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After months of Marion County’s informal requests, formal letters, a rulemaking petition, and ongoing pressure with a coalition of behavioral health partners, the Oregon Health Authority (OHA) finally amended rules that endangered staff and residents at treatment facilities.

A growing chorus of treatment providers is calling for changes to Oregon Health Authority (OHA) rules that are jeopardizing staff and resident safety at residential treatment facilities.