Oregon Code § 427.105·Enacted ·Last updated March 01, 2026
Statute Text
Diagnostic evaluations; contents; purpose; rules.
(1) Pursuant to rules of the
Department of Human Services, a diagnostic evaluation conducted to determine
eligibility for developmental disability services may include, but is not
limited to, the following:
(a) A social
history;
(b) A
psychological evaluation, including an appropriate individual test of
intellectual capacity, an academic achievement test, a social development
assessment and an adaptive behavior assessment; and
(c) A medical
evaluation including, if practicable, prenatal, natal, early postnatal and
other past and family history.
(2) The
diagnostic evaluation shall also attempt to determine the existence of a
developmental disability, such as an intellectual disability, epilepsy,
cerebral palsy or autism, and specific learning disorders and to outline the
most appropriate services for the treatment and training of the person, whether
those services are immediately available or not.
(3) A facility
approved by the department to conduct diagnostic evaluations may contract with
qualified persons to perform components of the evaluation. [1979 c.683 §14;
2013 c.36 §6]