Or. Admin. R. 309-091-0010 – Civilly Committed, Guardian and Health Care Representative Authorized Admission Criteria

Each non-forensic individual admitted to a state hospital must meet the following criteria:

(1) The individual must be age 18 or older;
(2) The individual must be named in a current civil commitment order, or the individual’s legal guardian or health care representative must have signed consent for admission;
(3) There must be recent documentation by a Psychiatrist, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Psychologist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, or Physician’s Assistant that the individual is experiencing Serious and Persistent Mental Illness; and
(4) The current symptoms must be of such severity that the resulting symptoms require extended placement in a 24-hour medically supervised psychiatric hospital. Severity is established by a determination of:
1. (a) The degree of dangerousness to self;
2. (b) The degree of dangerousness to others; and
3. (c) The degree of the individual’s inability to meet his or her basic health and safety needs.

ORS 413.042

ORS 179.321, 426.010, 426.020 & 426.072