The following limitations on liability and circumstances are applicable to situations within this chapter and ORS 430.397 to 430.401:
(1) None of the following shall in any way be held criminally or civilly liable for the making of the notification under ORS 426.070, provided the person acts in good faith, on probable cause and without malice:
(a) The community mental health and developmental disabilities program director or designee of the director.
(b) The two petitioning persons.
(c) The county health officer.
(d) Any magistrate.
(e) Any peace officer or parole and probation officer.
(f) Any physician attending the allegedly mentally ill person.
(g) The physician attached to a hospital or institution wherein the allegedly mentally ill person is a patient.
(2) The person conducting the investigation under ORS 426.070 and 426.074 shall not be held criminally or civilly liable for conducting the investigation, provided the investigator acts in good faith, on probable cause and without malice.
(3) The person representing the state’s interest under ORS 426.100 shall not be held criminally or civilly liable for performing responsibilities under ORS 426.100 as long as the person acts in good faith and without malice.
(4) No person appointed under ORS 426.110 to conduct an examination under ORS 426.120 shall be held criminally or civilly liable for actions pursuant to ORS 426.120 if the examiner acts in good faith and without malice.
(5) No physician, hospital or judge shall be held criminally or civilly liable for actions pursuant to ORS 426.228, 426.231, 426.232, 426.234 or 426.235 if the physician, hospital or judge acts in good faith, on probable cause and without malice.
(6) No peace officer, person authorized under ORS 426.233, community mental health director or designee, hospital or other facility, physician or judge shall in any way be held criminally or civilly liable for actions pursuant to ORS 426.228 to 426.235 if the individual or facility acts in good faith, on probable cause and without malice.
(7) Any guardian, relative or friend of a mentally ill person who assumes responsibility for the mentally ill person under a conditional release under ORS 426.125 shall not be liable for any damages that are sustained by any person on account of the misconduct of the mentally ill person while on conditional release if the guardian, relative or friend acts in good faith and without malice.
(8) The persons designated in this subsection shall not be liable for damages that are sustained by any person or property on account of the misconduct of a mentally ill person while the mentally ill person is on outpatient commitment under ORS 426.127 if the designated person acts without willful and wanton neglect of duty. This subsection is applicable to all of the following:
(a) The community mental health and developmental disabilities program director and the designee of the director for the county in which the committed person resides.
(b) The superintendent or director of any staff of any facility where the mentally ill person receives treatment during the outpatient commitment.
(c) The Director of Human Services.
(d) The physician and the facility granting an outpatient commitment to a patient.
(9) For trial visits granted under ORS 426.273 and 426.275:
(a) None of the following shall be liable for a patient’s expenses while on trial visit:
(A) The physician and the facility granting a trial visit to a patient;
(B) The superintendent or director of the facility granting a trial visit;
(C) The Director of Human Services; and
(D) The chief medical officer of the facility.
(b) The following persons shall not be liable for damages that are sustained by any person on account of the misconduct of such patient while on trial visit if the person acts without willful and wanton neglect of duty:
(A) The community mental health and developmental disabilities program director for the county in which the person resides;
(B) The superintendent, director or chief medical officer of any facility granting a trial visit to a patient;
(C) The physician responsible for the patient’s trial visit;
(D) The Director of Human Services; or
(E) The employees and agents of persons listed in this paragraph. [Formerly 426.280; 2005 c.264 §21]
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