(1)As used in this section and ORS 430.220 and 430.223: (a)“Participating state agency” means the Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services, the Oregon Health Authority, the Department of Education, the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, the Oregon State Police, the Oregon Youth Authority, the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Housing and Community Services Department, the Youth Development Division, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the Oregon State Lottery Commission, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs or any state agency that administers or funds substance use prevention, substance use disorder treatment or recovery support services.
(b)“Provider” means any person that is licensed by the Oregon
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(1) As used in this section and ORS 430.220 and 430.223:
(a) “Participating state agency” means the Department of Corrections, the Department of Human Services, the Oregon Health Authority, the Department of Education, the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission, the Oregon State Police, the Oregon Youth Authority, the Department of Consumer and Business Services, the Housing and Community Services Department, the Youth Development Division, the Higher Education Coordinating Commission, the Oregon State Lottery Commission, the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs or any state agency that administers or funds substance use prevention, substance use disorder treatment or recovery support services.
(b) “Provider” means any person that is licensed by the Oregon Health Authority to provide substance use prevention, substance use disorder treatment or recovery support services.
(2) There is created the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission, which is charged with improving access to evidence-based, evidence-informed and culturally informed substance use prevention, substance use disorder treatment and recovery support services by establishing state policies and holding participating state agencies accountable for carrying out those policies.
(3) The membership of the commission consists of:
(a) Twenty-one members appointed by the Governor, subject to confirmation by the Senate in the manner prescribed in ORS 171.562 and 171.565 and appointed, as the Governor deems practicable, to ensure representation from every region of the state and from individuals with lived experience with substance use disorder and their family members, as follows:
(A) One representative of a federally recognized Indian tribe;
(B) One county commissioner, manager or administrator;
(C) Nine health care providers who have substance use disorder expertise and who, collectively, have experience in the following settings:
(i) Outpatient care;
(ii) Inpatient care;
(iii) Emergency response;
(iv) Housing that is supportive to people who have a current diagnosis of a substance use disorder or are in recovery from a substance use disorder; and
(v) Peer support;
(D) One certified prevention specialist;
(E) One coordinated care organization representative;
(F) One representative of the criminal justice system, including a county sheriff, chief of police or community corrections director;
(G) One attorney who is a district attorney, criminal defense attorney or assistant attorney general;
(H) One community mental health program representative;
(I) One health insurer representative;
(J) One county juvenile department director;
(K) One school administrator;
(L) One city representative; and
(M) One local public health administrator, as defined in ORS 431.003.
(b) Two members of the Legislative Assembly appointed to the commission as nonvoting members of the commission, acting in an advisory capacity only and including:
(A) One member from among members of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate; and
(B) One member from among members of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
(c) A judge of a circuit court appointed to the commission as a nonvoting member by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.
(d) Up to three representatives of different participating state agencies, including one representative of a primarily youth-serving agency, appointed to the commission as nonvoting members by the Governor.
(4) The Governor shall select one member of the commission to serve as chairperson and another to serve as vice chairperson, for such terms and with duties and powers necessary for the performance of the functions of such offices as the Governor determines.
(5)(a) A majority of the voting members of the commission constitutes a quorum for the transaction of business.
(b) If a member of the commission appointed by the Governor is absent for more than two consecutive scheduled meetings of the commission, the Director of the Alcohol and Drug Policy Commission appointed under ORS 430.220 may recommend to the Governor that the member be replaced.
(6) Official action of the commission requires the approval of a majority of a quorum.
(7) The commission may establish a steering committee and subcommittees. These committees may be continuing or temporary. A person who is not a member of the commission may be appointed by the commission to serve on a subcommittee. The commission shall appoint subcommittee members to ensure representation from all stakeholders directly impacted by the work of the commission.
(8) The term of office of each commission member appointed by the Governor is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Governor. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the Governor shall make an appointment to become immediately effective.
(9) The Oregon Health Authority shall provide staff support to the commission. Subject to available funding, the commission may contract with a public or private entity to provide staff support.
(10) Members of the commission who are not members of the Legislative Assembly are entitled to compensation and expenses incurred by them in the performance of their official duties in the manner and amounts provided for in ORS 292.495. Claims for compensation and expenses shall be paid out of funds appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority or funds appropriated to the commission for purposes of the commission.