Title 36, Public Health and Safety

(1) As used in this section, “community” means a geographic region, county, tribe or other group of individuals living in proximity as defined by the Oregon Health Authority by rule. (2) The authority shall design, implement and maintain a voluntary statewide program to provide u…

It is the policy of the State of Oregon that all newborn infants born in hospital or out of hospital receive vitamin K before they are 24 hours old. [1983 c.585 §1]

(1) A physician licensed under ORS chapter 677, 684 or 685 or a midwife attending the mother at the birth of a child is responsible for ensuring that the newborn infant receives vitamin K within 24 hours after birth by the most effective means. (2) The procedure described in subs…

(1) The Oregon Health Authority, in consultation with the Oregon Pediatric Society, shall establish by rule the appropriate dosage of vitamin K to be administered pursuant to ORS 433.306 and the most effective procedures for administering vitamin K. (2) The authority, in cooperat…

The Oregon Health Authority shall institute and carry on an educational program among physicians licensed under ORS 677.100 to 677.228, naturopathic physicians, chiropractors, midwives, potential parents and the public concerning the need for newborn infants to receive vitamin K …

(1) As used in this section, “birthing facility” means a health care facility, as defined in ORS 442.015, that provides services related to the delivery of newborns. (2) The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules requiring birthing facilities located in this state to perform a…

(1) In all Oregon hospitals and birthing centers where more than 200 live births occur per year, each newborn child must receive a newborn hearing screening test. A hospital or birthing center shall attempt to conduct the test required under this subsection prior to the discharge…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Newborn hearing screening test registry” means a listing of newborn children and information related to their newborn hearing screening tests. (b) “Tracking and recall system” means a system attached to the newborn hearing screening test registry…

The purpose of ORS 433.321, 433.323 and 433.327 and section 4, chapter 240, Oregon Laws 2003, is to waive the requirement of authorization to disclose information from, or provide information to, the record of a newborn child in the newborn hearing screening test registry and to …

A person may not maintain an action for damages against an Oregon hospital, birthing center, diagnostic facility or educational institution offering early intervention services as defined in ORS 343.035 or their employees for disclosures of information made in good faith in accor…

Any representative of a religious denomination, householder, nurse, parent, guardian or other person attending to, or in any way having knowledge of the existence of a case of pulmonary tuberculosis, including the affected person, must immediately report the fact to the Oregon He…

The Oregon Health Authority shall, upon receiving a report that any person has tuberculosis, make such investigation of the case as is necessary to determine whether or not the person reported has communicable tuberculosis. Upon finding that any person has communicable tuberculos…

As used in ORS 433.340 to 433.390 unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Animal” means a dog or other animal of a species susceptible to rabies. (2) “Owner” means any person having a right of property in an animal or who harbors an animal or who has it in the care of the per…

(1) If an animal bites a person and the bite causes a break in the skin, or if an animal is suspected of rabies or has been in close contact with an animal suspected of rabies, the facts shall be immediately reported to the local health officer by any person having direct knowled…

When confinement and observation of an animal for purposes of determining infection with rabies will not avoid the necessity of the application of painful or possibly dangerous preventative treatment to a person who has been bitten or scratched by such animal, the Director of the…

(1) In the event of the refusal of the owner or person in possession of an animal to comply with an order of the Director of the Oregon Health Authority under ORS 433.350, the director or the authorized representative of the director may petition the circuit court of the county i…

(1) Whenever a case of animal rabies occurs, the fact shall be reported to the Director of the Oregon Health Authority and to the State Department of Agriculture immediately. (2) The department, in consultation with the Oregon Health Authority, shall establish a quarantine pursua…

(1) A dog that has permanent canine teeth or that is six months of age or older must be inoculated against rabies, unless specifically exempted by rule of the Oregon Health Authority or the State Department of Agriculture. (2) Unless pursuant to conditions specified in ORS 430.35…

The Oregon Health Authority shall be responsible for development and coordination of vaccination clinics at sufficient and reasonable times at various locations throughout the state for the inoculation of dogs against rabies. Costs of vaccination shall be borne by the dog owner. …

Every veterinarian inoculating an animal against rabies shall supply to the owner evidence of inoculation which shall consist of a certificate issued and signed by the veterinarian. The form of the certificate shall be prescribed by the Oregon Health Authority. [1971 c.413 §8; 19…

(1) The owner of the animal shall present by mail or otherwise the inoculation certificate, together with the fee fixed pursuant to ORS 433.380, if any, to the clerk of the county in which the owner resides. (2) The county shall upon receipt of the fee and presentation of the cer…

Notwithstanding ORS 433.375 or any other provision of law, a county or city may consider issuance of a license for a dog as verification of there being a certificate of inoculation on file and need not issue a tag pursuant to ORS 433.375 (2). [1977 c.189 §3]

Notwithstanding ORS 192.001 to 192.170, the county or city may dispose of certificates of inoculation upon their expiration date. [1977 c.189 §12]

