Oregon § 179.490 Authorization and payment of cost of emergency and necessary operations

Oregon Statutes

§ 179.490 — Authorization and payment of cost of emergency and necessary operations

Oregon § 179.490

Vol.5

Title 18Executive Branch; Organization

Ch. 179Administration of State Institutions

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Bluebook

Or. Rev. Stat. § 179.490 (2026).

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In the case of a necessary or emergency operation requiring the services of a specialist, and where the relatives or guardians, in the judgment of the Department of Corrections or the Oregon Health Authority, are unable to pay a part or the whole cost of the operation, the agencies may have the operation performed, the cost of the operation to be payable from the funds of the institution concerned.

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In the case of a necessary or emergency operation requiring the services of a specialist, and where the relatives or guardians, in the judgment of the Department of Corrections or the Oregon Health Authority, are unable to pay a part or the whole cost of the operation, the agencies may have the operation performed, the cost of the operation to be payable from the funds of the institution concerned.