Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 416 - OREGON YOUTH AUTHORITY
Division 425 - OFFENDER TRANSFERS IN CLOSE CUSTODY FACILITIES TO MENTAL HEALTH FACILITIES
Section 416-425-0010 - Definitions
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
For purposes of these rules:
(1) Close custody facility: Any of the secure facilities operated by the OYA, including, but not limited to, youth correctional facilities, work/study camps, and transition camps.
(2) Facility designated by the Oregon Health Authority (OHA): A hospital or secure non-hospital facility designated by OHA to provide evaluation and treatment services for offenders under the age of 18.
(3) Hearing Officer: An independent decision maker designated to conduct an administrative commitment hearing for an offender.
(4) Mentally Ill offender: An offender who, because of a mental disorder or a severe emotional disorder, is one or more of the following:
(5) Offender: A person placed in an OYA close custody facility, including inmates in the legal custody of the Department of Corrections (DOC).
(6) State Mental Hospital: As defined in ORS 426.010. Except as otherwise ordered by the OHA pursuant to ORS 179.325, the Oregon State Hospitals in Salem, Marion County, and Portland, Multnomah County, and the Blue Mountain Recovery Center in Pendleton, Umatilla County, will be used as state hospitals for the care and treatment of mentally ill offenders age 18 and over who are transferred by the OYA pursuant to these rules.
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 420A.025
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 179.471, 179.473, 179.478, 420.500, 520.505 & 420.525