This rule establishes privacy rights for patients at the Oregon State Hospital, requiring humane physical environments with adequate privacy for resting, sleeping, dressing, bathing, and toileting. Facilities must provide shower curtains in all showers and bathrooms, though individual sleeping quarters are not mandated. Privacy rights may only be limited by a written order from a licensed OSH provider based on documented clinical needs.
View official sourceOregon Health Authority Health Systems Division: Behavioral Health Services - Chapter 309 Division 116 PATIENT RIGHTS 309-116-0200 Oregon State Hospital Patients Privacy Rights Patients of the Oregon State Hospital have the right to a humane physical environment that provides adequate privacy for each patient. Each patient shall be provided living quarters that afford reasonable privacy and security in resting, sleeping, dressing, bathing, personal hygiene, and toileting. For example, all showers and bathrooms in patient rooms shall have shower curtains. These provisions may not be interpreted as requiring individual sleeping quarters or to relieve hospital staff from obligations to perform safety checks. These rights may be limited only by an order written by an OSH License Provider in the State of Oregon based upon a patient’s clinical needs as documented in the patient’s records. [ED. NOTE: To view attachments referenced in rule text, click here to view rule.] Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 413.042, 426.072 & 179.040 Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 426.010, 426.072 & 426.385 History: BHS 19-2018, adopt filed 08/06/2018, effective 08/07/2018 MHS 3-2018, temporary adopt filed 02/27/2018, effective 02/27/2018 through 08/25/2018