246 sections in this chapter.
ORS 430.383 Findings and policy. (1)(a) The people of Oregon find that drug addiction and overdoses are a serious problem in Oregon and that Oregon needs to expand access to drug treatment
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(b) The people of Oregon further find that a health-based approach to addiction and overdose is more effective, humane and cost-effective than criminal punishments. Making people criminals because they suffer from addiction is expensive, ruins lives and can make access to treatme…
ORS 430.384 Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund. (1) The Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund shall be credited to the fund
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(2) The Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund shall consist of: (a) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly; (b) Moneys allocated from the Oregon Marijuana Account, pursuant to ORS 475C.726 (3)(b); and (c) All other moneys deposite…
ORS 430.385 [1975 c.424 §1; 1987 c.53 §13; renumbered 430.381 in 2021]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.386 Moneys in fund not to replace current funding for programs and services. Moneys transferred to the Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund and distributed pursuant to ORS 430.389 shall, to the maximum extent consistent with law, be in addition to and not in replacement of any existing allocations or appropriations for the purposes of providing substance use disorder treatment, peer support and recovery services, transitional, supportive and permanent housing for persons with substance use disorders, harm reduction interventions and for establishing Behavioral Health Resource Networks. [2021 c.2 §8; 2021 c.591 §8]
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Note: See note under 430.383.
ORS 430.387 Distribution of moneys in fund. The Oregon Health Authority shall cause the moneys in the Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund to be distributed as follows
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(1) An amount necessary for the administration of ORS 430.388 to 430.390. (2) After the distribution set forth in subsection (1) of this section, the remaining moneys in the fund shall be distributed to the grants program as set forth in ORS 430.389. [2021 c.2 §9; 2021 c.591 §9; …
ORS 430.388 Oversight and Accountability Council. (1) The Oversight and Accountability Council is established for the purpose of advising the Oregon Health Authority on the grant program described in ORS 430.389, including but not limited to advising the authority on
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(a) Funding priorities; (b) Funding distribution; and (c) An educational campaign to increase awareness of services. (2) The members of the council shall be qualified individuals with experience in substance use treatment and other addiction services and consist of: (a) At least …
ORS 430.389 Grants to implement Behavioral Health Resource Networks and increase access to and awareness of treatment and services. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall administer, in consultation with the Oversight and Accountability Council, a grant program to implement Behavioral Health Resource Networks and increase statewide access to and awareness of the services described in subsection (2)(e) of this section. A Behavioral Health Resource Network is an entity or collection of entities that individually or jointly provide some or all of the services described in subsection (2)(e) of this section
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(2)(a) The authority shall establish an equitable: (A) Process for applying for grants and funding by agencies or organizations, whether government or community based, to establish Behavioral Health Resource Networks for the purposes of immediately screening the acute needs of in…
ORS 430.390 Administration of grants; rules. (1)(a) The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules that establish
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(A) A grant application process and general criteria and requirements for the Behavioral Health Resource Networks and the grants and funding required by ORS 430.389, including rules requiring recipients of grants and funding to collect and report information necessary for the Sec…
ORS 430.391 [2021 c.2 §23; 2021 c.10 §17; 2021 c.591 §21; 2023 c.248 §9; repealed by 2025 c.292 §9]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.392 Secretary of State to audit use of funds from Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund. (1) The Division of Audits of the office of the Secretary of State shall conduct performance audits and financial reviews as provided in this section, regarding the uses of the Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund and the effectiveness of the fund in achieving the purposes of the fund and the policy objectives of ORS 430.383. Recipients of grants or funds under ORS 430.389 shall keep accurate books, records and accounts that are subject to inspection and audit by the division
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(2) The division shall monitor and report on the progress in implementing any recommendations made in the audit or financial review. The division shall follow up on recommendations as part of recurring audit work or as an activity separate from other audit activity. When followin…
ORS 430.393 Report to Legislative Assembly. No later than January 1, 2022, and at the beginning of each calendar quarter thereafter, the Oregon Health Authority shall report to the Legislative Assembly, in the manner provided in ORS 192.245, how funds from the Drug Treatment and Recovery Services Fund were spent in the preceding calendar quarter. [2021 c.591 §24]
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Note: 430.393 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 430 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
ORS 430.394 Education campaign. The Oregon Health Authority may implement an education campaign to inform the public about the availability of Behavioral Health Resource Networks and any other information the authority believes would benefit the public in accessing behavioral health services. [2023 c.248 §17; 2025 c.292 §5]
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Note: See note under 430.383.
