Requirements in Oregon Administrative Rules (OARs)
These rules apply to programs that provide intensive psychiatric services ("Intensive Treatment Services" or ITS) to children and adolescents. These include:
- 24-hour residential psychiatric care,
- Psychiatric day treatment services,
- Secure Children’s Inpatient Treatment Programs (SCIP),
- Secure Adolescent Inpatient Treatment Programs (SAIP) and
- Sub-acute psychiatric treatment programs.
Programs must meet current OARs to become a certified ITS program. ITS certification is up to three years.
Certified ITS programs must apply to the division to get a Children's Emergency Safety Internvention Specialist (CESIS) license for Qualified Mental Health Professionals who will order, monitor and evaluate the use of seclusion and personal restraint for the program.
OHA does not issue CESIS licenses for licensed professionals such as Licensed Clinical Social Workers, registered nurses, psychologists, Licensed Professional Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists or physicians.
Contacts
The Division partners with the Oregon Department of Human Services regarding program concerns, complaints, site reviews and critical incidents.
For more information about ITS certification or CESIS licensure, please contact: