Every physician, physician assistant, naturopathic physician or nurse attending a person affected with any communicable disease shall use all precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the disease as the Oregon Health Authority may prescribe by rule. [Amended by 1973 c.259 §10; 2005 c.471 §3; 2009 c.595 §643; 2014 c.45 §54; 2017 c.356 §63]
(1) The Public Health Director or a local public health administrator may issue an emergency administrative order causing a person or group of persons to be placed in isolation or quarantine if the Public Health Director or the local public health administrator has probable cause to believe that a person or group of persons requires […]
(1) The Public Health Director or a local public health administrator may petition the circuit court for an order authorizing: (a) The isolation or quarantine of a person or group of persons; or (b) The continued isolation or quarantine of a person or group of persons detained under ORS 433.121. (2) A petition filed under […]
(1) The Public Health Director or the local public health administrator shall provide the person or group of persons detained or sought for detention under ORS 433.121 or 433.123 with a written notice informing the person or group of persons of: (a) The right to legal counsel, including how to request and communicate with counsel; […]
When isolating or quarantining a person or group of persons in accordance with ORS 433.121 or 433.123, the Public Health Director or the local public health administrator shall adhere to the following conditions and principles: (1) Isolation or quarantine must be by the least restrictive means necessary to prevent the spread of a communicable disease […]
(1) Entry into premises used for isolation or quarantine shall be allowed under the following conditions: (a) The Public Health Director or the local public health administrator may authorize physicians or other health care workers or other persons access to persons or groups of persons who are in isolation or quarantine pursuant to ORS 433.121 […]
(1)(a) Any person or group of persons who is isolated or quarantined pursuant to ORS 433.121 or 433.123 may apply to the circuit court for an order to show cause why the individual or group should not be released. (b) The court shall rule on the application to show cause within 48 hours of the […]
Upon receiving multiple petitions under ORS 433.123, 433.133 or 433.142, to promote the fair and efficient operation of justice and having given due regard to the rights of affected persons, the severity of the threat to the public health, and the availability of necessary witnesses and evidence, a court may order the consolidation of the […]
(1) The circuit court shall cause to be recorded in the court records: (a) A full account of proceedings at hearings conducted pursuant to ORS 433.121, 433.123, 433.133 and 433.136; (b) The petitions, affidavits, judgments and orders of the court; and (c) A copy of the orders issued. (2) Any portion of the account of […]
State and local law enforcement officials, to the extent resources are available, must assist the Public Health Director or the local public health administrator in enforcing orders issued under ORS 433.121, 433.123 and 433.142. [2007 c.445 §16]
(1) The expenses incurred under ORS 433.128, when properly certified by the local public health administrator, shall be paid by the person who is isolated or quarantined, when the person is able to pay the expenses. (2) The Oregon Health Authority may provide general assistance and medical assistance for the person who is isolated or […]
(1) As used in this section, “to isolate property” means to restrict access to property in a manner that reduces or prevents exposure to a toxic substance by persons. (2) The Public Health Director or a local public health administrator may petition the circuit court to isolate property if there is reason to believe the […]
(1) Any city or municipality may establish a quarantine hospital within or without its own limits, but if within its own limits, consent of the municipality within which it is proposed to establish such hospital shall be first obtained. Such consent shall not be necessary if the hospital is more than 800 feet from any […]
All state and local law enforcement authorities shall cooperate with any officer authorized to impose isolation or quarantine in the enforcement thereof. [1973 c.259 §14 (enacted in lieu of 433.155); 2007 c.445 §18a]
If the Public Health Director finds that there is an imminent risk of the introduction into the state by means of any public or private conveyance of any dangerous communicable disease or toxic substance which presents a substantial threat to public health, the director may detain such conveyance for inspection or investigation. [1973 c.259 §16 […]
(1) If upon inspection pursuant to ORS 433.216, there is discovered among the passengers or goods being transported by any public or private conveyance the existence of any communicable disease or toxic substance that presents a substantial threat to public health, the Public Health Director, under rules of the Oregon Health Authority, may: (a) Issue […]
