ORS 410.855 Agencies that provide direct support services

As used in this section:

“Assessed hours” means the number of hours of direct support services that the Department of Human Services determines is needed by an individual in a month.

“Client” means an individual who enrolls with an agency that provides direct support services to the individual.

An agency that employs staff to provide direct support services may not:

Offer bonus prizes or other forms of consideration to a potential client in exchange for the client enrolling with the agency;

Offer bonus payments, prizes, wage enhancements or other forms of consideration to direct support staff in exchange for the direct support staff agreeing to work for the agency;

Require a client to commit the majority of the client’s assessed hours to the agency as a condition of enrollment;

Limit services only to individuals who agree to bring the individual’s direct support staff to the agency;

Require direct support staff, as a condition of employment with the agency, to bring to the agency the individuals to whom the direct support staff provide services;

Enroll only clients who receive direct support services exclusively from family members or close associates of the client; or

Facilitate financial exploitation by engaging in targeted communications that encourage a health care provider to steer a client to the agency.

It is solely the choice of an individual to select an agency to provide direct support services.