State Requirements (Rules and Laws)
Certification Training
Upcoming mental health investigator and examiner certification trainings are listed below.
- People seeking investigator certification must complete the investigator training.
- People seeking examiner certification must complete both investigator and examiner training.
- Additional sessions are planned for July, September and November of 2026.
If you have questions about certification and training please email civil.commitment@odhsoha.oregon.gov.
March 18-19, 2026, all day (in person at Klamath Basin Behavioral Health)
March 19, 2026, 1 to 4:30 p.m. (in person at Klamath Basin Behavioral Health)
Civil Commitment Forms
These forms are examples for reference or guidance. Community mental health programs, courts, deputies and others can use them, but this is not required. Please refer to OAR 309-033-0210 for an extensive list of helpful definitions and terms.
- Use the Search field to search for forms by name, description or process/task category
- Forms are broken into these categories: Certificate, Client Notice, Court Process, Custody, Withdrawing Hold, Ending Civil Commitment, Hold, Notice of Mental Illness, Order, Placement and Transfer, Recommitment, Report, Revocation
Consumer Forms: Translations
Declaration for Mental Health Treatment
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Contacts
For more information on civil commitment certification or training, please contact: