The Department of Human Services with funds appropriated for that purpose by the legislature, shall establish and operate a Developmental Disability Diagnosis and Evaluation Service for people with mental retardation or developmental disabilities. The Developmental Disability Diagnosis and Evaluation Service shall provide all or part of diagnostic evaluations, as defined in ORS 427.105, when complete evaluations are not available through community mental health and developmental disabilities programs, and the Developmental Disability Diagnosis and Evaluation Service shall:
(1) Provide consultation and training to community mental health and developmental disabilities programs in the development of local diagnosis and evaluation services;
(2) Develop and periodically revise department standards and procedures for diagnosis and evaluation services;
(3) Coordinate diagnostic evaluations statewide to minimize duplication of tests and examinations;
(4) Approve applications for admission to the training center;
(5) Provide necessary information to the State Training Center Review Board when a decision of the Developmental Disability Diagnosis and Evaluation Service regarding admission to the state training center is appealed by the person, the parents or legal guardian of the person;
(6) Provide consultation to appropriate agencies and individuals regarding persons evaluated; and
(7) Process and coordinate all placements of residents from the state training center. [1953 c.631 §1; 1965 c.339 §21; 1971 c.74 §1; 1979 c.683 §13; 2001 c.900 §129]
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