Chapter 444 — Chapter 444

ORS 444.010 Oregon Health and Science University to administer program for children with disabilities. (1) The Oregon Health and Science University is designated to administer a program the purpose of which is to enable the state to extend and improve services for locating children with disabilities and for providing medical, surgical, corrective and other services and care, and facilities for diagnosis, hospitalization and after care for such children and for children having conditions which lead to disability

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ORS 444.020 Authority in administering services for children with special health needs; rules. The Oregon Health and Science University may

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ORS 444.030 Oregon Health and Science University responsible for administration of services. The Oregon Health and Science University shall be responsible for the administration of services for children with special health needs under ORS 444.010 to 444.050 and may establish

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ORS 444.040 Services for Children with Special Health Needs Account; expenditure of funds; payment of claims. (1) There is created in the General Fund of the State Treasury an account to be known as the Services for Children with Special Health Needs Account

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ORS 444.050 Children not treated if parents object. In carrying out ORS 444.010 to 444.040, no state official, agent or representative shall take charge of any child over the objection of either of the parents of such child, or of the person standing in loco parentis to such child

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ORS 444.110 Complaint; examination; report of physician; investigation. (1) Any judge exercising jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100 or 419C.005 may on the motion of the judge, or shall, on complaint filed by any probation officer, school teacher or school officer, relief officer or physician authorized to practice in this state, alleging that the child named therein is under 16 years of age and has some condition or injury or disease that can probably be remedied, and that the parents or other persons legally chargeable with the support of such child are unable to provide means for the surgical and medical treatment and hospital care of such child, appoint some physician who shall personally examine such child with respect to this medical condition

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ORS 444.120 Hearing; notice; evidence; order directing free treatment. (1) Upon filing a report under ORS 444.110, the judge exercising jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100 or 419C.005 shall

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ORS 444.130 Treatment of children. (1) The president of the Oregon Health and Science University, or other person designated by the president shall

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ORS 444.140 Rejection of patients referred. If the physician or surgeon of the clinic to which the child has been assigned for treatment declines to treat the child, the physician or surgeon shall make a report, in duplicate, of the examination of the child and state therein the reasons for declining treatment. The duplicate copy of the report shall be preserved in the records of the Oregon Health and Science University; the original shall be transmitted to the clerk of the court of the county where the order committing the child was entered

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ORS 444.150 Physician not compensated for treatment. No compensation shall be charged by or allowed to the physician or surgeon who treats a patient committed under ORS 444.120

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ORS 444.160 Account and statement of treatment. The superintendent of the hospital or other person designated by the authorities of the Oregon Health and Science University shall

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ORS 444.170 Approval of statement; payment of account. The judge exercising jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100 or 419C.005 shall present the statement of the Oregon Health and Science University to the board of county commissioners. Upon being satisfied that the statement is correct and reasonable, the board of county commissioners shall approve it and direct that warrants be drawn by the county clerk upon the county treasurer for the amount of such bills allowed. The warrants as drawn by the county clerk shall be transmitted to the Oregon Health and Science University. The warrants shall be deposited to the credit of the university funds which are set aside for the support of the hospital under the direction of the Oregon Health and Science University. The county treasurer shall pay the warrants out of the funds collected for the relief of the poor of the county. [Amended by 1967 c.534 §27; 1975 c.693 §13; 1993 c.33 §354]

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ORS 444.180 Appointment of attendant to accompany child. The judge exercising jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100 or 419C.005 may, in the discretion of the judge, appoint some person to accompany the child from the place where the child is to the Oregon Health and Science University, or from the Oregon Health and Science University to such place as is designated by the judge with the consent of the person having legal custody of the child. [Amended by 1967 c.534 §28; 1975 c.693 §14; 1993 c.33 §355]

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ORS 444.190 Compensation of attendant and examining physician. (1) Any person appointed as attendant under ORS 444.180 or to make an investigation and report of any questions involved in the complaint other than the examining physician, shall receive $3 per day for time actually spent in making an investigation and for actual and necessary expenses incurred in making an investigation or trip except that no compensation shall be paid in cases where the person appointed is a parent or relative or where the officer appointed receives a fixed salary or compensation

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ORS 444.200 Reimbursing Oregon Health and Science University for expenses in returning patients. (1) The Oregon Health and Science University, in the discretion of the person designated by the authorities in control thereof, may pay

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ORS 444.210 Treatment of child at other hospital. (1) Upon the written request of the person or institution having legal custody of a child, filed with the judge exercising jurisdiction under ORS 419B.100 or 419C.005 at the time of the hearing under ORS 444.120, to the effect that the person or institution having legal custody of the child desires the child taken or sent to a designated hospital or medical school of recognized standing or character which is not under the direction or supervision of the Oregon Health and Science University, the judge may make and enter an order directing that the child be taken or sent to the designated institution for free surgical and medical treatment and hospital care, including the furnishing of proper and sufficient clothing

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ORS 444.220 Compensation for treatment at other hospitals. When any child, pursuant to ORS 444.210, becomes a patient at any institution not affiliated with the Oregon Health and Science University, the person in charge thereof shall perform all duties and requirements set forth in ORS 444.160; and all warrants in payment of any bills or accounts therein mentioned shall be made payable to such institution. [Amended by 1975 c.693 §116]

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ORS 444.230 Unspecified treatment and experimentation prohibited. (1) No child under the terms of ORS 444.110 to 444.240 shall be treated for any ailment except as is described by the order of the court under ORS 444.120, unless permission for such treatment is granted by the parents or guardians

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ORS 444.240 Preparation and distribution of examination blanks; printing cost. (1) The Oregon Health and Science University shall prepare blanks containing such questions and requiring such information as may in its judgment be necessary and proper to be obtained by the physician who examines the patient under order of court

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ORS 444.300 Database on childhood diabetes; rules. (1) Subject to available funding, including gifts, grants or donations, the Oregon Health Authority shall establish a uniform, statewide database for the collection of information on Type I and Type II diabetes occurring in children in Oregon. The purposes of the database shall be to collect and serve as a repository for data about the prevalence and incidence of diabetes occurring in the pediatric population of this state and to make the data available for scientific and medical research and for assistance in making decisions about the allocation of public resources

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ORS 444.310 Annual survey of students. The Oregon Health Authority shall conduct an annual survey, to be completed by June 15, of all public schools and public charter schools in Oregon to collect data about diabetes occurring in students. Each school surveyed shall report to the authority for each student enrolled at the school who has Type 1 or Type II diabetes

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ORS 444.320 Physician report of childhood diabetes. (1) As used in this section, “child” means an individual 18 years of age or younger

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ORS 444.330 Confidentiality of information. All identifying information regarding individual children that is reported to the Oregon Health Authority pursuant to ORS 444.300 to 444.330 shall be confidential and privileged. Except as required in connection with the administration or enforcement of public health laws or rules, no public health official, employee, agent or other person entitled to access or use data under ORS 444.300 to 444.330 shall be examined in an administrative or judicial proceeding as to the existence or contents of data in the database established under ORS 444.300 to 444.330. Research and studies conducted using confidential data from the statewide database must be reviewed and approved by the body used by the authority as the Committee for the Protection of Human Research Subjects and established in accordance with 45 C.F.R. 46. [2001 c.719 §4; 2009 c.595 §800]

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