Oregon Statutes 427.105 – Diagnostic evaluations; contents; purpose; rules
(1) Pursuant to rules of the Department of Human Services, a diagnostic evaluation conducted to determine eligibility for developmental disability services may include, but is not limited to, the following:
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 427.105
- Adaptive behavior: means the effectiveness or degree with which an individual meets the standards of personal independence and social responsibility expected for age and cultural group. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Developmental disability: means autism, cerebral palsy, epilepsy or other condition diagnosed by a qualified professional that:
(a) Originates before an individual is 22 years of age and is expected to continue indefinitely;
(b) Results in a significant impairment in adaptive behavior as measured by a qualified professional;
(c) Is not attributed primarily to other conditions including, but not limited to, a mental or emotional disorder, sensory impairment, substance abuse, personality disorder, learning disability or attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; and
(d) Requires supports similar to those required by an individual with an intellectual disability. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
- Facility: means a group home, activity center, community mental health clinic or other facility or program that the Department of Human Services approves to provide necessary services to persons with intellectual disabilities or other developmental disabilities. See Oregon Statutes 427.005
- 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
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- 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
(a) A social history;
(b) A psychological evaluation, including an appropriate individual test of intellectual capacity, an academic achievement test, a social development assessment and an adaptive behavior assessment; and
(c) A medical evaluation including, if practicable, prenatal, natal, early postnatal and other past and family history.
(2) The diagnostic evaluation shall also attempt to determine the existence of a developmental disability, such as an intellectual disability, epilepsy, cerebral palsy or autism, and specific learning disorders and to outline the most appropriate services for the treatment and training of the person, whether those services are immediately available or not.
(3) A facility approved by the department to conduct diagnostic evaluations may contract with qualified persons to perform components of the evaluation. [1979 c.683 § 14; 2013 c.36 § 6]
[1953 c.631 § 2; 1965 c.339 § 22; 1969 c.53 § 1; repealed by 1979 c.683 § 37]
(Rights of Persons Receiving Services)
