Digest: The Act makes changes to some laws about places that provide mental health treatment. (Flesch Readability Score: 77.8).
Prohibits state hospitals from providing inpatient services to individuals who are under 18 years of age.
Modifies the description of when a qualifying mental disorder is resistant to treatment for purposes of involuntary civil commitment of an extremely dangerous person.
Directs the Oregon Health Authority to designate a licensed physician to serve as the chief medical officer of a state hospital, regardless of whether the superintendent of the hospital is a licensed physician.
Requires certain evaluations to be conducted by a certified evaluator.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 426.010, 426.220, 426.650, 430.630, 426.701, 426.020, 161.362, 161.371