69th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--1997 Regular Session

NOTE:  Matter within  { +  braces and plus signs + } in an
amended section is new. Matter within  { -  braces and minus
signs - } is existing law to be omitted. New sections are within
 { +  braces and plus signs + } .

LC 4224-1

                           A-Engrossed

                        Senate Bill 1129
                  Ordered by the Senate May 15
            Including Senate Amendments dated May 15

Sponsored by Senator BROWN (at the request of Governor's Task
  Force on Youth Suicide Prevention)


                             SUMMARY

The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure.

    { - Directs State Board of Education to develop standards for
suicide prevention policies and curricula. Requires youth suicide
risk survey to be conducted. - }
  Creates Youth Suicide Prevention Coordinator.
 { - Appropriates money from General Fund to coordinator for
purpose of establishing suicide hotline for youth. - }
    { - Directs multidisciplinary teams to investigate fatalities
caused by suicide. Modifies hospital suicide report form. - }
   { +  Transfers responsibility to form interdisciplinary team
to review child abuse fatalities and suicides to Health Division.
Directs team to provide recommendations to local
multidisciplinary teams in development of protocols. + }
  Appropriates money from General Fund to Health Division of
Department of Human Resources for suicide reports { +  and for
coordinator + }.

                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to suicide; creating new provisions; amending ORS
  418.748 and 418.753; and appropriating money.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1.  { + There is established a Youth Suicide Prevention
Coordinator within the Health Division. The coordinator shall:
  (1) Facilitate the development of a statewide strategic plan to
address youth suicide;
  (2) Improve outreach to special populations of youth that are
at risk for suicide; and
  (3) Provide technical assistance to state and local partners
and coordinate interagency efforts to establish prevention and
intervention strategies. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + There is appropriated to the Health Division,
for the biennium beginning July 1, 1997, out of the General Fund,
the sum of $_____ for the purposes of the Youth Suicide
Prevention Coordinator and for the purposes of the reports
required by ORS 441.755. + }
  SECTION 3. ORS 418.748 is amended to read:
  418.748. (1) The   { - Children's Services Division - }  { +
Health Division + } shall form a statewide interdisciplinary team
to meet twice a year to review child fatality cases where child
abuse  { + or suicide + } is suspected, identify trends, make
recommendations and take actions involving statewide issues.
  (2) The statewide interdisciplinary team may recommend specific
cases to a local multidisciplinary team for its review under ORS
418.747.
   { +  (3) The statewide interdisciplinary team shall provide
recommendations to local multidisciplinary teams in the
development of protocols. The recommendations shall address
investigation, training, case selection and fatality review of
child deaths, including but not limited to child abuse and youth
suicide cases. + }
  SECTION 4. ORS 418.753 is amended to read:
  418.753. The State Technical Assistance Team for child
fatalities is established in the Health Division of the
Department of Human Resources. The purpose of the State Technical
Assistance Team is to provide staff support for the statewide
team on child abuse { +  or suicide + }, as described in ORS
418.748, and, upon request, to provide technical assistance to
local multidisciplinary teams, as described in ORS 418.747. The
duties of the State Technical Assistance Team shall include but
are not limited to:
  (1) Designing, implementing and maintaining an information
management system for child fatalities;
  (2) Providing training assistance and support for identified
individuals on local multidisciplinary teams in accurate data
collection and input;
  (3) Compiling and analyzing data on child fatalities;
  (4) Using data concerning child deaths to identify strategies
for the prevention of child fatalities and serving as a resource
center to promote the use of the strategies at the local level;
and
  (5) Upon request of a local multidisciplinary team, providing
technical assistance and consultation services on a variety of
issues related to child fatalities including interagency
agreements, team building, case review and prevention strategies.
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