203 sections in this chapter.
ORS 431.180 Interference with individual’s selection of health care provider, treatment or religious practice prohibited. (1) Nothing in ORS 431.001 to 431.550 and 431.990 or any other public health law of this state shall be construed as authorizing the Oregon Health Authority or its representatives, or any local public health authority or its representatives, to interfere in any manner with an individual’s right to select the physician, physician associate, naturopathic physician or nurse practitioner of the individual’s choice or the individual’s choice of mode of treatment, nor as interfering with the practice of a person whose religion treats or administers sick or suffering people by purely spiritual means
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(2) This section does not apply to the laws of this state imposing sanitary requirements or rules adopted under the laws of this state imposing sanitary requirements. [Amended by 1977 c.582 §15; 2007 c.70 §238; 2009 c.595 §541; 2014 c.45 §49; 2015 c.736 §36; 2017 c.356 §59; 2024 …
ORS 431.190 [1977 c.448 §8; 1993 c.742 §96; 2009 c.595 §542; repealed by 2011 c.720 §228]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.195 [1983 c.653 §1; 2001 c.900 §147; 2003 c.784 §10; 2005 c.771 §3; 2009 c.595 §543; 2011 c.720 §183; 2015 c.736 §5; renumbered 431.122 in 2015]
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FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATION; SURPLUS PROPERTY; FEDERAL AID
ORS 431.210 Public Health Account. (1) There is established in the General Fund the Public Health Account, classified separately as to federal and other moneys
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(2) All fees, penalties, federal apportionments or contributions and other moneys received by the Oregon Health Authority relating to public health shall be turned over to the State Treasurer not later than the 10th day of the calendar month next succeeding their receipt by the a…
ORS 431.220 Record of moneys in Public Health Account. The Oregon Health Authority shall keep a record of all moneys deposited in the Public Health Account. This record shall indicate by separate cumulative accounts the source from which the moneys are derived and the individual activity or program against which each withdrawal is charged. [Amended by 1973 c.427 §6; 1977 c.582 §17; 2007 c.71 §120; 2009 c.595 §545]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.230 Emergency or revolving fund. (1) The Oregon Health Authority may request the Oregon Department of Administrative Services to, and when so requested, the Oregon Department of Administrative Services shall, draw a payment on the Public Health Account in favor of the Director of the Oregon Health Authority in a sum not exceeding $25,000, which sum shall be used by the director as an emergency or revolving fund
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(2) The emergency or revolving fund shall be deposited with the State Treasurer, and shall be at the disposal of the director. It may be used to pay advances for salaries, travel expenses or any other proper claim against, or expense of, the authority or the health-related licens…
ORS 431.240 [Repealed by 1955 c.147 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.250 Federal grants to be handled by Oregon Health Authority; disbursement; planning. (1) The Oregon Health Authority hereby is designated as the state agency to apply to and receive from the federal government or any agency thereof such grants for promoting public health and the prevention of disease, including grants for cancer control and industrial hygiene programs, as may be available to this state or any of its political subdivisions or agencies
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(2) For the purposes of subsection (1) of this section, the authority shall: (a) Disburse or supervise the disbursement of all funds made available at any time by the federal government or this state for those purposes. (b) Adopt, carry out and administer plans for those purposes…
ORS 431.260 [2007 c.445 §3; 2009 c.595 §548; 2015 c.736 §71; renumbered 431A.005 in 2015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.262 [2007 c.445 §4; 2009 c.595 §549; renumbered 431A.010 in 2015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.264 [2007 c.445 §5; 2009 c.595 §550; renumbered 431A.015 in 2015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.266 [2007 c.445 §5a; renumbered 431A.020 in 2015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.270 [1991 c.652 §1; 2009 c.595 §551; renumbered 431A.475 in 2015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.275 [1991 c.652 §5; repealed by 1999 c.59 §123]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.280 [1991 c.652 §6; repealed by 1999 c.59 §123]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.290 [1999 c.1044 §§1,3; 2009 c.595 §552; renumbered 431A.500 in 2015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.292 [1999 c.1044 §4; renumbered 431A.505 in 2015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.294 [1999 c.1044 §5; renumbered 431A.510 in 2015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.310 [Amended by 1977 c.582 §18; 1981 c.630 §1; 1983 c.351 §1; 1993 c.374 §1; 2001 c.760 §1; 2009 c.595 §553; 2009 c.828 §63; 2011 c.100 §1; renumbered 431A.750 in 2015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.320 [Repealed by 1967 c.146 §1 (431.330, 431.335, 431.340, 431.345 and 431.350 enacted in lieu of 431.320)]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.325 [1971 c.650 §17; 1977 c.582 §19; repealed by 1993 c.742 §95]
