Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 859 - PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD › Division 10 - ADULT PSYCHIATRIC SECURITY REVIEW BOARD DEFINITIONS › Section 859-010-0005 - Definitions

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) "Administrative Hearing" means a meeting
			 of the Board where a quorum is present and a matter is reviewed (e.g. an
			 outpatient supervisor request for modification to a client's conditional
			 release plan). The Board shall consider information in the written record only
			 and no oral testimony shall be received; If an objection is made to the
			 administrative hearing, the client or the state has the right to request a full
			 hearing. On its own motion, the Board may require further information,
			 testimony or the presence of the client and therefore, set the matter for a
			 full hearing.
(2) "Administrative
			 Meeting" is any meeting of the Board where a quorum is present for the purpose
			 of considering matters relating to Board policy and administration. Minutes
			 shall be taken during an administrative meeting and distributed to Board
			 members and interested persons. Minutes shall be voted on and approved at
			 subsequent administrative meetings;
(3) "Case Monitors" are individuals
			 designated in the conditional release order who are responsible for ensuring
			 clients on conditional release receive the services and support they need and
			 reporting to the PSRB a client's progress, activities and compliance with
			 conditions of release or lack thereof.
(4) "Client" refers to any person under the
			 jurisdiction of the Board and may be used interchangeably with "person,"
			 "patient," or "outpatient."
(5)
			 "Community Evaluation" is a written report ordered by the Board or other court
			 and conducted by a qualified mental health professional from a local mental
			 health program designated by the Board to determine if an individual can be
			 adequately controlled with supervision and treatment if conditionally released
			 and that appropriate supervision and treatment are available.
(6) "Conditional Release" is a grant by the
			 court or the Board for a client, patient or defendant to reside outside a state
			 hospital in the community under conditions mandated by the court or Board for
			 monitoring and treatment of mental and physical health.
(7) "Consultation" is a screening completed
			 on a PSRB template, ordered by a court and conducted by a qualified mental
			 health professional from a local mental health program designated by the Board,
			 to determine whether the necessary supervision and treatment for the individual
			 are available in the community and appropriate for the individual and informs
			 the court as to whether a community evaluation is necessary to determine
			 whether the person can be adequately controlled with supervision and treatment
			 if conditionally released.
(8)
			 "Danger"; "Substantial Danger"; or "Dangerousness" means a risk that the person
			 will inflict injury or harm to others. Evidence may include information about
			 historical patterns of behavior, recent behavior, or verbal or physical
			 threats, which have caused injury or harm or would place a reasonable person in
			 fear of sustaining injury or harm. This determination does not require an
			 imminent risk of injury or harm to others.
(9) "Escape" means:
(a) A client committed to a state hospital:
(A) Leaves the supervision of hospital staff
			 without permission;
(B) Leaves the
			 hospital without permission; or
(C)
			 Fails to return at the appointed time to the hospital.