services to individuals with brain injuries; Brain Injury Advisory Committee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors410.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.616 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.616
419C.616 Effect of prior proceeding on petition under ORS 419C.615
Status: in_force

(1) The effect of a prior proceeding concerning the adjudication of the person that is challenged in a petition under ORS 419C.615 (Grounds for setting aside order) is as follows:

(a) The failure of the petitioner to have sought appellate review of the adjudication, or to have raised matters alleged in the petition at the prior proceeding, does not affect the availability of relief under ORS 419C.615 (Grounds for setting aside order) . No proceeding under ORS 419C.615 (Grounds for setting aside order) may be pursued while direct appellate review of the adjudication remains available.

(b) When the petitioner sought and obtained direct appellate review of the adjudication, no ground for relief may be asserted in a petition for relief under ORS 419C.615 (Grounds for setting aside order) unless the ground was not asserted and could not reasonably have been asserted in the direct appellate review proceeding. If the petitioner was not represented by counsel in the direct appellate review proceeding, due to lack of funds to retain such counsel and the failure of the court to appoint counsel for that proceeding, any ground for relief under ORS 419C.615 (Grounds for setting aside order) that was not specifically decided by the appellate court may be asserted in the petition described in ORS 419C.615 (Grounds for setting aside order) .

(2) The court may grant leave, at any time prior to entry of an order granting or denying relief, to withdraw the petition. The court may make appropriate orders as to the amendment of the petition or any other pleading, as to the filing of further pleadings, or as to extending the time of filing of any pleading other than the original petition.

(3) All grounds for relief claimed in a petition described in ORS 419C.615 (Grounds for setting aside order) must be asserted in the original or amended petition, and any grounds not asserted are deemed waived, unless the court on hearing a subsequent petition finds grounds for relief asserted therein that could not reasonably have been raised in the original or amended petition. However, any prior petition or amended petition that was withdrawn prior to the entry of an order granting or denying relief by leave of the court, as provided in subsection (2) of this section, has no effect on the right of the petitioner to bring a subsequent petition. [2001 c.803 §4]

Source: Section 419C.616 — Effect of prior proceeding on petition under ORS 419C.615 , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 410.540 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.540
410.540 Compliance as condition for licensure
Status: in_force

Compliance with the provisions of ORS 410.505 (Definitions for ORS 410.505 to 410.545) to 410.545 (Implementation of ORS 410.505 to 410.545 requires federal funding) shall be a condition for licensure as a nursing facility. [1989 c.912 §7]

Source: Section 410.540 — Compliance as condition for licensure , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors410.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.356 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.356
414.356 Executive session
Status: in_force

(1) Notwithstanding ORS 192.610 (Definitions for ORS 192.610 to 192.705) to 192.705 (Filing written grievance) , the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee shall meet in an executive session for purposes of:

(a) Reviewing the prescribing or dispensing practices of individual physicians or pharmacists;

(b) Discussing drug use review data pertaining to individual physicians or pharmacists;

(c) Reviewing profiles of individual patients; or

(d) Reviewing confidential drug pricing information, including substantial cost differences between drugs within the same therapeutic class, that is necessary for the committee to make final recommendations under ORS 414.361 (Committee to advise and make recommendations on drug utilization review standards and interventions) or to comply with ORS 414.414 (Use and disclosure of confidential information) .

(2) A meeting held in executive session is subject to the requirements of ORS 192.650 (Recording or written minutes required) (2). [2011 c.720 §10]

Note: See note under 414.351 (Definitions for ORS 414.351 to 414.414) .

Source: Section 414.356 — Executive session , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.644 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.644
418.644 Interference with disclosure of information
Status: in_force

(1) A foster home may not interfere with the good faith disclosure of information by an employee or volunteer concerning the abuse or mistreatment of a child in the care of the foster home, violations of licensing or certification requirements, criminal activity at the foster home, violations of state or federal laws or any practice that threatens the health and safety of a child in the care of the foster home to:

(a) The Department of Human Services, a law enforcement agency or other entity with legal or regulatory authority over the foster home; or

(b) A family member, guardian or other person who is acting on behalf of the child.

(2) A foster home interferes with the disclosure of the information described in subsection (1) of this section by:

(a) Asking or requiring the employee or volunteer to sign a nondisclosure or similar agreement prohibiting the employee or volunteer from disclosing the information;

(b) Training an employee or volunteer not to disclose the information; or

(c) Taking actions or communicating to the employee or volunteer that the employee or volunteer may not disclose the information.

(3) The department may revoke or suspend the certificate of approval of a foster home that is found to have violated subsection (1) of this section.

(4) The department shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.

(5) This section does not authorize the disclosure of:

(a) Protected health information, as defined in ORS 192.556 (Definitions for ORS 192.553 to 192.581) , other than as is permitted by the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act privacy regulations, 45 C.F.R. parts 160 and 164, ORS 192.553 (Policy for protected health information) to 192.581 (Allowed retention or disclosure of genetic information) or by other state or federal laws limiting the disclosure of health information; or

(b) Information protected under ORS 419A.255 (Maintenance) and 419A.257 (Reports and materials privileged) . [2019 c.381 §13]

Source: Section 418.644 — Interference with disclosure of information; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419a.052 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419a / Section 419a.052
419A.052 Specifications of facilities
Status: in_force

(1) Suitable detention facilities must be of Class I construction and comply with the State of Oregon Structural Specialty Code and Fire and Life Safety Code. In addition, the facilities must provide:

(a) Sanitary drinking water in living units and dayrooms;

(b) Toilets and washbasins accessible to detainees in all housing and activity areas;

(c) At least one shower for every 10 detainees;

(d) A heating system and all equipment required to ensure healthful and comfortable living and working conditions, and that maintains a temperature no lower than 64 degrees;

(e) Lighting at 20 foot-candles density; and

(f) Verbal or mechanical communications from sleeping rooms to staff.

