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Lawmakers hear mixed views on bill to change child-caring agency rules and placements
Summary
House Committee on Behavioral Health heard testimony on House Bill 4042, which would revise licensing responses for child‑caring agencies, clarify restraint definitions and expand out‑of‑state placement access for some youths; supporters said it restores provider flexibility, while a Senate sponsor urged careful amendments to preserve mandatory action when abuse is facilitated.
House lawmakers on Tuesday heard hours of testimony on House Bill 4042, a bill that would revise how the Oregon Department of Human Services regulates child‑caring agencies, clarify what counts as a restraint, and make specified changes to placement rules for children.
The measure’s sponsor, Rep. Jason Krupp, described the bill as a set of “small steps” to expand access to behavioral‑health services for young people and to give providers more tools to keep programs open. Krupp said the bill would, among other things, refine the definition of restraints so routine items such as car seats are not treated as prohibited restraints and would allow DHS greater flexibility to place children in appropriate out‑of‑state settings when clinically necessary.
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