Oregon § 441.053 Release of patient presenting with behavioral health crisis

Oregon Statutes

§ 441.053 — Release of patient presenting with behavioral health crisis

Oregon § 441.053

Vol.12

Title 36Public Health and Safety

Ch. 441Health Care Facilities

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Or. Rev. Stat. § 441.053 (2026).

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(1)As used in this section:

(a)“Behavioral health crisis” means a disruption in an individual’s mental or emotional stability or functioning resulting in an urgent need for immediate treatment to prevent a serious deterioration in the individual’s mental or physical health.

(b)“Lethal means counseling” means counseling strategies designed to reduce the access by a patient who is at risk for suicide to lethal means, including but not limited to firearms.

(c)“Suicide prevention measures” may include, but are not limited to:

(A)Lethal means counseling; and

(B)Providing information about a suicide intervention hotline.

(2)A hospital with an emergency department shall adopt and implement policies for the release from the hospital’s emergency department of a patient presenting with a beha

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(1) As used in this section:
(a) “Behavioral health crisis” means a disruption in an individual’s mental or emotional stability or functioning resulting in an urgent need for immediate treatment to prevent a serious deterioration in the individual’s mental or physical health.
(b) “Lethal means counseling” means counseling strategies designed to reduce the access by a patient who is at risk for suicide to lethal means, including but not limited to firearms.
(c) “Suicide prevention measures” may include, but are not limited to:
(A) Lethal means counseling; and
(B) Providing information about a suicide intervention hotline.
(2) A hospital with an emergency department shall adopt and implement policies for the release from the hospital’s emergency department of a patient presenting with a behavioral health crisis including suicide prevention measures, if any, that must be taken. At a minimum, the policies must meet the requirements in ORS 441.054 for hospital policies regarding the discharge of a patient who is admitted for mental health treatment.