Subject to ORS 417.300 and 417.305: (1) The Department of Human Services shall directly or through contracts with private entities, counties under ORS 430.620 or other public entities: (a) Direct, promote, correlate and coordinate all the activities, duties and direct services for persons with developmental disabilities. (b) Promote, correlate and coordinate the developmental disabilities activities […]
The enumeration of duties, functions and powers under ORS 430.021 shall not be deemed exclusive nor construed as a limitation on the powers and authority vested in the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority by other provisions of law. [1961 c.706 §3; 1969 c.597 §85; 2009 c.595 §460]
(1) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority, with the approval of the Governor, shall appoint at least 15 but not more than 20 members of a Mental Health Advisory Board, composed of both lay and professionally trained individuals, qualified by training or experience to study the problems of mental health and make recommendations for […]
The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt a policy that supports and promotes self-determination for persons receiving mental health services. The policy shall be designed to remove barriers that: (1) Segregate persons with disabilities from full participation in the community in the most integrated setting in accordance with the United States Supreme Court decision in Olmstead […]
(1) As used in this section and ORS 430.075, “consumer” means a person who has received or is receiving mental health or addiction services. (2) The Director of the Oregon Health Authority shall establish a Consumer Advisory Council to advise the director on the provision of mental health services by the Oregon Health Authority. The […]
(1) Subject to the limitations in subsection (2) of this section, at least 20 percent of the membership of all task forces, commissions, advisory groups and committees established by a public body, as defined in ORS 174.109, shall be consumers, with representation balanced by age. (2) Subsection (1) of this section applies only to task […]
The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules to implement ORS 430.071 to 430.075. [2007 c.805 §4; 2009 c.595 §464] Note: See note under 430.071.
[1961 c.706 §7; 1967 c.263 §1; 1973 c.697 §6; renumbered 430.270]
[1961 c.706 §8(1); renumbered 430.260]
[1969 c.637 §1; renumbered 430.265]
(1) The Oregon Health Authority is designated as the state agency to apply to and receive from the federal government or any agency thereof such grants for promoting mental health, including grants for mental hygiene programs, as may be available to this state or any of its political subdivisions or agencies. (2) For the purposes […]
All funds allotted to the state by the Surgeon General, the Treasury Department, or other agency of the United States for the construction and operation of community facilities in carrying out the state plan for the promotion of mental health or developmental disability services, shall be deposited with the State Treasurer and shall be credited […]
The Oregon Health Authority may prescribe fee schedules for any of the programs that it establishes and operates under ORS 430.265, 430.306 to 430.375, 430.405, 430.415 and 430.850 to 430.880. The fees shall be charged and collected by the authority in the same manner as charges are collected under ORS 179.610 to 179.770. When the […]
(1) The Department of Human Services may receive funds that are the property of the department’s clients or are contributed for the use of the department’s clients. The department shall deposit such funds in trust accounts established under ORS 293.445. Interest earned by a trust account shall be credited to the account. (2) The Oregon […]
The Mental Health Services Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Mental Health Services Fund comprises moneys collected or received by the Oregon Health Authority, the Department of Human Services and the Department of Corrections under ORS 179.640, 426.241 and 430.165. The moneys in the fund are […]
As used in this section and ORS 430.210: (1) “Facility” means any of the following that are licensed or certified by the Oregon Health Authority or that contract with the authority for the provision of services: (a) A health care facility as defined in ORS 442.015; (b) A domiciliary care facility as defined in ORS […]
(1) While receiving services, every person shall have the right to: (a) Choose from available services those that are appropriate, consistent with the plan developed in accordance with paragraphs (b) and (c) of this subsection and provided in a setting and under conditions that are least restrictive to the person’s liberty, that are least intrusive […]
(1) The Department of Human Services shall establish a process by rule that implements the reconnection of family members with an individual with a developmental disability as defined in ORS 427.005. (2) The rules adopted under subsection (1) of this section shall include a process that provides guidance for the release of information about the […]
(1) The Department of Human Services shall be responsible for planning, policy development, administration and delivery of services to children with developmental disabilities and their families. Services to children with developmental disabilities may include, but are not limited to, case management, family support, crisis and diversion services, intensive in-home services, and residential and foster care […]
(1) The Department of Human Services shall report to each odd-numbered year regular session of the Legislative Assembly: (a) On the safety of individuals receiving developmental disability services including, but not limited to: (A) The average turnover of direct care workers in service settings. (B) A summary of the training provided by the department or […]