ORS 430.395 [1989 c.997 §1; 2009 c.595 §493; 2011 c.673 §29; renumbered 430.709 in 2021]
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(Miscellaneous)
ORS 430.397 Voluntary admission of person to treatment facility; notice to parent or guardian. Any person may voluntarily apply for admission to any treatment facility operated pursuant to rules of the Oregon Health Authority. The director of the treatment facility shall determine whether the person shall be admitted as a patient, or referred to another appropriate treatment facility or denied referral or admission. If the person is under 18 years of age or an incompetent, the director of the treatment facility shall notify the person’s parents or guardian of the admission or referral. [Formerly 426.450; 2009 c.595 §494; 2011 c.720 §169]
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Note: 430.397 to 430.401 were added to and made a part of ORS chapter 426 by legislative action but were not added to ORS chapter 430 or any smaller series therein. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
ORS 430.399 When person must be taken to sobering or other appropriate facility; admission or referral; when jail custody may be used; confidentiality of records. (1) Any person who is intoxicated or under the influence of controlled substances in a public place may be sent home or taken to a sobering facility or to an appropriate facility by a police officer or a member of a mobile crisis intervention team as defined in ORS 430.626. If the person is incapacitated, the person shall be taken by the police officer or team member to an appropriate facility or sobering facility. If the health of the person appears to be in immediate danger, or the police officer or team member has reasonable cause to believe the person is dangerous to self or to any other person, the person shall be taken by the police officer or team member to an appropriate facility or sobering facility. A person shall be deemed incapacitated when in the opinion of the police officer or team member the person is unable to make a rational decision as to acceptance of assistance
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(2) When a person is taken to an appropriate facility, the director of the facility shall determine whether the person shall be admitted as a patient, referred to another facility or a sobering facility or denied referral or admission. If the person is incapacitated or the health…
ORS 430.400 [Formerly 475.295; repealed by 1995 c.440 §41]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.401 Liability of certain persons and facilities. A police officer, person acting under the authority of a mobile crisis intervention team as defined in ORS 430.626, physician, naturopathic physician, physician associate, nurse practitioner, judge, treatment facility, treatment facility staff member or sobering facility, or the staff of the sobering facility, may not be held criminally or civilly liable for actions pursuant to ORS 430.315, 430.335, 430.397 to 430.401 and 430.402 provided the actions are in good faith, on probable cause and without malice. [Formerly 426.470; 2014 c.45 §47; 2015 c.730 §4; 2017 c.356 §55; 2024 c.70 §80a; 2024 c.73 §72]
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Note: See note under 430.397.
ORS 430.402 Prohibitions on local governments as to crimes involving use of alcohol, cannabis or drugs. (1) A political subdivision in this state shall not adopt or enforce any local law or regulation that makes any of the following an offense, a violation or the subject of criminal or civil penalties or sanctions of any kind
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(a) Public intoxication. (b) Public drinking, except as to places where any consumption of alcoholic beverages is generally prohibited. (c) Drunk and disorderly conduct. (d) Vagrancy or other behavior that includes as one of its elements either drinking alcoholic beverages or usi…
ORS 430.405 Definition. As used in ORS 430.415, “drug-dependent person” means one who has lost the ability to control the use of controlled substances or other substances with abuse potential, or who uses such substances or controlled substances to the extent that the health of the person or that of others is substantially impaired or endangered or the social or economic function of the person is substantially disrupted. A drug-dependent person may be physically dependent, a condition in which the body requires a continuing supply of a drug or controlled substance to avoid characteristic withdrawal symptoms, or psychologically dependent, a condition characterized by an overwhelming mental desire for continued use of a drug or controlled substance. [1973 c.697 §3; 1977 c.745 §47; 1979 c.744 §25; 1979 c.777 §46a; 1987 c.61 §4; 2001 c.900 §138; 2007 c.71 §117]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.415 Drug dependence as illness. The Legislative Assembly finds drug dependence is an illness. The drug-dependent person is ill and shall be afforded treatment for the illness of the drug-dependent person. [1973 c.697 §2]
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DRUG TREATMENT FOR OFFENDERS
ORS 430.420 Integration of drug treatment services into criminal justice system; plans. (1) In collaboration with local seizing agencies, the district attorney, the local public safety coordinating council and the local mental health advisory committee, a local planning committee appointed or designated pursuant to ORS 430.342 shall develop a plan to integrate drug treatment services, meeting minimum standards established pursuant to ORS 430.357, into the criminal justice system for offenders who commit nonviolent felony drug possession offenses. The plan may also include property offenders as provided for under ORS 475.245
