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2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.025 - Definitions for 409.025 and 409.027.

As used in this section and ORS 409.027:
(1) "Abuse and neglect report" means a report retained by the Department of Human Services in accordance with ORS 124.085, 419B.030 or 430.757 or a similar report filed in another state.
(2) "Care" means treatment, education, training, instruction, placement services, recreational opportunities or case management, supervision of such services for clients of the department or department administration and support services for clients.
(3) "Subject individual" means a person who is:
(a) Employed or who seeks to be employed by the department to provide care;
(b) A volunteer or who seeks to be a volunteer to provide care on behalf of the department; or
(c) Providing care or who seeks to provide care on behalf of the department or another person. [2007 c.444 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.027 - Abuse and neglect reports; rules.

(1) The Department of Human Services may use abuse and neglect reports maintained by the department for the purpose of providing protective services or screening subject individuals.
(2) The department shall adopt rules to carry out the provisions of subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The rules adopted in subsection (2) of this section may include:
(a) Notice and opportunity for due process for a department employee found to be unfit; and
(b) Notice and opportunity for hearing in accordance with ORS chapter 183 for a subject individual described in ORS 409.025 (3)(c).
(4) Reports maintained under this section are confidential and may not be disclosed for any purpose other than in accordance with this section or any other provision of law. [2007 c.444 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.040 - Federal law supersedes state law.

(1) To the extent that there is any conflict between chapter 319, Oregon Laws 1971, and any federal law referred to or to be administered under chapter 319, Oregon Laws 1971, the federal law in effect on June 8, 1971, is controlling.
(2) In all cases where federally granted funds are involved, the federal laws, rules and regulations applicable thereto shall govern notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in ORS 409.010, 409.060, 409.070, 409.093 to 409.160, 411.060 and this subsection. [Formerly 184.780]
Note:
Legislative Counsel has substituted "chapter 319, Oregon Laws 1971," for the words "this Act" in section 9, chapter 319, Oregon Laws 1971, compiled as 409.040 (formerly 184.780). Specific ORS references have not been substituted, pursuant to 173.160. These sections may be determined by referring to the 1971 Comparative Section Table located in Volume 22 of ORS.
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.050 - Rules.

(1) Pursuant to ORS chapter 183, the Director of Human Services may adopt such administrative rules as the director considers necessary to carry out the functions of the Department of Human Services.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the director by order may delegate authority under subsection (1) of this section to such extent as the director considers proper to assistant directors of the department. [Formerly 184.787; 2005 c.22 §271]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.055 - Copies of rules to be available in local offices; availability for inspection.

The Department of Human Services shall maintain in each of its local offices copies of its rules and regulations that the department is required to file with the Secretary of State. Copies of the rules and regulations shall be available for public use and inspection during regular business hours and shall be compiled and indexed in a manner that will facilitate their use. [2001 c.900 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.060 - Department of Human Services Account.

(1) There is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury an account to be known as the Department of Human Services Account. All moneys in this account are appropriated for and shall be used by the Department of Human Services for the respective purposes authorized by law. The moneys in the account and all appropriations for the account are subject to allotment control by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services.
(2) The Department of Human Services shall keep a record of all moneys credited to and deposited in the account. The records shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the source from which the moneys were derived and the individual activity or program against which each withdrawal is charged.
(3) The unobligated balance in the account on June 30 of each odd-numbered year shall be determined by the department as of September 30 next following, and certified to the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. Unless otherwise provided by law or action of the Emergency Board, the amount certified pursuant to this subsection shall revert to the General Fund and become available for general governmental purposes. [Formerly 184.795; 1999 c.421 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.065 - Department of Human Services Donated Fund Account.

