ORS 182.515: Definitions for ORS 182.515 and 182.525.

As used in this section and ORS 182.525: (1) “Agency” means: (a) The Department of Corrections; (b) The Oregon Youth Authority; (c) The Youth Development Division; and (d) That part of the Oregon Health Authority that deals with mental health and addiction issues. (2) “Cost-effective” means that benefits realized over a reasonable period of time are greater than costs, as determined utilizing a cost-benefit analytical tool identified by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission. (3) “Evidence-based program” means a program that: (a) Incorporates significant and relevant practices based on scientifically based research; and (b) Is cost-effective. (4)(a) “Program” means a treatment or intervention program or service that is intended to: (A) Reduce the propensity of a person to commit crimes; (B) Improve the mental health of a person with the result of reducing the likelihood that the person will commit a crime or need emergency mental health services; or (C) Reduce the propensity of a person who is less than 18 years of age to engage in antisocial behavior with the result of reducing the likelihood that the person will become a juvenile offender. (b) “Program” does not include: (A) An educational program or service that an agency is required to provide to meet educational requirements imposed by state law; or (B) A program that provides basic medical services. (5) “Scientifically based research” means research that obtains reliable and valid knowledge by: (a) Employing systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment; (b) Involving rigorous data analyses that are adequate to test the stated hypotheses and justify the general conclusions drawn; (c) Relying on measurements or observational methods that provide reliable and valid data across evaluators and observers, across multiple measurements and observations and across studies by the same or different investigators; and (d) Utilizing randomized controlled trials when possible and appropriate. [2003 c.669 §3; 2005 c.503 §12; 2009 c.595 §162; 2012 c.37 §37; 2013 c.623 §10; 2013 c.649 §41]