Chapter 822 Oregon Laws 1999

Session Law

AN ACT

HB 3630

Relating to Women, Infants and Children Program; appropriating money; and declaring an emergency.

Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:

SECTION 1. (1) The Women, Infants and Children Program is established in the Department of Human Resources. The purpose of the program is to serve as an adjunct to health care by providing nutritious food, nutrition education and counseling, health screening and referral services to pregnant and breast-feeding women and to infants and children in certain high-risk categories.

(2) The department shall adopt:

(a) Standards and procedures to guide administration of the program by the state in conformity with federal requirements and to define the rights, responsibilities and legal procedures of program vendors; and

(b) Rules necessary to implement and carry out the provisions of this section.

(3)(a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the department may assess a civil penalty against any person for violation of any rule of the department relating to the Women, Infants and Children Program. The department shall adopt by rule criteria for the amount of civil penalties to be assessed under this section.

(b) All penalties recovered under this section shall be deposited into the General Fund of the State Treasury and credited to a subaccount of the Department of Human Resources Account designated by the department. Moneys deposited are appropriated continuously to the department and shall be used only for the administration and enforcement of this section.

SECTION 2. This 1999 Act being necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health and safety, an emergency is declared to exist, and this 1999 Act takes effect on its passage.

Approved by the Governor July 21, 1999

Filed in the office of Secretary of State July 21, 1999

Effective date July 21, 1999

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