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(2)(a) A plan may include, but need not be limited to, programs that occur before adjudication, after adjudication as part of a sentence of probation or as part of a conditional discharge. (b) A plan must include, but need not be limited to: (A) A description of local criminal ju…
ORS 430.422 Drug Prevention and Education Fund. The Drug Prevention and Education Fund is established separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Drug Prevention and Education Fund consists of moneys deposited in the fund under ORS 131.597 and 430.426, and other moneys as may be appropriated to the fund by law. The moneys in the Drug Prevention and Education Fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of assisting counties in paying the costs incurred by the counties in providing drug treatment services pursuant to plans submitted under ORS 430.420. [2005 c.830 §46; 2009 c.595 §496]
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Note: See note under 430.420.
ORS 430.424 Distribution of funds; funding criteria. Consistent with the budget priority policies adopted by the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, the Oregon Health Authority shall distribute moneys in the Drug Prevention and Education Fund established in ORS 430.422 based on a review of the plans submitted to the office under ORS 430.420. Funding criteria include, but need not be limited to, whether the plan includes the existence or development of a drug treatment court or a drug diversion program. [2005 c.830 §44; 2009 c.595 §497; 2011 c.673 §32]
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Note: See note under 430.420.
ORS 430.425 [1973 c.697 §§4,5; repealed by 1985 c.740 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.426 Rules; acceptance of gifts, grants and donations. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules necessary to carry out the provisions of ORS 430.420 to 430.426
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(2) The authority may accept gifts, grants and donations from any source, public or private. Moneys accepted under this section must be deposited in the Drug Prevention and Education Fund to be used for the purposes for which the fund is established. [2005 c.830 §45; 2009 c.595 §…
ORS 430.430 (1) As used in this section, “deflection program” means a collaborative program between law enforcement agencies and behavioral health entities or community-based social service organizations that assists individuals who may have substance use disorder, another behavioral health disorder or co-occurring disorders, and who often have other service needs, to create community-based pathways to treatment, recovery support services, housing, case management or other services
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(2) The Oregon Behavioral Health Deflection Program is established within the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. The program consists of grants awarded by the commission to counties and federally recognized tribal governments to fund deflection programs. (3) The purpose of the p…
ORS 430.432 Annual report on program outcomes. (1) The Oregon Criminal Justice Commission shall monitor the progress of and evaluate program outcomes for applicants that receive grant funds as part of the Oregon Behavioral Health Deflection Program established under ORS 430.430
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(2) Beginning no later than November 1, 2025, the commission shall annually report, in the manner described in ORS 192.245, the findings of the evaluation described in subsection (1) of this section to the relevant interim committees of the Legislative Assembly. [2024 c.70 §77; 2…
ORS 430.434 Oregon Behavioral Health Deflection Program Account. The Oregon Behavioral Health Deflection Program Account is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission for the purpose of carrying out the provisions of ORS 430.430 and 430.432. [2024 c.70 §78]
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Note: 430.434 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 430 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation. DIVERSION PROGRAMS (Definitions)
ORS 430.450 Definitions for ORS 430.450 to 430.555. As used in ORS 430.450 to 430.555, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “Authority” means the Oregon Health Authority. (2) “Community diversion plan” means a system of services approved and monitored by the Oregon Health Authority in accordance with approved county mental health plans, which may include but need not be limited to, medical, educat…
ORS 430.455 Information to arrested person believed to have substance use disorder. When a person is arrested for violation of the criminal statutes of this state which do not involve crimes of violence against another person, and the officer or person making the arrest has reasonable grounds for believing the arrested individual is a drug-dependent person, the officer or person making the arrest may
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(1) Fully inform the arrested person of the right of the arrested person to evaluation and the possible consequences of such evaluation; (2) Inform the arrested person of the right of the arrested person to counsel before consenting to evaluation; and (3) Fully explain the volunt…
ORS 430.460 Consent to evaluation; effect of refusal. Upon obtaining the written consent of the arrested person, the officer or person making the arrest shall request an approved site to conduct an evaluation to determine whether the arrested person is drug dependent. Refusal of the arrested person to consent to the evaluation is not admissible in evidence upon the trial of the arrested person. [1977 c.871 §8]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.465 Referral for evaluation. A defendant may be informed of the rights of the defendant to evaluation and, upon giving written consent, may be referred for such evaluation at any time prior to conviction for the offense for which the defendant is charged, notwithstanding prior refusal to submit to evaluation. The procedures stipulated in ORS 430.455 and 430.460 shall be followed whenever the right to evaluation is restated under this section. [1977 c.871 §9]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.470 Notice of right to evaluation if not given at time of arrest. (1) In the event that an officer or person making the arrest fails to inform the person arrested of the right to evaluation, and possible diversion, within 24 hours from the time of booking, an officer of the court or diversion coordinator may do so
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(2) At the time of arraignment, the judge shall inform the defendant of the rights described in ORS 430.455. [1977 c.871 §10]
ORS 430.475 Evaluation results as evidence; admissibility at subsequent trial; privileged communication. (1) The results of the evaluation of an arrested person suspected of being drug dependent shall be made available to the prosecuting and defense attorneys and the presiding judge for the judicial district, but shall not be entered into evidence in any subsequent trial of the accused except upon written consent of the accused or upon a finding by the court that the relevance of the results outweighs their prejudicial effect
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(2) Except as provided in subsection (1) of this section, results of evaluation or information voluntarily provided to evaluation or treatment personnel by a person under ORS 430.450 to 430.555 shall be confidential and shall not be admitted as evidence in criminal proceedings. R…
ORS 430.480 Effect of ORS 430.450 to 430.555 on other evidence. Nothing in ORS 430.450 to 430.555 is intended to limit the introduction of other evidence bearing upon the question of whether or not a person is using or is under the influence of cannabis or controlled substances. [1977 c.871 §12; 1979 c.744 §27; 2017 c.21 §61]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.485 Treatment may be ordered. When the results of the evaluation obtained under ORS 430.460 or 430.465 indicate that the defendant is a drug-dependent person within the meaning of ORS 430.450 to 430.555, and the results of the evaluation indicate that such person may benefit in a substantial manner from treatment for drug dependence, the prosecutor, with the concurrence of the court, may direct the defendant to receive treatment as a contingent alternative to prosecution. If defendant refuses treatment, criminal proceedings shall be resumed. [1977 c.871 §15]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.490 Diversion plan for defendant; participation as condition of probation or parole. (1) Prior to the initiation of diversion, the local diversion coordinator shall submit an individual diversion plan for the defendant. Upon approval of the plan by the prosecutor and the court, the person diverted shall be required to follow the diversion plan as a condition of continuance in treatment. The plan shall be entered into the record of the court
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(2) Participation in a diversion program may be made a condition of probation or parole. [1977 c.871 §§16,28]
ORS 430.495 Content of diversion plan; duration. (1) The diversion plan shall include appropriate methods for monitoring the progress of the diverted individual toward the achievement of the defined treatment objectives. In the presence of counsel, the defendant shall review the terms of the individual diversion plan, including methods for monitoring progress, and execute a written statement indicating consent. Such statement shall include a voluntary waiver of stipulated rights as necessary to implement the approved plan. Any authorized waiver under this section shall not extend beyond the time of participation by the person in the diversion plan
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(2) No individual diversion plan shall continue for more than the maximum time a person can be sentenced for the offense charged. [1977 c.871 §§17,21]
ORS 430.500 Dismissal of charges. (1) Upon successful completion of treatment, as outlined in the individual diversion plan, a request may be made to dismiss charges against the individual related to the offense for which diversion was initiated as an alternative to prosecution
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(2) When the prosecutor and the court have determined that the individual has successfully completed treatment, as outlined in the diversion plan, the prosecutor shall dismiss charges against the individual related to the offense for which diversion was initiated as an alternativ…
ORS 430.505 Expunction of verdict. If a person is diverted after conviction, but prior to sentencing, the court may order expunction from the record of the verdict of the court and all proceedings incident thereto upon successful completion of the diversion plan and a post-treatment period of three years, provided there have been no new convictions for misdemeanor or felony offenses. [1977 c.871 §20]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.510 Notice when treatment unsuccessful. If treatment under ORS 430.450 to 430.555 is unsuccessful, the prosecuting attorney and the court shall be notified before the defendant is released from treatment. After such notice the prosecution may be resumed. If the person has been convicted of the offense for which the person has been arrested, the court may proceed to impose sentence, which shall take into account the period during which the person participated in treatment. [1977 c.871 §25]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.515 Procedure to terminate treatment. Termination of treatment under ORS 430.450 to 430.555 may be instituted at any time by either the prosecutor, the director of the treatment facility, the court or the person diverted into treatment. An order to terminate treatment shall be based upon a finding of substantial violation of the diversion plan or upon a showing to the satisfaction of the court that the person diverted constitutes a threat to the peace and safety of the public and that continued treatment will involve direct risk to the community or the treatment facility. Such findings and showing shall be made before the court in open hearing, with the person under treatment entitled to counsel and to due process of law. [1977 c.871 §26]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.520 [1977 c.871 §4; repealed by 1985 c.740 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.525 [1977 c.871 §§5,13; repealed by 1985 c.740 §18]
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(Administration)
ORS 430.535 Requirement to develop bilingual forms. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall, subject to the availability of funds, develop bilingual forms to assist non-English-speaking persons in understanding their rights under ORS 430.450 to 430.555
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(2) The authority shall assist county mental health programs in the development of comprehensive and coordinated identification, evaluation, treatment, education and rehabilitation services for the drug-dependent person. The State Plan for Drug Problems shall be consistent with s…
ORS 430.540 Designation of and standards for evaluation sites. (1) The county mental health program director shall designate sites for evaluation in the county plan of individuals who may be or are known to be drug dependent. The Oregon Health Authority shall establish standards for such sites, consistent with ORS 430.357, and periodically publish a list of approved sites
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(2) The costs of evaluation shall be borne by the county of appropriate jurisdiction. [1977 c.871 §6; 2009 c.595 §501; 2011 c.673 §34]
ORS 430.545 Procedures at evaluation sites; administration of antagonist drugs. (1) Evaluation sites provided for under ORS 430.450 to 430.555 shall conduct such procedures as may be necessary to determine if an individual is a drug-dependent person. A person shall be evaluated only with that person’s written consent. Subject to approval of the Oregon Health Authority, the director of a treatment facility or the director of an evaluation site may designate personnel to provide treatment or evaluation as appropriate under the lawful limitations of their certification, licensure or professional practice
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(2) Antagonist drugs may be administered for diagnosis of addiction by a registered nurse at an approved site when the nurse has completed required training and a physician or naturopathic physician is available on call. Antagonist drugs shall not be administered without informed…
ORS 430.550 Discrimination prohibited. A person, otherwise eligible, may not be denied evaluation or treatment under ORS 430.450 to 430.555 on account of the person’s race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, nationality, age or ability to pay. [1977 c.871 §24; 2007 c.100 §26; 2021 c.367 §25]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 430.555 Liability for violation of civil rights or injuries to participant. Liability for violation of civil rights under ORS 430.450 to 430.555 or injuries to a person participating in a diversion program or caused by a person in a diversion program under ORS 430.450 to 430.555 shall, except in the case of gross negligence, be borne by the county making the arrest and the state in equal shares, and shall not extend to persons administering the provisions of ORS 430.450 to 430.555. [1977 c.871 §23]
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DRUG TREATMENT PROGRAMS
ORS 430.560 Oregon Health Authority adoption of requirements for contracted drug treatment programs; rules. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules to establish requirements, in accordance with ORS 430.357, for drug treatment programs that contract with the authority and that involve
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(a) Detoxification; (b) Detoxification with acupuncture and counseling; and (c) The supplying of synthetic opiates to such persons under close supervision and control. However, the supplying of synthetic opiates shall be used only when detoxification or detoxification with acupun…