Oregon Statutes 278.315 – Liability insurance for county or private community care providers
(1) The Oregon Health Authority may provide tort liability coverage through the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to any county or private community care provider that has contracted with the authority to provide supervision, care, treatment or training of persons under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board under ORS § 161.315 to 161.351. Counties or private community care providers, and the officers and employees of those counties and providers acting within the scope of their employment, may be covered to the extent that any tort claim arises out of the provision of supervision, care, treatment or training of persons pursuant to the terms of the contract. Tort liability coverage under this section must be in writing, and may be part of the contract between the authority and the county or private community care provider. The coverage provided under this section shall be self-insurance by the State of Oregon to the limits contained in ORS § 30.260 to 30.300.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 278.315
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Department: means the Oregon Department of Administrative Services. See Oregon Statutes 278.005
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Tort: A civil wrong or breach of a duty to another person, as outlined by law. A very common tort is negligent operation of a motor vehicle that results in property damage and personal injury in an automobile accident.
(2) Counties or private community care providers that have contracted with the authority to provide supervision, care, treatment or training of persons under the jurisdiction of the Psychiatric Security Review Board under ORS § 161.315 to 161.351, and the officers and employees of those counties and providers, are not agents of the authority for the purposes of ORS § 30.260 to 30.300. [1993 c.43 § 1; 2009 c.595 § 197; 2011 c.708 § 27; 2017 c.442 § 26]
278.315 and 278.320 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS Chapter 278 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.