Oregon § 179.492 Dispensing of brand-name mental health drugs

Oregon Statutes

§ 179.492 — Dispensing of brand-name mental health drugs

Oregon § 179.492

Vol.5

Title 18Executive Branch; Organization

Ch. 179Administration of State Institutions

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Bluebook

Or. Rev. Stat. § 179.492 (2026).

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(1)The Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority shall dispense as written a prescription for a brand-name mental health drug prescribed for a person while the person is in the custody of an institution described in ORS 179.321 or who has been committed pursuant to ORS 427.235 to 427.292, if the prescription specifies “dispense as written” or contains the notation “D.A.W.” or other words of similar meaning.

(2)If, at the time of commitment to the custody of an institution described in ORS 179.321 or to the custody of the Department of Human Services under ORS 427.290, a person has a prescription for a specified brand-name mental health drug and the prescription specifies “dispense as written” or contains the notation “D.A.W.” or other word

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(1) The Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority shall dispense as written a prescription for a brand-name mental health drug prescribed for a person while the person is in the custody of an institution described in ORS 179.321 or who has been committed pursuant to ORS 427.235 to 427.292, if the prescription specifies “dispense as written” or contains the notation “D.A.W.” or other words of similar meaning.
(2) If, at the time of commitment to the custody of an institution described in ORS 179.321 or to the custody of the Department of Human Services under ORS 427.290, a person has a prescription for a specified brand-name mental health drug and the prescription specifies “dispense as written” or contains the notation “D.A.W.” or other words of similar meaning, the Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services or the Oregon Health Authority shall ensure that the person is prescribed the specified brand-name drug until a licensed health professional with prescriptive privileges evaluates the person and becomes responsible for the treatment of the person.