(1) The Department of Human Services Donated Fund Account is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned, if any, shall inure to the benefit of the account. The moneys in the account are appropriated continuously to the Department of Human Services.
(2) The Department of Human Services shall keep a record of all moneys credited to and deposited in the Department of Human Services Donated Fund Account. The record shall indicate the source from which the moneys are derived and the activity or program against which each withdrawal is charged.
(3) All private donations or contributions made for the use or benefit of the Department of Human Services shall be deposited in the Department of Human Services Donated Fund Account. All funds deposited in that account shall be used to support activities that align with the mission of the Department of Human Services. [Formerly 409.365]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.070 - Department of Human Services Special Checking Account; petty cash fund.

(1) There is established a Department of Human Services Special Checking Account in the State Treasury. Upon the written request of the Director of Human Services, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw payments in favor of the Department of Human Services to be charged against appropriations and other moneys available to the Department of Human Services in the same manner as other claims against the state, as provided in ORS chapter 293. All such payments shall be deposited in the special checking account and may be disbursed by check or other means acceptable to the State Treasurer.
(2) The special checking account may be used for the purpose of paying the administrative expenses of programs and services as assigned to the Department of Human Services by law, including the payment of expenses to be reimbursed by the federal government.
(3) In addition to the authority provided in ORS 293.180, the Department of Human Services may establish petty cash funds out of the special checking account or any account established in the State Treasury for the department. Small cash disbursements to pay the expenses of the department may be made from a petty cash fund. Periodically, the department shall request reimbursement for disbursements made from a petty cash fund. Upon receipt of a reimbursement payment from an appropriate account, the department shall use the payment to reimburse the petty cash fund. [Formerly 184.800; 1999 c.421 §3; 1999 c.829 §2; 2001 c.900 §62]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.075 - Volunteer Emergency Services Fund.

(1) There is established a Volunteer Emergency Services Fund in the State Treasury. The amount of the fund shall not exceed the aggregate sum of $10,000.
(2) The fund may be used to pay for purchases, by check or other acceptable means, necessary to assist clients of the Department of Human Services with emergency circumstances that qualify such clients for assistance from the fund.
(3) Claims for reimbursement of moneys paid from the Volunteer Emergency Services Fund shall be submitted to the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Department of Administrative Services for approval. When the claims have been approved, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw a warrant or make an electronic transfer in favor of the Department of Human Services to be charged to the appropriate fund or account to reimburse the Volunteer Emergency Services Fund. [1999 c.829 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.080 - Combination or elimination of accounts.

Notwithstanding any other law, the Department of Human Services may, with the approval of the Oregon Department of Administrative Services and the State Treasurer, combine or eliminate any accounts that are established in statute within the authority of the Department of Human Services when the Department of Human Services determines that economy and efficiency in operations can be obtained and that the combination or elimination of accounts does not substantially alter the intent of the authorizing statutes. When accounts are combined, the Department of Human Services retains the authority granted by the statutes establishing the accounts. [1999 c.829 §4; 2001 c.900 §63]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.093 - Policy on incorporation of family support policies.

It shall be the policy of the Department of Human Services to incorporate the family support policies under ORS 417.340 to 417.348 into staff training and information given to the general public. [1995 c.486 §2; 2001 c.900 §244]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.096 - Plan for incorporating family support consultants; development of protocol and training.

(1) The Department of Human Services shall develop a plan for incorporating family support consultants into a percentage of cases managed within the department. The consultants shall work directly with families to develop support in a manner consistent with the family support policies under ORS 417.340 to 417.348 and 417.349.
(2) The department shall consult with the Family Support Advisory Council established under ORS 417.346, to develop protocol and training consistent with the family support policies under ORS 417.340 to 417.348 and 417.349. [1995 c.486 §3; 2001 c.900 §245]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.100 - Director; appointment; confirmation; salary and expenses.

(1) The Department of Human Services shall be under the supervision and control of the Director of Human Services, who is responsible for providing for programs for the delivery to the public of the services assigned to the department by ORS 409.010 or otherwise, and for undertaking long-range planning necessary for the effective and efficient delivery of these services.
(2) The Governor shall appoint the director. The director may be removed at any time at the pleasure of the Governor. The appointment of the director is subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner provided in ORS 171.562 and 171.565.
(3) The director shall receive such salary as may be provided by law or, if not so provided, as may be fixed by the Governor, and shall be reimbursed for all expenses actually and necessarily incurred by the director in the performance of official duties. [Formerly 184.755; 1999 c.421 §§4,5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.110 - Authority of director; grants.

