{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-411.119","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 411.119","heading":"Prohibition against denial of public assistance or medical assistance based on drug conviction; exception.","body":"(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) of this section, a person who is otherwise eligible to receive public assistance, including supplemental nutrition assistance, or medical assistance may not be denied assistance because the person has been convicted of a drug-related felony.\n      (2) The Department of Human Services may suspend a person’s supplemental nutrition assistance if:\n      (a) The person has been convicted of the manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance under ORS 475.752 (1)(a) to (c); and\n      (b) The person is on probation, parole or post-prison supervision and the agency supervising the person makes a recommendation to the department, pursuant to subsection (3) of this section, that the department suspend the person’s supplemental nutrition assistance.\n      (3) When making a recommendation to the department regarding the continuation or suspension of a person’s supplemental nutrition assistance, a supervising authority shall consider, at a minimum, whether there is reason to believe:\n      (a) That the person traded the person’s supplemental nutrition assistance for controlled substances; and\n      (b) That, as a result of the trading, a member of the person’s household who is a dependent of the person did not receive the supplemental nutrition assistance for which the member is eligible.\n      (4) The department shall reinstate the supplemental nutrition assistance of a person whose benefits were suspended under subsection (2) of this section if the department receives a recommendation from the supervising authority to reinstate the benefits pursuant to subsection (5) of this section.\n      (5) When making a recommendation to the department regarding the reinstatement of supplemental nutrition assistance, the supervising authority shall consider, at a minimum, the following:\n      (a) Whether members of the person’s household are also receiving supplemental nutrition assistance; and\n      (b) Whether the person is enrolled in and successfully participating in a rehabilitation program.","path":["11 - Juvenile Code, Human Services","34. Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections","Chapter 411 — Public Assistance and Medical Assistance"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:14Z","sha256":"941383c6772ac928aaf182ad4b3cd4a03f76bf7ed4cd556becc0846a56e7a933","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-411.118","next":"us-or/ors-411.120"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}