Oregon Revised Statutes Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections § 410.604

(a) Establishing qualifications for home care workers, with the advice and consent of the Department of Human Services, to ensure the effective delivery of home care services by a qualified, committed, experienced and well-trained home care workforce;

(b) Conducting orientation sessions for home care workers;

(c) Establishing training requirements for home care workers, including personal support workers, as the commission deems appropriate, and providing training opportunities for home care workers and elderly persons and persons with disabilities who employ home care workers or personal support workers;

(d) Establishing the home care registry and maintaining the registry with qualified home care workers;

(e) Providing routine, emergency and respite referrals of home care workers;

(f) Entering into contracts with public and private organizations and individuals for the purpose of obtaining or developing training materials and curriculum or other services as may be needed by the commission;

(g) Establishing occupational health and safety standards for home care workers, in accordance with ORS 654.003 (3), and informing home care workers of the standards; and

(h) Working on its own, if resources are available, or cooperatively with area agencies and state and local agencies to accomplish the duties listed in paragraphs (a) to (g) of this subsection.

(2)(a) The commission shall enter into an interagency agreement with the department to contract for a department employee to serve as executive director of the commission. The executive director shall be appointed by the Director of Human Services in consultation with the Governor and subject to approval by the commission, and shall serve at the pleasure of the Director of Human Services. The commission may delegate to the executive director the authority to act on behalf of the commission to carry out its duties and responsibilities, including but not limited to:

(b) The commission shall enter into an interagency agreement with the department for carrying out any of the duties or functions of the commission, for department expenditures and for the provision of staff support by the department.

(a) Improving the quality of service delivered by home care workers;

(b) Ensuring adequate hours of service are provided to elderly persons and persons with disabilities by home care workers; and

(c) Ensuring that services, activities and purchases that are purchased by elderly persons and persons with disabilities other than home care services, including adult support services, are not compromised or diminished.