131 sections in this chapter.
ORS 431A.625 Oregon Health Authority to establish services and programs. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall establish an acquired immune deficiency syndrome program
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(a) To provide education and prevention services to its clients; and (b) To provide education and prevention services to the public. (2) Programs authorized by this section may be operated by the authority directly or under contract with public and private agencies. [Formerly 431…
ORS 431A.650 Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fund. (1) There is established as a separate and distinct fund in the State Treasury an Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fund. The Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fund shall consist of
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(a) An amount credited to the fund pursuant to ORS 305.690 to 305.753, which shall be transferred by the Department of Revenue to the fund. (b) Gifts, grants and donations, in money or otherwise, for use as described in subsection (2) of this section, which the State Treasurer ma…
ORS 431A.655 Control of fund. Oregon Health and Science University shall have access to and control of the moneys held in the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Fund established under ORS 431A.650 but shall use such moneys only for the purposes specified in ORS 431A.650 (2). [Formerly 431.860]
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MATERNAL MENTAL HEALTH
ORS 431A.675 Maternal Mental Health Patient and Provider Education Program; informational materials. (1) The Maternal Mental Health Patient and Provider Education Program is created in the Oregon Health Authority. The goal of the program is to identify and address maternal mental health disorders and to prevent the associated long-term negative outcomes from the disorders that result for women, children and families
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(2) The authority shall develop informational materials for health care providers who serve pregnant and postpartum patients, including patients who have experienced a post-pregnancy loss. The informational materials must be based on the recommendations made in the report of the …
ORS 431A.680 Dissemination of informational materials. (1) Physicians, nurse midwives, naturopathic physicians and other licensed health care professionals who provide prenatal and postnatal care to patients may provide to each patient, and family members of the patient, if appropriate, the informational materials published by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 431A.675 or other maternal mental health education materials that are approved by the authority
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(2) Hospitals and other health care facilities that provide maternity care may give postnatal and post-pregnancy loss patients, and family members of the patients, if appropriate, prior to the discharge of the patient, the informational materials published by the authority under …
ORS 431A.685 Funding. The Oregon Health Authority is authorized to apply for federal grants that are available under 42 U.S.C. 280g-11, 711 and 712 or any other appropriate federal funding source, and may solicit private gifts, grants or donations to carry out the provisions of ORS 431A.675. [Formerly 431.866]
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Note: Section 4, chapter 220, Oregon Laws 2011, provides: Sec. 4. (1) ORS 431.862 [renumbered 431A.675] and 431.864 [renumbered 431A.680] become operative on the date that the Office of the Legislative Counsel receives written notice from the Oregon Health Authority indicating th…
ORS 431A.700 Oregon Health Authority to disseminate information. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall compile information on the following
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(a) The dangers associated with adrenal insufficiency; (b) How to identify a person suffering an adrenal crisis; and (c) The types of medications that treat adrenal insufficiency. (2) The authority shall disseminate the information described in subsection (1) of this section to h…
ORS 431A.725 Qualifying schools; certification; rules. Using evidence-based data and best practices, the Oregon Health Authority shall promote oral health throughout this state by ensuring the availability of dental sealant programs to students attending school in this state. To fulfill its duties under this section, the authority shall
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(1) Screen, and ensure the provision of dental sealants to, appropriate student populations who attend an elementary school or a middle school in which at least 40 percent of all students attending the school are eligible to receive assistance under the United States Department o…
ORS 431A.750 [Formerly 431.310; repealed by 2025 c.203 §6]
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RECOMBINANT DNA
ORS 431A.775 Definitions. As used in ORS 431A.775 and 431A.780
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(1) “Person” includes an individual, partnership, association, corporation, private institution or governmental entity. (2) “Recombinant DNA research” means research on molecules that consist of segments of deoxyribonucleic acid from different organisms which are joined together …
ORS 431A.780 Recombinant DNA research to comply with federal guidelines. Persons carrying out recombinant DNA research must comply with the recombinant research guidelines adopted by the National Institutes of Health and any subsequent modifications thereof. [Formerly 431.810]
