ORS 124.060
Duty of officials to report

  • exceptions

(1)

Any public or private official having reasonable cause to believe that any person 65 years of age or older with whom the official comes in contact has suffered abuse, or that any person with whom the official comes in contact has abused a person 65 years of age or older, shall report or cause a report to be made in the manner required in ORS 124.065 (Method of reporting).

(2)

Nothing contained in ORS 40.225 (Rule 503. Lawyer-client privilege) to 40.295 (Rule 514. Effect on existing privileges) affects the duty to report imposed by this section, except that a psychiatrist, psychologist, member of the clergy or attorney is not required to report such information communicated by a person if the communication is privileged under ORS 40.225 (Rule 503. Lawyer-client privilege) to 40.295 (Rule 514. Effect on existing privileges).

(3)

An attorney is not required to make a report under this section by reason of information communicated to the attorney in the course of representing a client if disclosure of the information would be detrimental to the client.

(4)

The Long Term Care Ombudsman or a designee of the ombudsman is not required to make a report under this section to the extent the report would violate 42 U.S.C. 3058g(d). [Formerly 410.630; 2009 c.708 §2; 2013 c.352 §6; 2019 c.117 §7]

Source: Section 124.060 — Duty of officials to report; exceptions, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors124.­html.

Notes of Decisions

Social worker is not psychiatrist or psychologist for purposes of statute. State v. Judd, 301 Or App 549, 457 P3d 316 (2019)

Statute abrogates OEC 504 privilege only insofar as to allow for initial report of suspected elder abuse. State v. Judd, 301 Or App 549, 457 P3d 316 (2019)

124.005
Definitions for ORS 124.005 to 124.040 124.010
Petition for relief 124.012
Filing of petitions 124.015
Hearing upon request of respondent 124.020
Ex parte hearing 124.022
Service of restraining order by sheriff 124.024
Notice to be given by guardian petitioner 124.025
Removal of personal effects 124.030
Proof of service of restraining order to be delivered to sheriff 124.035
Renewal of restraining order 124.040
Short title 124.050
Definitions for ORS 124.050 to 124.095 124.055
Policy 124.060
Duty of officials to report 124.065
Method of reporting 124.070
Duty to investigate 124.071
Deadline to complete abuse investigation 124.072
Required disclosure of protected health information to law enforcement agency 124.073
Training for abuse investigators 124.075
Immunity of person making report in good faith 124.077
Immunity for disclosure to prospective employer 124.080
Photographing of victim 124.085
Catalog of abuse records 124.087
Policies and guidelines to plan for development and standardization of certain resources and technologies 124.088
Certain privileges not grounds for excluding evidence in court proceedings 124.090
Confidentiality of records 124.095
Spiritual treatment not abuse 124.100
Definitions for ORS 124.100 to 124.140 124.105
Physical abuse subject to action 124.110
Financial abuse subject to action 124.115
Persons not subject to action 124.120
Relief available 124.125
Action by Attorney General, Department of Human Services, other agency or district attorney 124.130
Statute of limitation 124.135
Remedies not exclusive 124.140
Estoppel based on criminal conviction 124.990
Criminal penalty
Green check means up to date. Up to date

Current through early 2024

§ 124.060’s source at oregon​.gov