(2) The department is responsible for the delivery and administration of programs and services relating to:
(a) Children and families, including but not limited to child protective services, foster care, residential care for children and adoption services;
(b) Elderly persons and persons with disabilities, including but not limited to social, health and protective services and promotion of hiring of otherwise qualified persons who are certifiably disabled;
(c) Persons who, as a result of the person’s or the person’s family’s economic, social or health condition, require financial assistance or other social services;
(d) Developmental disabilities;
(e) Vocational rehabilitation for individuals with disabilities;
(f) Licensing and regulation of individuals, facilities, institutions and programs providing health and human services and long term care services delegated to the department by or in accordance with the provisions of state and federal law;
(g) Services provided in long term care facilities, home-based and community-based care settings and residential facilities to individuals with physical disabilities or developmental disabilities and to seniors who receive residential facility care; and
(h) All other human service programs and functions delegated to the department by or in accordance with the provisions of state and federal law.
(3) The department shall be the recipient of all federal funds paid or to be paid to the state to enable the state to provide the programs and services assigned to the department except for Medicaid funds that are granted to the Oregon Health Authority.
(4)(a) All personnel of the department, including those engaged in the administration of vocational rehabilitation programs, public assistance programs, medical assistance programs and services to families or children in compliance with the federal Social Security laws, shall be subject to the merit system prescribed in the State Personnel Relations Law. For purposes of the State Personnel Relations Law, the department is the appointing authority of all employees in the department.
(b) The Director of Human Services, in conformity with the State Personnel Relations Law, may appoint and employ such personnel as may be necessary for the department, and may appoint and fix the compensation of all assistants and employees of the department.
(c) The director may authorize reimbursement of such expenses as are approved by the department and incurred by assistants and employees of the department, and by volunteers or other persons not employed by the department, in carrying out duties assigned or authorized by the department.
(5) The director may designate employees to be custodians of records within any of the organizational units of the department, and persons so designated shall have the duties and powers of custodians of public records as prescribed by law. Such designation shall be in writing and notice thereof shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State, with the director and in the organizational unit to which the authorization applies. [Formerly 184.750; 1993 c.344 §1; 1999 c.421 §1; 2001 c.900 §5; 2007 c.70 §161; 2009 c.595 §240; 2011 c.720 §79; 2013 c.688 §29]
Structure 2021 Oregon Revised Statutes
Volume : 11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services
Chapter 409 - Department of Human Services
Section 409.010 - Department of Human Services; duties; personnel.
Section 409.025 - Definitions for 409.025 and 409.027.
Section 409.027 - Abuse and neglect reports; rules.
Section 409.040 - Federal law supersedes state law.
Section 409.060 - Department of Human Services Account.
Section 409.065 - Department of Human Services Donated Fund Account.
Section 409.070 - Department of Human Services Special Checking Account; petty cash fund.
Section 409.075 - Volunteer Emergency Services Fund.
Section 409.100 - Director; appointment; confirmation; salary and expenses.
Section 409.110 - Authority of director; grants.
Section 409.120 - Delegation of authority of director.
Section 409.130 - Deputy director; assistant directors.
Section 409.140 - Assistant director as appointing authority; assignment of employees by director.
Section 409.160 - Information from personnel within department.
Section 409.161 - Report to Legislative Assembly on staffing and workload.
Section 409.162 - Identifying and implementing workload efficiencies.
Section 409.185 - Standards and procedures for child protective services.
Section 409.192 - Policy on internal review of department decisions.
Section 409.194 - Establishment of review process; sensitive review committee; rules.
Section 409.230 - Disclosure of information in department reports and other materials; immunities.
Section 409.250 - Revolving fund.
Section 409.260 - Services to Children and Families Account.
Section 409.270 - Definitions for ORS 409.273 to 409.285.
Section 409.273 - Funding of sexual assault crisis centers and crisis lines; rulemaking.
Section 409.279 - Application for grants; notification of final action on application.
Section 409.285 - Sexual Assault Victims Fund.
Section 409.290 - Definitions for ORS 409.290 to 409.300.
Section 409.292 - Funding of programs relating to family, domestic and teen dating violence; rules.
Section 409.296 - Application for grants; notification of final action on application.
Section 409.300 - Domestic Violence Fund.
Section 409.450 - Definitions for ORS 409.450 to 409.478.
Section 409.454 - Legislative findings on respite care.
Section 409.458 - Oregon Lifespan Respite Care Program established in department; duties.
Section 409.462 - Community programs; criteria; administrator of program; advisory council.
Section 409.466 - Community program duties; advisory committee.
Section 409.470 - Description of respite care services.
Section 409.478 - Use of funds appropriated to program.
Section 409.720 - Emergency planning; rules.
Section 409.742 - Disclosure of information pertaining to cremated or reduced remains.
Section 409.800 - Definitions.
Section 409.801 - Long term care facility assessment.
Section 409.802 - Rate of assessment; refund of overage.
Section 409.803 - Oregon Veterans’ Home exempt from assessment.
Section 409.804 - Assessment subject to use of specified reimbursement methodology.
Section 409.805 - Requirement to maintain records; audits.
Section 409.810 - Claim for refund; right to hearing.
Section 409.815 - Long Term Care Facility Quality Assurance Fund established.
Section 409.816 - Assessments to be deposited to Long Term Care Quality Assurance Fund.