Oregon Statutes - Chapter 179 - Administration of State Institutions - Section 179.490 - Authorization and payment of cost of emergency and necessary operations.

In the case of a necessary or emergency operation, requiring the services of a specialist, and where the relatives or guardians, in the judgment of the Department of Corrections or Department of Human Services, are unable to pay a part or the whole cost of the operation, either department, in its discretion, may have the operation performed, the cost of the operation to be payable from the funds of the institution concerned. [Amended by 1987 c.320 §132; 2001 c.900 §43]

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