252 sections in this chapter.
ORS 411.146 Payment of public assistance claims; 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 public assistance or refunds to counties duly certified by the department to be due to any person or county in such amount as may be set forth in such certification. The department shall cause to be deposited all such warrants in payment of public assistance or refunds to counties in the State Treasury in a suspense checking account for distribution to those entitled thereto and 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 promulgate so as to include in single combined payments for specified periods all moneys allotted to particular payees from various sources for said period. [Formerly 411.230]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.148 Public Welfare Account. (1) There hereby is established in the General Fund of the State Treasury an account to be known as the Public Welfare Account. All moneys in the Public Welfare Account hereby are appropriated for and shall be used by the Department of Human Services for the respective purposes authorized by law. The moneys in the Public Welfare Account and all appropriations from the account shall be subject to allotment made by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services
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(2) The Department of Human Services shall keep a record of all moneys credited to and deposited in the Public Welfare Account. The record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the source from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity or program against wh…
ORS 411.149 Advancements from Public Welfare Account to meet public assistance claims payable from federal funds. Pending receipt by the State Treasurer of federal funds for the payment of public assistance, the moneys in the Public Welfare Account appropriated for expenditure by the Department of Human Services for public assistance purposes shall be expended to the extent necessary to meet claims for public assistance which otherwise would be paid from such federal funds. Upon notice that such federal funds have been received by the State Treasurer, the department shall prepare a claim against such funds for the amount advanced from the Public Welfare Account for the purposes of this section and a warrant may be drawn by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services in favor of the State Treasurer in payment of such claim, for credit to and reimbursement of the Public Welfare Account. [Formerly 411.242]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.150 [Repealed by 1971 c.779 §78]
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ORS 411.151 Department of Human Services revolving fund. The revolving fund in the amount of $50,000 established by warrant drawn on the State Treasurer by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services payable out of the Public Welfare Account in favor of the Department of Human Services is continued. The revolving fund shall be used by the Department of Human Services for the purpose of providing funds to pay current salaries and expenses, emergency public assistance advances and other expenses when it is necessary to make immediate cash payments. The revolving fund shall be deposited with the State Treasurer. For the purpose of providing working cash balances for emergency public assistance advances and other expenses when it is necessary to make immediate cash payments, the Department of Human Services may withdraw from the State Treasury portions of the fund to be used by designated custodians for the purposes authorized by this section. The designated custodians may hold the funds or may deposit the funds in any bank authorized as a depository of state funds, or may hold part and deposit the remainder. The revolving fund shall be reimbursed by warrants drawn by the Oregon Department of Administrative Services upon the verified claims of the Department of Human Services and warrants payable out of the Public Welfare Account. [Formerly 411.245]
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MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATING TO PUBLIC ASSISTANCE
ORS 411.154 Report to Legislative Assembly. The Department of Human Services shall report to each odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly on the status and efficacy of
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(1) The domestic violence identification process under ORS 412.072; (2) Emergency assistance utilization for victims of domestic violence; and (3) Domestic violence training for department staff, information sharing and evaluation. [Formerly 411.118; 2011 c.545 §46]
ORS 411.155 [1971 c.779 §70; renumbered 411.078 in 2009]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.159 [Formerly 411.590; 2013 c.688 §40; renumbered 410.619 in 2013]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.160 [Amended by 1967 c.454 §46; 1967 c.561 §3; 1967 s.s. c.12 §1; repealed by 1969 c.45 §10]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.170 [Amended by 1963 c.143 §1; repealed by 1969 c.45 §11]
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ORS 411.171 Certain job referrals prohibited; eligibility not conditioned on employment at workplace involved in labor dispute. (1) The Department of Human Services may not refer any individual on a job referral that would aid in the filling of a job opening that exists because of a labor dispute
