OAR 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 (Reportable diseases) and 433.006 (Investigation and control measures).
(b) Issuing or petitioning for isolation and quarantine orders under ORS 433.121 (Emergency administrative order for isolation or quarantine) to 433.142 (Petition for isolation of contaminated property) as necessary to protect the public’s health.
(c) Review of immunization records and issuing exclusion orders under ORS 433.267 (Immunization of school children).
(d) Making immunizations available under ORS 433.269 (Local public health authority to ensure availability of immunizations).
(e) Duties and activities related to enforcing the Indoor Clean Air Act under ORS 433.875 (Short title), if delegated by the Authority.
(f) Ensuring access to family planning and birth control services under ORS 435.205 (Family planning and birth control services by public agencies).
(g) Licensure of tourist accommodations, including hostels, picnic parks, recreation parks and organizational camps under ORS 446.310 (Definitions for ORS 446.310 to 446.350) to 446.350 (Tourist Facility Account), if delegated by the Authority.
(h) Licensure of pools and spas under ORS 448.005 (Definitions for ORS 448.005 to 448.090) to 448.100 (Delegation to county to administer ORS 448.005 to 448.060), if delegated by the Authority.
(i) Restaurant licensure, including commissaries, mobile units, vending machines and bed and breakfasts under ORS 624.310 (Definitions for ORS 624.310 to 624.430) to 624.430 (Fee payment), if delegated by the Authority.
(j) Regulation of public water systems under ORS 448.115 (Definitions for ORS 448.115 to 448.285) to 448.285 (Penalty schedule), if delegated by the Authority.
(k) Enforcement of public health laws under ORS 431.150 (Enforcement of public health laws generally).
(l) The duties specified in ORS 431.413 (Powers and duties of local public health authorities).
(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 (Findings) to 431.550 (Power of Oregon Health Authority to collect information from local public health administrators) and 431.990 (Penalties), or under any other public health law of this state, in accordance with OAR 333-014-0560 (Foundational Capabilities and Programs; Prioritization), 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 (Local Public Health Authority Governance).

Source: Rule 333-014-0550 — Local Public Health Authority Statutory Responsibilities, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-014-0550.

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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