Section 182.515 - Definitions for ORS 182.515 and 182.525 As used in this section and ORS 182.525:
(1) "Agency" means: (a) The Department of Corrections;(b) The Oregon Youth Authority;(c) The Youth Development Division; and(d) That part of the Oregon Health Authority that deals with mental health and addiction issues.(2) "Cost-effective" means that benefits realized over a reasonable period of time are greater than costs, as determined utilizing a cost-benefit analytical tool identified by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission.(3) "Evidence-based program" means a program that: (a) Incorporates significant and relevant practices based on scientifically based research; and(4)(a) "Program" means a treatment or intervention program or service that is intended to:(A) Reduce the propensity of a person to commit crimes;(B) Improve the mental health of a person with the result of reducing the likelihood that the person will commit a crime or need emergency mental health services; or(C) Reduce the propensity of a person who is less than 18 years of age to engage in antisocial behavior with the result of reducing the likelihood that the person will become a juvenile offender.(b) "Program" does not include:(A) An educational program or service that an agency is required to provide to meet educational requirements imposed by state law; or(B) A program that provides basic medical services.(5) "Scientifically based research" means research that obtains reliable and valid knowledge by:(a) Employing systematic, empirical methods that draw on observation or experiment;(b) Involving rigorous data analyses that are adequate to test the stated hypotheses and justify the general conclusions drawn;(c) Relying on measurements or observational methods that provide reliable and valid data across evaluators and observers, across multiple measurements and observations and across studies by the same or different investigators; and(d) Utilizing randomized controlled trials when possible and appropriate.Amended by 2013 Ch. 649, § 41, eff. 7/25/2013.Amended by 2013 Ch. 623, § 10, eff. 7/19/2013, op. 7/1/2013.Amended by 2012 Ch. 37, § 37, eff. 3/6/2012, op. 7/1/2012. 2003 c. 669, § 3; 2005 c. 503, § 12; 2009 c. 595, § 162 182.515 and 182.525 were enacted into law by the Legislative Assembly but were not added to or made a part of ORS chapter 182 or any series therein by legislative action. See Preface to Oregon Revised Statutes for further explanation.