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(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither the department nor any other state agency may require as a condition of eligibility to receive benefits or services provided by the department or agency that an individual apply for or accept employment at any workplace wher…
ORS 411.175 Scholarships and grants for public assistance recipients. (1) In addition to any other scholarships or grants provided by law and subject to the availability of funds in the Department of Human Services Scholarship Account, the Department of Human Services may award tuition and fee-exempting scholarships or grants and additional funds for purchase of required books and supplies from other funds, whether from public or private sources, made available for training of recipients toward self-support to those qualified to receive welfare assistance, for enrollment at any publicly supported educational, vocational or training institution in this state
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(2) Scholarships or grants shall be awarded on the basis of the recipient’s apparent ability and willingness to profit from the education or the vocational, technical, or other courses available, to the end that scholarships or grants awarded will benefit both the student and the…
ORS 411.180 [Amended by 1963 c.143 §2; repealed by 1969 c.45 §11]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.190 [Amended by 1955 c.443 §1; 1961 c.657 §1; 1967 c.240 §1; repealed by 1969 c.45 §11]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.200 [Repealed by 1969 c.45 §10]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.210 [Amended by 1967 c.240 §2; repealed by 1969 c.45 §10]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.220 [Subsections (2) and (3) enacted as 1953 c.458 §§2,4; 1961 c.600 §6; 1961 c.620 §4; 1969 c.45 §1; 1969 c.203 §2; renumbered 411.144 in 2009]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.222 [1955 c.380 §§1,3; repealed by 1957 c.531 §3]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.230 [Amended by 1967 c.454 §47; 1971 c.80 §5; renumbered 411.146 in 2009]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.240 [Amended by 1961 c.600 §7; 1963 c.537 §4; 1965 c.440 §3; 1967 c.454 §107; 2003 c.14 §179; renumbered 411.148 in 2009]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.242 [1953 c.410 §1; 1961 c.600 §8; 1967 c.454 §48; 1971 c.80 §6; renumbered 411.149 in 2009]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.245 [1953 c.460 §1; 1967 c.71 §1; 1967 c.454 §49; 1971 c.80 §7; 1971 c.779 §12; 2003 c.14 §180; renumbered 411.151 in 2009]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.250 [Repealed by 1983 c.537 §7]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.260 [Amended by 1957 c.570 §1; 1969 c.597 §236; 1971 c.779 §13; repealed by 2001 c.900 §261]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.270 [Amended by 1957 c.570 §2; 1969 c.597 §237; 1971 c.779 §14; repealed by 2001 c.900 §261]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.280 [Amended by 1969 c.597 §238; 1971 c.779 §15; repealed by 2001 c.900 §261]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.290 [Repealed by 1969 c.597 §281]
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CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS
ORS 411.300 Use and custody of records; authorization for department to combine data system with Oregon Health Authority; rules. (1) The Department of Human Services shall adopt and enforce rules governing the custody, use and preservation of the records, papers, files and communications of the department in accordance with applicable privacy laws. The use of the records, papers, files and communications is limited to the purposes for which they are furnished and by the provisions of the law under which they may be furnished
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(2) The records, papers, files and communications of the department may be maintained in a single or combined data system accessible to the department and to the Oregon Health Authority for the administration of programs and the coordination of functions shared by the department …
ORS 411.310 [Repealed by 1967 c.98 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.320 Disclosure and use of records limited to purposes connected to administration of public assistance programs; contents as privileged communication; exceptions. (1) For the protection of applicants for and recipients of public assistance, except as otherwise provided in this section, the Department of Human Services may not disclose or use the contents of any public assistance records, files, papers or communications for purposes other than those directly connected with the administration of the public assistance programs or necessary to assist public assistance applicants and recipients in accessing and receiving other governmental or private nonprofit services, and these records, files, papers and communications are considered confidential subject to the rules of the department. In any judicial or administrative proceeding, except proceedings directly connected with the administration of public assistance or child support enforcement laws, their contents are considered privileged communications
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(2) Nothing in this section prohibits the disclosure or use of contents of records, files, papers or communications for purposes directly connected with the establishment and enforcement of support obligations pursuant to the Title IV-D program. (3) Nothing in this section prohib…
