Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) Individuals requesting an assisted search
must submit the following:
(a) An application
on an approved form to the applicable registry. The Department may disclose the
applicable registry if it is unknown by the requester.
(b) Proof of registration for identifying
information with the registry; and
(c) A fee of $400 for the first individual
and $200 for each additional individual.
(2) Upon receipt of a completed application
the registry must do all of the following:
(a) Prepare a search file.
(b) Assign the case to a searcher.
(c) Inform the requester that the case has
been opened and provide periodic updates on the status of the
search.
(3) Duties of the
Searcher.
(a) When an individual is located,
the searcher must:
(A) Make a confidential
inquiry to determine if the located individual wants to establish contact with
the requester;
(B) Inform the
located individual about the registry program, explain that participation is
voluntary and no identifying information will be released unless they have
registered with the appropriate registry; and
(C) If the requester is searching because
there is a serious medical condition in the individual's immediate family that
is, or may be, an inheritable condition and the located individual is
biologically related to the ill individual, inform the located
individual.
(b) Upon
completion of the search, the searcher must:
(A) Notify the registry of the results of the
search; and
(B) Return or
confidentially dispose of any information obtained in connection with the
search.
(4)
When notified of the results of a search, the registry must:
(a) Provide registration to a located
individual who wants to register;
(b) Notify the requester of the results of
the search;
(c) Record the results
of the search;
(d) Include any
information from the searcher in the search file; and
(e) If the located individual has not
returned the registration materials within 90 days, the registry may, where
practicable, contact the located individual one time to determine if the
located individual still intends to register.
(5) Upon receipt of registration materials
from the located individual, the registry must contact both the requester and
the located individual to assure that communication is initiated in a way that
is acceptable for each individual. The registry must only release contact
information that is allowed by each registrant.
(6) The registry must complete the assisted
search within 120 days from the date of assignment. If the search is not
completed within 120 days, the registry must contact the requester and provide
the reason for the delay and a projected completion date.
Stat. Auth.: ORS
109.506,
418.005
Stats. Implemented: ORS
109.425 -
109.507