ORS 426.273: Trial visits.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) During a period of commitment of a patient under ORS 426.130, the Oregon Health Authority may grant a trial visit to the patient for a period of time and under any conditions the authority shall establish. The authority shall only grant a trial visit under this section if the trial visit is agreed to by the community mental health program director, or the designee of the director, for the county in which the person would reside. (2) When in the opinion of the authority, the committed person can be appropriately served by outpatient care during the period of commitment, the outpatient care may be required as a condition for trial visit for a period which, when added to the inpatient treatment period, shall not exceed the period of commitment. If outpatient care is required as a condition for a trial visit, the conditions shall include a designation of a facility, service or other provider to provide care or treatment. (3) A copy of the conditions for trial visit shall be given to all of the individuals or entities listed in ORS 426.278. (4) Any trial visit granted under this section is subject to the provisions under ORS 426.275. (5) The director of the community mental health program, or designee, of the county in which a person who is on trial visit lives while on trial visit may modify the conditions for continued trial visit when such modification is in the best interest of the person. The director shall send notification of such changes and the reasons for the changes to all those who received a copy of the original conditions under ORS 426.278. [1985 c.242 §2 (enacted in lieu of 426.290); 1987 c.903 §28; 2009 c.595 §413; 2013 c.360 §48]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 309-033-0200: Statement of Purpose and Statutory Authority — implements
- OAR 309-033-0200: Statement of Purpose and Statutory Authority — authority
- OAR 309-033-0210: Definitions — implements
- OAR 309-033-0220: General Standards — implements
- OAR 309-033-0222: Need for Treatment Considerations — implements
- OAR 309-033-0225: Variances — implements
- OAR 309-033-0230: Custody — implements
- OAR 309-033-0240: Initiation of the Civil Commitment Process — implements
- OAR 309-033-0250: Standards for Custody, Hospital and Nonhospital Holds, Emergency Commitment and Emergency Hospitalization of Persons Under Warrant of Detention — implements
- OAR 309-033-0270: Provision of Care, Custody and Treatment of Persons under Civil Commitment — implements
- OAR 309-033-0280: Procedures for Persons under Civil Commitment and on Outpatient Commitment or Trial Visit — implements
- OAR 309-033-0282: Establishing and Monitoring Conditions of Placement — implements
- OAR 309-033-0290: Placement of Persons under Civil Commitment — implements
- OAR 309-033-0300: Transfers Between Classes of Facilities — implements
- OAR 309-033-0310: Recertification for Continued Civil Commitment. — implements
- OAR 309-033-0320: Revocation of Conditional Release, Outpatient Commitment or Trial Visit — implements
- OAR 309-033-0330: Discharge of Civil Commitment for Persons under Civil Commitment and Placed in the Community — implements
- OAR 309-033-0400: Statement of Purpose and Statutory Authority — implements
- OAR 309-033-0420: Transportation and Transfer of Persons in Custody or On Diversion — implements
- OAR 309-033-0425: Provider Requirements for the Transportation and Transfer of Minors in Custody or by Consent of Legal Guardian — implements
- OAR 309-033-0430: Transportation of a Person under Civil Commitment to a State Hospital, Community Hospital or Nonhospital Facility — implements
- OAR 309-033-0432: Standards for the Approval of a Secure Transport Provider to Transport a Person in Custody or On Diversion to an Approved Holding Hospital or Nonhospital Facility — implements
- OAR 309-033-0435: Client Rights with Regards to a Secure Transport Provider — implements
- OAR 309-033-0437: Mechanical Restraint by a Secure Transport Provider — implements
- OAR 309-033-0500: Statement of Purpose and Statutory Authority — implements
- OAR 309-033-0520: Classes of Facility that Provide Care, Custody or Treatment to Persons under Civil Commitment or to Persons in Custody or on Diversion. — implements
- OAR 309-033-0530: Approval of Hospitals and Nonhospital Facilities to Provide Services to Persons under Civil Commitment and to Person in Custody and on Diversion — implements
- OAR 309-033-0540: Administrative Requirements for Hospitals and Nonhospital Facilities Approved to Provide Services to Persons in Custody. — implements
- OAR 309-033-0550: Standards for the Approval of Hospitals Detaining Persons in Custody Pending Transport to an Approved Holding Hospital or Nonhospital Facility. — implements
- OAR 309-033-0600: Statement of Purpose and Statutory Authority — implements
- OAR 309-033-0620: Obtaining Informed Consent to Treatment from a Person and the Administration of Significant Procedures Without the Informed Consent of a Person under Civil Commitment. — implements
- OAR 309-033-0625: Administration of Medication and Treatment without the Informed Consent of a Person in Custody — implements
- OAR 309-033-0630: Administration of Significant Procedures in Emergencies Without the Informed Consent of a Person under Civil Commitment — implements
- OAR 309-033-0640: Involuntary Administration of Significant Procedures to a Person under Civil Commitment with Good Cause — implements
- OAR 309-033-0700: Purpose and Scope — implements
- OAR 309-033-0720: Application, Training and Minimum Staffing Requirements — implements
- OAR 309-033-0725: Medical Services — implements
- OAR 309-033-0727: Structural and Physical Requirements — implements
- OAR 309-033-0730: Seclusion and Restraint Procedures — implements
- OAR 309-033-0732: Time Limits — implements
- OAR 309-033-0733: Documentation — implements
- OAR 309-033-0735: Quarterly Reports — implements
- OAR 309-033-0811: Declaration for Mental Health Treatment (DMHT) Standards and Processes — implements
- OAR 309-033-0815: Diversion from Commitment — implements
- OAR 309-033-0900: Statement of Purpose and Statutory Authority — implements
- OAR 309-033-0920: Certification of Mental Health Investigators — implements
- OAR 309-033-0930: Investigation of Persons Alleged to Have a Mental Illness — implements
- OAR 309-033-0940: The Investigation Report — implements
- OAR 309-033-0950: Certification of Mental Health Examiners — implements
- OAR 309-033-0960: Mental Health Examiner’s Report to the Court — implements
This rule cites
- ORS 426.130 — resolved
- ORS 426.278 — resolved
- ORS 426.275 — resolved
Cited by
- ORS 426.060: Commitment to Oregon Health Authority; powers of authority; placement; transfer.
- ORS 426.160: Disclosure of record of commitment proceeding.
- ORS 426.233: Authority of community mental health program director and of other individuals; costs of transportation.
- ORS 426.275: Effect of failure to adhere to condition of placement.
- ORS 426.278: Distribution of copies of conditions for outpatient commitment or trial visit.
- ORS 426.313: Payment of care, custody and treatment costs; denial of payment; rules.
- ORS 426.335: Limitations on liability.
- ORS 426.380: Availability of writ of habeas corpus.
- ORS 426.500: Powers and duties of Oregon Health Authority; rules.
- ORS 426.680: Trial visits for probationer.
- ORS 656.319: Time within which hearing must be requested.
- OAR 309-033-0210: Definitions
- OAR 309-033-0280: Procedures for Persons under Civil Commitment and on Outpatient Commitment or Trial Visit
- OAR 309-033-0282: Establishing and Monitoring Conditions of Placement
Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors426.html