Section 430.737 – Mandatory reports and investigations.
The Legislative Assembly finds that for the purpose of preventing abuse and safeguarding and enhancing the welfare of adults with mental illness or developmental disabilities, it is necessary and in the public interest to require mandatory reports and thorough and unbiased investigations of adults with mental illness or developmental disabilities who are allegedly abused. [1991 […]
Section 430.738 – Privileges not applicable to abuse proceedings.
(1) In the case of abuse of an adult, the privileges created in ORS 40.230 to 40.255, including the psychotherapist-patient privilege, the physician-patient privilege, the privileges extended to nurses, to staff members of schools and to regulated social workers and the spousal privilege, shall not be a ground for excluding evidence regarding an adult’s abuse, […]
Section 430.739 – County multidisciplinary teams; protocols; reports.
(1) The district attorney in each county shall be responsible for developing county multidisciplinary teams to consist of but not be limited to personnel from the community mental health program, the community developmental disabilities program, the Department of Human Services or a designee of the department, the Oregon Health Authority or a designee of the […]
Section 430.743 – Abuse report; content; action on report; notice to law enforcement agency and Department of Human Services.
(1) When a report is required under ORS 430.765, an oral report shall be made immediately by telephone or otherwise to the Department of Human Services, the designee of the department or a law enforcement agency within the county where the person making the report is at the time of contact. If known, the report […]
Section 430.745 – Investigation of abuse; notice to medical examiners; findings; recommendations.
(1) Upon receipt of any report of alleged abuse of an adult, or upon receipt of a report of a death of an adult that may have been caused by other than accidental or natural means, the Department of Human Services or its designee shall investigate promptly to determine if abuse occurred or whether a […]
Section 430.693
[2007 c.417 §1; 2009 c.595 §519; renumbered 430.651 in 2011]
Section 430.746 – Training requirements for persons investigating reports of alleged abuse.
Any designee of the Department of Human Services who makes a determination or conducts an investigation under ORS 430.743 or 430.745 shall receive training and consultation that is necessary to allow the designee to make the determination or conduct a thorough and unbiased investigation. The training required under this section shall address the cultural and […]
Section 430.694 – Applicability of federal law to activities under ORS 430.610 to 430.695 involving federal funds.
In all cases where federal granted funds are involved, the federal laws, rules and regulations applicable thereto shall govern notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in ORS 430.610 to 430.695. [Formerly 430.660]
Section 430.747 – Photographs of victim during investigation; exception; photographs as records.
(1) In carrying out its duties under ORS 430.735 to 430.765, a law enforcement agency or the Department of Human Services’ designee may photograph or cause to have photographed any victim who is the subject of the investigation for purposes of preserving evidence of the condition of the victim at the time of investigation unless […]
Section 430.695 – Treatment of certain receipts as offsets to state funds; contracts for statewide or regional services; retention of receipts.
(1) Any program fees, third-party reimbursements, contributions or funds from any source, except client resources applied toward the cost of care in group homes for persons with developmental disabilities or mental illness and client resources and third-party payments for community psychiatric inpatient care, received by a community mental health program or a community developmental disabilities […]