(1) A hospital or nonhospital facility and a treating physician must comply with the following when an allegedly mentally ill person is placed in custody at the hospital or nonhospital facility:
(a) By a warrant of detention under ORS 426.070;
(b) By a peace officer under ORS 426.228 or other person authorized under ORS 426.233; or
(c) By a physician under ORS 426.232.
(2) In circumstances described under subsection (1) of this section, the hospital or nonhospital facility and treating physician must comply with the following:
(a) The person shall receive the care, custody and treatment required for mental and physical health and safety;
(b) The treating physician shall report any care, custody and treatment to the court as required in ORS 426.075;
(c) All methods of treatment, including the prescription and administration of drugs, shall be the sole responsibility of the treating physician. However, the person shall not be subject to electroshock therapy or unduly hazardous treatment and shall receive usual and customary treatment in accordance with medical standards in the community;
(d) The treating physician shall be notified immediately of any use of mechanical restraints on the person. Every use of a mechanical restraint and the reasons therefor shall be made a part of the clinical record of the person over the signature of the treating physician; and
(e) The treating physician shall give the person the warning under ORS 426.123 at times the treating physician determines the person will reasonably understand the notice. This paragraph only requires the notice to be given as often as the physician determines is necessary to assure that the person is given an opportunity to be aware of the notice.
(3) The Department of Human Services shall adopt rules necessary to carry out this section, including rules regarding the content of the medical record compiled during the current period of custody. [1987 c.903 §9; 1993 c.484 §13; 1997 c.531 §1]
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