Oregon Statutes 427.275 – Fees of persons appointed by court to perform diagnostic evaluations; payment by counties; witnesses; fees; costs
(1) Any physician, naturopathic physician or psychologist employed by the court to make a diagnostic evaluation of a person alleged to have an intellectual disability and to be in need of commitment for residential care, treatment and training, shall be allowed a fee as the court in its discretion determines reasonable for the evaluation. The costs of the evaluation shall be paid by the county of residence of the person or, if the person has no residence within the state, by the county in which the person is taken into custody. The county shall not be held responsible for the costs of prior examinations or tests reported to the court, or of diagnostic evaluations performed or arranged by the community developmental disabilities program or Department of Human Services.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 427.275
- Intellectual disability: means an intelligence quotient of 70 or below as measured by a qualified professional and existing concurrently with significant impairment in adaptive behavior, that is manifested before the individual is 18 years of age. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
- Naturopathic physician: has the meaning given the term in ORS § 685. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Physician: means a person licensed by the Oregon Medical Board to practice medicine and surgery. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Treatment: means the provision of specific physical, mental, social interventions and therapies that halt, control or reverse processes that cause, aggravate or complicate malfunctions or dysfunctions. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
(2) Witnesses subpoenaed to give testimony shall receive the same fees as are paid in criminal cases and are subject to compulsory attendance in the same manner as provided in ORS § 136.567 to 136.603. The attendance of out-of-state witnesses may be secured in the same manner as provided in ORS § 136.623 to 136.637. The party who subpoenas the witness or requests the court to subpoena the witness is responsible for payment of the cost of the subpoena and payment for the attendance of the witness at a hearing. When the witness has been subpoenaed on behalf of a person who is represented by appointed counsel, the fees and costs allowed for that witness shall be paid pursuant to ORS § 135.055. [1979 c.683 § 31; 1987 c.606 § 10; 2001 c.962 § 72; 2009 c.595 § 445; 2011 c.658 § 18; 2017 c.356 § 53]