4 chapters · 309 sections in this title.
ORS 428.205 Declaration of policy
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It is declared to be the policy and intent of the Legislative Assembly that whenever a person physically present in the State of Oregon is in need of institutionalization by reason of mental illness or in need of residential care, treatment or training by reason of an intellectua…
ORS 428.210 Definitions for ORS 428.210 to 428.270
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As used in ORS 428.210 to 428.270: (1) Authority means the Oregon Health Authority. (2) Department means the Department of Human Services. (3) Facility has the meaning given that term in ORS 427.005. (4) Foreign hospital means an institution in any other state that corres…
ORS 428.220 Determining residence; admission of person whose residence is not established
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(1) In determining whether or not any person committed by a court of competent jurisdiction to a state hospital, foreign hospital or facility is a resident of this state: (a) The time spent in a state hospital or foreign hospital or on parole from a state hospital or foreign hosp…
ORS 428.230 Return of nonresident patients; admission of eligible persons
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(1) Except as provided in ORS 428.205, 428.220 and 428.330, the Department of Human Services and the Oregon Health Authority shall return nonresident patients to any other state in which they may have legal residence. (2) The department may give written authorization for the retu…
ORS 428.240 Reciprocal agreements for interstate exchange of nonresident patients
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(1) For the purpose of facilitating the return of nonresident patients, the Department of Human Services may enter into a reciprocal agreement with any other state for the mutual exchange of persons committed by a court of competent jurisdiction to a facility pursuant to ORS 427.…
ORS 428.250 Liability for expenses of returning nonresident patients
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(1) Except as provided in ORS 428.270, all expenses incurred under ORS 428.230 and 428.240 in returning nonresident patients from this state to any other state shall be paid by this state. (2) All expenses of returning residents of this state shall be borne by the other state mak…
ORS 428.260 Transportation of nonresident patients; payment of expenses
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(1) For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS 428.210 to 428.270, the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority may employ all help necessary in arranging for and transporting nonresident patients. (2) The cost and expense of providing such assistanc…
ORS 428.270 Liability of persons for care and return of nonresident persons with mental illness
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(1) Any person, except an officer, agent or employee of a common carrier acting in the line of duty, who brings or in any way aids in bringing into this state any patient without the written authorization of the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority, shall b…
ORS 428.310 Execution and termination of compact concerning persons with mental illness or intellectual disability
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The Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority may execute and terminate a compact on behalf of the State of Oregon with any state, territory or possession of the United States, the District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico joining therein, in the …
ORS 428.320 Compact administrator; rules; supplementary agreements
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(1) When the person who is the subject of the Interstate Compact on Mental Health is being transported to or from a facility, the Department of Human Services shall carry out the duties of compact administrator, may adopt rules to carry out more effectively the terms of the compa…
ORS 428.330 Dealing with state not party to compact
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(1) The Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority may comply with the terms of the Interstate Compact on Mental Health in dealing with a state which is not a party of the interstate compact. (2) When the department or the authority acts under subsection (1) of t…