Oregon Revised Statutes Human Services; Juvenile Code; Corrections § 413.450

Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall approve continuing education opportunities relating to cultural competency.

(2) The authority shall develop a list of continuing education opportunities relating to cultural competency and make the list available to each board, as defined in ORS 676.850.

(3) The continuing education opportunities may include, but need not be limited to:

(a) Courses delivered either in person or electronically;

(b) Experiential learning such as cultural or linguistic immersion;

(d) Specially designed cultural experiences.

(4) The continuing education opportunities must teach attitudes, knowledge and skills that enable a health care professional to care effectively for patients from diverse cultures, groups and communities, including but not limited to:

(a) Applying linguistic skills to communicate effectively with patients from diverse cultures, groups and communities;

(b) Using cultural information to establish therapeutic relationships; and

(5) The authority may accept gifts, grants or contributions from any public or private source for the purpose of carrying out this section. Moneys received by the authority under this subsection shall be deposited into the Oregon Health Authority Fund established by ORS 413.101.

(6) The authority may contract with or award grant funding to a public or private entity to develop the list of or offer approved continuing education opportunities relating to cultural competency. The authority is not subject to the requirements of ORS chapters 279A, 279B and 279C with respect to contracts entered into under this subsection.

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