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CONFERENCE OF LOCAL HEALTH OFFICIALS
ORS 431.330 Members; officers. (1) The Conference of Local Health Officials is created. The conference shall consist of each local public health administrator and local health officer in this state and other local health personnel as provided by the rules of the conference
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(2) The conference shall select one of its members as chairperson, another as vice chairperson and another as secretary, each having the powers and duties necessary to perform the duties of their respective offices as determined by the commission. The chairperson, after consultat…
ORS 431.335 Meetings; notice; expenses of members and officers. (1) The Conference of Local Health Officials shall meet at least annually at a place, day and hour determined by the executive committee and the Director of the Oregon Health Authority. The conference may meet specially at any other time that the executive committee or the director considers necessary
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(2) The director shall give at least 10 days’ notice of each meeting date to the conference members. The chairperson or an authorized representative of the chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the conference. (3) Each conference member shall receive from the local public …
ORS 431.340 Recommendations of conference. The Conference of Local Health Officials may submit to the Oregon Health Authority recommendations on
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(1) The establishment of the foundational capabilities under ORS 431.131, the foundational programs under ORS 431.141 and any other public health program or activity under ORS 431.147; (2) The adoption and updating of the statewide public health modernization assessment under ORS…
ORS 431.345 [1967 c.146 §5 (enacted in lieu of 431.320); 1977 c.582 §23; 2009 c.595 §557; repealed by 2015 c.736 §113]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.350 Oregon Health Authority to adopt rules for ORS 431.330 to 431.350. Upon receipt of written approval from the Conference of Local Health Officials the Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules necessary for the administration of ORS 431.330 to 431.350. [1967 c.146 §4 (enacted in lieu of 431.320); 1977 c.582 §24
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2009 c.595 §558]
ORS 431.375 [1983 c.398 §1; 2005 c.493 §1; 2009 c.595 §559; repealed by 2015 c.736 §113]
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FUNDING OF LOCAL PUBLIC HEALTH AUTHORITIES
ORS 431.380 Distribution of funds; rules. (1) From state moneys that the Oregon Health Authority receives for the purpose of funding the foundational capabilities established under ORS 431.131 and the foundational programs established under ORS 431.141, the Oregon Health Authority shall make payments to local public health authorities under this section. The Oregon Health Authority shall each biennium submit to the Oregon Public Health Advisory Board and the Legislative Fiscal Office a formula that provides for the equitable distribution of moneys. The Oregon Health Authority shall incorporate into the formula
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(a) A method for distributing to local public health authorities a base amount of state moneys received by the Oregon Health Authority pursuant to this subsection, taking into consideration the population of each local public health authority, the burden of disease borne by commu…
ORS 431.382 Transfer of local public health authority’s responsibility; effective date of transfer; eligibility to receive moneys; written agreements; rules. (1) If the Oregon Health Authority does not receive state moneys in an amount that equals or exceeds the estimate that the Oregon Health Authority submits to the Legislative Fiscal Office under ORS 431.380 (2), the governing body of the county in which a local public health authority operates or the governing body of a local public health authority may adopt an ordinance or resolution transferring the responsibility for fulfilling the local public health authority’s duties under ORS 431.001 to 431.550 and 431.990 and the other public health laws of this state to the Oregon Health Authority. An ordinance or resolution adopted under this section must specify the disparity in moneys received as described in this subsection
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(2) The Oregon Health Authority shall prescribe the form and manner of informing the Oregon Health Authority that the local public health authority has made a transfer under this section. (3) A transfer under this section may not take effect until 180 days after the date on which…
ORS 431.385 [1983 c.398 §3; 2003 c.553 §6; 2009 c.595 §561; 2011 c.70 §7; 2012 c.37 §102; 2013 c.640 §§7,8; 2015 c.736 §27; renumbered 431.417 in 2015]
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LOCAL ADMINISTRATION
ORS 431.405 Purpose of ORS 431.380 to 431.510. It is the purpose of ORS 431.380 to 431.510 to encourage improvement and standardization of health departments in order to provide a more effective and more efficient public health service throughout the state. [1961 c.610 §1]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.410 [Amended by 1953 c.189 §3; 1961 c.610 §2; 1973 c.829 §20a; repealed by 2015 c.736 §113]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.412 [Formerly 431.470; 1963 c.544 §49; 1977 c.582 §25; 1981 c.127 §1; 1987 c.618 §2; 1991 c.167 §26; 2003 c.226 §22; 2015 c. 736 §39; renumbered 431.447 in 2015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.413 Powers and duties of local public health authorities. (1) Subject to the availability of funds paid pursuant to ORS 431.380, each local public health authority shall
