to 125.691. [2014 c.117 �7; 2017 c.310 �4]

125.675 to 125.691. [2014 c.117 �7; 2017 c.310 �4]

����� 125.689 Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator Fund. (1) The Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator Fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund consists of:

����� (a) Moneys appropriated or otherwise transferred to the fund by the Legislative Assembly;

����� (b) Moneys received from federal, state or local sources;

����� (c) Amounts donated to the fund;

����� (d) Investment earnings received on moneys in the fund; and

����� (e) Other amounts deposited in the fund from any source.

����� (2) Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator for the purposes of ORS 125.675 to 125.691.

����� (3) Moneys in the fund may be invested and reinvested as provided in ORS 293.701 to 293.857.

����� (4) Moneys in the fund may be used by the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator for administrative costs and expenses of the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator in performing the duties and functions under ORS 125.675 to 125.691. [2017 c.310 �7]

����� 125.691 Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator Protected Person Trust Account. (1) The Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator Protected Person Trust Account is established in the State Treasury separate and distinct from the General Fund and the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator Fund. Moneys in the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator Protected Person Trust Account consists of moneys received on behalf of persons for whom the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator has been appointed as a guardian or conservator. All moneys in the account are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator to be used for the benefit of a person for whom the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator has been appointed as a guardian or conservator and on whose behalf the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator has received moneys.

����� (2) The Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator shall administer the trust account:

����� (a) For the benefit of persons for whom the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator has been appointed a guardian or conservator and on whose behalf the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator has received moneys; and

����� (b) In accordance with the provisions of this chapter or as ordered by the court.

����� (3) The Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator may establish subaccounts within the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator Protected Person Trust Account when the Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator determines that subaccounts are necessary or desirable. Interest earned by the account or subaccounts, if any, shall accrue to the benefit of the account or subaccounts. [2017 c.310 �8]

����� 125.693 High-risk teams; appointment; membership; duties. (1) As used in this section and ORS 125.694, �highly vulnerable adult� means a person with a disability who is:

����� (a) At least 18 years of age;

����� (b) At imminent risk of serious harm; and

����� (c) Unable to independently protect the person from the harm due to the effects of the person�s disability.

����� (2) The Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator appointed under ORS 125.678 may establish county or regional high-risk teams that may consist of, but not be limited to, the following:

����� (a) The Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator.

����� (b) The Department of Human Services or a designee of the Department of Human Services.

����� (c) The Oregon Health Authority or a designee of the Oregon Health Authority.

����� (d) Representatives of:

����� (A) Local hospitals.

����� (B) Local crisis response teams.

����� (C) Homeless services programs.

����� (D) Veterans� services programs.

����� (E) Organizations designated by the Department of Human Services as area agencies on aging.

����� (F) Any other agency or nonprofit organization that provides services to highly vulnerable adults.

����� (3) The Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator may establish a statewide high-risk team that may consist of, but not be limited to, representatives of the following:

����� (a) The Department of Human Services, including developmental disabilities programs and adult abuse prevention programs within the department.

����� (b) The Oregon Health Authority.

����� (c) The Oregon State Hospital.

����� (d) The Department of Veterans� Affairs.

����� (e) Any other statewide agency or program that has direct contact with highly vulnerable adults or that provides services addressing serious safety concerns of highly vulnerable adults.

����� (4) The Oregon Public Guardian and Conservator may delegate the responsibility to develop a high-risk team under this section to a designee or administrator who is or will be a member of the high-risk team pursuant to a written agreement.

����� (5) A high-risk team shall discuss situations where highly vulnerable adults are at risk of harm, or are currently experiencing harm, and identify the available options for addressing the safety risk, focusing on the least restrictive alternatives.

����� (6) Each high-risk team shall develop a written protocol establishing the purpose of the team, potential membership within each community and confidentiality procedures consistent with ORS 125.694. [2019 c.96 �1]

����� Note: 125.693 and 125.694 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 125 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.

����� 125.694 Confidentiality. (1) As used in this section, �personal representative� and �protected health information� have the meanings given those terms in ORS 192.556.

����� (2) All information and records acquired by a high-risk team established under ORS