Oregon Administrative Rules › Chapter 309 - OREGON HEALTH AUTHORITY, HEALTH SYSTEMS DIVISION: BEHAVIORAL HEALTH SERVICES › Division 27 - Youth Suicide Communication and Post-Intervention Plan › Section 309-027-0060 - Reporting To Coordinator

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 7, July 1, 2024
(1) Each
			 LMHA shall designate a Designated Reporter assigned to timely report suspected
			 youth suicides and postvention activities to the Coordinator. Each LMHA shall
			 provide the name and all contact information (including email address and phone
			 number) for the Designated Reporter. The LMHA shall also designate a backup
			 Designated Reporter to assume those responsibilities in the event of the
			 Designated Reporter's absence. The LMHA shall maintain updated contact
			 information of the Designated Reporter and backup with the
			 Coordinator.
(2) Within seven days
			 of a suspected or confirmed youth suicide the primary LMHA shall report to the
			 Coordinator as follows or to the extent allowed by law.
(3) The LMHA in the county where the death
			 occurred shall report the death to the Coordinator. The Primary LMHA and each
			 impacted LMHA shall report their respective postvention activities. At a
			 minimum, the reports to OHA shall include:
(a)
			 Date of report;
(b) The author's
			 name, affiliated LMHA, email address and phone number;
(c) The date of the suspected youth suicide
			 and the city and county in which the suspected youth suicide
			 occurred;
(d) Age of the
			 decedent;
(e) If a student, the
			 name of the school, public or private university or college, or private
			 post-secondary institution of education attended by the decedent.
(f) A narrative discussing the postvention
			 activities completed or to be completed by the Primary LMHA, other impacted
			 LMHAs, if available, and community partners. The narrative must include
			 activities completed or planned for:
(A) The
			 immediate postvention response;
(B)
			 The intermediate postvention response; and
(C) The long-term postvention response,
			 including how the interventions may change due to the end of a school year, at
			 graduation, and at the anniversary of the death;
(g) If the LMHA has not determined
			 intermediate or long-term postvention response activities at the time of the
			 seven- day report, the LMHA shall provide the narrative described in subsection
			 (f) to the Coordinator within 45 days of the date of the initial
			 report.
(h) A request or decline of
			 technical assistance from OHA.
(i)
			 If assistance is requested, the LMHA shall make the request by phone or secure
			 email and include as much of the following as is possible:
(A) The decedent's age; race and/or
			 ethnicity; gender; gender identity; and sexual orientation;
(B) Identify the agency with custody of the
			 decedent, if applicable;
(C)
			 Identify organizations or individuals that provided services or resources to
			 the decedent if the decedent was a runaway or homeless youth at the time of
			 death;
(D) Location of the
			 suspected youth suicide (such as a public place or private
			 residence);
(E) Any evidence of
			 bullying (cyber or in person);
(F)
			 The manner in which, if at all, social media were involved;
(G) Whether, within the previous year, the
			 decedent's family experienced another suicide;
(H) A description of all other traumatic
			 deaths within the community, if known within the previous year;
(I) Whether the decedent was receiving mental
			 or behavioral health services at or close to the time of death;
(J) Whether substance use or abuse was a
			 factor in the death, if known; and,
(K) Any other information that the LMHAs
			 deems necessary for the Coordinator to have in order to provide
			 assistance.