(1) The Director of Human Services, consistent with any federal requirements and with the prior consent of the Governor:
(a) May cause the organizational units within the Department of Human Services to make joint use of the personnel, resources, information and facilities available within the department;
(b) May combine or transfer components of organizational units within the department; and
(c) May organize and reorganize the department in the manner the director considers necessary to properly conduct the work of the department consistent with federal requirements and after consultation with parties affected by such change, including but not limited to service providers, advisory committees and county governments.
(2) The director may make financial grants to local units of government, nonprofit organizations and individuals from funds appropriated by the Legislative Assembly to carry out the department’s responsibilities. [Formerly 184.770; 1999 c.421 §6; 2001 c.900 §64]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.120 - Delegation of authority of director.

(1) The Director of Human Services may delegate to any of the officers and employees of the department the exercise or discharge in the director’s name of any power, duty or function of whatever character vested in or imposed upon the director by law. However, all such delegations of a continuing nature involving provision for services performed by the department may be exercised by an officer or employee of the department only when specifically designated in writing by the director to do so.
(2) The official act of any person acting in the director’s name and by the director’s authority pursuant to subsection (1) of this section shall be considered an official act of the director. [Formerly 184.773]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.130 - Deputy director; assistant directors.

(1) The Director of Human Services may appoint a deputy director, whose appointment is subject to approval by the Governor and who shall serve at the pleasure of the director. The deputy director shall have full authority to act for the director, subject to directions of the director. The appointment of the deputy director shall be by written order, filed with the Secretary of State.
(2) The director may appoint assistant directors as necessary to carry out the responsibilities of the Department of Human Services. The appointment of each assistant director is subject to approval by the Governor. An assistant director serves at the pleasure of the director. [Formerly 184.760; 1999 c.421 §7; 2001 c.900 §65]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.140 - Assistant director as appointing authority; assignment of employees by director.

(1) For purposes of the State Personnel Relations Law, each assistant director appointed under ORS 409.130, and any other officer specifically designated by law, is considered to be the appointing authority with respect to officers and employees under the supervision of the assistant director or other officer, and ORS 240.400 applies to each such appointing authority.
(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section, the Director of Human Services at any time may assign an employee from one position to another position in the same class or rank within the department. Upon making such an assignment or transfer, the director forthwith shall give written notice of the action to the Administrator of the Personnel Division. ORS 240.400 applies to the power vested in the director under this subsection. [Formerly 184.767; 2003 c.14 §172]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.150 - Deputy director and assistant directors in unclassified service; other employees; expenses.

The deputy director and any assistant directors appointed under ORS 409.130 shall be in the unclassified service of the state. With the approval of the Director of Human Services, each assistant director may appoint deputies and principal assistants as necessary to conduct the work of the department. Notwithstanding ORS 240.205, deputies and principal assistants appointed by an assistant director shall be in the unclassified service of the state and shall serve at the pleasure of the director. In addition to their salaries, they shall, subject to the limitations otherwise provided by law, be reimbursed for all expenses actually and necessarily incurred in the performance of official duties. [Formerly 184.765; 2001 c.900 §66; 2007 c.307 §2]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.160 - Information from personnel within department.

(1) The Director of Human Services shall require from the personnel within the department such information, reports and documentation, as the director, in the discretion of the director, determines will be necessary to enable the director to:
(a) Execute responsibilities pursuant to law.
(b) Develop and report to the Governor from time to time on legislative, budgetary and administrative programs to accomplish comprehensive, long-range, coordinated planning and policy formulation in the matters of public interest related to the department.
(c) File with the Oregon Department of Administrative Services, for purposes of ORS 291.208, an agency request budget for the department.
(2) Where such information, reports or documentation is confidential in the hands of departmental personnel, it shall be confidential in the hands of the director. [Formerly 184.775; 2001 c.900 §67; 2016 c.117 §62]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.161 - Report to Legislative Assembly on staffing and workload.

(1) The Department of Human Services shall report to all relevant committees of the Legislative Assembly at each odd-numbered year regular session with respect to department employees in the classified service who directly provide:
(a) Child welfare services under ORS 418.005;
(b) Temporary assistance for needy families under ORS 412.006;
(c) Nutritional assistance under ORS 411.816;
(d) Medical assistance eligibility determinations under ORS 411.404;
(e) Services to elderly persons and to persons with disabilities under ORS 410.070 and 412.014; and
(f) Vocational rehabilitation services under ORS 344.530.
(2) The report of the department under this section shall address each of the following:
(a) Workload increases or decreases over the current biennium.
(b) Workload efficiencies achieved during the current biennium.
(c) Additional staffing needs or decreases in staffing needs that exist for the current biennium or that are projected for the next biennium, including a statement of the number of full-time equivalent positions that are vacant on the date the report is prepared or that can be double filled in order to meet any needs for additional staffing.
(3) As used in this section, "double filled" means that the department is using one budgeted full-time equivalent position to employ more than one employee. [2009 c.598 §1; 2011 c.545 §45; 2011 c.720 §80; 2016 c.117 §63]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.162 - Identifying and implementing workload efficiencies.

(1) The Department of Human Services shall collaborate with its existing advisory groups to identify and implement workload efficiencies in the state agencies that administer programs providing:
(a) Child welfare services under ORS 418.005;
(b) Temporary assistance for needy families under ORS 412.006;
(c) Nutritional assistance under ORS 411.816;
(d) Medical assistance eligibility determinations under ORS 411.404;
(e) Services to elderly persons and to persons with disabilities under ORS 410.070 and 412.014; and
(f) Vocational rehabilitation services under ORS 344.530.
(2) The department shall collaborate with the following advisory groups and other groups designated by the department in identifying and implementing workload efficiencies:
(a) The advisory committee created by ORS 418.005 (2).
(b) The Family Services Review Commission established under ORS 411.075.
(c) The State Independent Living Council established by Executive Order 94-12.
(d) The advisory committee established under ORS 344.735.
(e) Area agency advisory councils required under ORS 410.210.
(f) The Governor’s Commission on Senior Services created by ORS 410.320. [2009 c.598 §2; 2011 c.720 §81]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.164 - Annual assessment of workforce capacity and needs.

(1) Annually, the Department of Human Services shall use workload models to assess the workforce capacity and needs in each of the department’s programs and units.
(2) Not later than September 30 of each even-numbered year, the department shall report to the committees of the Legislative Assembly related to human services, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245, the results of the department’s assessment conducted under subsection (1) of this section. [2023 c.515 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.180 - Consolidation of internal audit units.

The Director of Human Services may consolidate the internal audits units within the Department of Human Services into an office of audits within the director’s office, in order to achieve a higher level of independence and economy of management. [1991 c.321 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.185 - Standards and procedures for child protective services.