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(a) Administer and enforce ORS 431.001 to 431.550 and 431.990 and any other public health law of this state; (b) Adopt and update as necessary a local public health modernization assessment; (c) In consideration of the local public health modernization assessment, adopt, implemen…
ORS 431.414 [Formerly 431.610; 1973 c.829 §21; 1977 c.582 §26; 1987 c.618 §3; 2015 c.736 §40; renumbered 431.443 in 2015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.415 Duties of governing bodies of local public health authorities; fee schedules. (1) Subject to the availability of funds paid pursuant to ORS 431.380, each governing body of a local public health authority shall
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(a) In collaboration with the local public health administrator appointed under ORS 431.418, develop public health policies and goals for the local public health authority; (b) Adopt ordinances and rules necessary for the local public health authority to administer ORS 431.001 to…
ORS 431.416 [1961 c.610 §8; 1973 c.829 §23; 1977 c.582 §28; 1983 c.398 §4; 2001 c.900 §150; 2009 c.595 §563; 2013 c.640 §9; 2015 c.736 §25; renumbered 431.413 in 2015]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.417 Distribution of moneys to local public health authorities; rules. (1) The Oregon Health Authority may by rule require each local public health authority to submit a plan, in a form and manner prescribed by the Oregon Health Authority, that describes how the local public health authority will use moneys made available under ORS 431.380
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(2) The Oregon Health Authority may enter into an agreement with each local public health authority that describes the work the local public health authority agrees to perform and the amount of state funding the local public health authority will receive under ORS 431.380. (3) Th…
ORS 431.418 Local public health administrator; health officer; duties; salary. (1) Except when a local public health authority has transferred its responsibility to the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 431.382, a local public health authority shall appoint a qualified local public health administrator to supervise the activities of the local public health authority. In making an appointment under this subsection, the local public health authority shall consider standards for selection of local public health administrators prescribed by the Oregon Health Authority
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(2)(a) When the local public health administrator is a physician licensed under ORS chapter 677, the local public health administrator may serve as the local health officer for the local public health authority. (b) When the local public health administrator does not serve as the…
ORS 431.420 [Amended by 1961 c.610 §9; 1973 c.829 §25; 1977 c.582 §30; repealed by 1981 c.127 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.430 [Amended by 1961 c.610 §10; 1973 c.829 §26; repealed by 1981 c.127 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.440 Powers of local public health administrators. A local public health administrator has the powers of constables or other peace officers in matters pertaining to the public health. [Amended by 1961 c.610 §11; 1973 c.829 §27; 2015 c.736 §42]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.443 Formation of health districts. (1) Two or more contiguous counties may combine for the purpose of forming a health district when the governing body of each of the counties concerned adopt resolutions signifying their intention to form the health district
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(2) The governing bodies of the counties forming the health district may meet together, elect a chairperson and transact business as a district board of health whenever a majority of the members of the governing bodies from each of the participating counties are present at a meet…
ORS 431.447 Public health advisory boards. The governing body of a local public health authority may appoint a public health advisory board for terms of four years, with terms expiring on February 1, except that the first appointments made under this section shall be for terms of one, two, three or four years, as designated by the governing body. The advisory board shall meet regularly to advise the governing body of the local public health authority on matters of public health. The advisory board shall consist of
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(1) Persons licensed by this state as health care practitioners. (2) Persons who are well informed on public health matters. [Formerly 431.412]
ORS 431.450 [Amended by 1961 c.610 §14; 1973 c.829 §28; repealed by 1981 c.127 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.460 [Amended by 1961 c.610 §12; 1973 c.829 §29; repealed by 1981 c.127 §4]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.470 [Amended by 1961 c.610 §3; renumbered 431.412]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.480 [Amended by 1961 c.610 §5; 1973 c.829 §30; repealed by 2015 c.736 §113]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.490 [Repealed by 1961 c.610 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431.500 [Amended by 1953 c.189 §3; repealed by 1961 c.610 §18]
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[Repealed or reserved.]