OAR 413-330-1140: Unauthorized Services

(1) The State of Oregon is not obligated to pay for services obtained before the contract has been written, approved, and signed by the contractor and a representative of the Department who has contract approval authority. (2) Only approved FOCUS Program staff or Treatment Services Program Manager can authorize FOCUS funded Services. A Department employee who authorizes a service that requires a contract, prior to a contract being fully executed, or obtains a service not covered by a contract without approval, may be held personally liable for the cost of the service.