§ 428.320 — Compact administrator; rules; supplementary agreements

Oregon § 428.320

• Jurisdiction: Oregon
• Vol.: 11
• Title 35: Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities; Substance Use Disorder Treatment
• Ch. 428: Nonresident Persons With Mental Illness or Intellectual Disabilities

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(1) When the person who is the subject of the Interstate Compact on Mental Health is being transported to or from a facility, the Department of Human Services shall carry out the duties of compact administrator, may adopt rules to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact, and may enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to Articles VII and XI of the compact. The power of termination of the compact formerly vested in the Board of Control under ORS 428.310 is vested in the department.
(2) When the person who is the subject of the compact is being transported to or from the Oregon State Hospital, the Oregon Health Authority shall carry out the duties of compact administrator, may adopt rules to carry out more effectively the terms of the compact, and may enter into supplementary agreements with appropriate officials of other states pursuant to Articles VII and XI of the compact. The power of termination of the compact formerly vested in the Board of Control under ORS 428.310 is vested in the authority.

Legislative History

1957 c.388 §15; 1961 c.706 §28; 2009 c.595 §456; 2013 c.36 §23; 2015 c.318 §20