(2) New or major renovated facilities must conform to the requirements of subsection (1) of this section and must also provide:

(a) That any single sleeping rooms located therein are at least 70 square feet and that any dormitories located therein are at least 50 square feet per detainee and house no more than five detainees each;

(b) At least one toilet and washbasin for every five detainees;

(c) Corridors of at least six feet in width;

(d) Thirty square feet of dayroom space per detainee;

(e) Heating units capable of maintaining 68 to 85 degrees temperature;

(f) Tamper-proof lighting with capability of 20 foot-candles;

(g) Air circulation of 10 cubic feet of fresh air per minute, per detainee;

(h) Sleeping rooms’ water valves accessible for staff control;

(i) Rooms provided for classes, library, arts and crafts; and

(j) Indoor and outdoor recreation and exercise areas. [1993 c.33 §9; 1999 c.59 §117; 2003 c.396 §10]

Source: Section 419A.052 — Specifications of facilities , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.590 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.590
413.590 Pain management education required of certain licensed health care professionals
Status: in_force

(1) The following practitioners must complete a pain management education program described in ORS 413.572 (Additional duties of commission) (1)(c) or an equivalent pain management education program as described in ORS 675.110 (Powers of board) , 677.228 (Automatic lapse of license for failure to pay registration fee or report change of location) , 678.101 (Renewal of license) , 684.092 (Completion of continuing education and pain management program required) , 685.102 (Continuing education required) or 689.285 (Continuing education) at initial licensure and every 36 months thereafter:

(a) A physician assistant licensed under ORS chapter 677;

(b) A nurse licensed under ORS chapter 678;

(c) A psychologist licensed under ORS 675.010 (Definitions for ORS 675.010 to 675.150) to 675.150 (Enforcement procedures) ;

(d) A chiropractic physician licensed under ORS chapter 684;

(e) A naturopath licensed under ORS chapter 685;

(f) An acupuncturist licensed under ORS 677.759 (License required) ;

(g) A pharmacist licensed under ORS chapter 689;

(h) A dentist licensed under ORS chapter 679;

(i) An occupational therapist licensed under ORS 675.210 (Definitions for ORS 675.210 to 675.340) to 675.340 (Enforcement procedure) ;

(j) A physical therapist licensed under ORS 688.010 (Definitions for ORS 688.010 to 688.201) to 688.201 (Disposition of receipts) ; and

(k) An optometrist licensed under ORS chapter 683.

(2) The Oregon Medical Board, in consultation with the Pain Management Commission, shall identify by rule physicians licensed under ORS chapter 677 who, on an ongoing basis, treat patients in chronic or terminal pain and who must complete a pain management education program described in ORS 413.572 (Additional duties of commission) . The board may identify by rule circumstances under which a requirement under this section may be waived. [Formerly 409.560; 2019 c.3 §2; 2021 c.50 §3; 2021 c.349 §15]

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

Source: Section 413.590 — Pain management education required of certain licensed health care professionals; duties of Oregon Medical Board; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.686 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.686
414.686 Health assessments for foster children
Status: in_force

(1) A coordinated care organization shall provide an initial health assessment on any child enrolled in the coordinated care organization who is in the custody of the Department of Human Services no later than 60 days after the date that the Oregon Health Authority notifies the coordinated care organization that the child has been taken into the department’s custody.

(2) If a child has not received an initial health assessment by the date specified in subsection (1) of this section, the coordinated care organization shall act affirmatively to locate the child and make arrangements for an initial health assessment. [2017 c.277 §2; 2023 c.584 §17]

Source: Section 414.686 — Health assessments for foster children , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.520 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.520
413.520 Gambling addiction programs in Oregon Health Authority
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Health Authority, in collaboration with county representatives, shall develop a plan for the administration of the statewide gambling addiction programs and delivery of program services.

(2) The authority may appoint an advisory committee or designate an existing advisory committee to make recommendations to the authority concerning:

(a) Performance standards and evaluation methodology;

(b) Fiscal reporting and accountability;

(c) Delivery of services; and

(d) A distribution plan for use of available funds.

(3) The distribution plan for the moneys available in the Problem Gambling Treatment Fund shall be based on performance standards.

(4) The authority may enter into an intergovernmental agreement or other contract, subject to ORS chapters 279A, 279B and 279C, for the delivery of services related to programs for the prevention and treatment of gambling addiction and other emotional and behavioral problems related to gambling.

(5) Before entering into an agreement or contract under subsection (4) of this section, the authority must consider the experience, performance and program capacity of those organizations currently providing services. [Formerly 409.430; 2013 c.1 §59; 2015 c.167 §3]

Note: 413.520 (Gambling addiction programs in Oregon Health Authority) and 413.522 (Problem Gambling Treatment Fund) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 413 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 413.520 — Gambling addiction programs in Oregon Health Authority; advisory committee , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.369 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.369
414.369 Prospective drug use review program
Status: in_force

The prospective drug use review program must use guidelines established by the Oregon Health Authority that are based on the recommendations of the Pharmacy and Therapeutics Committee. The program must ensure that prior to the prescription being filled or delivered a review will be conducted by the pharmacist at the point of sale to screen for potential drug therapy problems resulting from the following:

(1) Therapeutic duplication.

(2) Drug-drug interactions, including serious interactions with nonprescription or over-the-counter drugs.

(3) Incorrect dosage and duration of treatment.

(4) Drug-allergy interactions.

(5) Clinical abuse and misuse.

(6) Drug-disease contraindications. [2011 c.720 §7]

Note: See note under 414.351 (Definitions for ORS 414.351 to 414.414) .

Source: Section 414.369 — Prospective drug use review program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.250 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.250
418.250 Supervision of child-caring agencies
Status: in_force

In order to enable the Department of Human Services to supervise and monitor all child-caring agencies subject to ORS 418.205 (Definitions for ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.330, 418.470, 418.475, 418.950 to 418.970 and 418.992 to 418.998) to 418.327 (Licensing of private residential boarding schools) , 418.470 (Authority to pay for shelter-care homes) , 418.475 (Independent residence facilities) or 418.950 (Definitions for ORS 418.950 to 418.970) to 418.970 (ORS 418.950 to 418.970 inapplicable to existing facilities) and all providers of care or services to children in this state, and to safeguard children receiving care or services from such agencies or providers, the department may require the child-caring agency or provider, and any juvenile court as defined in ORS 419A.004 (Definitions) , to provide at any time, in the manner prescribed by rules adopted by the department, such information as the department requires with respect to a child who is receiving care or services from the agency or provider, or who is the subject of an order entered by the juvenile court. All information requested or received by the department under this section is confidential and not subject to public disclosure or inspection. [Formerly 419.120; 1971 c.401 §18; 2016 c.106 §9; 2018 c.40 §1]

Source: Section 418.250 — Supervision of child-caring agencies , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.259 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.259
418.259 Investigation of suspected abuse
Status: in_force

(1) The investigation conducted by the Department of Human Services under ORS 418.258 (Report of suspected abuse) must result in one of the following findings:

(a) That the report is substantiated. A report is substantiated when there is reasonable cause to believe that the abuse of a child in care occurred.