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COMMUNITY VIOLENCE INTERVENTION PROGRAMS
ORS 431A.800 Hospital-based violence intervention grant program. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall establish a program to provide grants for planning, provider training and certification and general capacity to hospitals and community-based organizations to develop hospital-based violence intervention programs in communities of need other than in Multnomah County to reduce and interrupt the chronic cycle of community violence
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(2) The authority shall require a hospital or organization receiving a grant under this section to demonstrate: (a) A commitment to national best practices and standards of care; and (b) An understanding of the hospital-based violence intervention model, the role of trusted commu…
ORS 431A.805 Certified violence prevention professionals; community violence prevention services; advisory group; rules. (1) As used in this section
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(a) “Act of community violence” means an intentional act of interpersonal violence committed in public by someone who is not the victim’s family member or intimate partner. (b) “Certified violence prevention professional” means a person certified by a program approved under subse…
ORS 431A.850 Definitions. As used in ORS 431A.855 to 431A.900
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(1) “Dental director” means a dentist, as defined in ORS 679.010, employed by a coordinated care organization, dental clinic or office, or a system of dental clinics or offices, for the purpose of overseeing the operations of the dental clinic or office, or the system of dental c…
ORS 431A.855 Establishment of program; rules; report to commission. (1)(a) The Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with the Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Commission, shall establish and maintain a prescription monitoring program for monitoring and reporting
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(A) Except as provided in subsection (4) of this section, prescription drugs dispensed by pharmacies licensed by the State Board of Pharmacy that are classified in schedules II through V under the federal Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. 811 and 812, as modified by the board …
ORS 431A.860 Duty of pharmacy to report to program; exceptions. (1) Not later than 72 hours after dispensing a prescription drug that is subject to the prescription monitoring program established under ORS 431A.855, a pharmacy shall electronically report to the Oregon Health Authority
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(a) For prescription drugs described in ORS 431A.855 (1)(a)(A) and other drugs identified by the authority by rule: (A) The name, address, phone number, date of birth and sex of the patient for whom the prescription drug was prescribed; and (B) If applicable, the species, name an…
ORS 431A.862 Receipt of prescription monitoring information by pharmacist. A pharmacist who dispenses a prescription drug for which reporting is required under ORS 431A.860 may receive prescription monitoring information regarding
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(1) A patient who is an individual to whom a prescription drug is dispensed on behalf of an animal; and (2) An animal for which a prescription drug is prescribed. [2023 c.438 §2]
ORS 431A.865 Disclosure of information; corrections; records; immunity from liability. (1)(a) Except as provided under subsections (2) and (3) of this section, prescription monitoring information submitted under ORS 431A.860 to the prescription monitoring program established in ORS 431A.855
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(A) Is protected health information under ORS 192.553 to 192.581. (B) Is confidential and not subject to disclosure under ORS 192.311 to 192.478. (b) Except as provided under subsection (3)(a)(H) of this section, prescription monitoring information submitted under ORS 431A.860 to…
ORS 431A.866 Prescribing practices. The Oregon Health Authority shall coordinate with health professional regulatory boards to make resources available to practitioners regarding the best methods to change prescribing practices with respect to opioids and opiates and to incorporate alternative pain management options into prescribing practices. [2017 c.683 §21]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431A.867 Agreement for use of program information. (1) The Oregon Health Authority may require a person requesting prescription monitoring program information under ORS 431A.865 (3)(b) to enter into a data use agreement under which the person
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(a) Describes the proposed use for the information; (b) Agrees to any terms and conditions imposed on transferring the information; (c) Agrees to any limitations imposed on using the information; (d) Agrees to any terms and conditions imposed on keeping the information; and (e) A…
ORS 431A.869 Sharing and use of program information with other states and tribes. (1) The Oregon Health Authority may enter into agreements with the authorities of other states that administer prescription monitoring programs to share and use information described in ORS 431A.860 (1). An agreement entered into under this section must adhere to the disclosure limitations listed under ORS 431A.865 (3). An agreement entered into under this section may
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(a) Provide for the transmission of information between electronic systems, provided that any electronic system to which the Oregon Health Authority transmits information meets the confidentiality, security and privacy standards adopted by the authority under ORS 431A.855; or (b)…
