1. (1) The Crisis Stabilization Center must maintain a personnel record for each employee which must include at a minimum the following:

   1. (a) Documentation of pre-employment screening including, but not limited to, application, interview, and reference checks;
   2. (b) All program staff having contact with an individual must have a documented current approved background check in accordance with OAR 943-007-0001 through 943-007-0501 prior to working alone with residents. All program staff must have a preliminary background check prior to working with residents under supervision of qualified staff. The provider must maintain documentation of current approved or preliminary background checks for each applicable staff person.
   3. (c) Documentation that all employees satisfy position qualifications, including required licensure as applicable;
   4. (d) If the employee has a health-care related license or certificate from Oregon or any other state, evidence that the license is current and the individual has not been the subject of any action that would prevent the individual from providing services in the Crisis Stabilization Center;
   5. (e) Current position description signed by the employee; and
   6. (f) Evidence of orientation, training, competency evaluations, and ongoing education.
   7. (g) Signed current approved background check authorizations for the Applicant, each owner with five percent or more incident of ownership, and the Program Director.
2. (2) Personnel records must be safely and securely stored and readily available.
3. (3) Personnel records must be maintained for a minimum of seven years from end of employment.

4. (4) The provider or owner of a Crisis Stabilization Center (CSC) must develop and implement a written safety policy or plan designed for the physical safety of individuals working within a CSC. Every staff member must be trained in safety procedures prior to beginning their first regular shift.

   1. (a) The safety plan must cover such emergencies as natural disasters, fires, explosions, active shooters, accidents, earthquakes, infectious disease outbreaks, loss of utilities, hazardous air quality, floods, and extreme weather events, etc. The plan must be immediately available at all times to the CSC staff, updated annually, and should include:

      1. (A) Emergency instructions for employees (Staff members);
      2. (B) The telephone numbers of the local fire department, police department, the poison control center, and other people to be contacted in an emergencies; and
      3. (C) Instructions for the evacuation of staff and clients in the event of an emergency.
   2. (b) The provider or owner must place diagrams of the CSC evacuation egress routes, along the evacuation egress routes.

Statutory/Other Authority

ORS 183.310 -183.750, 179.040, 413.042, 413.032 - 413.033, 428.205 - 428.270, 430.624, 430.626 - 430.630, 430.640, 430.870, HB 2417 (2021) & 743A.168

Statutes/Other Implemented

ORS 183.310 - 183.750, 426.500, 428.205 - 428.270, 430.010, 430.021, 430.205 - 430.210, 430.254, 430.335, 430.620, 430.626 - 430.630, 430.637 & 414.665

History

BHS 15-2026, temporary adopt filed 06/04/2026, effective 06/05/2026 through 09/15/2026
BHS 2-2026, temporary adopt filed 03/20/2026, effective 03/20/2026 through 09/15/2026