(b) That the report is unsubstantiated. A report is unsubstantiated when there is no evidence that the abuse of a child in care occurred.

(c) That the report is inconclusive. A report is inconclusive when there is some indication that the abuse occurred but there is insufficient evidence to conclude that there is reasonable cause to believe that the abuse occurred.

(2) When a report is received under ORS 418.258 (Report of suspected abuse) alleging that a child in care may have been subjected to abuse, the department shall notify the case managers for the child, the attorney for the child, the child’s court appointed special advocate, the parents or guardians of the child, any attorney representing a parent or guardian of the child and any governmental agency that has a contract with the child-caring agency or developmental disabilities residential facility to provide care or services to the child that a report has been received.

(3) Intentionally left blank —Ed.

(a) The department may interview the child in care who is the subject of suspected abuse and any witnesses, including other children, without the presence of employees of the child-caring agency, proctor foster home or developmental disabilities residential facility, the provider of services at a certified foster home or department personnel. The department shall inform the child in care that the child may have the child’s parent or guardian, if the child has not been committed to the custody of the department or the Oregon Youth Authority, or attorney present when participating in an interview conducted in the course of an abuse investigation.

(b) When investigating an allegation of inappropriate use of restraint or involuntary seclusion, the department shall:

(A) Conduct the interviews described in paragraph (a) of this subsection;

(B) Review all relevant incident reports related to the child in care and other reports related to the restraint or involuntary seclusion of the child in care;

(C) Review any audio, video or photographic recordings of the restraint or involuntary seclusion, including the circumstances immediately before and following the incident;

(D) During an interview with the child in care who is the subject of the suspected abuse, ask the child about whether they experienced any reportable injury or pain as a result of the restraint or involuntary seclusion;

(E) Review the training records related to all of the individuals who were involved in the use of restraint or involuntary seclusion; and

(F) Make all reasonable efforts to conduct trauma-informed interviews of each child witness, including the child in care who is the subject of suspected abuse unless the investigator makes a specific determination that the interview may significantly traumatize the child and is not in the best interests of the child.

(4) The department shall notify the following when a report of abuse is substantiated:

(a) The Director of Human Services.

(b) Personnel in the department responsible for the licensing, certificate or authorization of child-caring agencies.

(c) The department’s lead personnel in that part of the department that is responsible for child welfare generally.

(d) With respect to the child in care who is the subject of the abuse report and investigation, the case managers for the child, the attorney for the child, the child’s court appointed special advocate, the parents or guardians of the child, any attorney representing a parent or guardian of the child and any governmental agency that has a contract with the child-caring agency to provide care or services to the child.

(e) The parents or guardians of the child in care who is the subject of the abuse report and investigation if the child in care has not been committed to the custody of the department or the youth authority. Notification under this paragraph may not include any details or information other than that a report of abuse has been substantiated.

(f) Any governmental agency that has a contract with the child-caring agency to provide care or services to a child in care.

(g) The local citizen review board established by the Judicial Department under ORS 419A.090 (Local citizen review boards) .

(5) The department shall report on a quarterly basis to the interim legislative committees on child welfare for the purposes of public review and oversight of the quality and safety of child-caring agencies, certified foster homes and developmental disabilities residential facilities that are licensed, certified or authorized by the department in this state and of proctor foster homes that are certified by the child-caring agencies. Information provided in reports under this subsection may not contain the name or any identifying information of a child in care but must contain all of the following:

(a) The name of any child-caring agency, including an out-of-state child-caring agency, proctor foster home or developmental disabilities residential facility, or, provided there are five or more certified foster homes in the county, the name of the county where a certified foster home is located, where the department conducted an investigation pursuant to ORS 418.258 (Report of suspected abuse) that resulted in a finding that the report of abuse was substantiated during that quarter;

(b) The approximate date that the abuse occurred;

(c) The nature of the abuse and a brief narrative description of the abuse that occurred;

(d) Whether the abuse resulted in a reportable injury, sexual abuse or death;

(e) Corrective actions taken or ordered by the department and the outcome of the corrective actions; and

(f) Information the department received in that quarter regarding any substantiated allegations of child abuse made by any other state involving a congregate care residential setting, as defined in ORS 418.322 (Placement in congregate care residential setting) , in which the department has placed Oregon children.

(6) The department’s quarterly report under subsection (5) of this section must also contain all of the following:

(a) The total number of restraints used in programs that quarter;

(b) The total number of programs that reported the use of restraints of children in care that quarter;

(c) The total number of individual children in care who were placed in restraints by programs that quarter;

(d) The number of reportable injuries to children in care that resulted from those restraints;

(e) The number of incidents in which an individual who was not appropriately trained in the use of the restraint used on a child in care in a program; and

(f) The number of incidents that were reported for potential inappropriate use of restraint.

(7) In compiling records, reports and other information during an investigation under ORS 418.258 (Report of suspected abuse) (1) and in issuing findings, letters of concern or reprimands, the Director of Human Services or the director’s designee and the department may not refer to the employee, person or entity that is the subject of the investigation as an “alleged perpetrator” but must refer to the employee, person or entity as the “respondent.”

