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Oregon Administrative Rules (OAR)

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If you have questions about proposed rules or have written comment you would like to submit, please contact:

Nola Russell,
AMH Rules Coordinator
500 Summer Street NE, E86
Salem, OR 97301-1118
Phone: 503-945-7652
Fax: 503-378-8467
Email: OAR,AMH@dhs.state.or.us

Current Rulemaking Notices

1. OAR 309-102  "Handling Patient Mail in State Institutions"

   A public hearing will occur on January 27, 2012 at 10:00 AM in room 160 at
   500 Summer Street NE, E-86, Salem OR   97301-1118.  Temporary amendments to these rules can be accessed in #1 below.

2. OAR 415-056  "Substance Abuse and Problem Gambling Prevention Programs" 

   These proposed new rules will replace the current 415-056 rules to accurately reflect
   and implement current  policies and practices and to incorporate problem gambling
   programs into the content.   

   A public hearing will occur on January 26, 2012 at 10:00 AM in room 137 D at 500 Summer Street NE E 86, Salem OR   97301-1118.

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Latest Rule Activities

1. OAR 309-102 "Handling Patient Mail in State Institutions"

   Temporary amendments to these rules were filed and effective on December 15, 2011, to correct an error in the text which inaccurately addressed the need to protect patients' confidentiality.

   A public hearing will occur on January 27, 2012 at 10:00 AM in room 160 at
   500 Summer Street NE E 86, Salem OR   97301-1118.

2. OAR 309-090 "Forensic Mental Health Evaluators and Evaluations"

   These new temporary rules became effective on January 1, 2012. 

   These rules implement HB 3100 of the 2011 Oregon Laws, which relate to court-
   ordered evaluations of individuals whose competency to aid in their own defense or
   their capacity to have been criminally responsible are in question.

   These rules establish minimum standards for the certification of evaluators and will ensure forensic evaluations meet consistent quality standards.
   

3. OAR 309-091 "State Hospital Admissions and Discharges"
   
   These new temporary rules became effective January 1, 2012, simultaneous to the temporary suspension of OAR 309-031-0205 through 309-031-0255 which addressed the same subject.
   
   These rules establish and define the criteria which support the proper management and utilization of services provided by the Oregon state hospital system, by limiting admissions to those most severely symptomatic individuals whose treatment and recovery needs cannot be met in a community treatment setting.

4. OAR 309-092  "Oregon State Hospital Review Panel"
   
   These new temporary rules became effective on January 1, 2012 and implement Oregon Laws 2011, Chapter 708, Senate Bill 420.
   
   These rules establish the processes applicable to the Review Panel which, as designated by the Oregon Health Authority, acquires jurisdiction over certain offenders  who are found guilty except for insanity, while they remain in the state hospital.

5. OAR 309-032-1500 through 309-032-1565  "Integrated Services and Supports"
   
   Temporary amendments to these rules became effective January 1, 2012.  This rule activity was in response to Oregon Laws 2011, Senate Bill 238, which required a review of administrative rules in search of excessive requirements and redundancies.

6. OAR 309-016-0600 "Medicaid Payments For Rehabilitative Mental Health Services"
   
   Temporary amendments to these rules became effective January 1, 2012.  This rule activity was in response to Oregon Laws 2011, Senate Bill 238, which required a review of administrative rules in search of excessive requirements and redundancies.

7. OAR 309-035-0100 and 0105 "Residential Treatment Facilities"
   OAR 309-035-0250 and 0260 "Residential Treatment Homes"
   OAR 309-040-0300 and 0305 "Adult Foster Homes"
              
   These three pair of rules are temporarily amended and became effective on December 5, 2011.  The action occurred so that the definitions for "abuse" and "mistreatment" coincide with identical language changes to the administrative rules for the Office of Investigation and Training, the office which investigates abuse allegations.

8. OAR 309-014-0300 "Central Oregon Health Council and Regional Health Improvement Plan"
   http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_415/415_065.html

   These temporary rules relate to the implementation of Chapter 418, Oregon Laws 2011, Sections 13 through 20, which call for the creation of the Central Oregon Health Council and the implementation of the Central Oregon Health Improvement Plan.
   
   These temporary rules became effective on September 1, 2011.

