(2) The primary duty of the council is to develop and maintain a state system of care policy and a comprehensive, long-range plan for a coordinated state system of care that encompasses public health, health systems, child welfare, education, juvenile justice and services and supports for mental and behavioral health and people with intellectual or developmental disabilities. The plan must include, but need not be limited to, recommendations regarding:

(a) Capacity, utilization and types of state and local systems of care and services and supports;

(b) Implementation of in-home behavioral health services, crisis and transition services, therapeutic foster care, in-home family support services and the integration of those services with existing programs of residential services for individuals with behavioral health needs and intellectual developmental disabilities;

(c) Appropriate use of existing systems of care and services and supports;

(d) Whether additional services and supports are necessary to address gaps in coverage;

(e) Methods for assessing the effectiveness of systems of care and services and supports in reducing juvenile dependency or delinquency;

(f) Methods of reducing risk of future juvenile dependency or delinquency;

(g) The effective utilization of the local system of care governance structure;

(h) Guidelines for partner agency core values and guiding principles; and

(i) Guidelines that ensure cultural competence in the provision of services and supports by:

(A) Implementing uniform standards to allow local system of care teams to describe the culturally responsive services and supports available in a system of care.

(B) Providing youth and families with understandable and effective system of care services in a manner compatible with their disabilities, cultural beliefs and practices, literacy skills and language.

(C) Developing and implementing a process to review practices accepted by diverse communities.

(D) Identifying ways to continually improve culturally competent system of care services and implementing a statewide system of care that reflects culturally competent practices.

(3) Other duties of the council are to:

(a) Conduct joint studies by agreement with other state agencies, boards or commissions on any matter within the jurisdiction of the council;

(b) Provide oversight of the implementation of the services described in subsection (2)(b) of this section by the Oregon Health Authority, the Oregon Youth Authority and the Department of Human Services and to provide periodic updates on the agencies’ implementation to the Legislative Assembly;

(c) Provide recommendations to the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority and the Director of Human Services as necessary for the agencies to maintain and strengthen the systems of care;

(d) Make recommendations to the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, the Director of the Oregon Youth Authority and the Director of Human Services to reduce barriers to implementation of systems of care;

(e) Continually monitor and update the Children’s System Data Dashboard described in ORS 418.981, with a specific focus on the number of youth placed in hotels, out-of-state placements, emergency department boarding, congregate care facilities, shelter care or Oregon Youth Authority custody; and

(f) Award grants for the purpose of supporting local system of care governance and for carrying out the recommendations in the council’s plan developed under subsection (2) of this section.

(4)(a) On or before January 2 of each even-numbered year, the council shall update its plan under subsection (2) of this section and submit the plan to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to youth, and to the Governor.

(b) On or before September 15 of each year, the council shall submit a report in the manner provided in ORS 192.245, including recommendations for legislation, to an interim committee of the Legislative Assembly related to youth, and to the Governor, describing how the council is meeting its goals, the remaining barriers to access to services and supports and recommendations for legislation.

(5) The council may:

(a) Apply for and receive gifts and grants from any public or private source.

(b) Adopt rules to carry out the provisions of this section.

(6) All agencies of state government, as defined in ORS 174.111, are directed to assist the council in the performance of the duties of the council and, to the extent permitted by laws relating to confidentiality, to furnish information and advice the members of the council consider necessary to perform the duties of the council. [2019 c.616 §3]

Note: See note under 418.976.