If the Department of Corrections or the Oregon Health Authority determines that collection of the amount payable under ORS § 179.610 to 179.770 for the cost of care of a person would be detrimental to the best interests of the person or the agency, the agency may waive the collection of part or all of the amount otherwise payable. [1959 c.652 16,17,18; 1961 c.501 § 3; 1973 c.546 § 10; 1973 c.806 § 7a; 1989 c.348 § 9; 2001 c.487 § 9; 2009 c.595 § 155; 2013 c.36 § 65]