7 chapters · 514 sections in this title.
ORS 127.711 Determination of incapacity; petition for judicial determination of incapacity
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(1) A person is incapable for purposes of ORS 127.700 to 127.737 if: (a) The person’s ability to receive and evaluate information effectively or communicate decisions is impaired to such an extent that the person currently lacks capacity to make mental health treatment decisions,…
ORS 127.712 Scope of authority of attorney-in-fact; powers and duties; limitation on liability
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(1) The attorney-in-fact does not have authority to make mental health treatment decisions unless the principal is incapable. (2) The attorney-in-fact is not, as a result of acting in that capacity, personally liable for the cost of treatment provided to the principal. (3) Except…
ORS 127.715 Prohibitions against requiring person to execute or refrain from executing declaration
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A person shall not be required to execute or to refrain from executing a declaration as a criterion for insurance, as a condition for receiving mental or physical health services or as a condition of discharge from a health care facility. [1993 c.442 §7]
ORS 127.717 Declaration to be made part of medical record; physician or provider to comply with declaration; withdrawal of physician or provider
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Upon being presented with a declaration, a physician or other provider shall make the declaration a part of the principal’s medical record. When acting under authority of a declaration, a physician or provider must comply with it to the fullest extent possible, consistent with re…