A fee for the tag and replacement tag may be fixed in each county by the governing body of the county in such amount as it finds necessary to enable the county to carry out the provisions of ORS 433.365, 433.370 and 433.380 to 433.390 and the regulations promulgated hereunder and…

(1) Any animal in violation of ORS 433.365 shall be apprehended and impounded. (2) All animals apprehended and impounded under this section shall be held in adequate and sanitary pounds to be established or contracted for in each county by the governing body of the county. All an…

(1) All moneys received by a county under ORS 433.340 to 433.390 and 433.990 (6) shall be paid to the county dog control fund. (2) The governing body of the county may, in the event of a rabies outbreak within the county, use such portion of the dog control fund as it deems neces…

As used in ORS 433.407 to 433.423 unless the context requires otherwise: (1) “Authority” means the Oregon Health Authority. (2) “Health care facility” means a facility as defined in ORS 442.015 and a mental health facility, alcohol treatment facility or drug treatment facility li…

The Legislative Assembly finds that by reason of and in the course of their employment, health care workers and emergency response employees, are subject to exposure to infectious diseases, that this exposure is not fully preventable due to the nature of their duties and that hea…

(1) An employer of a health care worker at risk of contracting an infectious disease in the course of employment shall provide to the worker preventive immunization for infectious disease if such preventive immunization is available and is medically appropriate. (2) Such preventi…

When a local health department or the Oregon Health Authority learns of a case or suspected case of an infectious disease which may have exposed a worker to risk of infection, the local health department or the authority shall make every reasonable effort to notify the worker and…

(1) The Oregon Health Authority shall adopt rules implementing ORS 433.407 to 433.423. Such rules shall include, but need not be limited to: (a) The development of curriculum dealing with the exposure of workers to infectious diseases; (b) Development and conduct of training prog…

(1) Upon the occurrence of a public health emergency, the Governor may declare a state of public health emergency as authorized by ORS 433.441 to 433.452 to protect the public health. (2) A declaration of a state of public health emergency must specify: (a) The nature of the publ…

As used in ORS 433.441 to 433.452: (1) “Bioterrorism” means the intentional use of any microorganism, virus, infectious substance or biological product to cause death, disease or other biological harm to a human, an animal, a plant or another living organism. (2) “Communicable di…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Covered entity” means: (A) The Children’s Health Insurance Program; (B) A health insurer that is an insurer as defined in ORS 731.106 and that issues health insurance as defined in ORS 731.162; (C) The state medical assistance program; and (D) A …

During a disease outbreak, as defined in ORS 431A.005, the Public Health Director may authorize pharmacists licensed under ORS chapter 689 to administer vaccines to persons who are three years of age or older for a specified period of time if the Public Health Director determines…

The Governor may seek assistance under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact during a state of public health emergency to obtain additional resources for providing services directly related to mitigation of the crisis. [2003 c.555 §4; 2007 c.445 §25]

(1)(a) During a state of public health emergency declared under ORS 433.441 or during a state of emergency declared under ORS 401.165 that is related to a state of public health emergency that has not expired, the immunization registry and tracking and recall system established u…

(1) As used in this section: (a) “Contaminated material” means wastes or other materials exposed to or tainted by chemical, radiological, or biological substances or agents. (b) “Transmissible agent” means a biological substance capable of causing disease or infection through ind…

(1) If the Public Health Director or the local public health administrator reasonably believes a person within the jurisdiction of the director or the administrator may have been exposed to a communicable disease identified by rule of the Oregon Health Authority to be a reportabl…

(1) A person or group of persons subject to isolation or quarantine or other public health measure pursuant to ORS 433.121 or 433.123 has the right to be represented by legal counsel if the person or group of persons so elects. If the person or group of persons requests legal cou…

As used in ORS 433.502 to 433.526, 455.445 and 468A.775 to 468A.785: (1) “Office workplace” means any enclosed nonmanufacturing indoor area, located in a building of more than 4,000 square feet, and in which 50 or more employees, as defined in ORS 654.005 spend any part of their …

The Legislative Assembly finds and declares: (1) Scientific studies reveal that indoor concentrations of some pollutants are frequently higher than outdoor concentrations of those pollutants and that indoor pollutant concentrations can exceed health-based standards. (2) On the av…

Subject to available funds, the Oregon Health Authority may establish a broad public information program to educate the public on indoor air pollutants, their identities, causes and effects, and on effective practical methods for preventing, detecting and correcting the causes of…

Subject to available funds, the Oregon Health Authority may conduct field investigations and epidemiological studies to quantify the extent of indoor air pollution levels and public exposure in Oregon. Field investigations shall be conducted in a manner that does not compete with…

(1) Based upon the recommendations of the Indoor Air Pollution Task Force, the Oregon Health Authority may establish indoor air quality standards for significant indoor air pollutants. If established, the standards: (a) Shall include an adequate margin of safety; (b) Shall be ade…

(1) The Oregon Health Authority may establish by rule a public recognition program for office workplaces, buildings and public areas that consistently meet the indoor air quality requirements of ORS 433.502 to 433.526, 455.445 and 468A.775 to 468A.785. Any workplace, building or …