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Current as of January 01, 2023 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(1) Any public or private official who has reasonable cause to believe that any adult with whom the official comes in contact while acting in an official capacity, has suffered abuse, or that any person with whom the official comes in contact while acting in an official capacity has abused an adult shall report or cause a report to be made in the manner required in ORS 430.743.
(2) Nothing contained in ORS 40.225 to 40.295 affects the duty to report imposed by subsections (1) and (2) of this section, except that a psychiatrist, psychologist, member of the clergy or attorney shall not be required to report such information communicated by a person if the communication is privileged under ORS 40.225 to 40.295.
(3) An adult who in good faith is voluntarily under treatment solely by spiritual means through prayer in accordance with the tenets and practices of a recognized church or religious denomination by a duly accredited practitioner thereof shall for this reason alone not be considered subjected to abuse under ORS 430.735 to 430.765.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Oregon Revised Statutes Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities; Alcohol and Drug Treatment § 430.765 - last updated January 01, 2023 | https://codes.findlaw.com/or/title-35-mental-health-and-developmental-disabilities-alcohol-and-drug-treatment/or-rev-st-sect-430-765/
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