Or. Admin. Code § 309-102-0140 - Disposition of Mail Retained or Delivered To Patient
(1) If mail,
journalist, legal or official mail, or a package is opened, OSH staff must not
read or further inspect any unrestricted items, except if patient's treatment
plan contains a restriction for certain mail.
(2) Any item retained from a patient's mail,
journalist, legal, or official mail, or package must be clearly marked to
identify, at minimum, the date of the inspection and retention, the patient's
name, the name and address of the sender, a description of the held or disposed
items, and both the printed name and the signature of the OSH staff member
conducting the process. The item must then be handled as provided in these
rules and OAR chapter 309, division 108.
(3) When any item is confiscated by a law
enforcement agency, each part of the process must be documented in the
patient's chart with, at minimum, the date of inspection and confiscation, the
patient's name, the name and address of the sender, a description of the
confiscated item or items, and both the printed name and the signature of the
OSH staff member who witnessed the law enforcement's confiscation.
(4) All documentation related to any held
item must be in writing and kept in the patient's chart. OSH security staff
must also retain written documentation related to any held item. patient must
receive a legible copy of each document, unless OSH has good cause to believe
that providing a copy of the documentation would:
(a) Increase the risk to the safety or
security of OSH; or
(b) Impact an
ongoing criminal investigation or proceeding.
Notes
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 179.040, 413.042 & ORS 179.360
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 179.360 & 426.385
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