HB 3706
Modifies provisions regarding the use of restraint and involuntary seclusion on certain young people.
Jurisdiction
Oregon
Session
2025 Regular Session
At the request of
(at the request of System of Care Advisory Council, Department of Human Services)
Committee
Early Childhood and Human Services
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Bill overview
This bill makes changes to laws regarding the care and treatment of young people in Oregon, particularly concerning the use of restraint and involuntary seclusion. It modifies existing definitions of abuse, clarifies procedures for parental consent and admission, establishes an Oregon Institute for Youth Health Systems, and directs the System of Care Advisory Council to provide reports. The bill also includes an emergency declaration, effective upon passage, aiming to improve youth behavioral health care access and safety.
Key provisions
- Modifies definitions of ‘child abuse’ to include chemical restraint, mechanical restraint, prone restraint, and supine restraint.
- Establishes procedures for parental consent and admission for inpatient behavioral health treatment.
- Creates the Oregon Institute for Youth Health Systems.
- Directs the System of Care Advisory Council to report on implementation of the bill’s provisions.
- Prohibits the use of restraint and involuntary seclusion for discipline, punishment, or convenience.
- Requires a functional behavioral assessment and behavior intervention plan for students at risk of needing restraint or seclusion.
- Establishes standards for secure adolescent inpatient treatment programs and secure children’s inpatient treatment programs.
- Requires agencies to report incidents of injury involving restraint or seclusion.
Who is affected
- Youth (under 18 and those in care)
- Child-caring agencies
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