Oregon Statutes 432.450 – Grant program for issuance of certified copy of record of live birth to individual who is homeless; rules
(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall establish a grant program for the purpose of allowing an individual who is homeless to obtain a certified copy of the individual’s record of live birth at a reduced rate or free of charge.
Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 432.450
- Certified copy: means the document, in either paper or electronic format, issued by the State Registrar of the Center for Health Statistics and containing all or a part of the information contained on the original vital record, and which, when issued by the state registrar, has the full force and effect of the original vital record. See Oregon Statutes 432.005
- Live birth: means the complete expulsion or extraction from its mother of a product of human conception, irrespective of the duration of pregnancy, that, after such expulsion or extraction, breathes or shows any other evidence of life such as beating of the heart, pulsation of the umbilical cord or definite movement of voluntary muscles, whether or not the umbilical cord has been cut or the placenta is attached. See Oregon Statutes 432.005
- Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
- Record: means a report that has been registered by the state registrar. See Oregon Statutes 432.005
- Report: means a document, whether in paper or electronic format, containing information related to a vital event submitted by a person required to submit the information to the state registrar for the purpose of registering a vital event. See Oregon Statutes 432.005
- State: includes a state or territory of the United States, the District of Columbia and New York City. See Oregon Statutes 432.005
(2) In administering the program, the authority:
(a) Shall award grants to state, regional and local agencies and organizations listed in ORS § 458.528 for the purpose specified in subsection (1) of this section;
(b) Shall develop criteria for receiving a grant under this section and processes for applying for a grant under this section;
(c) May require recipients of a grant to report to the authority on the use of grant funds; and
(d) Shall adopt by rule a definition for the term ‘individual who is homeless’ that gives the term the same meaning as provided in 42 U.S.C. § 11302 for the terms ‘homeless,’ ‘homeless individual’ and ‘homeless person.’ [2017 c.540 § 2]