Oregon Statutes 419C.550 – Duties and authority
A person, agency or institution having legal custody of a youth or adjudicated youth has the following duties and authority:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 419C.550
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
(1) To have physical custody and control of the youth or adjudicated youth.
(2) To supply the youth or adjudicated youth with food, clothing, shelter and incidental necessaries.
(3) To provide the youth or adjudicated youth with care, education and discipline.
(4) To authorize ordinary medical, dental, psychiatric, psychological, hygienic or other remedial care and treatment for the youth or adjudicated youth, and, in an emergency when the youth or adjudicated youth’s safety appears urgently to require it, to authorize surgery or other extraordinary care.
(5) To make such reports and to supply such information to the court as the court may from time to time require.
(6) To apply for any Social Security benefits, public assistance or medical assistance, as defined in ORS § 414.025, to which the youth or adjudicated youth is otherwise entitled and to use the benefits or assistance to provide for the care of the youth or adjudicated youth.
(7) To obtain and disclose information necessary to apply for Social Security benefits, public assistance or medical assistance on behalf of the youth or adjudicated youth including the youth or adjudicated youth’s Social Security number or information that is not otherwise subject to disclosure under ORS § 411.320 or 413.175. Information obtained under this subsection may be used only for the purpose of applying for Social Security benefits, public assistance or medical assistance on behalf of the youth or adjudicated youth. [1993 c.33 § 250; 1993 c.367 § 2; 2003 c.396 § 125; 2013 c.640 § 2; 2013 c.688 § 89; 2021 c.489 § 92]
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