Oregon legislation · 2026 Legislative Measures
Oregon HB4058: Relating to human services; declaring an emergency.
Status: Failed, March 6, 2026
Digest: The Act lets DHS place certain children in out of state placements if certain criteria are met. (Flesch Readability Score: 65.1). [ Digest: The Act lets DHS place Indian children in another state if certain standards are met. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5). ] [ Permits the Department of Human Services to place an Indian child in an out-of-state placement without requiring the placement to be licensed by or under contract with the department or to be a qualified residential treatment facility if certain standards are met. ] Permits the Department of Human Services to make certain out of state placements of children in specified circumstances. Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
What the bill says
From the introduced text, February 16, 2026:
83rd OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2026 Regular Session HOUSE AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL 4058 By COMMITTEE ON EARLY CHILDHOOD AND HUMAN SERVICES February Delete lines 4 through 16 of the printed bill and insert: "SECTION 1. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 418.321 or 418.322, if there is reason to know, as described in ORS 419B.636, that a child is an Indian child, the Department of Human Services may place the child in an out-of-state institution meeting the criteria described in ORS 419B.654 (1)(d)(B)(iv) without requiring the institution to be licensed by or under contract with the department or to be a qualified residential treatment program and "(b) The department provides at least 10 days' notice to the court and the parties of the proposed placement or, if the delay caused by providing this notice would likely result in serious physical or emotional harm to the child, endanger the child's life or cause loss of placement availability, the department shall provide the notice to the court and the parties as soon as practicable and in no event later than one business day after the child leaves this state. "(2) ORS 418.321 (1) to (4) or (6) does not apply to the department's placement of a child in an out-of-state child-caring agency if: "(a) The placement is for the purpose of placing the child or ward …