(8) As used in this section, “program,” “reportable injury” and “restraint” have the meanings given those terms in ORS 418.519 (Definitions for ORS 418.519 to 418.532) . [2016 c.106 §38; 2017 c.138 §4; 2017 c.448 §4; 2017 c.733 §3; 2020 s.s.1 c.19 §9; 2021 c.672 §13; 2023 c.267 §1]

Source: Section 418.259 — Investigation of suspected abuse; findings; notifications; reports , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 418.295 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 418 / Section 418.295
418.295 Certain attorneys not to represent prospective adoptive parents
Status: in_force

(1) No attorney employed by the State of Oregon shall represent prospective adoptive parents in the parents’ attempt to adopt a child being cared for under the provisions of ORS 412.001 (Definitions) to 412.161 (Policy on two-parent families) , 418.005 (Powers of department in connection with child welfare services) to 418.025 (Prevention, reduction or control of juvenile delinquency by county programs and activities) , 418.205 (Definitions for ORS 418.205 to 418.327, 418.330, 418.470, 418.475, 418.950 to 418.970 and 418.992 to 418.998) to 418.327 (Licensing of private residential boarding schools) , 418.625 (Definitions for ORS 418.625 to 418.645) to 418.685 (Certain agencies declared to be orphans’ homes) and 418.647 (Foster care payments) .

(2) No employee of the Department of Human Services shall recommend any attorney to serve as counsel for prospective adoptive parents. [Formerly 419.135; 1969 c.597 §254; 1971 c.401 §24; 2001 c.900 §118; 2016 c.106 §19]

Source: Section 418.295 — Certain attorneys not to represent prospective adoptive parents; employees not to recommend any attorney to prospective adoptive parents , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors418.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 412.072 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 412 / Section 412.072
412.072 Requirements when victims of domestic violence apply for or receive TANF
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Human Services shall:

(a) Identify applicants for and recipients of assistance under the temporary assistance for needy families program who are currently victims of domestic violence, have been victims of domestic violence or are at risk of victimization by domestic violence.

(b) Ensure that appropriate individuals on the local level who provide assistance to domestic violence victims participate in individualized case management with the department.

(c) Refer individuals identified under this subsection to appropriate counseling and support services.

(d) Waive or modify any temporary assistance for needy families program requirements that may make it more difficult for individuals identified under this subsection to escape domestic violence or place those individuals at risk of further or future domestic violence, including but not limited to:

(A) Time limits on receipt of benefits;

(B) Work requirements;

(C) Paternity establishment and child support cooperation requirements;

(D) Residency requirements;

(E) Family cap provisions; and

(F) Penalties for failure to comply with a program requirement.

(e) Maintain emergency assistance eligibility and payment limits for victims of domestic violence or persons at risk of victimization by domestic violence identified under this section at no less than the levels in effect on January 1, 1997.

(f) Allow eligibility for temporary assistance for needy families for persons identified under this section as victims of domestic violence or persons identified as at risk of victimization by domestic violence who would otherwise be eligible except for the fact that they are noncitizens.

(2) All information received by the department in identifying the individuals described in subsection (1) of this section shall remain confidential.

(3) For purposes of this section, “domestic violence” means the occurrence of one or more of the following acts between family members, intimate partners or household members:

(a) Attempting to cause or intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causing physical injury or emotional, mental or verbal abuse;

(b) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly placing another in fear of imminent serious physical injury;

(c) Committing sexual abuse in any degree as defined in ORS 163.415 (Sexual abuse in the third degree) , 163.425 (Sexual abuse in the second degree) and 163.427 (Sexual abuse in the first degree) ; or

(d) Using coercive or controlling behavior.

(4) Nothing in this section prohibits disclosure of information for the purposes of making a report of suspected abuse as required under ORS 124.060 (Duty of officials to report) , 419B.010 (Duty of officials to report child abuse) , 430.765 (Duty of officials to report abuse) or 441.640 (Report of suspected abuse of resident required) . [Formerly 411.117]

Note: 412.072 (Requirements when victims of domestic violence apply for or receive TANF) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 412 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 412.072 — Requirements when victims of domestic violence apply for or receive TANF; confidentiality , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors412.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 423.020 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 423 / Section 423.020
423.020 Department of Corrections
Status: in_force

(1) The Department of Corrections is created. The department shall:

(a) Supervise the management and administration of the Department of Corrections institutions, parole and probation services, community corrections and other functions related to state programs for corrections;

(b) Carry out legally mandated sanctions for the punishment of persons committed to its jurisdiction by the courts of this state;

(c) Exercise custody over those persons sentenced to a period of incarceration until such time as a lawful release authority authorizes their release;

(d) Provide adequate food, clothing, health and medical care, sanitation and security for persons confined;

(e) Provide persons who are motivated, capable and cooperative with opportunities for self-improvement and work;

(f) Conduct investigations and prepare reports for release authorities; and

(g) Supervise persons sentenced or placed in the community for the period of time specified and in accordance with conditions of supervision ordered by the release authority.

(2) The Department of Corrections may provide consultation services related to the criminal justice system to local or statewide public or private agencies, groups, and individuals, or initiate such consultation services. Consultation services shall include, but not be limited to, conducting studies and surveys, sponsoring or participating in educational programs, and advising and assisting these agencies, groups or individuals. Nothing in chapter 320, Oregon Laws 1987, is intended to diminish the state’s efforts to plan, evaluate and deliver effective human services programs to offenders, either in an institution or on probation or parole. Therefore, the Department of Corrections and the Department of Human Services shall continue to jointly develop and implement needed social and rehabilitative services, including services for adults in custody housed in regional minimum security facilities.

(3) The Department of Corrections shall be the recipient of all federal funds paid or to be paid to the state to enable the state to provide corrections programs and services assigned to the Department of Human Services before June 15, 1987.

(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the department may charge a person confined in a Department of Corrections institution a reasonable health care fee for any health care services, medications and equipment provided the person during the person’s confinement if the department:

(a) Provides necessary medical care regardless of the person’s ability to pay;

(b) Provides equal treatment to all persons confined in a department institution regardless of a person’s ability to pay;

(c) Establishes a system that notifies the person of the fees and what services are covered; and

(d) Establishes a grievance system that allows a person to challenge the deduction of a fee from the person’s account.

