Source: https://www.oregonlaws.org/ors/179.740
Timestamp: 2019-04-24 20:16:50
Document Index: 339825110

Matched Legal Cases: ['§16', '§4', '§297', '§11', '§4', '§10', '§10', '§156']

ORS 179.740 - Collection from estates - 2017 Oregon Revised Statutes
2017 ORS Vol. 5 Chapter 179 Section 179.740
2017 ORS 179.740¹
Collection from estates
(1) The Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority, as appropriate, may file a claim against the decedent’s estate for any unpaid charges under ORS 179.620 (Liability of person or estate for cost of care) (3). This shall be done in the same manner as claims of creditors and with the priorities provided in ORS 115.125 (Order of payment of expenses and claims).
(2) If, within 90 days following the person’s death, the person’s estate is not otherwise being probated, the agency may petition any court of competent jurisdiction for the issuance of letters of administration or testamentary. This action would be for the purpose of collecting the full amount of unpaid cost of care as determined by ORS 179.701 (Determination of cost-of-care rates) and limited by ORS 179.620 (Liability of person or estate for cost of care) (3). However, the agency may not file a petition under this subsection until at least 90 days after the death of the person who was at the state institution and then only in the event that the person’s estate is not otherwise being probated.
(4) The agency may not recover amounts that exceed the total cost of care of the deceased person as computed under ORS 179.701 (Determination of cost-of-care rates) and limited by ORS 179.620 (Liability of person or estate for cost of care) (3). [1959 c.652 §§16,17,18; 1961 c.501 §4; 1969 c.591 §297; 1973 c.546 §11; 1979 c.684 §4; 1989 c.348 §10; 2001 c.487 §10; 2009 c.595 §156]