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Oregon Health Authority seeks technical fixes to Oregon State Hospital statute
Summary
Oregon Health Authority staff told the Senate health committee that Senate Bill 834 would align statute with current practice at the Oregon State Hospital by clarifying age limits, updating language on treatment providers and job titles, and tightening forensic evaluation language.
Oregon Health Authority officials briefed the Senate Committee on Health Care April 24 on Senate Bill 834, a technical corrections bill that would update several statutory provisions affecting Oregon State Hospital operations and related legal procedures.
OHA staff described five changes intended to align statute with current practice, including clarifying that state hospitals provide inpatient services to adults only (no one under age 18); recognizing psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners when statutes list psychiatric treatment providers; separating the superintendent…
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