(1) Screening services provided by an entity funded under ORS 430.389(2) must be provided by a Peer Support Specialist, Certified Recovery Mentor, Peer Wellness Specialist, or other addiction professional acting within their scope of practice to determine whether an individual needs a comprehensive behavioral health needs assessment or referrals to additional services and supports. A screening must at a minimum cover the following:
- (a) Acute care needs;
- (b) Treatment for substance use disorders and co-existing health problems;
- (c) Personal safety;
- (d) Harm reduction;
- (e) Addiction Peer supports;
- (f) Housing;
- (g) Employment and training;
- (h) Childcare;
- (i) Food and other basic living needs; and
- (j) The need for, and provision of, mobile or virtual outreach services.
- (2) Screening services must be provided with 48 hours of initial client contact.
(3) Once screening is completed, an individual must be provided, at a minimum, with:
- (a) Referrals to all requested and appropriate services.
- (b) Supportive services if the individual is waiting for services that are not readily available.
- (4) If, after the completion of a screening, an individual indicates a desire to address some or all of the identified needs, a case manager must work with the individual to design an individual intervention plan. The plan must address all of the individual’s needs identified in the screening.
Statutory/Other Authority
ORS 430.389, 430.390, ORS 430.383 & SB 610 (2025)
Statutes/Other Implemented
ORS 430.383, 430.389, 430.390 & 430.392
History
DTRS 1-2025, amend filed 12/25/2025, effective 01/01/2026
DTRS 3-2024, adopt filed 10/22/2024, effective 11/01/2024
DTRS 1-2024, temporary adopt filed 05/30/2024, effective 06/01/2024 through 11/27/2024