OR HB2005

Oregon HB 2005 - Behavioral Health Reform

• Redefines "person with mental illness" for civil commitment purposes to include those who are a danger to self, danger to others, unable to provide for basic personal needs, or have a chronic mental disorder with two prior hospitalizations within three years, and clarifies that harmful behavior need not be "imminent" but must be "reasonably foreseeable in the near future"

• Creates a new "diversion from commitment" option allowing voluntary intensive treatment for up to 28 days as an alternative to civil commitment, where individuals can consent to treatment plans developed by mental health program directors and licensed practitioners

• Establishes time limits on competency restoration commitments based on offense severity: 90 days for person Class A misdemeanors (extendable to 180), 6 months for non-violent felonies (extendable to 12), and 12 months for violent felonies and aggravated murder (extendable to 18), with maximum total commitment capped at 36 months

• Streamlines land use requirements for behavioral health facilities by allowing residential treatment facilities and homes in residential, commercial, employment, public, and certain industrial zones without requiring plan amendments, zone changes, or conditional use permits

• Appropriates $5,431,896 to the Oregon Health Authority and $1,111,456 to the Oregon Public Defense Commission to implement civil commitment changes, with most provisions becoming operative January 1, 2026