ORS 124.065: Method of reporting; content; notice to law enforcement agency and to department.

Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07

(1) When a report is required under ORS 124.060, an oral report shall be made immediately by telephone or otherwise to the local office of the Department of Human Services or to a law enforcement agency within the county where the person making the report is at the time of contact. If known, such reports shall contain the names and addresses of the elderly person and any persons responsible for the care of the elderly person, the nature and the extent of the abuse (including any evidence of previous abuse), the explanation given for the abuse and any other information which the person making the report believes might be helpful in establishing the cause of the abuse and the identity of the perpetrator. (2) When a report of a possible crime is received by the department under ORS 124.060, the department or the designee of the department shall notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction within the county where the report was made. If the department or the designee of the department is unable to gain access to the allegedly abused elderly person, the department or the designee of the department may contact the law enforcement agency for assistance and the agency shall provide assistance. (3) If the department or the designee of the department determines that there is reason to believe a crime has been committed, the department or the designee of the department shall immediately notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction within the county where the report was made. The law enforcement agency shall confirm to the department or the designee of the department its receipt of the notification. (4) When a report is received by a law enforcement agency, the agency shall immediately notify the law enforcement agency having jurisdiction if the receiving agency does not. The receiving agency shall also immediately notify the local office of the department in the county where the report was made. [Formerly 410.640; 2009 c.837 §§10,11]

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OAR 410-173-0045: Service Reimbursement Documentation Standards — authority
OAR 411-020-0000: Purpose and Scope of Program — implements
OAR 411-020-0002: Definitions — implements
OAR 411-020-0010: Authority and Responsibility — implements
OAR 411-020-0020: Reporting of Abuse and Self-Neglect — implements
OAR 411-020-0025: Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) — implements
OAR 411-020-0025: Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) — authority
OAR 411-020-0040: Services Provided — implements
OAR 411-020-0060: Temporary rule language in effect until 10/27/2026. Screening — implements
OAR 411-020-0070: APS Consultation — implements
OAR 411-020-0080: Triage — implements
OAR 411-020-0085: Law Enforcement Notification — implements
OAR 411-020-0100: Temporary rule language in effect until 10/27/2026. Community Investigation, Documentation, and Notification — implements
OAR 411-020-0105: Community Abuse Investigations Review and Due Process — implements
OAR 411-020-0110: Intervention — implements
OAR 411-020-0120: Facility Investigation, Documentation, and Notification — implements
OAR 411-020-0121: Administrative Closure — implements
OAR 411-020-0123: Accessing Protected Health Information, including Records — implements
OAR 411-020-0126: Accessing Financial Records — implements
OAR 411-020-0130: APS Risk Management — implements
OAR 411-020-0130: APS Risk Management — authority

This rule cites

ORS 124.060 — resolved

Cited by

Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors124.html