1. (1) A licensed CESIS is authorized to:

   1. (a) Order the least restrictive intervention, including seclusion and personal restraint that is most likely to be effective in resolving an emergency safety situation if the treatment team physician is not available.
   2. (b) Provide the federally mandated face-to-face assessment of an individual under 21 years of age’s well-being within one hour of the initiation of the emergency safety intervention; and
   3. (c) Accept verbal orders for seclusion and personal restraint from a physician or licensed practitioner who is authorized to order seclusion and personal restraint.

2. (2) Exclusions to Licensure:

   1. (a) A licensed CESIS is not authorized to order or receive orders for the use of mechanical or chemical restraint.
   2. (b) A CESIS license is only valid while the licensee is employed or contracted to provide services with the intensive mental health treatment services program that submitted the application on behalf of the licensee.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 413.042 & 426.415

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 426.415

History

Reverted to MHS 5-2014, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-14
MHS 27-2016(Temp), f. & cert. ef. 12-29-16 thru 6-26-17
MHS 5-2014, f. & cert. ef. 2-3-14
MHS 8-2013(Temp), f. 8-8-13, cert. ef. 8-9-13 thru 2-5-14