Or. Admin. Code § 413-020-0170 - General Provisions

(1) The Department acknowledges the right of a minor 15 years of age or older to consent to hospital care, medical and surgical diagnosis, or treatment without the consent of the parent, guardian, or Indian custodian see ORS 109.640).

(2) The Department acknowledges the right of a minor 14 years of age or older to obtain, without parental knowledge or consent, outpatient diagnosis or treatment of a mental or emotional disorder or chemical dependency, excluding methadone maintenance, by a physician (see ORS 109.675).

(3) Whenever Department staff exercise the agency's authority to authorize actions described as the responsibility of a guardian under these rules, Department staff must:

(a) Consider the impact of the proposed action upon the welfare of the child, the child's family and the community prior to deciding whether to consent to or authorize the proposed action;

(b) Consult with the physical custodian of the child;

(c) When the child is not in the permanent custody of the Department, make reasonable efforts to consult the child's parents or guardians about the action proposed and consider the parents or guardians' preference concerning the action proposed prior to making a decision to consent to or authorize the proposed action unless there is cause to believe such consultation will be detrimental to the child; and

(d) Prepare a brief written record of the circumstances of the action consented to whenever the Department provides a written consent for actions defined as the responsibility of a guardian. The written record and a copy of any consent made in writing will be filed in the child's case record.

(4) In any case where Department staff consider it necessary or appropriate, they may notify the juvenile court, or seek the court's concurrence, prior to consenting to or authorizing any of the actions described in these rules with respect to children in the Department's custody.

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Or. Admin. Code § 413-020-0170

SCF 6-1995, f. 12-22-95, cert. ef. 12-29-95; CWP 12-2003, f. & cert. ef. 1-9-03; CWP 19-2015, f. & cert. ef. 10/1/2015; CWP 89-2023, amend filed 12/20/2023, effective 12/20/2023

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 418.005 & ORS 409.050

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 109.675