ORS 411.325 [1953 c.500 §6; 1961 c.620 §5; 1963 c.70 §1; 1967 c.502 §16; 1971 c.779 §18; repealed by 1997 c.581 §48]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.330 [1953 c.500 §§7,8; 1971 c.779 §19; repealed by 1997 c.581 §48]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.335 Prohibited use of lists or names. No person or agency shall solicit, disclose, receive, make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in or acquiesce in the use of, any lists or names for commercial or political purposes of any nature, or for any purpose not directly connected with the administration of the public assistance laws. [1953 c.500 §9; 1997 c.581 §8]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.350 [1967 c.578 §1; 1971 c.779 §20; repealed by 2001 c.900 §261]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.375 [1955 c.364 §1; 1969 c.597 §240; renumbered 411.593 in 2009]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.380 [1955 c.364 §2; renumbered 411.594 in 2009]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.385 [1955 c.364 §3; renumbered 411.596 in 2009]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.390 [1955 c.364 §4; renumbered 411.597 in 2009]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.395 [1961 c.171 §2; repealed by 1969 c.597 §281]
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MEDICAL ASSISTANCE
ORS 411.400 Application for medical assistance. (1) An application for any category of aid shall also constitute an application for medical assistance
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(2) The Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority shall accept an application for medical assistance and any required verification of eligibility from the applicant, an adult who is in the applicant’s household or family, an authorized representative of the app…
ORS 411.402 Procedures for verifying eligibility for medical assistance; rules. (1) The Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority shall adopt by rule, consistent with federal requirements, the procedures for verifying eligibility for medical assistance, including but not limited to all of the following
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(a) The department and the authority shall access all relevant state and federal electronic databases for any eligibility information available through the databases. (b) The department and the authority shall verify the following factors through self-attestation: (A) Pregnancy; …
ORS 411.404 Determination of eligibility for medical assistance; rules. (1) The Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority shall determine eligibility for medical assistance according to criteria prescribed by rule and in accordance with the requirements for securing federal financial participation in the costs of administering Titles XIX and XXI of the Social Security Act
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(2) Rules adopted under this section may not require any needy person over 65 years of age, as a condition of entering or remaining in a hospital, nursing home or other congregate care facility, to sell any real property normally used as the person’s home. [Formerly 414.042; 2011…
ORS 411.405 [1965 c.556 §14; repealed by 2001 c.900 §261]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.406 Notice of change in circumstances. (1) A medical assistance recipient shall immediately notify the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority, if required, of the receipt or possession of property or income or other change in circumstances that directly affects the eligibility of the recipient to receive medical assistance, or that directly affects the amount of medical assistance for which the recipient is eligible. Failure to give the notice shall entitle the department or the authority to recover from the recipient the amount of assistance improperly disbursed by reason thereof
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(2)(a) The department or the authority shall redetermine the eligibility of a medical assistance recipient at intervals specified by federal law. (b) The department and the authority shall redetermine eligibility under this subsection on the basis of information available to the …
ORS 411.408 Hearing on eligibility for medical assistance; rules. In addition to the requirements in ORS 414.605 (3) and 414.712 (5), if the Oregon Health Authority or the Department of Human Services denies a claim for medical assistance or fails to act with reasonable promptness on a claim for medical assistance, the person making the claim may request a contested case hearing. The hearing shall be held at a time and place and shall be conducted in accordance with rules adopted by the authority or the department, as appropriate. [Formerly 414.055; 2011 c.720 §105; 2013 c.688 §45]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.410 [Amended by 1961 c.605 §3; renumbered 416.020]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.415 [1971 c.617 §3; 1989 c.224 §80; 1991 c.93 §9; repealed by 2001 c.900 §261]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.420 [Amended by 1957 c.154 §1; 1961 c.605 §4; renumbered 416.030]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.425 [1953 c.361 §3; 1955 c.501 §1; 1959 c.273 §1; 1961 c.605 §8; renumbered 416.060]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 411.428 [Formerly 411.440; renumbered 416.080]
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[Repealed or reserved.]