(5) The department may provide ordinary medical, dental, psychiatric, psychological, hygienic or other remedial care and treatment for a person under 18 years of age who is confined in a Department of Corrections institution and, in an emergency in which the safety of the person appears urgently to require it, may authorize surgery or other extraordinary care. [1965 c.616 §2; 1967 c.352 §1; 1967 c.585 §6; 1969 c.597 §98; 1971 c.401 §107; 1987 c.320 §1; 1995 c.523 §2; 2001 c.195 §1; 2019 c.213 §143]

Note: The Legislative Counsel has not, pursuant to 173.160 (Powers and duties of Legislative Counsel in preparing editions for publication) , undertaken to substitute specific ORS references for the words “chapter 320, Oregon Laws 1987.” Chapter 320, Oregon Laws 1987, enacted into law and amended the ORS sections which may be found by referring to the 1987 Comparative Section Table located in Volume 22 of Oregon Revised Statutes.

Source: Section 423.020 — Department of Corrections; duties and powers; fees , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors423.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.463 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.463
411.463 Availability of information on all licensed healing arts
Status: in_force

When giving information concerning medical assistance, the Oregon Health Authority and the Department of Human Services shall make available to applicants or recipients materials which include at least a listing of all the healing arts licensed in this state. [Formerly 414.073; 2011 c.720 §112]

Source: Section 411.463 — Availability of information on all licensed healing arts , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 409.285 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 409 / Section 409.285
409.285 Sexual Assault Victims Fund
Status: in_force

(1) There is established the Sexual Assault Victims Fund in the Services to Children and Families Account of the General Fund established under ORS 409.260 (Services to Children and Families Account) .

(2) All moneys credited to the Sexual Assault Victims Fund are continuously appropriated for the purposes of ORS 409.273 (Funding of sexual assault crisis centers and crisis lines) to be expended by the Director of Human Services as provided in ORS 409.273 (Funding of sexual assault crisis centers and crisis lines) . However, the director shall expend not more than five percent of such moneys for administrative costs of the Department of Human Services incurred under ORS 409.273 (Funding of sexual assault crisis centers and crisis lines) . [1999 c.943 §7]

Source: Section 409.285 — Sexual Assault Victims Fund , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors409.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 410.290 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 410 / Section 410.290
410.290 Conditions for designation as type B agency
Status: in_force

(1) Prior to the designation of an area agency as a type B area agency, the area agency, the responsible unit of local government and the Department of Human Services must jointly agree upon a plan under which the area agency will operate.

(2) The plan described in subsection (1) of this section shall:

(a) Establish an administrative structure and qualifications for key personnel that reflect the population to be served.

(b) Be developed in coordination with the appropriate local mental health authority.

(c) Include any necessary interagency agreements regarding which agency is to have responsibility for each specific group of clients under 60 years of age.

(d) Address necessary transfers of staff, available equipment and administrative and service funds.

(e) Be prepared with the participation of potentially affected clients, staff and other individuals at the local level, including but not limited to individuals with physical disabilities. [1981 c.784 §16; 1989 c.224 §78; 2007 c.70 §173]

Source: Section 410.290 — Conditions for designation as type B agency; plan of operation , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors410.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 417.850 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 417 / Section 417.850
417.850 Additional duties of council
Status: in_force

The Youth Development Council established by ORS 417.847 (Youth Development Council) shall:

(1) Review the budget and allocation formula for appropriations for the purpose of juvenile crime prevention.

(2) Review the components of local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plans developed under ORS 417.855 (Local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plan) and make recommendations to the Governor about the local plans.

(3) Ensure that high-risk juvenile crime prevention planning criteria are met by state and local public and private entities.

(4) Recommend high-risk juvenile justice and juvenile crime prevention policies to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly.

(5) Ensure initiation of contracts based on approved local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plans and oversee contract changes.

(6) Review data and outcome information.

(7) Establish and publish review and assessment criteria for the local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plans. The criteria shall include, but not be limited to, measuring changes in juvenile crime and juvenile recidivism.

(8) Review local high-risk juvenile crime prevention plans and ensure alignment of the plans with diversion plans and basic services grants of county juvenile departments. The council shall consult or communicate with county juvenile departments, federally recognized Indian tribes and the Oregon Youth Authority to adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this subsection.

(9) Work to ensure broad-based citizen involvement in the planning and execution of high-risk juvenile crime prevention plans at both the state and local levels.

(10) Develop a funding policy that provides incentives for flexible programming and promotes strategies that build protective factors and contribute to the well-being of youth and families.

(11) Periodically report to the Governor and the Legislative Assembly on the progress of the council.

(12) As required by the federal Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974, 34 U.S.C. 11133 et seq., approve funding and policy recommendations of the state advisory group and adopt rules for overseeing approved funding and policy recommendations.

(13) Work with tribal governments to develop tribal high-risk juvenile crime prevention plans. [1999 c.1053 §38; 2012 c.37 §§95a,110; 2019 c.256 §2; 2021 c.315 §2; 2023 c.499 §2]

Source: Section 417.850 — Additional duties of council; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors417.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419c.065 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419c / Section 419c.065
419C.065 Transportation of youth whose case is transferred
Status: in_force

If the youth who is the subject of the proceeding is, at the time of the transfer or temporary transfer provided for in ORS 419C.053 (Transfer to court of county of youth’s residence) , 419C.056 (Transfer of jurisdiction by court in county of youth’s residence) or 419C.059 (Facilitation of disposition) , in detention or shelter care or for other reason needs transportation to the other county, the county in which the youth resides shall make such order or provision for the transportation and safekeeping of the youth as is appropriate in the circumstances, including an order directing any peace officer of the county in which the youth resides to transfer the youth in the manner directed. [1993 c.33 §157]

Source: Section 419C.065 — Transportation of youth whose case is transferred , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419C.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420.275 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420 / Section 420.275
420.275 Benefits and protections afforded to persons in custody of Oregon Youth Authority
Status: in_force

Persons committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections and placed in the physical custody of the Oregon Youth Authority under ORS 137.124 (Commitment of defendant to Department of Corrections or county) or any other statute:

(1) Are entitled to the protection and benefits of ORS 655.505 (Definitions for ORS 655.505 to 655.555) to 655.555 (Rules for administration of fund for injuries of adults in custody) .

