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Or. Rev. Stat. § 179.321 (2026)

Responsibility to supervise state institutions

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      179.321 Responsibility to supervise state institutions. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall operate, control, manage and supervise the Oregon State Hospital campuses.

      (2) The Department of Corrections shall operate, control, manage and supervise those institutions defined as Department of Corrections institutions in ORS 421.005. [1965 c.616 §79 (enacted in lieu of 179.320); 1969 c.597 §38; 1971 c.212 §5; 1971 c.301 §16; 1971 c.401 §82; 1983 c.505 §12; 1983 c.740 §43; 1987 c.320 §118; 2001 c.900 §35; 2007 c.14 §4; 2009 c.595 §130; 2013 c.36 §38; 2015 c.318 §10]

 

      179.323 [1967 c.346 §§1,2; repealed by 1969 c.199 §59]

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2022 · leading case: State v. Zamora-Skaar, 480 P.3d 1034 (Or. Ct. App. 2020).
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State v. Zamora-Skaar, 480 P.3d 1034 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “2 OHA “operate[s], control[s], manage[s,] and supervise[s] the [OSH] cam- puses,” ORS 179.321(1), and defendant moved to hold both OSH and OHA in con- tempt.”
Harmon v. State of Oregon, 514 P.3d 1131 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “ORS 179.321(1). It is used by the state “for the care and treatment of persons with mental illness.”
Adams v. Pub. Employees Ret. Bd., 42 P.3d 911 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “) ORS 179.321(1) charges the Department of Human Services with the operation, control, management and supervision of OSH, as well as other facilities.”
Smith v. Dep't of Corr., 369 P.3d 1213 (Or. Ct. App. 2016). “See also ORS 179.321. Consequently, a “superintendent” under ORS 179.”
Shobe v. Oregon Women's Corr. Ctr., 560 P.2d 676 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 4× “479 1 limits the persons authorized to transfer an inmate to hospitals to executive officers of institutions listed in ORS 179.321 2 and OWCC was not expressly included in ORS 179.”
Salem Hosp. v. Marion Cnty., 766 P.2d 376 (Or. 1988). “010(5); ORS 179.321(2); ORS 421.005(2). While Lawrence was subject to Division’s “control” and, initially, he was held in County’s jail for Division under ORS 144.”
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dep't v. Rankin, 566 P.2d 1209 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). · cites it 2× “Oregon State Hospital *243 Furthermore, we do not perceive from the legislative history an intent on the part of the legislature to exempt parents from financial responsibility for mentally deficient children in foster homes.”
State ex rel. Juv. Dep't v. Mathis, 537 P.2d 148 (Or. Ct. App. 1975). “473, to any other institution listed in ORS 179.321 [does not include juvenile training schools].”
In Re Mathis, 537 P.2d 148 (Or. Ct. App. 1975). “473, to any other institution listed in ORS 179.321 [does not include juvenile training schools].”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 179.321(1) — 4 cases
State v. Zamora-Skaar, 480 P.3d 1034 (Or. Ct. App. 2020). “2 OHA “operate[s], control[s], manage[s,] and supervise[s] the [OSH] cam- puses,” ORS 179.321(1), and defendant moved to hold both OSH and OHA in con- tempt.”
Harmon v. State of Oregon, 514 P.3d 1131 (Or. Ct. App. 2022). “ORS 179.321(1). It is used by the state “for the care and treatment of persons with mental illness.”
Adams v. Pub. Employees Ret. Bd., 42 P.3d 911 (Or. Ct. App. 2002). “) ORS 179.321(1) charges the Department of Human Services with the operation, control, management and supervision of OSH, as well as other facilities.”
State Ex Rel. Juv. Dep't v. Rankin, 566 P.2d 1209 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). “Oregon State Hospital *243 Furthermore, we do not perceive from the legislative history an intent on the part of the legislature to exempt parents from financial responsibility for mentally deficient children in foster homes.”
— Or. Rev. Stat. § 179.321(2) — 2 cases
Salem Hosp. v. Marion Cnty., 766 P.2d 376 (Or. 1988). “010(5); ORS 179.321(2); ORS 421.005(2). While Lawrence was subject to Division’s “control” and, initially, he was held in County’s jail for Division under ORS 144.”
Shobe v. Oregon Women's Corr. Ctr., 560 P.2d 676 (Or. Ct. App. 1977). “479 1 limits the persons authorized to transfer an inmate to hospitals to executive officers of institutions listed in ORS 179.321 2 and OWCC was not expressly included in ORS 179.”
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