# ORS § 411.070: 411.070 Statewide standards for public assistance

> Oregon · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.070

## Section

- **Citation:** ORS § 411.070
- **Heading:** 411.070 Statewide standards for public assistance
- **Jurisdiction:** Oregon
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** OR Code / Title 34 / Chapter 411 / Section 411.070

## Text

(1) The Department of Human Services shall adopt by rule statewide uniform standards for all public assistance programs and shall effect uniform observance of the rules throughout the state.

(2) In establishing uniform statewide standards for public assistance, the department, within the limits of available funds, shall:

(a) Take into consideration all basic requirements for a standard of living compatible with decency and health, including food, shelter, clothing, fuel, public utilities, telecommunications service, medical care and other essential items and, upon the basis of investigations of the facts, shall provide budgetary guides for determining minimum costs of meeting such requirements.

(b) Develop standards for making payments and providing support services in the job opportunity and basic skills program described in ORS 412.009 (Engagement in JOBS) . [Amended by 1955 c.613 §1; 1969 c.597 §229a; 1971 c.779 §8; 1987 c.447 §129; 1991 c.122 §9; 1993 c.18 §99; 1999 c.1093 §15; 2001 c.900 §219; 2003 c.567 §3; 2007 c.861 §13; 2011 c.720 §92; 2013 c.688 §34; 2019 c.602 §7]

Source: Section 411.070 — Statewide standards for public assistance; rules , https://www.­oregonlegislature.­gov/bills_laws/ors/ors411.­html (accessed May 26, 2025).

## Nearby sections

- [ORS § 411.010 411.010 Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.010.md)
- [ORS § 411.060 411.060 Rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.060.md)
- [ORS § 411.070 411.070 Statewide standards for public assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.070.md)
- [ORS § 411.072 411.072 Public process required if waiver of federal requirement involves policy change](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.072.md)
- [ORS § 411.075 411.075 Family Services Review Commission](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.075.md)
- [ORS § 411.081 411.081 Public assistance application required](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.081.md)
- [ORS § 411.083 411.083 Income and resources that may be disregarded in determining eligibility for public assistance and medical assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.083.md)
- [ORS § 411.085 411.085 Reconsideration of grants of public assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.085.md)
- [ORS § 411.087 411.087 Statement required to obtain public assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.087.md)
- [ORS § 411.089 411.089 Receipts for documents supplied by applicants for and recipients of public assistance or medical assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.089.md)
- [ORS § 411.091 411.091 Time for issuance of public assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.091.md)
- [ORS § 411.093 411.093 Treatment of public assistance applicants and recipients](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.093.md)
- [ORS § 411.095 411.095 Notice and hearings for public assistance and medical assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.095.md)
- [ORS § 411.097 411.097 Content of notices of termination of public assistance](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_OR_T34_C411_S411.097.md)

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