(2) Are not entitled to the protection and benefits of ORS chapter 656 or 657. [2013 c.229 §9]

Source: Section 420.275 — Benefits and protections afforded to persons in custody of Oregon Youth Authority , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 421.611 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 421 / Section 421.611
421.611 Findings
Status: in_force

The Legislative Assembly finds that:

(1) There is a serious and urgent need to construct and operate additional correctional facilities in this state to accommodate current and projected prison populations.

(2) Immediate corrections facility planning and siting requires an expedited process. Existing corrections facility siting procedures are inadequate to meet the current and projected need for the siting of additional correctional facilities in this state. [1995 c.745 §1]

Note: 421.611 (Findings) to 421.630 (Judicial review) were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were 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 421.611 — Findings , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors421.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420a.020 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420a / Section 420a.020
420A.020 Subordinate officers and employees
Status: in_force

(1) The Director of the Oregon Youth Authority may appoint, subject to the approval of the Governor, a deputy director to serve at the pleasure of the director, with authority to act for the director in the absence of the director but subject to the control of the director at all times. The designation of the deputy director must be by written order, filed with the Secretary of State.

(2) Subject to any applicable provisions of the State Personnel Relations Law, the director shall appoint all subordinate officers and employees of the youth authority, prescribe their duties and fix their compensation. [1995 c.422 §7]

Source: Section 420A.020 — Subordinate officers and employees; appointment , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 416.600 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 416 / Section 416.600
416.600 Release of portion of lien in certain cases
Status: in_force

When the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority determines that a recipient will incur additional medical, surgical or hospital expenses or that additional assistance will have to be given to the recipient after the date of satisfaction of judgment or payment under a settlement or compromise, the department or the authority may release any portion of its lien to the extent of such anticipated expenses and assistance. [Formerly 411.570; 2001 c.600 §10; 2009 c.595 §354]

Source: Section 416.600 — Release of portion of lien in certain cases , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors416.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 420.021 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 420 / Section 420.021
420.021 Expenses borne by county
Status: in_force

All traveling and other expenses incurred in placing a person in a youth correction facility in the legal custody of the Oregon Youth Authority and delivering the person into the custody of the youth authority under ORS 419B.337 (Commitment to custody of Department of Human Services) (1), 419C.478 (Commitment to Oregon Youth Authority or Department of Human Services) (1) or 419C.481 (Guardianship and legal custody of adjudicated youth committed to Oregon Youth Authority) shall be borne by the county from which the person was placed in the legal custody of the youth authority. [Formerly 420.160; 1969 c.679 §6; 1971 c.401 §97; 1993 c.33 §344; 1995 c.422 §93]

Source: Section 420.021 — Expenses borne by county , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors420.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 411.122 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.122
411.122 Department to make dependent care payments directly to providers
Status: in_force

The Department of Human Services shall provide dependent care payments directly to dependent care providers for eligible families. [1989 c.1047 §1; 1995 c.278 §47]

Note: 411.122 (Department to make dependent care payments directly to providers) was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 411 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

Source: Section 411.122 — Department to make dependent care payments directly to providers , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 409.225 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 409 / Section 409.225
409.225 Confidentiality of child welfare records, files, papers and communications
Status: in_force

(1) In the interest of family privacy and for the protection of children, families and other recipients of services, the Department of Human Services may not disclose or use the contents of any child welfare records, files, papers or communications that contain any information about an individual child, family or other recipient of services for purposes other than those directly connected with the administration of child welfare laws or unless required or authorized by ORS 419A.255 (Maintenance) or 419B.035 (Confidentiality of records) . The records, files, papers and communications are confidential and are not available for public inspection. General information, policy statements, statistical reports or similar compilations of data are not confidential unless such information is identified with an individual child, family or other recipient of services or protected by other provision of law.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, unless exempt from disclosure under subsection (8) of this section or ORS chapter 192, the department shall disclose child welfare records:

(a) About a recipient of services, to the recipient if the recipient is 18 years of age or older or is legally emancipated, unless prohibited by court order;

(b) Regarding a specific individual if the individual gives written authorization to release confidential information;

(c) Concerning a child receiving services on a voluntary basis, to the child’s parent or legal guardian;

(d) To the juvenile court in proceedings regarding the child; and

(e) Concerning a child who is or has been in the custody of the department, to the child’s parent or legal guardian except:

(A) When the child objects; or

(B) If disclosure would be contrary to the best interests of any child or could be harmful to the person caring for the child.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, unless exempt from disclosure under subsection (8) of this section or ORS chapter 192, the department shall disclose child welfare records, if in the best interests of the child, to:

(a) Treatment providers, foster parents, adoptive parents, school officials or other persons providing services to the child or family to the extent that such disclosure is necessary to provide services to the child or family; or

(b) A person designated as a member of a sensitive review committee convened by the Director of Human Services when the purpose of the committee is to determine whether the department acted appropriately and to make recommendations to the department regarding policy and practice.

(4) Any record disclosed under subsection (1), (2), (3) or (6) of this section shall be kept confidential by the person or entity to whom the record is disclosed and shall be used only for the purpose for which disclosure was made.

(5) Unless exempt from disclosure under ORS chapter 192, when an adult who is the subject of information made confidential by subsection (1) of this section publicly reveals or causes to be revealed any significant part of the confidential matter or information, the protections afforded by subsection (1) of this section are presumed voluntarily waived and confidential information about the person making or causing the public disclosure, not already disclosed but related to the information made public, may be disclosed if disclosure is in the best interests of the child or necessary to the administration of the child welfare laws.

(6) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, unless exempt from disclosure under subsection (8) of this section or ORS chapter 192, the department shall disclose information related to the department’s activities and responsibilities in a case where child abuse or neglect has resulted in a child fatality or near fatality or where an adult has been charged with a crime related to child abuse or neglect.

(7) Notwithstanding subsections (2), (3), (5) and (6) of this section, ORS 192.345 (Public records conditionally exempt from disclosure) (3) shall apply to investigatory information compiled for criminal law purposes that may be in the possession of the department.

(8) A record of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression is exempt from disclosure 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;

(b) The department determines, in written findings, that disclosure of the record is necessary to provide services to the child or the child’s family; or

(c) The child consents to the disclosure.

(9) As used in this section:

(a) “Adult” means a person who is 18 years of age or older.

(b) “Record of sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression” means a written or recorded statement made by a child, memoranda of an oral statement made by a child or any other documentation in a child’s child welfare records of the child’s statement, if the statement concerns the child’s sexual orientation, gender expression or gender identity. [1997 c.415 §1; 2001 c.900 §69; 2023 c.129 §1]

Source: Section 409.225 — Confidentiality of child welfare records, files, papers and communications; when disclosure required , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors409.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 413.038 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 413 / Section 413.038
413.038 Service of notice by regular mail
Status: in_force

(1) The Oregon Health Authority may serve a notice described in ORS 183.415 (Notice of right to hearing) by regular mail or, if requested by the recipient of the notice, by electronic mail. The legal presumption described in ORS 40.135 (Rule 311. Presumptions) (1)(q) does not apply to a notice that is served by regular mail under this section.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (3) of this section, a contested case notice served in accordance with subsection (1) of this section that complies with ORS 183.415 (Notice of right to hearing) but for service by regular or electronic mail becomes a final order against a party and is not subject to ORS 183.470 (Orders in contested cases) (2), upon the earlier of the following:

(a) If the party fails to request a hearing, the day after the date prescribed in the notice as the deadline for requesting a hearing.

(b) The date the authority or the Office of Administrative Hearings mails an order dismissing a hearing request because:

(A) The party withdraws the request for hearing; or

(B) Neither the party nor the party’s representative appears on the date and at the time set for hearing.

(3) The authority shall prescribe by rule a period of not less than 60 days after a notice becomes a final order under subsection (2) of this section within which a party may request a hearing under this subsection. If a party requests a hearing within the period prescribed under this subsection, the authority shall do one of the following:

(a) If the authority finds that the party did not receive the written notice and did not have actual knowledge of the notice, refer the request for hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings for a contested case proceeding on the merits of the authority’s intended action described in the notice.

(b) Refer the request for hearing to the Office of Administrative Hearings for a contested case proceeding to determine whether the party received the written notice or had actual knowledge of the notice. The authority must show that the party had actual knowledge of the notice or that the authority mailed the notice to the party’s correct address or sent an electronic notice to the party’s correct electronic mail address.

(4) If a party informs the authority that the party did not receive a notice served by regular or electronic mail in accordance with subsection (1) of this section, the authority shall advise the party of the right to request a hearing under subsection (3) of this section. [2011 c.720 §50]

Note: 413.038 (Service of notice by regular mail) 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 413.038 — Service of notice by regular mail , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors413.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.816 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.816
419B.816 Notice to person contesting petition to establish jurisdiction
Status: in_force

If the person appears in the manner provided in ORS 419B.815 (Summons for proceeding to establish jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100) (2)(b) or (c) and the person contests the petition, the court, by written order provided to the person in person or mailed to the person at the address provided by the person, or by oral order made on the record, shall:

(1) Inform the person of the time, place and purpose of the next hearing or hearings related to the petition;

(2) Require the person to appear personally at the next hearing or hearings related to the petition;

(3) Inform the person that, if the person is represented by an attorney, the person’s attorney may not attend the hearing in place of the person, unless the person is the child at issue in the proceeding who has been served with summons in accordance with ORS 419B.839 (Required and discretionary summons) (1)(f);

(4) Inform the person that, if the court has granted the person an exception in advance under ORS 419B.918 (Manner of appearance) , the person may appear in any manner permitted by the court under ORS 419B.918 (Manner of appearance) ; and

(5) Inform the person that, if the person fails to appear as ordered for any hearing related to the petition, the court may establish jurisdiction without further notice, either on the date specified in the summons or order or on a future date, and may take any other action that is authorized by law including, but not limited to, making the child a ward of the court and removing the child from the legal and physical custody of the parent or other person having legal or physical custody of the child. [2003 c.205 §10b; 2007 c.497 §4]

Source: Section 419B.816 — Notice to person contesting petition to establish jurisdiction , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419a.014 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419a / Section 419a.014
419A.014 Reports by juvenile department
Status: in_force

The juvenile department of a county shall report annually to the Youth Development Council the frequency with which the following persons are held in preadjudicative detention and the duration of the detention:

(1) Out-of-state runaways, as defined in ORS 419C.156 (Detention of runaway from another state) ; or

(2) Runaway youths and adjudicated youths. [1993 c.33 §6; 2001 c.904 §2; 2001 c.905 §3; 2003 c.396 §3; 2019 c.382 §3; 2021 c.489 §32]

Source: Section 419A.014 — Reports by juvenile department , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419A.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 414.312 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 414 / Section 414.312
414.312 Oregon Prescription Drug Program
Status: in_force

(1) As used in ORS 414.312 (Oregon Prescription Drug Program) to 414.318 (Prescription Drug Purchasing Fund) :

(a) “Pharmacy benefit manager” means an entity that negotiates and executes contracts with pharmacies, manages preferred drug lists, negotiates rebates with prescription drug manufacturers and serves as an intermediary between the Oregon Prescription Drug Program, prescription drug manufacturers and pharmacies.

(b) “Prescription drug claims processor” means an entity that processes and pays prescription drug claims, adjudicates pharmacy claims, transmits prescription drug prices and claims data between pharmacies and the Oregon Prescription Drug Program and processes related payments to pharmacies.

(c) “Program price” means the reimbursement rates and prescription drug prices established by the administrator of the Oregon Prescription Drug Program.

(2) The Oregon Prescription Drug Program is established in the Oregon Health Authority. The purpose of the program is to:

(a) Purchase prescription drugs, replenish prescription drugs dispensed or reimburse pharmacies for prescription drugs in order to receive discounted prices and rebates;

(b) Make prescription drugs available at the lowest possible cost to participants in the program as a means to promote health;

(c) Maintain a list of prescription drugs recommended as the most effective prescription drugs available at the best possible prices; and

(d) Promote health through the purchase and provision of discount prescription drugs and coordination of comprehensive prescription benefit services for eligible entities and members.