(1) The Director of Human Services shall oversee the development of standards and procedures for assessment, investigation and enforcement of child protective services.
(2)(a) The Department of Human Services shall take action to implement the provision of child protective services as outlined in ORS 417.705 to 417.800 and based on the recommendations in the 1992 "Oregon Child Protective Services Performance Study" published by the University of Southern Maine.
(b) In all substantiated cases of child abuse and neglect, the role of the department is to complete a comprehensive family assessment of risk of abuse or neglect, or both, assess service needs and provide immediate protective services as necessary.
(c) The department shall provide remedial services needed to ensure the safety of the child.
(d) In all cases of child abuse and neglect for which a criminal investigation is conducted, the role of law enforcement agencies is to provide a legally sound, child sensitive investigation of whether abuse or neglect or both have occurred and to gather other evidence and perform other responsibilities in accordance with interagency agreements.
(e) The department and law enforcement agencies shall conduct the investigation and assessment concurrently, based upon the protocols and procedures of the county child abuse multidisciplinary team in each jurisdiction.
(f) When the department and law enforcement agencies conduct a joint investigation and assessment, the activities of the department and agencies are to be clearly differentiated by the protocols of the county child abuse multidisciplinary team.
(g) Nothing in this subsection is intended to be inconsistent with ORS 418.702, 418.747 and 418.748 and ORS chapter 419B.
(h) In all cases of child abuse for which an investigation is conducted, the department shall provide a child’s parent, guardian or caregiver with a clear written explanation of the investigation process, the court hearing process and the rights of the parent, guardian or caregiver in the abuse investigation and in the court proceedings related to the abuse investigation.
(3) Upon receipt of a recommendation of the Children’s Advocate under ORS 417.815 (2)(e), the department shall implement the recommendation or give the Children’s Advocate written notice of an intent not to implement the recommendation. [1993 c.676 §11; 1995 c.79 §397; 1997 c.130 §4; 1997 c.249 §126; 2001 c.900 §68; 2003 c.591 §7; 2005 c.499 §1; 2005 c.562 §24; 2012 c.97 §19; 2019 c.141 §13]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.192 - Policy on internal review of department decisions.

It is the policy of the State of Oregon to ensure the integrity of the child welfare system. To this end it is necessary to provide for a process to allow for appropriate internal review of decisions made by the Department of Human Services. The state therefore requires that:
(1) Citizens shall be guaranteed the right to review of the actions and conduct of the department.
(2) Citizens shall be provided with a single place to file complaints concerning the actions and conduct of the department and shall be entitled to a response to the complaint within a reasonable period of time.
(3) Citizens shall not be subjected to reprisal for complaining of an action or conduct of the department. [1997 c.873 §28]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.194 - Establishment of review process; sensitive review committee; rules.

(1) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules establishing a review process to carry out the policy expressed in ORS 409.192.
(2) If the actions and conduct of the department are being addressed in a judicial or administrative proceeding, the review required by subsection (1) of this section may not be commenced or shall be stayed pending resolution of the judicial or administrative proceeding.
(3) The Director of Human Services may convene a sensitive review committee for the purpose of reviewing the actions and conduct of the department.
(4)(a) The director may convene a sensitive review committee upon request of the President of the Senate or the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(b) The President shall appoint at least one state Senator and the Speaker shall appoint at least one state Representative to serve on a sensitive review committee convened pursuant to paragraph (a) of this subsection. The President and the Speaker shall use reasonable efforts to ensure that the Senate, the House of Representatives and the majority and minority parties have balanced representation on the committee.
(c) If the director convenes a sensitive review committee pursuant to this subsection, upon completion of its review, the committee shall develop findings and conclusions and make recommendations to the director regarding policies and practices. No more than 180 days after receiving the request from the President or the Speaker, the director shall submit to the President and the Speaker a written report containing the findings, conclusions and recommendations of the committee. Unless exempt from disclosure under ORS chapter 192, the report shall be disclosed upon request to any member of the Legislative Assembly. [1997 c.873 §29; 2007 c.236 §1; 2011 c.430 §1]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.220 - Services relating to prevention, control and treatment of incest and sexual abuse; fees; rules.

(1) The Department of Human Services may provide services related to the prevention, control and treatment of incest and sexual abuse. Those services include, but are not limited to, consultation, counseling, therapy and treatment programs for children who are the victims of incest and sex offenses, their families and the perpetrators of the incest or sex offense.
(2) When the services described in subsection (1) of this section are provided, the department may charge the perpetrator a fee not to exceed the cost of the services. The fee shall vary according to the service provided, and shall be determined and applied through rules adopted by the department.
(3) The amount of fees collected under subsection (2) of this section are continuously appropriated to the department and shall be used to provide the services described in subsection (1) of this section. [Formerly 184.807]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.230 - Disclosure of information in department reports and other materials; immunities.

