ORS 409.010
Department of Human Services

  • duties
  • personnel

(1)

The Department of Human Services is created.

(2)

The department is responsible for the delivery and administration of programs and services relating to:

(a)

Children and families, including but not limited to child protective services, foster care, residential care for children and adoption services;

(b)

Elderly persons and persons with disabilities, including but not limited to social, health and protective services and promotion of hiring of otherwise qualified persons who are certifiably disabled;

(c)

Persons who, as a result of the person’s or the person’s family’s economic, social or health condition, require financial assistance or other social services;

(d)

Developmental disabilities;

(e)

Vocational rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities;

(f)

Licensing and regulation of individuals, facilities, institutions and programs providing health and human services and long term care services delegated to the department by or in accordance with the provisions of state and federal law;

(g)

Services provided in long term care facilities, home-based and community-based care settings and residential facilities to individuals with physical disabilities or developmental disabilities and to seniors who receive residential facility care; and

(h)

All other human service programs and functions delegated to the department by or in accordance with the provisions of state and federal law.

(3)

The department shall be the recipient of all federal funds paid or to be paid to the state to enable the state to provide the programs and services assigned to the department except for Medicaid funds that are granted to the Oregon Health Authority.

(4)

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(a)

All personnel of the department, including those engaged in the administration of vocational rehabilitation programs, public assistance programs, medical assistance programs and services to families or children in compliance with the federal Social Security laws, shall be subject to the merit system prescribed in the State Personnel Relations Law. For purposes of the State Personnel Relations Law, the department is the appointing authority of all employees in the department.

(b)

The Director of Human Services, in conformity with the State Personnel Relations Law, may appoint and employ such personnel as may be necessary for the department, and may appoint and fix the compensation of all assistants and employees of the department.

(c)

The director may authorize reimbursement of such expenses as are approved by the department and incurred by assistants and employees of the department, and by volunteers or other persons not employed by the department, in carrying out duties assigned or authorized by the department.

(5)

The director may designate employees to be custodians of records within any of the organizational units of the department, and persons so designated shall have the duties and powers of custodians of public records as prescribed by law. Such designation shall be in writing and notice thereof shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, with the director and in the organizational unit to which the authorization applies. [Formerly 184.750; 1993 c.344 §1; 1999 c.421 §1; 2001 c.900 §5; 2007 c.70 §161; 2009 c.595 §240; 2011 c.720 §79; 2013 c.688 §29]

Source: Section 409.010 — Department of Human Services; duties; personnel, https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors409.­html.

409.010
Department of Human Services
409.025
Definitions for 409.025 and 409.027
409.027
Abuse and neglect reports
409.040
Federal law supersedes state law
409.050
Rules
409.055
Copies of rules to be available in local offices
409.060
Department of Human Services Account
409.065
Department of Human Services Donated Fund Account
409.070
Department of Human Services Special Checking Account
409.075
Volunteer Emergency Services Fund
409.080
Combination or elimination of accounts
409.093
Policy on incorporation of family support policies
409.096
Plan for incorporating family support consultants
409.100
Director
409.110
Authority of director
409.120
Delegation of authority of director
409.130
Deputy director
409.140
Assistant director as appointing authority
409.150
Deputy director and assistant directors in unclassified service
409.160
Information from personnel within department
409.161
Report to Legislative Assembly on staffing and workload
409.162
Identifying and implementing workload efficiencies
409.180
Consolidation of internal audit units
409.185
Standards and procedures for child protective services
409.192
Policy on internal review of department decisions
409.194
Establishment of review process
409.220
Services relating to prevention, control and treatment of incest and sexual abuse
409.225
Confidentiality of child welfare records, files, papers and communications
409.230
Disclosure of information in department reports and other materials
409.240
Payment of expenses
409.250
Revolving fund
409.260
Services to Children and Families Account
409.270
Definitions for ORS 409.273 to 409.285
409.273
Funding of sexual assault crisis centers and crisis lines
409.276
Standards for sexual assault crisis centers
409.279
Application for grants
409.282
Services provided by sexual assault crisis centers and crisis lines
409.285
Sexual Assault Victims Fund
409.290
Definitions for ORS 409.290 to 409.300
409.292
Funding of programs relating to family, domestic and teen dating violence
409.294
Standards for shelter homes and safe houses
409.296
Application for grants
409.298
Services provided by shelter homes, safe houses and crisis lines
409.300
Domestic Violence Fund
409.304
Limitation on administrative expenses
409.360
Authorization to establish volunteer program in department
409.450
Definitions for ORS 409.450 to 409.478
409.454
Legislative findings on respite care
409.458
Oregon Lifespan Respite Care Program established in department
409.462
Community programs
409.466
Community program duties
409.470
Description of respite care services
409.474
Rules
409.478
Use of funds appropriated to program
409.610
Legislative goal
409.720
Emergency planning
409.742
Disclosure of information pertaining to cremated or reduced remains
409.747
Setoff of liquidated debts
409.750
State goal to eliminate or alleviate poverty
409.800
Definitions
409.801
Long term care facility assessment
409.802
Rate of assessment
409.803
Oregon Veterans’ Home exempt from assessment
409.804
Assessment subject to use of specified reimbursement methodology
409.805
Requirement to maintain records
409.810
Claim for refund
409.815
Long Term Care Facility Quality Assurance Fund established
409.816
Assessments to be deposited to Long Term Care Quality Assurance Fund
409.900
Civil penalties for failure to report
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