(1) The Director of Human Services shall delegate to any county board of commissioners which requests any of the authority, responsibilities and functions of the director under ORS 446.310, 446.320, 446.330 to 446.340, 446.345, 446.350 and 446.990 if the director determines that the county is able to carry out the rules of the Department of Human Services relating to fee collection, inspections, enforcement and issuance and revocation of permits and licenses in compliance with standards for enforcement by the counties and monitoring by the department. Such standards shall be established by the department in consultation with the appropriate county officials and in accordance with ORS 431.345. The department shall review and monitor each county’s performance under this subsection. In accordance with ORS chapter 183, the director may suspend or rescind a delegation under this subsection. If it is determined that a county is not carrying out such rules or the delegation is suspended, the unexpended portion of the fees collected under subsection (2) of this section shall be available to the department for carrying out the authority, responsibility and functions under this section.
(2) The county may determine the amount of, and retain, any fee for any function undertaken pursuant to subsection (1) of this section. The amount of the fees shall not exceed the costs of administering the inspection program. The county, quarterly, shall remit 15 percent of an amount equal to the state licensing fee or 15 percent of the county license fee whichever is less, to the department for consultation service and maintenance of the statewide program.
(3) In any action, suit or proceeding arising out of county administration of functions pursuant to subsection (1) of this section and involving the validity of a rule adopted by the department, the department shall be made a party to the action, suit or proceeding. [1973 c.560 §21a; 1975 c.790 §1; 1975 c.793 §14; 1983 c.250 §1; 1983 c.370 §3; 1983 c.707 §20]
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