{"data":{"id":"us-or/ors-441.053","jurisdiction":"us-or","citation":"ORS 441.053","heading":"Release of patient presenting with behavioral health crisis.","body":"(1) As used in this section:\n      (a) “Behavioral health crisis” means a disruption in an individual’s mental or emotional stability or functioning resulting in an urgent need for immediate treatment to prevent a serious deterioration in the individual’s mental or physical health.\n      (b) “Lethal means counseling” means counseling strategies designed to reduce the access by a patient who is at risk for suicide to lethal means, including but not limited to firearms.\n      (c) “Suicide prevention measures” may include, but are not limited to:\n      (A) Lethal means counseling; and\n      (B) Providing information about a suicide intervention hotline.\n      (2) A hospital with an emergency department shall adopt and implement policies for the release from the hospital’s emergency department of a patient presenting with a behavioral health crisis including suicide prevention measures, if any, that must be taken. At a minimum, the policies must meet the requirements in ORS 441.054 for hospital policies regarding the discharge of a patient who is admitted for mental health treatment.","path":["12 - Public Health","36. Public Health and Safety","Chapter 441 — Health Care Facilities"],"source_url":"https://www.oregonlegislature.gov/bills_laws/ors/ors441.html","current_through":"2025 Edition","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-03T23:50:14Z","sha256":"86f496bbb11fbcfbf2399790f28a475e202bc2a32a7d5755d8e35dab7fd81be7","source_id":"us-or","stale":false,"prev":"us-or/ors-441.052","next":"us-or/ors-441.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}