(1) The Department of Human Services shall develop by rule procedures for the use of psychotropic medications for children placed in foster care by the department.
(2) The procedures shall include but not be limited to:
(a) Required notice by the foster parent to the department within one working day after receiving a new prescription of the psychotropic medication.
(b) Required timely notice by the department to the child’s parent and the parent’s legal representative, if any, and the child’s legal representative or the court appointed special advocate containing the following information:
(A) The prescribed psychotropic medication;
(B) The amount of the dosage;
(C) The dosage recommended by the manufacturer or the United States Food and Drug Administration;
(D) The reason for the medication;
(E) The efficacy of the medication; and
(F) The side effects of the medication.
(c) Specified follow-up and monitoring by the department of a child taking psychotropic medication.
(3) Any parent, legal representative of the parent, legal representative of the child or court appointed special advocate may petition the juvenile court for a hearing if the parent, the representative of the parent, if any, the legal representative of the child or the advocate objects to the use of or the prescribed dosage of the psychotropic medication. The court may order an independent evaluation of the need for or the prescribed dosage of the medication. The court may order that administration of the medication be discontinued or the prescribed dosage be modified upon a showing that either the prescribed medication or the dosage, or both, are inappropriate.
(4) As used in this section, “psychotropic medication” means medication the prescribed intent of which is to affect or alter thought processes, mood or behavior, including but not limited to antipsychotic, antidepressant and anxiolytic medication and behavior medications. The classification of a medication depends upon its stated, intended effect when prescribed because it may have many different effects. [1993 c.361 §1]
Note: 418.517 was enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but was not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 418 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.
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