ORS 435.205: Family planning and birth control services by public agencies; fees.
Edition: 2025 EditionEffective: 2026-01-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
(1) The Oregon Health Authority and every local health department shall offer family planning and birth control services within the limits of available funds. Both agencies jointly may offer the services described in this subsection. The Director of the Oregon Health Authority or a designee shall initiate and conduct discussions of family planning with each person who might have an interest in and benefit from the services. The authority shall furnish consultation and assistance to local health departments. (2) Family planning and birth control services may include, but are not limited to: (a) Interviews with trained personnel; (b) Distribution of literature; (c) Referral to a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677, physician associate licensed under ORS 677.505 to 677.525, naturopathic physician licensed under ORS chapter 685 or nurse practitioner licensed under ORS 678.375 to 678.390 for consultation, examination, medical treatment and prescription; and (d) To the extent so prescribed, the distribution of rhythm charts, the initial supply of a drug or other medical preparation, contraceptive devices and similar products. (3) Any literature, charts or other family planning and birth control information offered under this section in counties in which a significant segment of the population does not speak English must be made available in the appropriate language for that segment of the population. (4) In carrying out its duties under this section, and with the consent of the local public health authority as defined in ORS 431.003, the local health department may adopt a fee schedule for services provided by the local health department. The fees shall be reasonably calculated not to exceed costs of services provided and may be adjusted on a sliding scale reflecting ability to pay. (5) The local health department shall collect fees according to the schedule adopted under subsection (4) of this section. Moneys from fees collected may be used to meet the expenses of providing the services authorized by this section. [1967 c.491 §§1,2; 1971 c.396 §1; 1971 c.779 §65; 1973 c.253 §1; 2001 c.900 §159; 2009 c.595 §692; 2014 c.45 §56; 2015 c.736 §86; 2017 c.356 §65; 2022 c.45 §11; 2024 c.73 §84]
Administrative rules citing this section
- OAR 333-004-3000: Description of Oregon Reproductive Health Program (RH Program) — implements
- OAR 333-004-3000: Description of Oregon Reproductive Health Program (RH Program) — authority
- OAR 333-004-3010: Definitions — implements
- OAR 333-004-3010: Definitions — authority
- OAR 333-004-3020: Agency Certification and Recertification Process — implements
- OAR 333-004-3020: Agency Certification and Recertification Process — authority
- OAR 333-004-3030: Agency Certification Requirements — implements
- OAR 333-004-3030: Agency Certification Requirements — authority
- OAR 333-004-3040: Agency Responsibilities — implements
- OAR 333-004-3040: Agency Responsibilities — authority
- OAR 333-004-3050: Agency Termination — implements
- OAR 333-004-3050: Agency Termination — authority
- OAR 333-004-3060: Purpose of RH Access Fund — implements
- OAR 333-004-3060: Purpose of RH Access Fund — authority
- OAR 333-004-3070: Reproductive Health Access Fund Covered Services by Funding Source — implements
- OAR 333-004-3070: Reproductive Health Access Fund Covered Services by Funding Source — authority
- OAR 333-004-3080: Reproductive Health Access Fund Excluded Services by Funding Source — implements
- OAR 333-004-3080: Reproductive Health Access Fund Excluded Services by Funding Source — authority
- OAR 333-004-3090: Client Eligibility for the RH Access Fund — implements
- OAR 333-004-3090: Client Eligibility for the RH Access Fund — authority
- OAR 333-004-3100: Client Enrollment into the Reproductive Health Access Fund — implements
- OAR 333-004-3100: Client Enrollment into the Reproductive Health Access Fund — authority
- OAR 333-004-3110: Reproductive Health Access Fund Billing and Claims — implements
- OAR 333-004-3110: Reproductive Health Access Fund Billing and Claims — authority
- OAR 333-004-3120: Timely Submission of RH Access Fund Claims — implements
- OAR 333-004-3120: Timely Submission of RH Access Fund Claims — authority
- OAR 333-004-3130: Payment for RH Access Fund Claims — implements
- OAR 333-004-3130: Payment for RH Access Fund Claims — authority
- OAR 333-004-3140: Use of Funds — implements
- OAR 333-004-3140: Use of Funds — authority
- OAR 333-004-3150: RH Access Fund Requirements for Financial, Health, and Other Records — implements
- OAR 333-004-3150: RH Access Fund Requirements for Financial, Health, and Other Records — authority
- OAR 333-004-3160: Reproductive Health Access Fund Reviews and Audits — implements
- OAR 333-004-3160: Reproductive Health Access Fund Reviews and Audits — authority
- OAR 333-004-3170: RH Access Fund Claim Re-determination — implements
- OAR 333-004-3170: RH Access Fund Claim Re-determination — authority
- OAR 333-004-3180: Recovery of RH Access Fund Overpayments to Agencies Resulting from Review or Audit — implements
- OAR 333-004-3180: Recovery of RH Access Fund Overpayments to Agencies Resulting from Review or Audit — authority
- OAR 333-004-3190: Compliance with Federal and State Statutes — implements
- OAR 333-004-3190: Compliance with Federal and State Statutes — authority
- OAR 333-004-3200: Grounds for Agency Sanctions; Sanctions — implements
- OAR 333-004-3200: Grounds for Agency Sanctions; Sanctions — authority
- OAR 333-004-3210: Agency Requests for Reconsideration — implements
- OAR 333-004-3210: Agency Requests for Reconsideration — authority
- OAR 333-004-3220: Agency Requests for Contested Case Hearings — implements
- OAR 333-004-3220: Agency Requests for Contested Case Hearings — authority
- OAR 333-004-3230: Discretionary Use of Funds — implements
- OAR 333-004-3230: Discretionary Use of Funds — authority
- OAR 413-060-0000: Purpose — implements
- OAR 413-060-0010: Eligibility — implements
- OAR 413-060-0020: Family Planning Services — implements
- OAR 413-060-0030: Service Responsibility — implements
This rule cites
- ORS chapter 677 — target_record_not_published
- ORS 677.505 — resolved
- 677.525 — resolved
- ORS chapter 685 — target_record_not_published
- ORS 678.375 — resolved
- 678.390 — resolved
- ORS 431.003 — resolved
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Official source: https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors435.html