Chapter 676 — Chapter 676

ORS 676.383 Community-Based Perinatal Services Access Fund. The Community-Based Perinatal Services Access Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Community-Based Perinatal Services Access Fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund consists of moneys appropriated to the fund by the Legislative Assembly and gifts, grants or other moneys contributed to the fund by any source, whether public or private. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority to carry out ORS 676.380. [2025 c.539 §2]

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ORS 676.386 Requirement that doula, lactation counselor or lactation educator provide culturally specific services. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 676.400 Racial and ethnic composition of regulated health professions; findings; duties of health professional regulatory boards. (1) It is the intention of the Legislative Assembly to achieve the goal of universal access to adequate levels of high quality health care at an affordable cost for all Oregonians, regardless of ethnic or cultural background

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ORS 676.405 Release of personal information. (1) As used in this section, “health professional regulatory board” means the agencies listed in ORS 676.160 and the Health Licensing Office created in ORS 676.560

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ORS 676.410 Information required for renewal of certain licenses; confidentiality; data collection; fees; rules. (1) As used in this section, “health care workforce regulatory board” means the

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ORS 676.440 Duty of health professional regulatory boards to encourage multidisciplinary pain management services. (1) Health professional regulatory boards shall encourage the development of state-of-the-art multidisciplinary pain management services and the availability of these services to the public

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ORS 676.443 Guidelines, recommendations for prescription of opiates. As soon as practicable after the establishment of guidelines or recommendations as described in this section, the Oregon Medical Board, the Oregon State Board of Nursing, the Oregon Board of Naturopathic Medicine and the Oregon Board of Dentistry shall provide notice to the practitioners regulated by each board who are authorized under the laws of this state to prescribe opioids or opiates of any guidelines or recommendations established by any association of practitioners whose members are regulated by the boards. [Formerly 677.091]

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ORS 676.450 Health Care Provider Incentive Fund. The Health Care Provider Incentive Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. Interest earned by the Health Care Provider Incentive Fund shall be credited to the fund. The fund consists of moneys appropriated to the fund by the Legislative Assembly and gifts, grants or other moneys contributed to the fund by any source, whether public or private. Moneys in the fund are continuously appropriated to the Oregon Health Authority to carry out ORS 676.454 and 676.467. [2015 c.829 §1; 2017 c.718 §13]

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ORS 676.454 Health care provider incentive program; rules. (1) There is created in the Oregon Health Authority a health care provider incentive program for the purpose of assisting qualified health care providers who commit to serving medical assistance and Medicare enrollees in rural or medically underserved areas of this state. The authority shall prescribe by rule

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ORS 676.459 Health care workforce needs; report to Legislative Assembly. (1) The Oregon Health Policy Board, in consultation with the Oregon Health and Science University and the Office of Rural Health, shall conduct an assessment of the health care workforce needs in this state, including but not limited to the health care workforce needed to address

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ORS 676.460 [2015 c.829 §2; 2017 c.718 §5; renumbered 676.454 in 2017]

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ORS 676.463 Financial incentive program participation data; reporting. (1) As used in this section, “financial incentive programs” includes but is not limited to the

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ORS 676.467 Allocation of moneys; administration by Oregon Health and Science University. (1) On the basis of the assessment and the evaluation conducted under ORS 676.459 and 676.463, the Oregon Health Policy Board shall determine the best allocation of moneys in the Health Care Provider Incentive Fund established under ORS 676.450 toward providing

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ORS 676.473 Oregon Health Authority grants for recruitment, retention of nurse educators. The Oregon Health Authority shall provide grants to the Oregon Center for Nursing to work with Oregon’s public nursing education programs, including the nursing programs at the Oregon Health and Science University and Oregon’s community colleges, to develop programs to recruit and retain nurse educators at public institutions of higher education. [2023 c.441 §5]

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ORS 676.476 Oregon Health Authority reimbursements for clinical education. The Oregon Health Authority shall provide reimbursements to support clinical education at hospitals and health care facilities. [2023 c.441 §3; 2023 c.602 §54]

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ORS 676.479 Oregon Health Authority reimbursements for on-the-job training of health care professionals. The Oregon Health Authority shall provide reimbursements to employers participating in a labor-management training trust to expand on-the-job training, apprenticeship opportunities and other programs that support the development of health care professionals, including medical technicians, certified nursing assistants and phlebotomists. [2023 c.441 §4; 2023 c.602 §55]

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ORS 676.500 Behavioral health care provider incentives program; eligibility; use of funds; reporting requirement. (1) As used in this section, “behavioral health care” means services and supports for individuals who have mental health disorders or substance use disorders

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ORS 676.550 [2011 c.560 §1; repealed by 2015 c.829 §9 and 2017 c.718 §15]

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ORS 676.551 Needlestick injury; blood draw of patient; test results; rules. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 676.552 [2011 c.560 §2; repealed by 2015 c.829 §9 and 2017 c.718 §15]

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ORS 676.553 Prohibitions relating to provision of substance abuse, problem gambling or mental health services and support. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 676.554 [2011 c.560 §6; repealed by 2015 c.829 §9 and 2017 c.718 §15]

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ORS 676.555 Management services organizations; prohibitions; exemptions; contracts; violations. (1) As used in this section

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ORS 676.556 [2011 c.560 §3; repealed by 2015 c.829 §9 and 2017 c.718 §15]

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ORS 676.560 Purpose of Health Licensing Office. (1) To provide for the more effective coordination of administrative and regulatory functions of certain health boards, councils and programs involved in protecting the public through the licensing and regulation of health-related professions and occupations practiced in this state under a uniform mission and uniform goals, the Health Licensing Office is created within the Oregon Health Authority

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ORS 676.562 Definitions for ORS 676.560 to 676.625. As used in ORS 676.560 to 676.625

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ORS 676.565 Pursuant to ORS 676.568, the Health Licensing Office shall provide administrative and regulatory oversight and centralized service for the following boards, councils and programs

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ORS 676.568 Office responsibilities; enumeration of powers not exclusive; rules. (1) The Health Licensing Office is responsible for the administration and regulatory oversight of the boards, councils and programs listed in ORS 676.565. The responsibilities of the office include, but are not limited to

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ORS 676.572 Issuance of authorizations; renewal; activation. (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) or (7) of this section, an authorization issued by the Health Licensing Office becomes not current on the last day of the month, one year from the date of issuance

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ORS 676.575 [Formerly 676.605; renumbered 676.560 in 2017]

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ORS 676.576 Fees. (1) The Health Licensing Office shall establish by rule and collect fees for

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ORS 676.579 (1)(a) The Health Licensing Office is under the supervision and control of a director, who is responsible for the performance of the duties, functions and powers and for the organization of the office

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ORS 676.580 [2013 c.314 §2; 2015 c.632 §5; 2017 c.155 §12b; renumbered 676.562 in 2017]

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ORS 676.583 [Formerly 676.606; 2015 c.56 §3; 2015 c.674 §8; 2015 c.722 §10; 2017 c.155 §8; 2017 c.499 §10; renumbered 676.565 in 2017]

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ORS 676.585 Duty of director to keep records and prepare reports; peer review of office activities; rules. (1) In addition to any other duties imposed by law or otherwise required of state agencies, the Director of the Health Licensing Office shall keep all records of the Health Licensing Office and discharge all duties prescribed by the office

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ORS 676.586 [Formerly 676.607; 2017 c.155 §12c; 2017 c.499 §11; renumbered 676.568 in 2017]

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ORS 676.589 [2013 c.314 §3; renumbered 676.572 in 2017]

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ORS 676.590 (1) Information obtained by the Health Licensing Office as part of an investigation conducted under the following laws and any reports issued by an investigator are exempt from public disclosure

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ORS 676.592 [2013 c.314 §4; renumbered 676.576 in 2017]

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ORS 676.595 Disclosure of certain investigatory information; further disclosure; required disclosures; fees. (1) As used in this section, “board” means the

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ORS 676.599 Disclosure of information to other public entity. (1) Notwithstanding ORS 676.595, the Health Licensing Office, upon a determination by the office that it possesses information that reasonably relates to the regulatory or enforcement function of another public entity, may disclose information to the other public entity

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ORS 676.600 [1999 c.885 §1; repealed by 2005 c.648 §121]

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ORS 676.605 [1999 c.885 §2; 2001 c.54 §1; 2005 c.648 §1; 2013 c.314 §7; 2013 c.568 §1; renumbered 676.575 in 2013]

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ORS 676.606 [2003 c.547 §6; 2005 c.648 §2; 2007 c.841 §13; 2009 c.701 §8; 2009 c.768 §27; 2011 c.346 §24; 2011 c.630 §14; 2011 c.715 §20; 2013 c.314 §8; 2013 c.568 §23; renumbered 676.583 in 2013]

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ORS 676.607 [1999 c.885 §3; 2005 c.648 §3; 2009 c.701 §9; 2013 c.314 §9; 2013 c.568 §24; 2013 c.657 §8; renumbered 676.586 in 2013]

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ORS 676.608 Investigative authority; conduct of investigation. (1) As used in this section, “public entity” has the meaning given that term in ORS 676.177

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ORS 676.609 [2009 c.701 §2; 2013 c.568 §26; 2017 c.101 §5; renumbered 676.590 in 2017]

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ORS 676.610 [1999 c.885 §6; 2001 c.324 §1; 2005 c.648 §5; 2007 c.841 §14; 2009 c.701 §11; 2009 c.768 §28; 2011 c.346 §25; 2011 c.630 §15; 2013 c.314 §11; 2013 c.568 §2; 2013 c.771 §12; 2015 c.674 §12; 2017 c.155 §9; 2017 c.499 §13; renumbered 676.579 in 2017]

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ORS 676.611 [2009 c.756 §5c; 2013 c.568 §4; renumbered 676.585 in 2017]

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ORS 676.612 Disciplinary authority; authority of office to require fingerprints. (1) Subject to ORS 676.616 and 687.445, and in the manner prescribed in ORS chapter 183 for contested cases and as specified in ORS 675.385, 676.660, 676.685, 676.745, 676.777, 676.825, 678.780, 679.720, 680.535, 681.733, 681.755, 687.445, 688.734, 688.836, 690.167, 690.407, 691.477, 694.147 and 700.111, the Health Licensing Office may refuse to issue or renew, may suspend or revoke or may otherwise condition or limit an authorization or may discipline or place on probation an authorization holder for commission of the prohibited acts listed in subsection (2) of this section

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