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Statutes Regulating Mental Health Issues

ORS 124 Abuse Prevention and Reporting; Civil Action for Abuse
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/124.html

ORS 127 Powers of Attorney, Advance Directives for Health, Declarations for Mental Health Treatment, Death With Dignity
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/127.html

ORS 161 Crimes and Punishments
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/161.html

ORS 179 Administration of State Institutions
http://landru.leg.state.or.us/ors/179.html

ORS 181 State Police; Crime Reporting and Records; Public Safety Standards and Training (Includes Criminal Records Checks)
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/181.html

ORS 183 Civil Penalties, State Agency Rulemaking & State Agency Administrative Procedures (Including Contested Cases)
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/183.html

ORS 192 Public and Private Records, Public Reports and Public Meetings
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/192.html

ORS 409 Department of Human Services
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/409.html

ORS 426 Persons With Mental Illness; Sexually Dangerous Persons
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/426.html 

ORS 428 Nonresident Persons With Mental Disabilities
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/428.html

ORS 430 Administration of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs
http://landru.leg.state.or.us/ors/430.html

ORS 441 Health Care Facilities
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/441.html

ORS 443 Home Health Agencies, Residential Facilities, Hospice Programs
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/443.html

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Administrative Rules Regulating For Mental Health Programs

OAR 309-012 Administrative Practice and Procedure
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_012.html

OAR 309-013 Accounting and Business Practices
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_013.html

OAR 309-014 Community Mental Health Programs
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_014.html

OAR 309-015 Medicaid Payment for Psychiatric Hospital Inpatient Services
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_015.html

OAR 309-016 Medicaid Payment for Rehabilitative Mental Health Services
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_016.html

OAR 309-031 Programs for Mental or Emotional Disturbances
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_031.html

OAR 309-032 Community Treatment and Support Services
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_032.html

OAR 309-033 Involuntary Commitment Proceedings
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_033.html

OAR 309-034 Other Contract Services
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_034.html

OAR 309-035 Residential Care Facilities for Mentally or Emotionally Disturbed Persons
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_035.html

OAR 309-036 Community Mental Health Housing Fund
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_036.html

OAR 309-039 Standards for the Approval of Providers of Non-Inpatient Mental Health Treatment Services
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_039.html

OAR 309-040 Adult Foster Homes
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_040.html

OAR 309-048 Intermediate and Skilled Nursing Facilities - PASARR
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/rules/OARs_300/OAR_309/309_048.html

OAR 309-100 Patient and Resident Rights
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_100.html

OAR 309-102 Handling of Mail of Patients and Residents in State Institutions
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_102.html

OAR 309-104 Telephone Use by Patients and Residents in State Institutions
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_104.html

OAR 309-106 Visitation of Patients and Residents in State Institutions
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_106.html

OAR 309-108 Handling of Personal Property of Patients and Residents in State Institutions
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_108.html

OAR 309-112 Use of Restraint for Patients and Residents in State Institutions
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_112.html

OAR 309-114 Informed Consent to Treatment and Training by Patients and Residents in State Institutions
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_114.html

OAR 309-118 Grievance Procedures for Use in State Institutions
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_118.html

OAR 309-120 Patient transfers
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_309/309_120.html

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Statutes Regulating Addiction Rules

ORS 183 Civil Penalties, State Agency Rulemaking and State Agency Administrative Procedures (Including Contested Cases)
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/183.html

ORS 192 Public and Private Records, Public Reports and Public Meetings
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/192.html

ORS 409 Department of Human Services
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/409.html

ORS 430 Administration of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Programs
http://landru.leg.state.or.us/ors/430.html

ORS 431 State and Local Administration and Enforcement of Health Laws
http://landru.leg.state.or.us/ors/431.html

ORS 441 Health Care Facilities
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/441.html

ORS 443 Home Health Agencies, Residential Facilities, Hospice Programs
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/443.html

ORS 743 Health and Life Insurance (includes "chemical dependency" insurance coverage)
http://www.leg.state.or.us/ors/743.html

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Administrative Rules Regulating Addiction Issues

OAR 415-012 Standards for Approval/Licensure of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Programs
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_415/415_012.html

OAR 415-020 Standards for Outpatient Synthetic Opiate Treatment Programs
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_415/415_020.html

OAR 415-050 Standards for Alcohol Detoxification Centers
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_415/415_050.html

OAR 415-055 Recommendations for Restricted License for Driving Under the Influence of Intoxicants and Other Related Suspensions and/or Revocations
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_415/415_055.html

OAR 415-056 Standards for Approval of Substance Abuse Prevention Programs
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_415/415_056.html

OAR 415-057 Standards For Department Of Corrections Prison-Based Alcohol And Other Drugs Treatment Programs
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_415/415_057.html

OAR 415-060 Standards for Reducing Tobacco Use by Minors
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_415/415_060.html

OAR 415-065 Health Professionals' Services Program
http://arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_400/oar_415/415_065.html

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Oregon Department of Human Services
500 Summer St. NE E46, Salem, OR 97301-1067
Phone: (503) 945-5651
Fax: (503) 373-7032
TTY: (503) 945-5896