Preliminary SLAC Assessment and Intake(a) Upon receipt of a referral, the chairperson will assign the matter to one or more designees to conduct a preliminary assessment and make a recommendation to the committee. The Intake designee will gather relevant information regarding the referral including, but not limited to, interviewing the referred lawyers and the person who made the referral, and any other person who may have knowledge about the lawyer's ability to practice law or professional competence.(b) Prior to making initial contact with the referred lawyer, the SLAC designee will notify the Oregon Attorney Assistance Program (OAAP) of the referred lawyer's name. If the OAAP informs the SLAC designee that the referred lawyer poses a substantial and imminent risk of harm to the referred lawyer or others, the SLAC designee will wait a reasonable amount of time before contacting the referred lawyer and will coordinate and communicate with OAAP about how to make contact with the referred lawyer.(c) If, based on the preliminary assessment, the committee determines that the lawyer's professional competence or ability to practice law may be impaired, SLAC will have jurisdiction over the matter. Otherwise, the matter will be dismissed without further action.Adopted effective 4/14/2023.