(1) Information contained in Department of Human Services reports and other materials relating to a child’s history and prognosis that, in the professional judgment of the person providing the information for the reports or other materials, indicates a clear and immediate danger to another person or to society shall be disclosed to the appropriate authority and the person or entity who is in danger from the child.
(2) An agency or a person who discloses information under subsection (1) of this section shall have immunity from any liability, civil or criminal, that might otherwise be incurred or imposed for making the disclosure. The disclosure of information under this section does not make the information admissible in any court or administrative proceeding if it is not otherwise admissible. [1991 c.666 §2; 2001 c.900 §70]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.240 - Payment of expenses; rules.

Warrants shall be drawn by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services in favor of the Department of Human Services for the aggregate amounts of the Department of Human Services’ expenses. The Department of Human Services shall deposit all such warrants in the State Treasury in a checking account in reimbursement of those expenses. The Department of Human Services may draw its checks on the State Treasury in favor of the persons, firms, corporations, associations or counties entitled thereto under such rules as it shall adopt so as to include in single combined payments for specified periods all moneys allotted to particular payees from various sources for the period. [Formerly 184.820]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.250 - Revolving fund.

(1) On written request of the Department of Human Services, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall draw warrants on amounts appropriated to the Department of Human Services for operating expenses for use by the Department of Human Services as a revolving fund. The revolving fund shall not exceed the aggregate sum of $100,000 including unreimbursed advances. The revolving fund shall be deposited with the State Treasurer to be held in a special account against which the Department of Human Services may draw checks.
(2) The revolving fund may be used by the Department of Human Services to pay for travel expenses for employees of the department and for any consultants or advisers for whom payment of travel expenses is authorized by law, or advances therefor, or for purchases required from time to time or for receipt or disbursement of federal funds available under federal law.
(3) All claims for reimbursement of amounts paid from the revolving fund shall be approved by the Department of Human Services and by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. When such claims have been approved, a warrant covering them shall be drawn in favor of the Department of Human Services and charged against the appropriate fund or account, and shall be used to reimburse the revolving fund. [Formerly 184.810]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.260 - Services to Children and Families Account.

(1) There is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury an account consisting of moneys received by the Department of Human Services for child welfare services, to be known as the Services to Children and Families Account. All moneys in the Services to Children and Families Account are continuously appropriated to the Department of Human Services and shall be used by the department for the purposes authorized by law. The moneys in the Services to Children and Families Account are subject to allotment control by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services under ORS 291.232 to 291.260.
(2) The Department of Human Services shall keep a record of all moneys credited to and deposited in the Services to Children and Families Account. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the source from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity or program against which each withdrawal is charged.
(3) In addition to sources provided under other laws, the sources of moneys in the Services to Children and Families Account may include amounts paid to the Department of Human Services by other organizations and state agencies in support of the department’s programs and activities and other moneys received by the department that are incidental to its operations. [Formerly 184.815; 1997 c.130 §6; 2005 c.755 §32; 2015 c.70 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.270 - Definitions for ORS 409.273 to 409.285.

As used in ORS 409.273 to 409.285:
(1) "Crisis line" means an emergency telephone service staffed by persons who are trained to provide emergency peer counseling, information, referral and advocacy to victims of sexual offenses and their families.
(2) "Director" means the Director of Human Services. [1999 c.943 §2; 2001 c.900 §71]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.273 - Funding of sexual assault crisis centers and crisis lines; rulemaking.

