Chapter 682 — Chapter 682
112 sections in this chapter.
ORS 682.010 [Amended by 1961 c.248 §1; 1969 c.276 §1; 1981 c.339 §6; 1983 c.486 §59; renumbered 677.805]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.015 [Formerly 823.010; renumbered 682.051 in 2003]
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GENERAL PROVISIONS
ORS 682.017 Rules. The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules in accordance with ORS chapter 183 that include, but are not limited to
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(1) Requirements relating to the types and numbers of emergency vehicles, including supplies and equipment carried. (2) Requirements for the operation and coordination of ambulances and other emergency care systems. (3) Criteria for the use of two-way communications. (4) Procedur…
ORS 682.019 Receipt and disbursement of federal funds. The Oregon Health Authority may receive and disburse such federal funds as may be available for carrying out any of the provisions of ORS 820.330 to 820.380 or this chapter. [Formerly 682.295; 2009 c.595 §1064]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.020 [Amended by 1961 c.248 §2; 1969 c.276 §2; 1983 c.486 §60; renumbered 677.810]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.025 As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise
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(1) “Ambulance” or “ambulance vehicle” means a privately or publicly owned motor vehicle, aircraft or watercraft that is regularly provided or offered to be provided for the emergency transportation of persons who are ill or injured or who have disabilities. (2) “Ambulance servic…
ORS 682.027 Definition of “ambulance services” for ORS 682.031, 682.062 and 682.066. As used in ORS 682.031, 682.062 and 682.066, “ambulance services” includes the transportation of an individual who is ill or injured or who has a disability in an ambulance and, in connection therewith, the administration of prehospital and out-of-hospital medical, emergency or nonemergency care, if necessary. [Formerly 682.043; 2007 c.70 §309]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.028 False statements and misrepresentations regarding license prohibited. (1) A person or governmental unit may not
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(a) Intentionally make any false statement on an application for an ambulance service license, ambulance vehicle license or for licensure as an emergency medical services provider or on any other documents required by the Oregon Health Authority; or (b) Make any misrepresentation…
ORS 682.030 [Renumbered 677.815]
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ORS 682.031 (1) As used in this section, “political subdivision” includes counties, cities, districts, authorities and other public corporations and entities organized and existing under statute or charter
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(2) An ordinance of any political subdivision regulating ambulance services, emergency medical services providers or organ transport vehicles may not require less than is required under ORS 820.300 to 820.380, or this chapter or the rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority un…
ORS 682.035 Application of ORS chapter 682. ORS 820.330 to 820.380 and this chapter do not apply to
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(1) Ambulances owned by or operated, and emergency medical service providers who operate, under the control of the United States Government. (2) Vehicles being used to render temporary assistance in the case of a major catastrophe or emergency with which the ambulance services of…
ORS 682.037 [1997 c.208 §1; renumbered 682.056 in 2003]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.039 [Formerly 682.195; 2009 c.595 §1068; 2011 c.703 §6; 2017 c.101 §31; 2019 c.456 §53; repealed by 2024 c.32 §28]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.040 [Amended by 1961 c.248 §3; 1969 c.276 §3; 1973 c.827 §70; renumbered 677.820]
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AMBULANCE SERVICES
ORS 682.041 Legislative intent regarding regulation of ambulance services. The Legislative Assembly declares that the regulation of ambulance services and the establishment of ambulance service areas are important functions of counties, cities and rural fire protection districts in this state. It is the intent of the Legislative Assembly in ORS 478.260, 682.027, 682.031, 682.041, 682.062, 682.063 and 682.066 to affirm the authority of counties, cities and rural fire protection districts to regulate ambulance services and areas and to exempt such regulation from liability under federal antitrust laws. [Formerly 682.315]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.043 [Formerly 682.325; renumbered 682.027 in 2005]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.045 Licenses; form and contents; future responsibility filing. (1) A license for an ambulance service or the operation of ambulance vehicles shall be obtained from the Oregon Health Authority
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(2) Applications for licenses shall be upon forms prescribed by the authority and shall contain: (a) The name and address of the person or governmental unit owning the ambulance service or vehicle. (b) If other than the applicant’s true name, the name under which the applicant is…
ORS 682.047 Issuance of license; duration; transferability; display; replacement; fees; rules. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall issue a license to the owner of an ambulance service, or the owner of an ambulance, that applies for a license under ORS 682.045 if the authority finds that the ambulance service or ambulance complies with the requirements of ORS 820.350 to 820.380 and this chapter and the rules adopted under ORS 820.350 to 820.380 and this chapter
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(2) An ambulance service license or ambulance license expires on the next June 30 after the license is issued or on another date specified by the authority by rule. (3) The authority may initially issue a license for less than a 12-month period or for more than a 12-month period …
ORS 682.050 [Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1969 c.276 §4; 1981 c.339 §7; 1983 c.486 §61; renumbered 677.825]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.051 Unlawful operation of unlicensed ambulance vehicle or unlicensed ambulance service; penalty. (1) A person or governmental unit commits the offense of unlawful operation of an unlicensed ambulance or the offense of unlawful operation of an unlicensed ambulance service if the person or governmental unit advertises or operates in this state a motor vehicle, aircraft or watercraft ambulance that
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(a) Is not operated by an ambulance service licensed under this chapter; (b) Is not licensed under this chapter; and (c) Does not meet the minimum requirements established under this chapter by the Oregon Health Authority in consultation with the Emergency Medical Services Adviso…
ORS 682.055 [1969 c.276 §6; renumbered 677.830]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.056 Patient encounter data reporting; availability of patient outcome data; use of data; rules. (1) Ambulance services shall report patient encounter data to the emergency medical services data system established under ORS 682.533 for each patient care event in accordance with rules adopted by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 682.017
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(2)(a) The patient outcome data described in subsection (3) of this section about a patient who an ambulance service transported to a hospital, and that the hospital entered into the emergency medical services data system established under ORS 682.533, must be available to the de…
ORS 682.059 Online publication of annual report. (1) The Oregon Health Authority shall make publicly available on a website operated by or on behalf of the authority an annual report of the data collected by the authority under ORS 682.056
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(2) The authority shall consult with the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board to determine the data to include in the report required under this section. (3) The report required under this section may not contain individually identifiable health information, as defined in OR…
ORS 682.060 [Renumbered 677.835]
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ORS 682.062 County plan for ambulance and emergency medical services; rules. (1) Each county shall develop a plan for the county or two or more contiguous counties may develop a plan relating to the need for and coordination of ambulance services and establish one or more ambulance service areas consistent with the plan for the efficient and effective provision of ambulance services
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(2) Each person, city or rural fire protection district within the county that provides or desires to provide ambulance services shall notify the county in writing if the person, city or district wants to be consulted prior to the adoption or amendment of a county plan for ambula…
ORS 682.063 Requirements for adoption and review of ambulance service plan by counties. (1) In addition to the other requirements of ORS 682.031 and 682.062, when initially adopting a plan for ambulance services and ambulance service areas under ORS 682.062 or upon any subsequent review of the plan, a county shall
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(a) Consider any and all proposals for providing ambulance services that are submitted by a person or governmental unit or a combination thereof; (b) Require persons and governmental units that desire to provide ambulance services under the plan to meet all the requirements estab…
ORS 682.065 [1969 c.276 §7; 1983 c.486 §62; renumbered 677.840]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.066 Provision of ambulance services when county plan not adopted. When a county plan is not adopted for a county under ORS 682.062, a person or governmental unit may provide ambulance services within the county. A city or rural fire protection district may provide such services within and outside the city or district boundaries in accordance with policies adopted by the governing body of the city or district, including operation in other districts or cities by intergovernmental agreement under ORS chapter 190. [Formerly 682.345]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.068 Minimum requirements for vehicles and services; rules. (1) The Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, shall adopt rules specifying minimum requirements for ambulance services, and for staffing and medical and communications equipment requirements for all types of ambulances. The rules must define the requirements for advanced life support and basic life support units of emergency vehicles, including equipment and emergency medical services provider staffing of the passenger compartment when a patient is being transported in emergency circumstances
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(2) The authority may waive any of the requirements imposed by this chapter in medically disadvantaged areas as determined by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority, or upon a showing that a severe hardship would result from enforcing a particular requirement. (3) The author…
ORS 682.070 [Amended by 1979 c.142 §2; repealed by 1983 c.486 §68]
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ORS 682.071 Exchange of services agreement for ambulance and emergency medical services. (1) A city, rural fire protection district or rural ambulance district providing transportation services through use of licensed ambulances that either individually or jointly accept prepayment from persons within their service areas for ambulance and emergency medical services, or ambulance services only, but not for other health care services, and a for-profit or not-for-profit corporation that accepts prepayment for ambulance and emergency medical services, or ambulance services only, but not for other health services, operating within this state or in another state, may enter into an exchange of services agreement for ambulance and emergency medical services
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(2) Any public entity described in subsection (1) of this section may enter into an exchange of services agreement with another comparable entity, operating within this state or in another state, for ambulance and emergency medical services. [Formerly 682.355] Note: 682.071 was e…
ORS 682.075 Ambulance construction, maintenance and operation; compliance requirements; rules. (1) Subject to any law or rule pursuant thereto relating to the construction or equipment of ambulances, the Oregon Health Authority shall, with the advice of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board and in accordance with ORS chapter 183, adopt and when necessary amend or repeal rules relating to the construction, maintenance, capacity, sanitation, emergency medical supplies and equipment of ambulances
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(2) In order for an owner to secure and retain a license for an ambulance under this chapter, it shall meet the requirements imposed by rules of the authority. The requirements may relate to construction, maintenance, capacity, sanitation and emergency medical supplies and equipm…
ORS 682.079 Power of Oregon Health Authority to grant exemptions or variances; rules. (1)(a) The Oregon Health Authority may grant exemptions or variances from one or more of the requirements of ORS 820.330 to 820.380 or this chapter or the rules adopted under ORS 820.330 to 820.380 or this chapter to any class of vehicles if the authority finds that compliance with the requirement or requirements is inappropriate
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(A) Because special circumstances exist that would render compliance unreasonable, burdensome or impractical because of special conditions or cause; or (B) Because compliance would result in substantial curtailment of necessary ambulance service. (b) Exemptions or variances grant…
ORS 682.080 [Amended by 1971 c.621 §41; 1975 c.607 §45; 1979 c.114 §3; renumbered 677.845]
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ORS 682.085 Inspection of ambulance vehicles and services; suspension or revocation of license. (1) The Oregon Health Authority or its authorized representatives may at reasonable times inspect ambulances and ambulance services licensed or subject to being licensed under this chapter
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(2) The authority may suspend or revoke a license if the ambulance service owner fails to take corrective action required pursuant to an inspection of an ambulance or ambulance service under this section. [Formerly 823.090; 1997 c.316 §2; 2009 c.595 §1077]
ORS 682.089 Replacement of one ambulance service by another. (1) When a city, county or district requires an ambulance service currently operating within the city, county or district to be replaced by another public or private ambulance service, the city, county or district shall provide that
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(a) Emergency medical services provider staffing is maintained at least at the levels established in the local plan for ambulance services and ambulance service areas developed under ORS 682.062; and (b) When hiring emergency medical services providers to fill vacant or new posit…
ORS 682.090 [Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1955 c.135 §1; 1965 c.47 §1; 1969 c.276 §8; 1975 c.697 §4; 1979 c.114 §1; 1981 c.339 §8; 1983 c.486 §63; renumbered 677.850]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.095 [1975 c.697 §2; repealed by 1983 c.486 §68]
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ORS 682.100 [Repealed by 1981 c.339 §19]
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ORS 682.105 Proof of financial responsibility required to obtain license; amounts; form of proof. (1) In order to secure and retain a license under this chapter, the owner of an ambulance or ambulance service, other than a governmental unit, shall file and maintain with the Oregon Health Authority proof of ability to respond in damages for liability arising from the ownership, operation, use or maintenance of the ambulance, or arising from the delivery of prehospital care, in the amount of
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(a) $100,000 because of bodily injury to or death of one person in any one accident; (b) Subject to that limit for one person, $300,000 because of bodily injury to or death of two or more persons in any one accident; (c) $20,000 because of injury to or destruction of the property…
ORS 682.107 Form of insurance used to satisfy financial responsibility requirement; cancellation or termination; coverage; multiple insurers. (1) When insurance is the method chosen to prove financial responsibility, the certificate of insurance shall be signed by an authorized company representative and shall contain the following information
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(a) The date on which the policy was issued. (b) The name and address of the named insured. (c) The policy number. (d) The amount of coverage in terms of the liability limits stated in ORS 682.105. (2) The policy of insurance for which the certificate is given shall not be cancel…
ORS 682.109 Bonds, letters of credit or certificates of deposit used to prove financial responsibility. ORS 682.111 to 682.117 apply to a bond, letter of credit or certificate evidencing deposit with the Oregon Health Authority that is the method chosen to prove financial responsibility under this chapter. The dollar amounts required for the bonds, letters of credit or deposits shall be $320,000. [Formerly 823.120; 2003 c.14 §433; 2003 c.175 §18; 2009 c.595 §1080]
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ORS 682.110 [Amended by 1953 c.525 §6; 1969 c.276 §9; 1979 c.744 §55; repealed by 1981 c.339 §19]
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ORS 682.111 Requirements for bonds. A bond used to comply with financial responsibility requirements under this chapter must meet all of the following requirements
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(1) The bond must be in the amount required by ORS 682.109. (2) The bond must be approved by a judge of a court of record in this state. (3) The bond must contain a provision that it cannot be canceled except upon the giving of 10 days’ prior written notice to the Oregon Health A…
ORS 682.113 Action against surety on bond by judgment creditor. (1) If a judgment rendered against the principal on a bond described under ORS 682.111 is not settled within 60 days after it has become final, a judgment creditor, for the judgment creditor’s own use and benefit and at the judgment creditor’s sole expense, may bring an action against any surety on the bond. An action brought under this section must be brought in the name of the state. An action under this section may include any action or proceeding to foreclose any lien established upon the real property of a surety under ORS 682.111
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(2) For purposes of this section, a judgment is satisfied when any of the following occurs: (a) Payments in the amounts established by the payment schedule under ORS 682.105 have been credited upon any judgment or judgments rendered in excess of those amounts. (b) Judgments rende…
ORS 682.115 [1971 c.734 §126; repealed by 1981 c.339 §19]
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[Repealed or reserved.]
ORS 682.117 Methods of satisfying financial responsibility requirements; use of deposit. (1) A person may satisfy the financial responsibility requirements of ORS 682.105 by depositing with the Oregon Health Authority the following
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(a) Cash; (b) Legally issued general obligations of the United States, the agencies and instrumentalities of the United States and the States of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and California; (c) Certificates of deposit or other similar instruments if the instruments are insured by th…
ORS 682.120 [Repealed by 1969 c.276 §10 (682.125 enacted in lieu of 682.120 and 682.130)]
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ORS 682.125 [1969 c.276 §11 (enacted in lieu of 682.120 and 682.130); repealed by 1971 c.734 §21]
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ORS 682.130 [Repealed by 1969 c.276 §10 (682.125 enacted in lieu of 682.120 and 682.130)]
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