Or. Admin. R. 419-120-0000 - Purpose and Scope
(1) The purpose of
these rules, OAR chapter 419, division 120, is to establish the procedures for
reporting, investigating and resolving allegations of patient abuse in the
Oregon State Hospitals.
(2) The
Department's Office of Training, Investigations and Safety (OTIS) has the
duties, functions and powers of ensuring investigations of alleged patient
abuse at the state hospitals are conducted in a uniform, objective and thorough
manner.
(3) OTIS shall:
(a) Receive all mandatory reports of alleged
patient abuse by state hospital staff or visitors;
(b) Coordinate the assessment for protective
services with the state hospital; and
(c) Conduct thorough and unbiased the
investigations to make abuse findings as required by ORS
430.735 to
430.768 and these
rules.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: 430.731, ORS 409.010, 413.085, 426.010 & 409.050
Statutes/Other Implemented: 430.731, 430.735 - 430.765, 430.768, 430.210, ORS 179.390 & 426.385
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(1) The purpose of these rules, OAR chapter 419, division 120, is to establish the procedures for reporting, investigating and resolving allegations of patient abuse in the Oregon State Hospitals.
(2) The Department's Office of Training, Investigations and Safety (OTIS) has the duties, functions and powers of ensuring investigations of alleged patient abuse at the state hospitals are conducted in a uniform, objective and thorough manner.
(3) OTIS shall:
(a) Receive all mandatory reports of alleged patient abuse by state hospital staff or visitors;
(b) Coordinate the assessment for protective services with the state hospital; and
(c) Conduct thorough and unbiased the investigations to make abuse findings as required by ORS 430.735 to 430.768 and these rules.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: 430.731, ORS 409.010, 413.085, 426.010 & 409.050
Statutes/Other Implemented: 430.731, 430.735 - 430.765, 430.768, 430.210, ORS 179.390 & 426.385