(1) The Director of Human Services may make grants to and enter into contracts with private nonprofit organizations that provide intervention and support services to victims of sexual offenses and their families. Grants or contracts under this subsection may be:
(a) For the funding of sexual assault crisis centers; and
(b) For the funding of crisis lines providing services to victims of sexual offenses and their families.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 192.001 to 192.170, 192.210 to 192.478 and 192.610 to 192.810:
(a) The director may by rule provide that the locations of premises utilized for sexual assault crisis centers shall be kept confidential.
(b) All information maintained by the sexual assault crisis center or crisis line relating to clients is confidential. Except for the names of clients, necessary information may be disclosed to the director. [1999 c.943 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.279 - Application for grants; notification of final action on application.

(1) A private nonprofit organization operating a sexual assault crisis center or crisis line may apply to the Director of Human Services for a grant under ORS 409.273. The organization must submit to the director, at the time of application:
(a) A statement of services provided;
(b) Proof of maintenance of accurate and complete financial records;
(c) Clearly defined written policies and procedures; and
(d) A list of members of the governing board.
(2) The director shall approve or reject applications within 60 days after receipt. The director shall mail written notification to the applicant no later than five working days following final action taken on the application.
(3) The director shall consider the geographic area of the state from which an application is submitted to the end that all areas of the state develop programs to deal with the victims of sexual offenses. [1999 c.943 §5]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.282 - Services provided by sexual assault crisis centers and crisis lines.

Services provided by sexual assault crisis centers and crisis lines receiving grants or other financial assistance under ORS 409.273 shall be made accessible and available to all persons who reside in the area served who may need the services. If a sexual assault crisis center or crisis line receiving funds under ORS 409.273 is unable to provide necessary services to a client, it shall refer the client to alternative community resources. [1999 c.943 §6]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.285 - Sexual Assault Victims Fund.

(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.
(2) All moneys credited to the Sexual Assault Victims Fund are continuously appropriated for the purposes of ORS 409.273 to be expended by the Director of Human Services as provided in ORS 409.273. 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. [1999 c.943 §7]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.290 - Definitions for ORS 409.290 to 409.300.

As used in ORS 409.290 to 409.300 unless the context requires otherwise:
(1) "Crisis line" means an emergency telephone service staffed by persons who are trained to provide emergency peer counseling, information, referral and advocacy to victims of family or teen dating violence and their families.
(2) "Director" means the Director of Human Services.
(3) "Domestic violence" means abuse as defined in ORS 107.705 between family and household members, as those terms are defined in ORS 107.705.
(4) "Family violence" means the physical injury, sexual abuse or forced imprisonment, or threat thereof, of a person by another who is related by blood, marriage or intimate cohabitation at the present or has been related at some time in the past, to the extent that the person’s health or welfare is harmed or threatened thereby, as determined in accordance with rules prescribed by the director.
(5) "Safe house" means a place of temporary refuge, offered on an "as needed" basis to victims of family violence and their families.
(6) "Shelter home" means a place of temporary refuge, offered on a 24-hour, seven-day per week basis to victims of family violence and their children.
(7) "Teen dating violence" means:
(a) A pattern of behavior in which a person uses or threatens to use physical, mental or emotional abuse to control another person who is in a dating relationship with the person, where one or both persons are 13 to 19 years of age; or
(b) Behavior by which a person uses or threatens to use sexual violence against another person who is in a dating relationship with the person, where one or both persons are 13 to 19 years of age. [Formerly 108.610; 2012 c.69 §4; 2015 c.400 §3]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.292 - Funding of programs relating to family, domestic and teen dating violence; rules.

