Or. Admin. R. 333-014-0550

Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 5, May 1, 2024

Section 333-014-0550 - Local Public Health Authority Statutory Responsibilities

(1) The following are activities that Oregon law specifically requires a local public health authority to perform:

(a) Accepting reports of reportable disease, disease outbreak or epidemics and investigating reportable diseases, disease outbreaks, or epidemics under ORS 433.004 and 433.006.

(b) Issuing or petitioning for isolation and quarantine orders under ORS 433.121 to 433.142 as necessary to protect the public's health.

(c) Review of immunization records and issuing exclusion orders under ORS 433.267.

(d) Making immunizations available under ORS 433.269.

(e) Duties and activities related to enforcing the Indoor Clean Air Act under ORS 433.875, if delegated by the Authority.

(f) Ensuring access to family planning and birth control services under ORS 435.205.

(g) Licensure of tourist accommodations, including hostels, picnic parks, recreation parks and organizational camps under ORS 446.310 to 446.350, if delegated by the Authority.

(h) Licensure of pools and spas under ORS 448.005 to 448.100, if delegated by the Authority.

(i) Restaurant licensure, including commissaries, mobile units, vending machines and bed and breakfasts under ORS 624.310 to 624.430, if delegated by the Authority.

(j) Regulation of public water systems under ORS 448.115 to 448.285, if delegated by the Authority.

(k) Enforcement of public health laws under ORS 431.150.

(l) The duties specified in ORS 431.413.

(2) Nothing in this rule is intended to prohibit a local public health authority from contracting with a person to perform a public health service or activity, or to perform all public health services and activities that the local public health authority is required to perform under ORS 431.001 to 431.550 and 431.990, or under any other public health law of this state, in accordance with OAR 333-014-0560, except that the person with whom the local public health authority contracts may not perform any function, duty or power of the local public health authority related to governance, as that is described in OAR 333-014-0580.

Or. Admin. R. 333-014-0550

PH 31-2017, adopt filed 12/22/2017,, effective 1/1/2018

Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 431.141

Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 431.141 - 431.145