OAR 291-048-0250: Voluntary Assignment to a Mental Health Infirmary
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2026-08-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) An adult in custody may be voluntarily placed in a Mental Health Infirmary when: (a) There is a referral from an institution qualified mental health professional; (b) The Mental Health Infirmary mental health treatment team finds that the adult in custody needs mental health treatment; (c) There is reasonable likelihood that treatment can be accomplished in a Mental Health Infirmary; and (d) The adult in custody consents to admission in writing. (2) The Mental Health Infirmary prescribing practitioner shall make the final decision whether an adult in custody is admitted to a Mental Health Infirmary for treatment.
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 179.040, 423.020, 423.030 & 423.075
History: DOC 25-2026, amend filed 07/30/2026, effective 08/01/2026 Renumbered from 291-048-0130 by DOC 6-2011, f. 3-31-11, cert. ef. 4-1-11 Renumbered from 291-048-0130 by DOC 18-2010(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-13-10 thru 6-11-11 DOC 10-1999, f. & cert. ef. 7-6-99 DOC 2-1999(Temp), f. 1-27-99, cert. ef. 2-1-99 thru 7-30-99, Renumbered from 291-048-0015 CD 3-1996, f. 4-26-96, cert. ef. 5-1-96 CD 19-1987, f. & ef. 3-5-87 CD 4-1985, f. & ef. 5-16-85 Reverted to CD 15-1984, f. & ef. 7-20-84 CD 20-1984(Temp), f. & ef. 11-6-84 CD 15-1984, f. & ef. 7-20-84 CD 5-1981, f. & ef. 4-3-81
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