(3) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall appoint an administrator of the Oregon Prescription Drug Program. The administrator may:

(a) Negotiate price discounts and rebates on prescription drugs with prescription drug manufacturers or group purchasing organizations;

(b) Purchase prescription drugs on behalf of individuals and entities that participate in the program;

(c) Contract with a prescription drug claims processor to adjudicate pharmacy claims and transmit program prices to pharmacies;

(d) Determine program prices and reimburse or replenish pharmacies for prescription drugs dispensed or transferred;

(e) Adopt and implement a preferred drug list for the program;

(f) Develop a system for allocating and distributing the operational costs of the program and any rebates obtained to participants of the program; and

(g) Cooperate with other states or regional consortia in the bulk purchase of prescription drugs.

(4) The following individuals or entities may participate in the program:

(a) Public Employees’ Benefit Board, Oregon Educators Benefit Board and Public Employees Retirement System;

(b) Local governments as defined in ORS 174.116 (“Local government” and “local service district” defined) and special government bodies as defined in ORS 174.117 (“Special government body” defined) that directly or indirectly purchase prescription drugs;

(c) Oregon Health and Science University established under ORS 353.020 (Oregon Health and Science University as public corporation) ;

(d) State agencies that directly or indirectly purchase prescription drugs, including agencies that dispense prescription drugs directly to persons in state-operated facilities;

(e) Residents of this state who lack or are underinsured for prescription drug coverage;

(f) Private entities; and

(g) Labor organizations.

(5) The administrator may establish different program prices for pharmacies in rural areas to maintain statewide access to the program.

(6) The administrator may establish the terms and conditions for a pharmacy to enroll in the program. A licensed pharmacy that is willing to accept the terms and conditions established by the administrator may apply to enroll in the program.

(7) Except as provided in subsection (8) of this section, the administrator may not:

(a) Contract with a pharmacy benefit manager;

(b) Establish a state-managed wholesale or retail drug distribution or dispensing system; or

(c) Require pharmacies to maintain or allocate separate inventories for prescription drugs dispensed through the program.

(8) The administrator shall contract with one or more entities to perform any of the functions of the program, including but not limited to:

(a) Contracting with a pharmacy benefit manager and directly or indirectly with such pharmacy networks as the administrator considers necessary to maintain statewide access to the program.

(b) Negotiating with prescription drug manufacturers on behalf of the administrator.

(9) Notwithstanding subsection (4)(e) of this section, individuals who are eligible for Medicare Part D prescription drug coverage may participate in the program.

(10) The program may contract with vendors as necessary to utilize discount purchasing programs, including but not limited to group purchasing organizations established to meet the criteria of the Nonprofit Institutions Act, 15 U.S.C. 13c, or that are exempt under the Robinson-Patman Act, 15 U.S.C. 13. [2003 c.714 §1; 2007 c.2 §1; 2007 c.67 §1; 2007 c.697 §17; 2009 c.263 §2; 2009 c.466 §1; 2009 c.595 §291; 2011 c.720 §136; 2013 c.14 §6; 2015 c.551 §1]

Note: 414.312 (Oregon Prescription Drug Program) to 414.320 (Rules) 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 414.312 — Oregon Prescription Drug Program , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors414.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).
ORS § 419b.498 — OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 419b / Section 419b.498
419B.498 Termination of parental rights
Status: in_force

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, the Department of Human Services shall simultaneously file a petition to terminate the parental rights of a child or ward’s parents and identify, recruit, process and approve a qualified family for adoption if the child or ward is in the custody of the department and:

(a) The child or ward has been in substitute care under the responsibility of the department for 15 months of the most recent 22 months;

(b) A parent has been convicted of murder of another child of the parent, voluntary manslaughter of another child of the parent, aiding, abetting, attempting, conspiring or soliciting to commit murder or voluntary manslaughter of the child or ward or of another child of the parent or felony assault that has resulted in serious physical injury to the child or ward or to another child of the parent; or

(c) A court of competent jurisdiction has determined that the child or ward is an abandoned child.

(2) The department shall file a petition to terminate the parental rights of a parent in the circumstances described in subsection (1) of this section unless:

(a) The child or ward is being cared for by a relative and that placement is intended to be permanent;

(b) There is a compelling reason, which is documented in the case plan, for determining that filing such a petition would not be in the best interests of the child or ward. Such compelling reasons include, but are not limited to:

(A) The parent is successfully participating in services that will make it possible for the child or ward to safely return home within a reasonable time as provided in ORS 419B.476 (Conduct of hearing) (5)(c);

(B) Another permanent plan is better suited to meet the health and safety needs of the child or ward, including the need to preserve the child’s or ward’s sibling attachments and relationships;

(C) If the child is an Indian child, the court finds that tribal customary adoption, as described in ORS 419B.656 (Tribal customary adoption) , is an appropriate permanent plan for the child and the Indian child’s tribe consents to the tribal customary adoption; or

(D) The court or local citizen review board in a prior hearing or review determined that while the case plan was to reunify the family the department did not make reasonable efforts or, if the child or ward is an Indian child, active efforts, as described in ORS 419B.645 (Active efforts) , to make it possible for the child or ward to safely return home; or

(c) The department has not provided to the family of the child or ward, consistent with the time period in the case plan, such services as the department deems necessary for the child or ward to safely return home, if reasonable efforts to make it possible for the child or ward to safely return home are required to be made with respect to the child or ward.

(3) No petition to terminate the parental rights of a child or ward’s parents pursuant to subsection (1) of this section or pursuant to 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) may be filed until the court has determined that the permanency plan for the child or ward should be adoption after a permanency hearing pursuant to ORS 419B.476 (Conduct of hearing) . [1999 c.859 §21; 2001 c.686 §17; 2003 c.396 §82; 2003 c.544 §2; 2007 c.234 §1; 2007 c.806 §12; 2020 s.s.1 c.14 §47; 2021 c.398 §65c]

Source: Section 419B.498 — Termination of parental rights; petition by Department of Human Services; when required , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors419B.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).