OAR 333-019-0061
Infection Prevention in Health Care Settings

(1) As used in this rule:
(a) “Health care setting” means:
(A) A health care facility as that term is defined in ORS 442.015 (Definitions);
(B) An infirmary (for example, in a jail or prison);
(C) A residential facility or assisted living facility as those terms are defined in ORS 443.400 (Definitions for ORS 443.400 to 443.455);
(D) An adult foster home as that term is defined in ORS 443.705 (Definitions for ORS 443.705 to 443.825);
(E) A hospice program as that term is defined in ORS 443.850 (Definitions for ORS 443.850 to 443.869); or
(F) Any other inpatient or outpatient facility that provides health services as that term is defined in ORS 442.015 (Definitions).
(b) “Health care provider” means an individual licensed by the:
(A) Oregon State Board of Nursing;
(B) Oregon Medical Board;
(C) Oregon Board of Dentistry;
(D) Board of Direct Entry Midwifery;
(E) Respiratory Therapist and Polysomnographic Technologist Licensing Board; or
(F) The Oregon Health Authority to the extent that the authority licenses emergency medical services providers.
(2) To control the spread of communicable disease, health care providers working in a health care setting must strictly adhere to "standard precautions“ described in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) ”Guideline for Isolation Precautions: Preventing Transmission of Infectious Agents in Healthcare Settings (2007)" (https://www.cdc.gov/infectioncontrol/guidelines/isolation/).

Source: Rule 333-019-0061 — Infection Prevention in Health Care Settings, https://secure.­sos.­state.­or.­us/oard/view.­action?ruleNumber=333-019-0061.

333–019–0000
Responsibility of Public Health Authorities to Investigate Reportable Diseases 333–019–0002
Cooperation with Public Health Authorities 333–019–0003
Providing Information to the Oregon Health Authority or Local Public Health Administrator 333–019–0005
Conduct of Special Studies by Oregon Health Authority 333–019–0010
Disease Related School, Child Care, and Worksite Restrictions: Imposition of Restrictions 333–019–0014
Disease Related School, Child Care, and Worksite Restrictions: Removal of Restrictions 333–019–0017
Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Rabies Vaccination for Animals 333–019–0019
Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Dog Licensing 333–019–0022
Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Wolf-Dog Hybrids 333–019–0024
Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Management of Animal Bites 333–019–0027
Pet Licensing, Animal Bites, and Rabies: Management of Possibly Rabid Animals 333–019–0031
Other Disease Specific Provisions: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/Human Immunodeficiency Virus 333–019–0036
Other Disease Specific Provisions: Special Precautions Relating to Pregnancy and Childbirth 333–019–0039
Other Disease Specific Provisions: Sudden Infant Death Syndrome 333–019–0041
Other Disease Specific Provisions: Tuberculosis 333–019–0042
Other Disease Specific Provisions: Tuberculosis Screening in Correctional Facilities 333–019–0052
Other Disease Specific Provisions: Communication During Transfer of Patients with MDROs, C. difficile, or Any Organism Requiring Transmission-Based Precautions 333–019–0061
Infection Prevention in Health Care Settings
Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

Rule 333-019-0061’s source at or​.us