OAR 581-015-2570: Definitions and Purposes of Long-Term Care and Treatment (LTCT) Programs

(1) Definitions in this rule apply to OARs 581-015-2570 to 581-015-2574: (a) "Contracting school district" means the school district, the education service district, a program operated under the auspices of the State Board of Higher Education, or a program operated under the auspices of the Oregon Health and Science University Board of Directors with which the Department of Education contracts for the provision of educational services. (b) "Education program" means those activities provided under contract between a contracting school district and the Department of Education, which provide a public education to preschool or school-aged children placed by a public entity, private entity or by the child’s parent in a Psychiatric Day Treatment program or a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility; (c) “Intermediate care facility” is defined in ORS 442.015 (21); (d) "Psychiatric Day Treatment Programs" are defined in OAR 309-022-0105(73); (e) "Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility" is defined in OAR 309-022-0105(74). (f) "Resident district" means the resident district of a student as defined under ORS 339.133 and 339.134. (g) "Public Entity" means the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS), Oregon Health Authority (OHA), the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA), Oregon School District, or their designee. (h) "Treatment program" means the long-term day or residential treatment services provided by a private nonprofit or public agency and provided under contract with a state agency or designee of the state agency. Intermediate care facilities are excluded from this definition. (2) The purposes of the education program under OARs 581-015-2570 to 581-015-2574 are as follows: (a) To serve children placed by a public entity, private entity or by the child’s parent for needs other than educational; (b) To serve children placed by a public entity, private entity or by the child’s parent who require schooling in a protected environment in order to protect the health and safety of themselves and/or others; and (c) To extend the treatment process into the school day to fully implement the treatment plans of children placed by a public entity, private entity or by the child’s parent.