(1) The Director of Human Services may make grants to and enter into contracts with nonprofit private organizations or public agencies for programs and projects designed to prevent, identify and treat family, domestic and teen dating violence. Grants or contracts under this subsection may be:
(a) For the funding of shelter homes for spouses and children who are or have experienced family violence or domestic violence including acquisition and maintenance of shelter homes;
(b) For the funding of crisis lines providing services to victims of family, domestic or teen dating violence and their families;
(c) For the funding of safe houses for victims of family or domestic violence and their families;
(d) For the funding of services, programs and curricula to educate and inform students in grades 7 through 12 about teen dating and domestic violence, to provide assistance to victims of teen dating and domestic violence and to prevent and reduce the incidence of teen dating and domestic violence; and
(e) For the development and establishment of programs for professional and paraprofessional personnel in the fields of social work, law enforcement, education, law, medicine and other relevant fields who are engaged in the field of the prevention, identification and treatment of family, domestic and teen dating violence and training programs in methods of preventing family, domestic and teen dating violence.
(2) The director shall not make a grant to any organization or agency under this section except on the condition that a local governmental unit or community organization provide matching moneys equal to 25 percent of the amount of the grant. The applying organization itself may contribute to or provide the required local matching funds. The value of in kind contributions and volunteer labor from the community may be computed and included as a part of the local matching requirement imposed by this subsection.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of ORS 192.001 to 192.170, 192.210 to 192.478 and 192.610 to 192.810:
(a) The director may by rule provide that the locations of premises utilized for shelter homes or other physical facilities in family and domestic violence programs and projects shall be kept confidential.
(b) All information maintained by the shelter home, safe house or crisis line relating to clients is confidential. However, crisis lines specifically funded to provide services for victims of child abuse are subject to the requirements of ORS 419B.005 to 419B.050. Except for the names of clients, necessary information may be disclosed to the director. [Formerly 108.620; 2012 c.69 §5; 2015 c.400 §4]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.294 - Standards for shelter homes and safe houses.

The Director of Human Services shall establish minimum standards to insure that shelter homes and safe houses receiving grants under ORS 409.292 provide services meeting basic survival needs, including, but not limited to, food, clothing, housing, safety, security, client advocacy and counseling. [Formerly 108.630]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.296 - Application for grants; notification of final action on application.

(1) A public agency or nonprofit private organization operating a shelter home or safe house may apply to the Director of Human Services for a grant under ORS 409.292. The agency or organization must submit to the director, at the time of application:
(a) A statement of services provided;
(b) Proof of maintenance of accurate and complete financial records;
(c) Assurance of compliance with local building, fire and health codes for existing structures;
(d) Clearly defined written intake and referral policies and procedures; and
(e) If operated by a private organization, a list of members of the governing board.
(2) The director shall approve or reject applications within 60 days after receipt. The director shall mail written notification to the applicant no later than five working days following final action taken on the application.
(3) The director shall consider the geographic area of the state from which an application is submitted to the end that all areas of the state develop programs to deal with domestic violence. [Formerly 108.640]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.298 - Services provided by shelter homes, safe houses and crisis lines.

Services provided by shelter homes, safe houses and crisis lines receiving grants or other financial assistance under ORS 409.292 shall be made accessible and available to all persons who reside in the area served who may need the services. If a shelter home, safe house or crisis line receiving funds pursuant to ORS 409.292 to 409.300 is unable to provide necessary services to a client, it shall refer the client to alternative community resources. [Formerly 108.650]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.300 - Domestic Violence Fund.

(1) There is established the Domestic Violence Fund in the Services to Children and Families Account of the General Fund established under ORS 409.260.
(2) All moneys received by the Director of Human Services under ORS 106.045 or 106.330 and any other funds allocated for expenditure under ORS 409.292 shall be credited to the Domestic Violence Fund.
(3) All moneys credited to the Domestic Violence Fund are continuously appropriated for the purposes of ORS 409.292 to be expended by the director as provided in ORS 409.290 and 409.292. However, the director shall expend not more than 10 percent of such moneys for administrative costs of the Department of Human Services incurred under ORS 409.290 and 409.292. [Formerly 108.660; 2007 c.99 §15]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.304 - Limitation on administrative expenses.

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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.360 - Authorization to establish volunteer program in department; volunteer as agent of state; rules.

(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 to 30.300 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]
2023 Oregon Revised Statutes › Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services › Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services › Section 409.410

[Formerly 184.757; 1997 c.166 §1; 2001 c.900 §73; 2009 c.595 §243; 2011 c.673 §11; renumbered 430.256 in 2011]