ORS 431A.870 Duty of pharmacist to fill prescription. A pharmacist may not refuse to fill a valid prescription solely because the pharmacist cannot receive patient information from the prescription monitoring program established under ORS 431A.855 at the time the patient requests that the prescription be filled. [Formerly 431.968]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431A.875 Reports to health professional regulatory boards. If a practitioner or pharmacist authorized to obtain prescription information from the electronic system established under ORS 431A.855 discloses or uses information obtained from the electronic system in violation of ORS 431A.865, the Oregon Health Authority shall report the individual to the appropriate health professional regulatory board. [Formerly 431.970; 2017 c.683 §15]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 431A.877 Duty to register; rules. (1) In order to ensure the development, administration and evaluation of best practices for prescribing opioids and opiates, a practitioner shall register with the electronic system established under ORS 431A.855
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(2) The Oregon Health Authority may adopt rules to administer this section. [2018 c.45 §7]
ORS 431A.880 Licensing information; fees; rules. (1) As used in this section, “board” means
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(a) The Oregon Medical Board; (b) The Oregon Board of Dentistry; (c) The Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine; (d) The Oregon State Board of Nursing; (e) The Oregon Board of Optometry; and (f) The State Board of Pharmacy. (2)(a) At the time of issuing or renewing a license, a bo…
ORS 431A.885 [Formerly 431.974; repealed by 2021 c.191 §9]
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(Commission)
ORS 431A.890 Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Commission; purposes; members. (1) The Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Commission is created for the purposes of
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(a) Studying issues related to the prescription monitoring program established under ORS 431A.855; (b) Reviewing the program’s annual report and making recommendations to the Oregon Health Authority regarding the operation of the program; and (c) Developing criteria used to evalu…
ORS 431A.895 Term; meetings; rules; quorum; expenses. (1) The term of office of each member of the Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Commission is four years, but a member serves at the pleasure of the Oregon Health Authority. Before the expiration of the term of a member, the authority shall appoint a successor whose term begins on July 1 next following. A member is eligible for reappointment. If there is a vacancy for any cause, the authority shall make an appointment to become immediately effective
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(2) The commission shall elect one of its members to serve as chairperson. (3) The commission shall meet at least once annually at a time and place specified by the chairperson of the commission. The commission may meet at other times and places specified by the call of the chair…
ORS 431A.896 Prescription Monitoring Program Prescribing Practices Review Subcommittee. (1) The Prescription Monitoring Program Prescribing Practices Review Subcommittee is established as a subcommittee of the Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Commission created under ORS 431A.890, for the purpose of advising the Oregon Health Authority and the commission on interpreting prescription information, understanding the clinical aspects of prescribing practices and evaluating prescribing practices
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(2)(a) The authority shall appoint the number of members to the subcommittee that the authority determines is necessary to fulfill the functions of the subcommittee. (b) Members of the subcommittee must be practitioners who: (A) Hold a valid license issued in this state or a vali…
ORS 431A.898 Practitioner training; rules. (1) Not less than once per year, the Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with the Prescription Monitoring Program Advisory Commission created under ORS 431A.890 and the Prescription Monitoring Program Prescribing Practices Review Subcommittee established under ORS 431A.896, shall develop, through the use of prescription monitoring information, criteria by which a practitioner may be required to receive education or training on the prescribing of opioids or opiates
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(2) Criteria developed under subsection (1) of this section must include: (a) Prescribing a high volume of opioids or opiates classified in schedules II and III; (b) Prescribing an above-average amount of doses of opioids or opiates classified in schedules II and III to a high nu…
ORS 431A.900 Civil penalty for violation of ORS 431A.855 to 431A.900. (1) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, the Attorney General may impose a civil penalty not to exceed $10,000 for each violation of ORS 431A.860, 431A.865 or 431A.870. Each improper release of information from the prescription monitoring program in violation of ORS 431A.865 is a separate violation
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(2) Civil penalties under this section shall be imposed as provided in ORS 183.745. (3) The Department of Justice may adopt rules as required to carry out the provisions of this section. (4) Penalties recovered under this section shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited…