Title 52, Occupations and Professions

The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules in accordance with ORS chapter 183 that include, but are not limited to: (1) Requirements relating to the types and numbers of emergency vehicles, including supplies and equipment carried. (2) Requirements for the operation and coordi…

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]

As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (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 ar…

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 n…

(1) A person or governmental unit may not: (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 A…

(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. (2) An ordinance of any political subdivision regulating ambulance services or emerge…

ORS 820.330 to 820.380 and this chapter do not apply to: (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 cata…

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,…

(1) A license for an ambulance service or the operation of ambulance vehicles shall be obtained from the Oregon Health Authority. (2) Applications for licenses shall be upon forms prescribed by the authority and shall contain: (a) The name and address of the person or governmenta…

(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 8…

(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 wate…

(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. (2)(a) The patient outcome data de…

(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. (2) The authority shall consult with the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board to de…

(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 pro…

(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: (a) Consider any and all proposals for providing am…

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 wi…

(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 r…

(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, …

(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 r…

(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 wi…

(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. (2) The authority may suspend or revoke a license if the ambulance service owner fails to …

(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: (a) Emergency medical services provider staffi…

(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…

(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: (a) The date on which the policy was issued. (b) The name and address of th…

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 sha…

A bond used to comply with financial responsibility requirements under this chapter must meet all of the following requirements: (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 m…

(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 ag…

(1) A person may satisfy the financial responsibility requirements of ORS 682.105 by depositing with the Oregon Health Authority the following: (a) Cash; (b) Legally issued general obligations of the United States, the agencies and instrumentalities of the United States and the S…

(1) A person may not act as an emergency medical services provider unless the person is licensed under this chapter. (2) A person or governmental unit which operates an ambulance may not authorize a person to act for it as an emergency medical services provider unless the emergen…

(1) A person desiring to be licensed as an emergency medical services provider shall submit an application for licensure to the Oregon Health Authority. The application must be upon forms prescribed by the authority and must contain: (a) The name and address of the applicant. (b)…

(1) An applicant for an emergency medical services provider license shall submit a nonrefundable application fee with the initial application. In addition, an applicant shall submit a nonrefundable examination fee for the following purposes: (a) Emergency medical services provide…

(1) When application has been made as required under ORS 682.208, the Oregon Health Authority shall license the applicant as an emergency medical services provider if it finds: (a) The applicant has successfully completed a training course approved by the authority. (b) The appli…

The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules to allow an applicant for licensure by indorsement as an emergency medical services provider to substitute experience and certification by a national registry of emergency medical services providers for education requirements imposed …

(1) The Oregon Health Authority may deny, suspend or revoke licenses for ambulances and ambulance services in accordance with the provisions of ORS chapter 183 for a failure to comply with any of the requirements of ORS 820.350 to 820.380 and this chapter or the rules adopted the…

(1) The Oregon Health Authority may discipline, as provided in this section, an ambulance service or an emergency medical services provider who has: (a) Admitted the facts of a complaint that alleges facts that establish that the emergency medical services provider is guilty of o…

(1) The Oregon Medical Board shall adopt by rule a scope of practice for each level of emergency medical services provider established by the Oregon Health Authority pursuant to ORS 682.017. (2) The board shall adopt by rule standards for the qualifications and responsibilities o…

An emergency medical services provider may not mislead any person as to the qualifications of the emergency medical services provider. [Formerly 823.215; 1997 c.751 §10; 2011 c.703 §18]

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Emergency medical services” means the services provided by an emergency medical services provider to an individual experiencing a medical emergency in order to: (A) Assess, treat and stabilize the individual’s medical condition; or (B) Prepare an…

(1) The Emergency Medical Services Fund is established in the State Treasury, separate and distinct from the General Fund. The Emergency Medical Services Fund consists of moneys collected by the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 682.400 (3). Moneys in the fund are continuously ap…

(1) Notwithstanding any local law to the contrary, an emergency medical services provider may provide emergency transportation for treatment to a police dog that is injured in the line of duty, provided that such transportation for treatment does not delay or otherwise interfere …

(1) An organ transport vehicle may not operate in this state unless the organ transport vehicle is licensed under this section. (2) The Oregon Health Authority shall issue an organ transport vehicle license to an organ procurement organization, as defined in ORS 97.953, that: (a)…

(1) The Emergency Medical Services Program is established within the Oregon Health Authority for the purpose of administering a comprehensive statewide emergency medical services system developed by the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board and focused on emergency medical se…

(1) The Emergency Medical Services Program, with the advice of the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board, the Time-Sensitive Medical Emergencies Advisory Committee, the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee, the Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee …

(1) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board is established within the Oregon Health Authority. The authority shall provide staffing for the board. The board consists of 19 members appointed by the Director of the Oregon Health Authority. Of the members of the board: (a) The…

(1) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board shall provide advice and recommendations to the Emergency Medical Services Program on the following: (a) A definition of “patient” for purposes of time-sensitive medical emergencies, pediatric medical emergencies and behavioral he…

(1) The Time-Sensitive Medical Emergencies Advisory Committee is established in the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. The committee shall consist of members determined by the board and the Oregon Health Authority and must include at least: (a) One member who is a physici…

(1) The Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee is established in the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. The committee shall consist of members determined by the board and the Oregon Health Authority and must include at least: (a) One member who is a physician licen…

(1) The Pediatric Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee is established in the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. The committee shall consist of members determined by the board and the Oregon Health Authority and must include at least: (a) Two members who are physi…

(1) The Behavioral Health Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee is established in the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. The committee shall consist of members determined by the board and the Oregon Health Authority and must include at least: (a) Two members who a…

(1) The Long Term Care and Senior Care Emergency Medical Services Advisory Committee is established in the Emergency Medical Services Advisory Board. The committee shall consist of members determined by the board and the Oregon Health Authority and must include at least: (a) One …